Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC): Recent submissions
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LVBC Monthly Review
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2024-02)The Bulletin gives monthly updates on what is happening at LVBC -
Protocol for sustainable development of Lake Victoria Basin.
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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 ... -
Invest in Lake Victoria Basin
(2010)The Lake Victoria Basin Commission, an institution of the East African Community, is playing an increased role as a coordinator of the sustainable development agenda of the Lake Victoria Basin. Although the Commission ... -
Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in the northern Lake Victoria watershed
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)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 ... -
Study on Water quality & human health Around Lake Victoria
(2004)Much has been achieved during LVEMP1 in terms of the countries’ understanding of the Lake Victoria ecosystem, but still there is a limited knowledge of the water quality in various parts (particularly bays) of the Lake ... -
Opportunities Unveiled
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CERTIFICATE OF SEAWORTHINESS
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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 ... -
Zooplankton communities of some tanzanian lake victoria basin water bodies
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)A survey of the zooplankton communities of some Tanzanian Lake Victoria Basin water bodies was conducted during September/October 2000 and March/April 2001. Plankton nets of mesh sizes 100 mm and 65 mm respectively were ... -
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 ... -
Variation of flow of water from Rivers Nzoia, Yala and Sio into Lake Victoria
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2011)The continuous collection of both hydrological and Meteorological data has been a problem in most areas of the world. Therefore, such data normally have gaps in the time series. For proper water quality management of any ... -
Transboundary Lake Basin Management: Laurentian and African Great Lakes
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2011)The twinning of lake-governance systems offers unconventional learning opportunities. It allows twinned organizations to learn from each other’s mistakes and use that information to explain to stakeholders why a ... -
Traditional wetland practices in rural communities in Uganda
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)One of the major ways to develop policies and guidelines for sustainable use of wetlands is through a better understanding of their traditional uses. This is because traditional management systems are based on indigenous ... -
Traditional Uses of Cyperus Papyrus (L) and Associated Problems at Simiyu Fringing Wetland of Lake Victoria, Mwanza region, Tanzania
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)A study was conducted during 1999/2000 period with the view of determining: traditional uses; associated problems; and strategies for sustainable utilization of papyrus around Simiyu wetland fringing Speke Gulf of Lake ... -
The role of reproductive strategies in recovery and success of selected fish species of Lake Victoria,Tanzania
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)selection of mates, parental care, environmental conditions, clutch size, gonadal maturation and genetic differences in fitness. The present study which started in 1997 investigated factors which favour the reproduction ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The medicinal plants and their species diversity in Lake Victoria Basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)The management of medicinal plants has become a matter of international concern because these plants are generally wild in distribution and very few species are cultivated or planted. Presently, almost every Aayurvedic ...
