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Summaries of research findings under buffering capacity of Wetlands sub-component
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
The aim of the assessment was to identify location, type and size of wetlands in the Tanzanian part of Lake Victoria basin including both fringing and non-fringing wetlands. Assessment of fringing wetlands has been completed ...
Characteristics of the Lake Victoria fishery based on frame surveys 2000 and 2002: with recommendations for development and management of the fishery
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
Lake Victoria is one of the major economic assets and a symbol of unity among
the Partner States of the East African Community (EAC). The Partner States
have declared the lake basin and its basin an Economic Zone to be ...
Biological control and monitoring of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, Marts. Solms-Laubach (Liliales: Ponteridiaceae) during the post-resurgence period in Lake Victoria basin, Kenya
(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, LVEMP Water Hyacinth Control Component National Fibre Research Centre, Kibos, P O Box 1490, Kisumu, Kenya, 2005)
The paper presents recent results from an ongoing classical biological control programme for water hyacinth,
implemented by Kenya Agricultural Research Institute under the Lake Victoria Environmental Management
Project. ...
Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in the northern Lake Victoria watershed
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2006)
Organochlorine pesticides are still in use for agricultural purposes and for the control of mosquitoes in
the Eastern African region. Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides are expected to be
higher in ...
Potential of fungal pathogens for biological control of water hyacinth
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
A survey of fungal pathogens of water hyacinth were under taken in lakes Victoria and Kyoga and
River Nile in Uganda and several potential isolates including Alternaria eichhorniae (Nag Raj and
Ponnappa), Cercospora sp. ...
The distribution, characteristics and utilization of wetland soils in Sio Basin, Western Kenya.
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
The examination of the soils revealed that the soils of the upper sections of Sio are imperfectly drained
to poorly drained, very deep, dark grayish brown to black, friable to firm, sandy clay to clay. The top
topsoil ...
Fisheries research component report on scientific findings July 1997 to June, 2002
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2007)
The Fisheries Research Component is being implemented under three sub-components namely Fisheries Biology and Biodiversity Conservation, Socio-economics, Aquaculture and Information and Database. The overall objective of ...
Soil and nutrient losses from major agricultural land-use practices in the Lake Victoria basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
Soil degradation by water erosion is recognized to be a major agricultural and environmental problem
in the Lake Victoria crescent. The objective of this study was to quantify runoff, soil and nutrient losses
from major ...
The potential of mukene (Rastrineobola argentea) fishery in Lake Victoria with suggestions for its management
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
Following the decline in catches of endemic fish species in Lake Victoria, Mukene, Rastrineobola
argentea has become an important commercial fish species. The fishery spread first through Kenyan,
and Tanzanian waters and ...
Scientific findings August 1997-June 2002
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2002)
Water hyacinth –Eichhornia crassipes (mart) Solms (Pontederiaceae), is widely recognized as the world worst aquatic weed. Likewise, water hyacinth is considered to be the most serious aquatic weed in Tanzania. This free ...