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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resource Commission |
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Members
of this Commission who have programmes or plans to engage in
sustainable agricultural, food security and environmental issues to
contribute to the improvement of Basotho livelihoods. Some members
work in the field of advocacy, others with grassroots communities.
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The Agriculture,
Environment and Natural Resource Commission (AENRC) is a group of
member NGOs committed to sustainable agriculture, food security,
sustainable livelihoods and conservation of the natural environment
in Lesotho. Some of the member organisations have a specific remit
of agriculture and natural resource management, but the majority are
NGOs that see the work of the commission as a way of assisting their
membership and clients out of poverty.
The programme is aimed at assisting member NGOs in sustainable
agriculture and land management, environmental justice issues,
environmental awareness, use and management of natural resources and
sustainable development in Lesotho.
- It is focused on
building the capacity of member NGOs to consider and tackle
environmental and agricultural projects
- To represent the NGO
sector on environmental issues of national interest
- To inform and train
NGOs on environmental and agricultural issues, international
agreements, environmental law and other pertinent issues
pertaining to agriculture, forestry, land reclamation and
environmental management and planning.
- To enable NGOs to
work in partnership with each other, the Government, international
organisations and private sector to influence wide scale change on
the ground and informing national policy.
- Yearly Action
Planning with all members of AENR Commission to guide future work
aspirations
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Networking and
Advocacy |
LCNs AENR Commission is
represented on a number of governmental committees to enable the
voice of NGOs to be heard at national level. It is also intended
that through this networking, the communities that member NGOs work
with will be better informed on issues that effect their lives and a
channel in which they can lobby the government for more appropriate
policies and plans concerning agriculture and the environment. The
commission also advocates and lobby for the full enactment of
Lesotho’s Environment Act 2001 to enable the full protection and
planning for the environment in Lesotho.
AENR Commission are involved in the following Governmental
Committees;
- Lesotho Biodiversity
Support Programme
- Lesotho Sustainable
Development Technical Committee
- Lesotho Forestry
Steering Committee
- COWMAN – Commission
on Waste Management
- Padelia – SADC
Environmental Law Project in Lesotho
- Lesotho National
Wetlands Management Programme
- Lesotho Scaling Up
Food Security Task Force
- CEDAMA – Committee
on Environmental Data Management
Environmental Impact
Assessment Review Committee on most major Industrial Developments in
Lesotho
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