Compare practices
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Lesotho Highlands Water Project — Cross-Border Royalty Payments for Water |
| Type | Good practice |
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| Country | Lesotho |
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| Scale | — |
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| Overall score | 6.7
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| Evidence |
Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported
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| Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced | 0/3
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| Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced | 0/3
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| Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control | 0/3
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| Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced | 0/3
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| Governance, certification & transferability | 1/3
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| Summary | Under a 1986 treaty, South Africa pays Lesotho roughly R4bn (US$240m) a year — about 15% of Lesotho's … |
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