New publication: Spatial and seasonal variation in the #phytoplankton community of #LakeVictoria’s Mwanza Gulf, compared to northern parts of the lake. #Tanzania
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2023.02.002

Humans of watershed. Did you know Africa has #GreatLakes ? And we share the same problems. Invasive species, degraded water quality &fisheries, climate change &more. They contain 25% of worlds surface freshwater.
#CleanWaterisLife
#LakeTanganyika #LakeVictoria #LakeMalawi

https://archive.org/details/lebd2

Luo-English Biological Dictionary, Second Edition by John O. Kokwaro; Timothy Johns

Topics
#Dholuo, #biologicaldictionary, #biologicaldictionaries, #biology, #ecology, #zoology, #botany, #lakevictoria, #NamLolwe, #ethnobotany, #EastAfrica, #AfricanGreatLakes, #ecology, #Luoland, #Kavirondo, #Joluo, #Uganda, #Kenya, #Tanzania, #piny, #ngima, #ngeyo

"This Second Edition of the Luo-English Biological Dictionary contains an extensive coverage of the flora and fauna of the Lake Victoria region of East Africa. The region is mainly occupied by the Luo community. It comprises the Luo ethnosystematics and ethnobiological account including indigenous foods, traditional medicines, ritual and other cultural uses of plants. The dictionary is a result of over 20 years of research carried out by the authors.

Can't help myself but i smell a rat why the pilots had to die
#tanzania #plancrash #lakevictoria
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https://botsin.space/@bbcworld/109302488289724456

At least 19 dead after plane crashes into #LakeVictoria
#SBSNews #Tanzania https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/at-least-19-dead-after-plane-crashes-into-lake-victoria/y4atfv4he

Early warnings protect lives on #Africa’s #LakeVictoria

The project has also reduced annual weather-related deaths on the lake by 30% - thus saving more than 300 lives per year, according to the studies. Economic benefits of the project are estimated at US$ 44 million per year, a benefit to cost ratio of 16:1.

https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/early-warnings-protect-lives-africa%E2%80%99s-lake-victoria