SPECIAL REPORT: How Darwinian theory emerged in L.Victoria as Nile perch disappears

>It rose from the ashes to become the backbone of the Lake Zone economy, supporting 300,000 livelihoods directly and another 3 million indirectly, but the Nile perch is now on the brink of extinction, posing a serious threat to Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh water lake.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Undercurrent News

12 Nov

EU supports efforts to stop Nile perch depletion

EU supports efforts to stop Nile perch depletion
Undercurrent News
The EU is focused on addressing the problem of illegal fishing in East Africa's Lake Victoria, which has seriously depleted Nile perch stocks, reported In2EastAfrica. Through the SmartFish program, the EU has provided financial and management efforts for ...
EU Keen to Stop Nile Perch DepletionAllAfrica.com

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Sep

EDITORIAL: Nile Perch woes offer fundamental lessons

>The dramatic changes in the fortunes of the Nile Perch-driven economy in the Lake Zone, from the peak to the  rock bottom, are features of a sad narrative. During its heyday from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s, the Nile Perch (sangara)was among the most distinctive features of Mwanza, rivalled only by the picturesque rocks.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Sep

6-month fishing bans plan to save Nile perch

After years of foot dragging, the three countries sharing Lake Victoria are all set to impose six-month annual fishing shut-downs in a bid to save the dwindling Nile perch and other fish species effective next month, The Citizen can reveal today.

 

11 years ago

BBCSwahili

05 Jun

Victoria ya UG yashinda Cecafa Nile

Timu ya Victoria kutoka Uganda imeshinda kombe la Cecafa Nile kwa kuicharaza AFC Leopards 2-1

 

11 years ago

GPL

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY BINGWA KOMBE LA CECAFA NILE BASIN 2014

Nahodha wa timu ya Victoria University, Martin Mpuga akipokea kombe kutoka kwa Waziri wa Vijana na Michezo wa Sudan, Yahia Hamad. Kulia ni Katibu Mkuu wa CECAFA, Nicholas Musonye. Mabingwa hao pia walikabidhiwa kitita cha dola 30,000.…

 

5 years ago

Kawowo Sports

02 Mar

Warriors salvage late win courtesy of two comebacks against Buffaloes | Nile Special Stout Rugby Premiership

Warriors salvage late win courtesy of two comebacks against Buffaloes | Nile Special Stout Rugby Premiership  Kawowo Sports

 

11 years ago

Poaching Campaign Ineffective

10 Feb

SPECIAL REPORT: Why anti

SPECIAL REPORT: Why anti-poaching campaign ineffective
IPPmedia
In recent years, Tanzania has witnessed a steep rise in poaching and other forms of crime targeting elephants and other wild animal species. The rate of killings is significantly greater than the elephants' capacity to reproduce. This has led many wildlife ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Sep

SPECIAL REPORT: The making of an ecological catastrophe

>For years, the success story of the Nile perch has been told in volumes and verses to the extent that this version of reality overshadows the impact of the fish on Lake Victoria.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 May

EDUCATION SPECIAL REPORT: Universities everywhere, but are they worth it?

>In an attempt to raise primary school enrolment, the government dropped fees in 2001—and the response was well worth it. By 2009, 95 per cent of children were in school all the way from pre-primary to secondary level.

 

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