Lesotho - Environment
As far as the environment of Lesotho is concerned, there have been population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands.
About the environment of Lesotho
| Climate | We have temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers |
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| Revenue from forest resources | 3.34% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 73,457 tons (2006 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 3.02 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | Orange river source (shared with South Africa and Namibia [m]) - 2,092 km note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 20 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 3.8 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 17.6 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 2.51 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 2.56 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 76.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 10.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.1% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 65.9% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 1.5% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 22.4% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 30.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 202,000 MASERU (capital) (2018). |
All Important Facts about Lesotho
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