Links

This page has links to important web resources which the LTA recommends and uses

Organizations

http://IWLearn.net : IWLearn (International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network)

http://www.undp.org/water/index.shtml : UN Water and Ocean Governance

http://www.protect-lake-tanganyika.com : NIGLAS

Previous projects on Lake Tanganyika

http://www.ltbp.org/EINDEX.HTM

The Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity Project (LTBP) is a UNDP/GEF funded project that

took place from 1998-2006. Many of the documents important for the background of the

recent UNDP/GEF Project on Lake Tanganyika can be found on this site.

http://www.fao.org/fi/oldsite/ltr/index.htm

The Project on Research for the Management of the Fisheries on Lake Tanganyika took place

from 1992-xxxx. Many of the documents important for the background of the recent AfDB

funded actvities on the fisheries in Lake Tanganyika can be found on this site.

http://www.geo.arizona.edu/nyanza : The Nyanza Project

Aquatic Biodiversity

http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/our_work/ : about_freshwater/what_we_do_freshwater/pan_africa_freshwater_ba/freshwater_biodiversity_browser/

The Freshwater Biodiversity Browser is a simple interactive map which allows you to explore the biodiversity of Africa’s freshwaters, based on data collated through IUCN's Pan Africa Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment. Here you can view information about where species are found, how many are found there, and how they have been assessed by the IUCN Red List.

Invasive species

General

http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/ : Global Invasive Species Database

http://www.gisp.org : Global Invasive Species Programme

http://www.hear.org : The Silent Invasion

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov : US National Invasive Species Council

http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/invasive/index.html : Australian Perspective

http://www.sprep.org/topic/invasive.htm : Pacific Islands Perspective

Invasive species monitoring and management

www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov : Managers Toolkit

www.weedcentre.org : Invasive Plant Management

www.cabi.org : Development & research, Managing Invasive Species

Biological control

www.csiro.au/org/WeedsBiocontrol.html : Australian experiences

www.icipe.org/plant-health/programmes : Some examples

Integrated Water Basin Management

http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap

The World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), founded in 2000, is the flagship programme

of UN-Water. Housed in UNESCO, WWAP monitors freshwater issues in order to provide

recommendations, develop case studies, enhance assessment capacity at a national level and

inform the decision-making process. Its primary product, the World Water Development Report

(WWDR), is a periodic, comprehensive review providing an authoritative picture of the state of the

world’s freshwater resources.

Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJGkA1xMr0Y - Underwater in Lake Tanganyika

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PusFqk73TZU - Trip to Lake Tanganyika

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5ADfRCnEWQ - Lake Tanganyika: Back in the early days

Industry Documents

http://iwlearn.net/news/just-released-international-waters-review-of-legal-and-institutional-frameworks
International Waters Review of legal and institutional frameworks

Resources: Agro-Forestry

Identify native vegetation species / approach for matching of tree planting materials to planting sites
http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/our_products/databases/useful-tree-species-africa

Species information: ICRAF Agroforest tree database:

http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/resources/databases/agroforestree

Resources: Biodiversity

GEF documents on Biodiversity: http://www.thegef.org/gef/doc_search?key=&tid_2%5B%5D=19

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