In recent years governments and donor agencies have devoted considerable resources to efforts to improve the management of communal grazing lands. Range and livestock projects have been designed to address such familiar pastoral problems as endemic overgrazing of rangelands, often leading to…

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - currently ratified by 187 countries - is the only human rights treaty that deals specifically with rural women (Art. 14). Adopted in 1979 by the United Nations Generally Assembly, entered into force in 1981…

This Act amends the Land Husbandry Act 1969: in section 3 (2) (b) by deleting the words "of section 93 of the Constitution" and substituting the following therefor "of section 4 of the Land Act 1973"; in section 4 relative to consultation of local authorities by the Minister…

This background paper intends to highlight key issues surrounding the impact of HIV/AIDS on land, particularly at the rural household level in Southern and Eastern Africa. It also serves as an introduction to three country reports commissioned by the Sub-Regional Office for Southern and Eastern…

FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector,…

These Regulations implement provisions of the Land Act and provide for miscellaneous matters such as tasks of Land Committees in relation to land allocation, inheritance of allocated land , drawing up of deeds and registration, applications for public servitudes, boundaries, rents, fees and…

These Regulations implement provisions of the Land Act, 1979. "Agricultural lease" means a lease granted or issued under the Land Act 1979 for purposes of engaging in agricultural pursuits as defined in section 2 of the Land Act 1979.The 23 Regulations are divided into 3 Parts:…

Amendments of the principal Regulations concern meetings of the Land Committee, appeals under regulation 6, inheritance, the processing of a notice given under regulation 7 or a notice given under regulation 9 (1)(b), rates and fees, development charges, tender premiums, limitation on area or…

The Contracting States, in the belief that objectives set out in the Preamble would be better achieved by amending the 1968 Algiers Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources by expanding elements related to sustainable development, have agreed on measures to enhance…

This Act provides for some matters regarding the National Planning Board established under the Constitution of Lesotho such as membership and functions. Members of the Board shall elect the Chairman from amongst members designated under section 105(1) (b) of the Constitution. The Board shall…

These Regulations amend the Range Management and Grazing Control Regulations 1980 in a provision which prescribes a penalty for trespass upon leboella. Section 6 stipulates that a person shall not, except in cases specially approved Trespass by the chief, graze his stock or any stock in his…

These Regulations amend the Range Management and Grazing Control Regulations 1980 with respect to grazing fees and penalties for grazing offences. They also concern fees in relation with organization of rotational grazing and regulation of stock numbers.
Amends: Range Management and…