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Community Based Approach to the Management of Nyando Wetland, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(Mcpowl Media Ltd, 2012)
Tropical wetlands are known to be very productive, providing water and primary productivity upon which
large numbers of plants and animal species depend for survival. In the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB), wetlands are
part ...
Community perceptions on the impact of the recession of Lake Victoria waters on Nyando Wetlands
(Scientific Research and Essays, 2012-04-18)
Lake Victoria experienced drastic water level changes from October 2005 raising concerns about
impact to the livelihood of the communities around the lake. The study investigated impacts of the
water level decline on ...
Institutional pluralism, access and use of wetland resources in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland, Kenya
(Academic journal, 2015-03)
Wetlands support livelihoods of communities living around them as in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland in
Kenya. The Nyando Papyrus Wetlands provide multiple resources hence there are multiple uses and
users who often overlap ...
Payment for environmental services Laying the ground work
(Lake Victoria Basin Commission Secretariat, 2013)
This paper seeks to examine and assess existing and planned policy, legal and institutional
arrangements of the East Africa Community (EAC) for implementation of Payment for Environmental
Services (PES) schemes. It reviews ...
Shifts in the food of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(African Journal of Ecology, 2004)
Studies of the food of introduced Nile tilapia, Oreochromis
niloticus (L.) with respect to size, habitat and season were
conducted between November 1998 and October 2000 in
Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria. Stomach contents ...
Macroinvertebrate-based Index of biotic integrity (M-IBI) for monitoring the Nyando River, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(Academic journal, 2009-12)
A macroinvertebrate-based Index of Biotic Integrity (M-IBI) was developed to monitor ecological
integrity of the Nyando River and its tributaries. Macroinvertebrates were sampled with a scoop net
between September and ...
Institutional pluralism, access and use of wetland resources in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland, Kenya
(Academic journal, 2005)
Wetlands support livelihoods of communities living around them as in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland in
Kenya. The Nyando Papyrus Wetlands provide multiple resources hence there are multiple uses and
users who often overlap ...
Some aspects of the biology and life-history strategies of Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger 1906) in the Lake Victoria Basin
(Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 2012)
Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger), a fish species endemic to Lake Victoria, was abundant, forming an important component of the indigenous fisheries stocks before and up to the late-1950s. Catches declined drastically ...
Impact of agro-industrial activities on the water quality of River Nyando, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2002)
The impact of agro-industrial activities on the water quality
within River Nyando, Lake Victoria Basin was studied at
different hierarchical levels between August 1997 and
June 1999. Triplicate water samples were collected ...
Effect of Harvesting on Temporal Papyrus (cyperus papyrus L.) Population among Swamps of Winam Gulf in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2008-07-29)
Experiments were set to determine the effect of monthly and seasonal harvesting on temporal papyrus population
density. Mean initial culm count was 21.6±2.26/m2. Initial culm counts varied across sites, but spatial ...