Mothekele September 11, 2008
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This year’s Arbour Week tree is the harpephyllum caffrum, commonly known as the wild plum or mothekele in Sesotho.
Lesotho Highlands Water Project June 20, 2008
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Let It Flow: Lessons from Lesotho
by Cate Brown
June 2008 World Rivers Review: Legacy Issue
The majority of the world’s major rivers have been dammed, leaving a legacy of environmental and social harms that has truly changed the planet. But managing dams in ways that mimic natural river flows can help offset the worst damages.
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which transfers water from the mountain highlands of Lesotho to South Africa, is one of the world’s largest water-resource developments. In addition to affecting tens of thousands of people living in the reservoir area, the project has, to one degree or another, impacted some 150,000 people living downstream of the dams.
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