There are 94 projects that match your search.
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Lesotho
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Biodiversity
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2012
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25,774.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/BD/12/07 |
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THere is increasing use of plants of medicinal value such as different types of aloe for production of aloe based cosmetics and herbal remedies. This results in over-exploitation of these resources as people come from even outside the villages to ( ... )
t the resources freely without planting them back. With the scourge of HIV/AIDS and the increasing number of orphaned and vulnerable children, the need for more resources to support these people becomes even more urgent. This means there is need for more good quality and readily available raw materials (different types of aloe and other herbs) and appropriate equipment to meet the needs of the
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Lesotho
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Biodiversity
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2012
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40,237.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/BD/2012/19 |
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The Ha Baroana Rock Art Centre site is in the midst of very dense grassland, as a result the site is prone to wild fires. The result of the fires is loss of the rich natural heritage that is found in abundance on site. Uncontrolled harvesting of the ( ... )
ous plants for medicinal use also comes across as detrimental as the harvesting is undertaken in a manner less sustainable.
The centre already has a small botanical garden which provides a limited research base as the number of plant species catered for on the garden is small. There is further no propagation space which could be used to multiply the plants for trade purposes as a means for the
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Lesotho
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2012
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29,586.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/CC/2012/17 |
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The Bana Project is a centre for care for orphaned and vulnerable children. Among its core programmes are the weekly feeding programme and sessions for equipping the children with survival skills. The centre thrives on monthly contributions by the ( ... )
s and depends heavily on biomass to meet its cooking needs. Even though there is a fairly large piece of land for crop production to meet the needs of the feeding programme, there isn’t much done due to financial limitation of the Centre. Following briefing of the local community council about the GEF-Small Grants Programme, a member of the Council assisted the Centre to develop a proposal to
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Lesotho
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Land Degradation
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2012
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26,313.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/LD/2012/15 |
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The proposed project site is located in Mokhotlong district, in the highlands of Lesotho, where predominately the current land use is rangeland. Most of the farmers in the district are largely dependent on livestock (i.e. small and large stock), as ( ... )
jor driving economic force for community livelihood. The identified project site is located in Mokhotlong sheep stud, and covers approximately 10 hectares of land. The area became degraded because of overstocking and soil erosion on the slopes due to poor vegetative cover. Overstocking was caused by increased number of livestock from adjacent villages which encroached into the area without proper
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Lesotho
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Biodiversity
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2012
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35,266.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/BD/2012/16 |
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Maphotong - a semi rural village, is in the vicinity of the National University of Lesotho. In the wake of a high unemployment rate in Lesotho, particularly among the youth, delinquency has become a serious problem in the village. In the midst of ( ... )
is, there is a beautiful gorge inhabited by important plant species and some wetlands that used to be a tourist attraction and an educational site for biology students. The gorge however has lost its natural beauty and species richness due to uncontrolled veld burning and overgrazing and introduction of exotic tree species. The proposed intervention entails empowerment and guidance of the youth
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Lesotho
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
Land Degradation
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2012
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47,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/CC/2012/12 |
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According to recent studies in Lesotho:
•About 56% of households use firewood for cooking, 39% use LPGas/paraffin, 1.6% use electricity and 3.5% use other sources of energy.
•About 56% of households use Gas/oil for lighting, while about 38% ( ... )
ndles, about 10% use electricity and less than 1% use other forms of energy.
•About 90% of households do not have access to grid electricity; more than 70%, particularly those who live in rural areas, rely heavily on biomass fuels for major domestic energy end-uses.
•About 67% of all households use biomass fuels as main sources of energy for space heating while approximately 27% use
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Lesotho
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Land Degradation
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2012
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25,550.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/LD/2012/23 |
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Mokhotlong district is located in the mountainous region of the country. Thus soils are generally shallow and prone to erosion because of the rugged and hilly terrain. In addition to this, the district has a relatively shorter growing season. The ( ... )
nge addressed by the proposed intervention is decreased agricultural production due to shrinking cropland and loss of soil fertility due to excessive run-off; and also due to recurrent drought spells. The primary objective of the project is therefore, to improve crop productivity through adoption of sound and sustainable land husbandry methods that also protect the land base. The farmers plan to
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Lesotho
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Biodiversity
International Waters
Land Degradation
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2012
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36,686.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/LD/2012/21 |
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The community is not aware of the importance of natural heritage and this leads to high destruction of the natural environment, cultural heritage and wildlife in the habitat; this happens at an alarming rate that the future generation will not be ( ... )
o enjoy the availability of these resources.
Mokema is endowed with cultural heritage in the form of san rock art and wetlands that are important habitats for various bird species and other resources like grasses that are used for making handicrafts. However the rock art is being destroyed by livestock when \ scratching against the rocks and dust from trampling on the soil around the rocks. The
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Lesotho
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2012
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8,972.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/CC/11/05 |
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The proposed project site is within the vicinity of Matsieng Royal Palace. It comprises the Principal chief’s office which has at least 7/8 pit latrines with about 4 abandoned and not rehabilitated; the Local Court with 6/7 latrines; the archives ( ... )
ng with an additional 2 with an open urinary (horrible smell) and it is on the side of the Royal household entrance. All of these are within a radius of about 300m and these exclude the Matsieng village. This indicates the existence of an environmentally hazardous situation and an unsafe environment for the health and well being of the Matsieng inhabitants. Because the project focus is on
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Lesotho
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Chemicals
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2012
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48,196.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/CH/12/08 |
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The Mokhotlong District Wool and Mohair Growers Association initiated the Scab Control Project in 2005. The project operated in 6 agricultural resource centres covering 14 woolsheds. A revolving fund was established to ensure that dipping drugs are ( ... )
ble at all times and for the overall maintenance dip tanks. All 22 dip tanks are immovable are located close to water sources/streams into which waste water and residual chemicals are disposed. Problems associated with the current dipping system include drug loss through leakage/seepage and spillage and contamination of soil and streams in the vicinity of the dipping sites due to the
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Lesotho
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International Waters
Land Degradation
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2012
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4,396.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/LD/11/02 |
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Letša-la-Letsie is a unique area in many respects. It is biodiversity rich and has got wetlands. It has a variety of indigenous species, some of which are only found in the area. It is an area that attracts birds which come to stay for certain ( ... )
s and go. Wetlands are sources of rivers that provide water not only to the people of the area or Lesotho but the entire population downstream. However, because local communities have for long used this area for grazing, the challenge is they continue to use it for that purpose. This occurs in a context of the already acknowledged challenge of overstocking in the area. When Government of
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Lesotho
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2012
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37,156.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/CC/12/10 |
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Changes to the climate have resulted in unpredictable floods and periodic droughts, worsening the soil erosion problem. Installing fruit trees, acacia hedgerows, green manure cover crops and fencing has proven effective at protecting crops, building ( ... )
rtility, and increasing yields in a pilot programme implemented in 2009 by Phelisanong in Pitseng. The overall objective of the project is to install orchards in degraded areas in Pitseng, restoring and improving soil, water retention, and biomass while building the local agricultural capacity and building the organizational capacity of community groups to address ecological degradation due to
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Lesotho
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Land Degradation
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2012
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46,746.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/LD/2012/22 |
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The rapid increase in animal population within Mokhotlong district translates into heavily over stocked rangelands and subsequently overgrazing, depletion of other range growing flora and fauna, destruction of wetlands and sponges, high rates of ( ... )
n on the low lying fields and the resultant sedimentation in reservoirs like the upcoming Lesotho High lands Water Project Phase II which is to be constructed in Mokhotlong. Though more pronounced down slope where huge dongas form, the biggest threat in land degradation due to erosion is uphill where small rivulets begin on highly degraded areas that used to be rangelands rich in endemic plant
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Lesotho
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2012
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47,338.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y2/CORE/CC/2012/14 |
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Solar energy education and deployment in Lesotho contributes directly to climate change mitigation by avoiding CO2 emissions and strengthens adaptability to climate change through promoting job creation, capacity development, economic activity and ( ... )
services via electrification. In Lesotho demand for energy is growing rapidly as individuals living in rural villages struggle to improve their quality of life and thus these villages become more developed. Extension of the grid across steep terrain to reach distributed populations is costly, proceeds slowly, and uses polluting technology. Distributed generation methods are suitable for
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Lesotho
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Land Degradation
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2012
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50,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/ CORE/LD/12/09 |
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The proposed project area (Boreipala, Ha Nthapo, Ha Seng, Ha Daniel, Hlabathe, Tsenekeng, Rapoleboea, and Tsokotsa), falls within the ‘Mankhoalipana Local Community Council, under the jurisdiction of the Principal Chief of Matsieng. The summer ( ... )
g areas of these villages fall within the watershed of various tributaries of the Maletsunyane River which feeds Maletsunyane Water Falls, the highest water fall in Southern Africa. The area like many others in Lesotho is faced with deteriorating range resources and destruction of wetlands which are major sources of water. This is attributed to overgrazing resulting from livestock populations
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Lesotho
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Biodiversity
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2012
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47,946.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/BD/12/06 |
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The project is intended to conserve birds and wetlands in Tlokoeng Valley, in the Botha-Bothe district, Lesotho. The focus will be on community-based conservation of the Southern Bald Ibis (Geronticus calvus), a species which is confined to Lesotho, ( ... )
tern parts of South Africa and the western parts of Swaziland. These ibises are considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild (Barnes 2000, The Eskom Red Data Book of birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland; BirdLife International 2000, Threatened Birds of the World). Factors contributing to their vulnerable status include the loss of habitat, human interference at breeding
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Lesotho
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Biodiversity
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2011
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28,577.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/BD/11/03 |
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Tšehlanyane Community Conservation Forum (TCCF) is the organization dealing with community based natural resources management. It is the community representation in the management of Tšehlanyane National Park (TNP), in north-eastern Leribe, ( ... )
o. TCCF was formed after the establishment of TNP, in order to ensure that community views are incorporated in co-management of TNP. The involvement of communities in management of the Park let to setting aside a piece of land inside the Park that is reserved for community development projects including conservation of plant species after realizing the unprecedented loss of indigenous plants in
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Lesotho
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Biodiversity
Climate Change Mitigation
Land Degradation
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2011
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3,000.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/CC/11/04 |
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The rate at which wood is harvested to fuel the traditional open cooking practice is faster than the rate at which wood grows leading to deforestation and soil erosion. It is therefore necessary to reduce pressure on wood fuel by increasing the ( ... )
g efficiency during food preparation and improving the conditions under which food is prepared.
The traditional open wood stoves provide a vital source of heat and energy for households. However, besides their inefficient fuel combustion that causes high carbon monoxide emissions and has a devastating impact on the health of all people who gather around the fireplace, they exhaust large amounts
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Lesotho
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Biodiversity
International Waters
Land Degradation
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2011
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28,374.00
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Phase 5
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP5/Y1/CORE/LD/11/01 |
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The targeted wetlands are in various stages of degradation and desiccation, resultant in reductions in the flow of ‘Maletsunyane River. The degradation is caused by overgrazing, trampling, numerous footpaths and erection of water pipes, the ( ... )
chment of agricultural land and settlements and lack of adequate wetland vegetation cover resulting in high water velocities, which combined with the presence of numerous footpaths, contribute to erosion. The consequence is decreased infiltration which in turn exposes wetlands to greater risks from erosion. The impacts are (a) desiccation of the wetlands and (b) increased levels of sediment loss
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Lesotho
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Multifocal Area
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2009
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22,678.00
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Phase 4
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Project Number: LSO/SGP/OP4/Y2/CORE/2009/08 |
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The overall objective of the project is to demonstrate and promote renewable energy technologies that are environmentally friendly, through installation of a biogas production system at the Matelile Community Development Centre. The Matelile ( ... )
ity depends on biomass for fuel for cooking and heating in an area that is very dry with the result that is badly eroded. Gas and paraffin which are alternatives have become increasingly expensive and unaffordable. The construction of biogas digester for the production of biogas can be adopted as an alternative to biomass and other sources that damage the environment through land degradation
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