Bio-diversity

Purpose of the project is to conserve threatened species of aloes particulalry the spiral aloe (Aloe polyphilla) which and indigenous aloe found only in Lesotho. With the expanding market for aloe products, certain species of aloe are being overharvested, for productionof cosmetics and herbal remedies. THe project intends to propagate the threatened species of aloe for sale as seedlings and for plantation and sale as mature plants. Both the nursery and the plantation will serve as demonstration sites for awareness raising about the economic value of these plants and it is envisaged that ecotourism will also be promoted. The project site falls with the Maloti-Drakensberg Tranfrontier Conservation and Development Project area, a project implemented jointly by Lesotho and South Africa, funded by the GEF.

Lesotho