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Leadership Change at LVBC
(2011)
During the period April-June
2011, we bid farewell to the
former Executive Secretary of the
Lake Victoria Basin Commission
(LVBC) Dr. Tom Okurut and
welcomed Dr. Canisius
Kanangire who commenced his
fi ve-year tenure ...
Opportunities Unveiled
(2011)
The importance of Nyando river wetlands plant resources and agricultural products: A comparative study of papyrus and rice
(2003)
This study assessed the community perceptions of the importance of wetland plants, particularly papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) and compared it with that of agricultural products, mainly rice (Oryza Sativa), in the Nyando River ...
Water Hyacinth Infestation in Ponds and Satellite Lakes in the Lake Victoria Basin on Tanzania: Status and Efforts to Manage it.
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2001)
A survey was conducted in ponds and satellite lakes in the lake Victoria basin in March 2000 to ascertain
the presence of water hyacinth and its effect to the communities and the environment. Out of 14 (12 ponds
and 2 ...
Potential impacts of Kirinya wetland in treating secondary municipal effluent from Jinja stabilisation ponds
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
Kirinya West wetland is located on northern shores of Lake Victoria in Jinja- Uganda. The wetland
receives secondary treated effluent from the stabilisation ponds owned and operated by National Water
and Sewerage ...
Benthic Macro-invertebrates of the Tanzania side of Lake Victoria and their role in Fish Production
(Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute,, 2010)
Studies on the taxonomic diversity, abundance and distribution of macro-invertebrates and their role in
fish production were carried out on sediments of Southeastern Lake Victoria in April, July and
December 2000. A total ...
Impact of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms-Laubach, on the fishery of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
Due to heavy infestation of water hyacinth in Lake Victoria catches of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) and
Protopterus aethiopicus (Heckel), which strongly decreased in the 1980s, increased markedly in 1998.
Tilapia catches ...
The total economic value of Maasai Mau, Trans Mara and Eastern Mau forest blocks, of the Mau forest, Kenya
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2011)
The Mau Forest Complex is the largest closed‐canopy forest ecosystem in Kenya comprising different forest blocks under different management regimes. The study covered three of the Mau Forest Complex blocks, i.e. Eastern ...
The total economic value of Maasai Mau, Trans Mara and Eastern Mau forest blocks, of the Mau forest, Kenya
(2011)
The Mau Forest Complex is the largest closed‐canopy forest ecosystem in Kenya comprising different forest blocks under different management regimes. The study covered three of the Mau Forest Complex blocks, i.e. Eastern ...
Experiences of Rattan cane (Calamus deeratus) propagation trials in Uganda
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)
Rattan cane (Calamus deeratus) mainly found in the natural wetland forests and is harvested for use in
making of baskets, cords and furniture. While its natural stock levels are decreasing, rattan cane use
for the ...