Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling up of Sustainable Land Management

1. Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling up of Sustainable Land Management Country Presentation Country: Kingdom of Lesotho Presentationmadeby: ‘MatokaMoshoeshoe & Koetlisi Koetlisi Global Meeting of the DS-SLM Project 24 - 27 April 2018 FAO, Rome, Italy

2. Our Land-locked state

3. Lesotho will focus on component 1 &3 • Conduct assessment on DLDD and SLM and decide on the best practices for mainstreaming both at national and district level. • Reinforce all delivery channels for demonstrating, awareness raising and SLM training. • Implement SLM best practices, adoption and progressive up-scaling of cost effective and innovative SLM technologies • Through LESIS (lesis.gov.ls) establish project web-based monitoring system • Avail reports and disseminate project results

4. Institutional Arrangements .

5. Institutional Arrangements • Strong local ownership requires working together. The Execution arrangements for the project include a multi-agency Project Steering Committee (PSC), comprising of; • (MFRSC) • (MAFS) • (DWA) • (MLG) • NGOs and CSOs in Agriculture & NRM • Academia & Research • Development partners • Communitiesand Lesotho National Farmers Union (REP).

6. DS-SLM Methodologicalframework

7. Module 2. National / subnational assessment • Conducted at one of the implementing catchments • Training of officers from leading ministry and line ministries • Training on three LADA frameworks; DPSIR, Sustainable livelihoods and Ecosystem services frameworks • Training on PRA tools • Mapping & identification of best possible transect walk paths

11. Module 3. Selection of PriorityLandscapes • Observed Criteria for the selection of the landscapes • Understand and will to maintain the social, economic and ecological watershed functions in a balanced manner • Be holistic People-centred and participatory and interdisciplinary • Landscapes selected • Catchment delineation at Agro-ecological zones’ context • One pilot site at each of four zones

13. Module 6. SLM BestPracticesIdentification

14. Module 4. SLM BestPracticesIdentification • Our Best practices for DS-SLM are those that address LDN-targets; • SOC • Land Productivity • Land Cover • WOCAT tools yet to be implemented • Possible Practices Identified • Diversion furrows / Infiltration furrows and pits • Brush control and Brush packs/ Trash-lines • Reseeding of marginal lands • Gully Structures • Rainwater harvesting including in-field structures

17. Module 6. SLM implementation and scalingout • The module is yet to be implemented

18. Engaged a local consultant to conduct a desktop study on the available information on SLM • Visits to major stakeholders at national and district level (Line ministries, NGOs, farmers) to lobby their support into project’s activities. • Conducted training of officers responsible for implementation of project’s activities • Held inception workshop Module 1 & 5. Mainstreamingstrategy and Territorial planning

19. Challenges: Conclusions - lessonslearnedfromotherprojects • Weak political will and commitment • Inadequate technical knowledge management and transfer • Interest is on incentives than land base rehabilitation • Poverty / lack of capital to invest in SLM, limited access to external inputs • Tragedy of the commons • High farmer-extension officer ratio

20. Synergies with other projects is crucial; • Especially if assessing land resources status and trends, effects on livelihoods and ecosystem services is common • Projects • Lesotho Soil Information System • Reducing vulnerability through Climate Change Adaptation • Strengthening Capacity from Climate Change Adaptation e.t.c Conclusions - lessonslearnedfromotherprojects

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