Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC): Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Ecological Sanitation in the Lake Zone: Awareness Creation and Action
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)The paper expresses the concern on the haphazard over flowing sewage within the unplanned settlements of the lacustrine communities of Lake Victoria basin and its impact on human health and Lake Biodiversity. The paper ... -
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., ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
THE LVEMP COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION STRATEGY
(2004)Since its inception in 1997, the Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) has made several efforts to integrate community participation across all project components. Success in implementation of community ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Pilot study on catch assessment surveys by BMUS for sustainable management of Lake Victoria
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)The need to have a functional CAS system for Lake Victoria fisheries, to monitor changes and have reliable indices of relative abundance for the management of fisheries resources has been realised by all stakeholders ... -
Lessons learnt in capacity building
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)Lake Victoria and the overall Lake Basin (LB) is an ecoregion of local, national, regional and global importance. It supports the livelihoods of one third of the populations of the riparian countries and it can be a ... -
Buffering processes and capacity of Wetlands in the Kenyan portion of the Lake Victoria Basin
(SMEC International Pty Ltd, 2005)This report details the methodology and findings of a twelve month project undertaken by SMEC International for the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), Lake Victoria Environment Management Project (LVEMP) ... -
Buffering capacity studies in a rural and an urban wetland in Lake Victoria catchment, Uganda
(1Wetlands Inspection Division, Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, P. O. Box 9629, Kampala Uganda. 2 Chemistry Department, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda, 2006)Wetlands are known to filter water from catchments by retaining solid waste and eroded sediments from catchment areas. They reduce the impact of flooding, speed of flow, and hence store water while releasing it slowly. ... -
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. ... -
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 ...
