Browsing Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase I (LVEMP I) by Title
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The Anthropogenic Inputs in Aquatic Systems as a Source of Pollution in Lake Victoria
(2005)Aquatic ecosystems are of vital importance considering the inter-relationships that exist between these ecosystems and terrestrial ones. However, the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of lake basins such ... -
Applied Research Programme for Lake Victoria Basin
(Bureau for Industrial Cooperation (BICO), 2006)The Lake Victoria basin is a very strategic zone for the socio-economic development of East Africa. Heavy degradation of the environment, pollution of water resources and loss of biodiversity both in terrestrial and ... -
Aquaculture Strategy For Restoration of Threatened Lake Victoria Fishes: The case for Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger, 1906) and Labeo victorianus (Boulenger, 1901)
(KMFRI Sangoro Aquaculture Research Station, P.O. Box 136, PAP-ONDITI, Kenya, 2 School of Environmental Studies, Moi University, P.O Box 3900, ELDORET, Kenya, 2006)The endemic Oreochromis variabilis and L. victorianus are among Lake Victoria’s most threatened fish species whose population sizes are on the decline. This study, carried out between August 2000 and April 2001, aimed ... -
Aquatic weed problem in Lake Jipe
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2002)Lake Jipe is in Mwanga District, Kilimanjaro Region, and lies on the border with Kenya. A stream drains from the lake southward through a wetland and empties its waters in Nyumba ya Mungu dam some kilometers downstream. The ... -
Assessment of the potential of land suitability mapping with environmental overlays and potential usefulness of spatial planning for managing the Lake Victoria basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2006)Lake Victoria is Africa‟s largest and the world‟s second largest freshwater lake. It is one of the most important shared natural resource of Eastern Africa. The basin comprises of eleven major river basins and a large ... -
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 ... -
Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in the northern Lake Victoria watershed
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission, 2006)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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
The Biology and Impact of Neochetina Weevils on Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2004)Lake Victoria, like other large lakes in the world, is a shared resource and forms an international boundary between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It is the second largest fresh water lake in the world with an area of 69,0000 ... -
The biology, ecology and fishery of Oreochromis esculentus in the Lake Victoria Basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2004)Oreochromis esculentus an indigenous tilapiine species in Lake Victoria has become extinct due to a number of factors. These include, introduction of a more competitive species (Oreochromis niloticus), eutrophication and ... -
Brief On Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project To The Ministers Of State Vice President’s Office
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP) is a comprehensive environmental program for the conservation of Lake Victoria and its basin. It is a regional Project formed under Tripartite Agreement signed on ... -
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. ... -
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) ... -
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 ...
