23 – 24 November 2016, Orion Lodge, Leribe The Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, through the Support for the Implementation of National Biosafety Framework for Lesotho, funded by United Nations Environment Programme – Global Environment Facility (UNEP/GEF) conducted a workshop for customs and border control officers on Multilateral Environmental Agreements, with the aim to;… Continue reading Workshop for Customs and Border Control Officers on Multilateral Environmental Agreements
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Workshop for Civil Society Organisations on Public Access to Information and Participation in Decision-Making on Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms
08 – 09 November 2016, Roads Directorate Training Centre, Teyateyaneng, Berea The Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, through the Support for the Implementation of National Biosafety Framework for Lesotho, funded by United Nations Environment Programme – Global Environment Facility (UNEP/GEF) conducted a workshop for Civil Society Organisations on public access to information and participation… Continue reading Workshop for Civil Society Organisations on Public Access to Information and Participation in Decision-Making on Approval of Genetically Modified Organisms
Support for the Implementation of National Biosafety Framework of Lesotho (NBF) – Four Years (2011 – 2015 extended to 2018)
Scope The Project, Support for the Implementation of National Biosafety Framework for Lesotho, was designed to build capacity to implement the Biosafety Legislation of Lesotho and to meet Lesotho’s international obligations under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The was implemented between July 2011 and July 2018, with the following objectives; To integrate biosafety and biotechnology… Continue reading Support for the Implementation of National Biosafety Framework of Lesotho (NBF) – Four Years (2011 – 2015 extended to 2018)
National launch of MCP ICLT
15 June 2018, Lesotho National Convention Centre, Maseru The Honourable Minister of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Hon. Motlohi Maliehe launched the Multi Country Project to Strengthen Institutional Capacities on LMO Testing in Support of National Decision Making on the 15th June 2018. The project is intended to strengthen institutional and human capacities for living modified… Continue reading National launch of MCP ICLT
Training of Laboratory Personnel on 7500 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
30 September – 03 October 2019, National University of Lesotho, Roma The Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, through the Multi Country Project to Strengthen Institutional Capacities on LMO Testing in Support of National Decision Making (MCP-ICLT), funded by United Nations Environment Programme – Global Environment Facility (UNEP/GEF) conducted a training 7500 Real Time Polymerase… Continue reading Training of Laboratory Personnel on 7500 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
National Training of Lesotho laboratory personnel on Soft Skills
06 – 07 May 2019, Blue Mountain Inn, Teyateyaneng, Berea The Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, through Multi Country Project to Strengthen Institutional Capacities on LMO Testing in Support of National Decision Making, funded by United Nations Environment Programme – Global Environment Facility (UNEP/GEF) held a national training on soft skills for laboratory personnel… Continue reading National Training of Lesotho laboratory personnel on Soft Skills
National Training of Lesotho MCP-ICLT Project Team on Soft Skills
12 – 14 June 2018, Blue Mountain Inn, Teyateyaneng, Berea The Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, through Multi Country Project to Strengthen Institutional Capacities on LMO Testing in Support of National Decision Making, funded by United Nations Environment Programme – Global Environment Facility (UNEP/GEF) conducted a national training on soft skills for Lesotho Project… Continue reading National Training of Lesotho MCP-ICLT Project Team on Soft Skills
Multi-Country Project to Strengthen Institutional Capacities on LMO Testing in Support of National Decision Making (MCP-ICLT) – Four Years (2017 – 2021 extended to 2022)
Scope The MCP-ICLT is a four year, UNEP-GEF funded project led by Regional Agricultural and Environmental Innovations Network-Africa (RAEIN-Africa) in collaboration with six partner countries; Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique. The project falls under the UNEP Medium-term Strategy (2014-2017), sub-programme on Environmental Governance, whose objective is to ensure that environmental… Continue reading Multi-Country Project to Strengthen Institutional Capacities on LMO Testing in Support of National Decision Making (MCP-ICLT) – Four Years (2017 – 2021 extended to 2022)
Training of national scientists on Real Time PCR LMO detection Methods (Qualitative)
03 – 07 May 2021, National University of Lesotho, Roma The Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, through Multi Country to Strengthen Institutional Capacities on LMO Testing in Support of National Decision Making, funded by United Nations Environment Programme – Global Environment Facility (UNEP/GEF), under the guidance of Regional Agricultural and Environmental Innovation Network for… Continue reading Training of national scientists on Real Time PCR LMO detection Methods (Qualitative)
RAF9065- regional 4yr (2020-23) project
RAF9065- regional 4yr (2020-23) project with same focus as LES9005, establishing regulatory infrastructure in those countries where such do not exist. Focus is on drafting practice specific guides, development of a system of notification, trainings on licensing, inspection, enforcement and establishing radiation sources registry