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Indigenous knowledge and Baseline Data survey on Fish Breeding areas and seasons in Lake Victoria – Kenya
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2001)
Available baseline data and indigenous knowledge on Lake Victoria fisheries were used to identify potential fish
breeding areas and seasons for subsequent scientific verification, demarcation and closure. River mouths, ...
Survey and Mapping of Land Use/Cover and Erosion Hazard in Lake Victoria Basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2001)
This study has provided the spatial extent and magnitude of the soil erosion in the basin
and identifies priority areas for immediate interventions. Such areas are referred in this
report as hot-spot areas. It has also ...
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 ...
The convention for the establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization
(LVFO, 2001-11)
The Convention for the establishment of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) was signed on 30 June 1994, in Kisumu, Kenya by the “Contracting Parties” who consists the three Partner States of the East African ...
Lake Victoria Fisheries Management Plan
(LVFO, 2001-11)
The purpose of developing a Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) is to sustain the livelihoods of the communities who depend on the fishery resources of Lake Victoria, and to reduce poverty, food insecurity and unemployment. ...
Effect of Water Harvesting on Species Diversity and Overall Rangeland Recovery in Kagera Microcatchement
(LVFO, 2001)
Plant species diversity was investigated on ridges with and without water harvesting structures.
The effect of water harvesting technology on the soil properties and rangeland recovery
was also investigated. The experimental ...
Seasonal Dynamics of The Phytoplankton Community in Relation to Environment in Lake Baringo, Kenya (Impact on the Lake's Resource management)
(LVFO, 2001)
Studies were conducted in Lake Baringo between May 1994 and April 1995 to map
temporal changes in productivity (phytoplankton standing stock) and attempt to relate
these changes to environmental parameters in this ...
Buffering Capacity Studies in a Rural aod Urban Wetlands in Lake Victoria Catchment in Uganda
(LVFO, 2001)
Wetlands are known to filter water from catchments by retaining solid waste, and eroded
sediments from catchment areas. Wetlands also reduce the impact of flooding, speed of flow, and hence store water while releasing it ...
Water Quality Improvement in the Inner Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria: A Case Study of Algal Removal at Gaba iI Water Treatment Plant
(LVFO, 2001)
Gaba U, a conventional water treatment plant in Uganda, draws its raw water from the Inner Murchison Bay of Lake Victoria. Over the last six years (1995-2000), the water quality has changed as evidenced by increase in ...
Potential Impacts of Kirinya Wetland in Treating Secondary Municipal Effluent from Jinja Stabilisation Ponds
(LVFO, 2001)
Kirinya West wetland is located on the Northern shores of Lake Victoria in Jinja- Uganda The wetland receives secondary treated effluent from the stabilisation ponds owned and operated by the National Water and Sewerage ...