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The Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) from Proyecto Mirador are certified by Gold Standard, and the project has reduced 3 million mtCO2e after 13 successful verifications and field visits

Gold Standard is the most recognized global organization for certifying carbon reduction projects for the Voluntary Market.

It only registers projects that have demonstrated greenhouse gas emission reductions in a way that contributes to the country's sustainable environmental, economic, and humanitarian development.

To purchase any volume of credits, please contact us.

To view our Gold Standard documentation, please visit here.

 

  • <span style=color:#f29f42;>COMMITTED TO IMPROVING</span> HEALTH AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT.

    COMMITTED TO IMPROVING HEALTH AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT.

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the construction of improved stoves (model Dos por Tres) inHonduras y Guatemala.

  • OUR VISION

    OUR VISION

    To provide improved biomass cookstoves to families in greatest need.

  • OUR MISSION

    OUR MISSION

    To improve the lives of people who use traditional stoves by installing improved Dos por Tres improved cookstoves that protect health, help the environment, and provide quality employment.
  • OUR VALUES

    OUR VALUES

    Commitment

    Responsibility

    Quality of work

    Transparency

Proyecto Mirador is the leading improved cookstove organization in Latin America. We make it easy for the rural poor to access our project..
 
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In 2009, Proyecto Mirador became the fourth improved cookstove project in the world to be certified by the Gold Standard. Mirador then trades its Gold Standard verified emission reductions (VERs) on the voluntary carbon market to fund the project. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of carbon go to construct our Dos por Tres stove in rural areas of Central America.
 

Dos por Tres stoves remove toxic smoke from homes, reduce CO2 emissions that cause global warming, save trees and create jobs.

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FIREWOOD CONSUMPTION

Many households spend approximately 4–6 hours per week to collect firewood. With the Dos por Tres stove, this time is reduced by half. Other households cut expenses for firewood in half and use the savings to buy food.
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Our beneficiaries do not buy our stoves, nor are they donated. Mirador provides specialized materials and a technician to build the stove; and the beneficiary provides low-cost, locally available materials necessary for construction. We call this co-investment philosophy “No Cuesta, No Cuida” and it helps ensure stoves are used and cared for over the long term.
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REDUCING POLLUTION

Each Dos por Tres stove helps the planet by reducing 15 tonnes of CO2e per stove over 6 years, removing 47% of soot particles inside homes and saves 5–8 trees every year.
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LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Each stove is built with local materials, supporting 27 microenterprises including brick manufacturers and specialized metal parts workshops.

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EXPERIENCE

+300,000 stoves built in Central America, backed by +18 years of experience.
+1 million beneficiaries.

There is still much work to be done, +2 million rural households in Honduras and Guatemala need stoves.
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Proyecto Mirador Fundation
100 Drakes Landing Road,
Building B, Suite 260
Greenbrae, CA, 94904
(415) 925-1887

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