UNEP/GEF Climate Change Study in Lesotho – Project Number GF/2200-96-16: Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Report for the Base Year 1994

This report presents a national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in Lesotho for 1994, developed as part of activities supporting implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It examines emissions across energy, agriculture, land use change and forestry, and waste sectors using standard international methodologies and national statistical data. The document outlines the country’s environmental and socio economic context, including soil erosion, land degradation, and reliance on biomass energy. It details emission sources such as livestock systems, fuelwood consumption, and land conversion, and presents quantified estimates to assess national greenhouse gas emissions.