GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Strategic Goals

In order for the ministry to achieve its vision, it is guided by the following goals:

  • Promote creative industry
  • Human resources capacity development
  • Improve marketability and visibility of Lesotho as a destination of choice
  • Management and co-ordination capacity of the environment sector
  • Sustainable socio-economic development

The Strategic Objectives / Actions

To protect, conserve and manage biodiversity and heritage resources for national development

Strategic Objective 1:

Strategies:

1.1: Review and update current policies and legal frameworks

1.2: Develop and establish legislative frameworks

1.3:  Improve documentation of Heritage Resources

1.4:  Develop infrastructure for conservation, preservation, and management of heritage resources

1.5: Increase coverage of protected areas

Strategic Objective 2:

To strengthen human resources capacity building for MTEC staff and stakeholders​

Strategies:

2.1. Comply with Government Training and Development policy

2.2 Increase knowledge of stakeholders on MTEC laws and services

2.3 Restructure the Ministry 

Strategic Objective 3:

To improve and diversify tourism products and services

               Strategies:

 3.1 Develop Tourism products    and circuits

 3.2 Upgrade visitor   infrastructure at selected   tourism priority sites

 

 

 

 

Strategic Objective 4:

To strengthen compliance to environmental legislation

           Strategies:

 4.1 Establish Lesotho   Environment Authority (LEA)

 4.2 Establish Radiation   Protection Agency (RPA)

 4.3 Fulfil international   environmental obligations

 4.4 Setup a functional   environmental information   system

 4.5 Waste and pollution   management

Strategic Objective 5:

To integrate environmental concerns into developmental agenda

            Strategies:

 5.1 Institutionalize   Environmental Impact   Assessment (EIA) across   sectors

 5.2 Mainstream environment issues into national   development and sectoral   plans

 5.3 Establish Natural Capital   Account for valuation and   management of ecosystem   services and natural   resources

Strategic Objective 6:

To develop and promote creative industries

              Strategies:

 6.1 Increase investment in   creative industry

 6.2 Improve functioning of   creative industry

 6.3 Market Lesotho creative   industry internationally and   locally