Urbanisation and economic transformation - the growth of non-farm, industrial and service sectors - offer many opportunities for improvements in poor people's lives.The crucial challenge is to ensure that places work better for people, providing an enabling and supporting environment for changing livelihoods and economies.

Although «urban» and «rural» development are often considered as in opposition to each other and seen as competing with each other for investment and support, many urban centres owe much of their economic base to agriculture.

The relationship between urban and rural areas has undergone great change in recent years. It is now often difficult to clearly define the borders between the two; instead we find a continuum ranging from agricultural zones to suburbs, informal settlements and urban centers.

For the first time in the recent history of rural development there is a possibility of creating an infrastructure that dramatically reduces the isolation of rural life. Although ICTs may seem a fragile basis on which to build far-reaching change, a meeting organized by CTA showed that they can speed up the exchange of knowledge and ideas between urban centres and rural communities.

Agricultural value chains link urban consumption with rural production.

This Act makes provision for the establishment of the National Environment Council, the Lesotho Environment Authority, the National Environmental Fund and the Environmental Tribunal and provides in general for the conservation and management of the environment in Lesotho.The Act consists of 123 sections divided into 16 Parts: Preliminary (I); General Principles (II); Institutional Arrangements

The Act makes provision for the establishment, functions and powers, organization, etc.

This Regulation provides for land and building title acquisition fees to enhance financial capability and independence of regions in financing the development and implementation of public administration in regions.The Regulation rules object and subject of tax, basis for imposition and procedures for collecting tax, calculation method of tax, and provision on tax period and moment and place whe

This Ordinance provides for the control of reclamation and use of the foreshore and seabed.Where a reclamation is proposed, the Director of Land shall prepare and publish a plan delineating and describing the proposed reclamation and the foreshore and seabed to be affected as provided for in the text.The Ordinance provides for: objections to the proposed reclamation; claims for compensation; pa

This Act provides for the establishment of the National Environmental Council, the Environmental Management Agency, Environment Management Board, the Standards and Enforcement Committee and the Environment Fund, provides for the formulation of environmental quality standards and environmental plans, provides for environmental impact assessments audit and monitoring of projects and for other mat

This Regional Law establishes that the decision for land reservation for public needs shall be taken by the Regional Government and must contain the following: (a) data on location, dimensions, category, authorized uses, time period and purpose of land reservation and use restrictions imposed in relation to land reservation; and (b) other provisions established by legislation.

This Regional Law establishes that determination of lease payments, terms and conditions of payment for lease of public land shall be set forth by the Regional Government.

Repealed by: Regional Law No. 10-OZ “On lease payments for public plots of land and plots of land with undelimited ownership allotted on lease without tenders. (2015-03-02)