Browsing LVBC Programmes and Projects by Title
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CERTIFICATE OF SEAWORTHINESS
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Challenges and opportunities for farm forestry in Kipkaren River Catchment, Kenya
(Department of Forestry, Moi University, PO Box 1125, Eldoret Kenya, Catchment Afforestation, LVEMP, PO Box 4004, Eldoret Kenya, 2004)Although LVEMP has been supporting farm forestry in the Lake Victoria basin since 1999 through seedling production and training of farmers on tree planting and management, there is lack of baseline information on ecological ... -
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 ... -
Characteristics of the Lake Victoria fishery based on frame surveys 2000 and 2002: with recommendations for development and management of the fishery
(LVFO, 2004)Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater body in the World. The lake has a surface area of 68,800 km2 of which 35,088 km2 (51%) is in Tanzania, Uganda 29,584 km2 (43%) is in Uganda, and 4,128 km2 is in Kenya 6%. It ... -
Community Participation Assessment Report Final Draft
(Department of Community Health University of Nairobi, 2005)The purpose of the assessment was to review community involvement, performance and generate a lessons’ learnt report that would contribute to decision-support mechanisms and inform future interventions. The assessment ... -
Community participation in fisheries management: prospects and challenges for co-management
(Fisheries Resources Department, P.O. Box 4, Entebbe, Uganda, 2004)Fisheries play an important role in the economy of Uganda, contributing to foreign exchange, food security and employment. In 1998, the total fish catch landed was 217,100 metric tons of which Lake Victoria contributed ... -
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN MT. ELGON FOREST AND ITS ENVIRONS
(2002)Community participation is now globally recognised as an effective strategy in the management of forest resources (IUCN, 1992; WRI, 1996). However, in developing countries and particularly Africa, forest management policies ... -
Comparative study of hatching rates of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell 1822) eggs on different substrates
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)The choice of incubation substrate materials is one of the major factors to consider in the production of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fingerlings. There was significant difference between the hatching rates of ... -
Conservation and improvement of the stocks of the originally most important Lake Victoria tilapiine, Oreochromis esculentus, Graham 1929
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)The tilapiine fish species Oreochromis esculentus was endemic to only lakes Victoria and Kyoga, and was the most important commercial fish species in these two lakes. This species started to decline steadily after the ... -
Construction of the Lake Victoria Basin Secretariat Headquarters
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2011)To establish a permanent home capable of meeting operational needs of the LVBC Secretariat, generate internal revenues through renting office space and cut on the recurrent expenditure of office operations -
Consultancy Service on Economic Development - Natural Resources Intervention and Investment for the Lake Victoria Basin Final Report
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2006)The second phase of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP-2) is set to begin in the last quarter of 2007, focusing on socioeconomic development, management and research. In each of the three ... -
The Contribution of Lake Victoria Fisheries to the Economy of Tanzania
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)This study focuses on the importance of Lake Victoria fisheries activities to the national economy in terms of employment generation, income generation, and government revenue. The economic linkage effect analytical ... -
Development of Lake Victoria Basin intergrated watershed management project in selected River Basins
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2013) -
Development of the State of the Lake and Basin Report
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2013) -
Distribution of Heavy Metals In Sediments of Mwanza Gulf of Lake Victoria, Tanzania
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)A study was conducted in February - April 2000 with the aim of determination of heavy metal concentrations in lake sediment at areas, which were considered as point- and non-point sources. A trend of heavy metal variation ... -
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 ... -
Distribution, Status, and some aspects of the Biology of two Non- Cichlid Native Fishes of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2008)The status, distribution and some aspects of the breeding biology of mormyrids and Brycinus sp. was studied in the years 2000 and 2001 in the Kenyan portion of Lake Victoria. Five mormyrid species, Mormyrus kanume FORSK., ... -
The diversity of aquatic birds and their relationship to aquatic ecosystems in the Lake Victoria basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)Lake Victoria basin harbours a variety of aquatic ecosystems mainly referred to as wetlands. These wetlands range from permanent swamps, open water bodies and river systems. The wetlands being a transition ecosystem between ... -
DOCTORATE (PHD) RESEARCH STUDIES UNDER LVEMP1 SUPPORT
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Documentation of Water and Sanitation Best Practices and Reporting Tools in Mara River Basin
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2012)Water is essential to life. Therefore, the way we extract it, use it and manage it is central to sustainable livelihoods for mankind and other life species that we share the planet earth with. LVCB through MRB/LVWATSAN II ...