{"id":37626,"date":"2024-01-10T18:16:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T18:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/push-to-restore-wetlands"},"modified":"2024-01-10T18:28:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T18:28:00","slug":"push-to-restore-wetlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/push-to-restore-wetlands","title":{"rendered":"Push to restore wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) says it wants to raise M96.3 million to restore 19 wetlands in the mountainous regions.<\/p>\n<p>The key to the proposed restoration and conservation is the need to declare the headwaters of Motete, Khubelu, Senqu, Sehong-Hong, and Mokhotlong rivers.<\/p>\n<p>This was said at a workshop held in Thaba-Bosiu for principal chiefs from Mokhotlong, Butha-Buthe, and Thaba-Tseka, and members of parliament\u2019s Portfolio Committee on Natural Resources.<\/p>\n<p>The LHDA\u2019s Environment Manager, Palesa Monongoaha, said in an effort to restore wetlands, the LHDA supports the removal of encroaching bushes and restore gully erosion with gabions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should establish a protected area for wetlands and fences to keep livestock out,\u201d Monongoaha said.<\/p>\n<p>She said cattle posts should be banned from being set up close to wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>The LHDA, non-governmental organisations, development partners, local authorities and conservation associations are designing and implementing restoration interventions to improve the condition of the wetlands, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Monongoaha said they identified 2 000 wetlands and out of them picked 19 that they thought required urgent restoration.<\/p>\n<p>This was after the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II assessed all the 2 000 wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>She said the assessment is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>The LHWP Phase I, she said, had the detailed assessment of 46 wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>Monongoaha said what drives land and wetlands degradation is \u201clack of ownership, lack of technical input on grazing, management and lack of enforcement of the law\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She blamed the problem on grazing too much livestock on wetlands without any regulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our wetlands we experience&#8230; inappropriate grazing practices like trampling wetlands and rangelands and wetlands overgrazing,\u201d Monongoaha said.<\/p>\n<p>She encouraged that there should be a \u201climit to the number of livestock that can be owned by each household and create grazing association boundaries\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn law enforcement and self-determination, court proceedings over impoundment of animals need to move faster,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemarcate an area for different regions or grazing associations so that each can manage and take responsibility for their areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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