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The Government has initiated wood-lot development; the project also involves development of a forest policy, establishment of a forest service, and provision of plants for conservation purposes.

The indigenous vegetation at the Masitise National Reserve, the Sehlabethebe National Park, and the Tsehlanayane Nature Reserve is under protection.

The importance of protection provided by the forest against land degradation, and the use of shrub and tree planting in land reclamation is growing, given the severe land erosion in the mountainous and hilly areas as a result of heavy grazing.

Very little has been done in the rural areas to enforce conservation of indigenous trees and forest patches.

On the basis of the Mines and Minerals Act, the Board issues prospecting licences, mining leases, and mineral permits for any mineral other than diamonds, provided the applicant (national or foreign) has adequate financial resources, technical competence and experience, and makes proper provisions for environmental protection.

Under the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority promulgated the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority Order No. 23 of 1986 relating to boating safety, and protection of water and the environment on the lakes.

Namibia believes that it is only through multilateralism that fundamental issues of trade distorting subsidy programs, trade and environment, and erosion of trade preferences of developing countries could be effectively addressed and resolved.

The third National Development Plan (NDP3) 2007/08-2011/12 and the long-term Vision 2030 are being implemented with the support of international institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank in order to, among others, reduce poverty, create employment, promote economic empowerment, stimulate sustained economic growth, reduce inequalities in income distribution, reduce regional development inequalities, promote gender equality and equity, enhance environmental and ecological sustainability, and combat the further spread of HIV/AIDS.

Non-automatic permit are required for exports of, among others, protected species under CITES.

The issuance of a non-automatic licence for endangered species covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is subject to a permit from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.