dc.contributor.author | Obiero, Kevin | |
dc.contributor.author | Ted, Lawrence | |
dc.contributor.author | Ives, Jessica | |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Stephanie | |
dc.contributor.author | Njaya, Friday | |
dc.contributor.author | Kayanda, Robert | |
dc.contributor.author | Herwig, Waidbacher | |
dc.contributor.author | Olago, Dan | |
dc.contributor.author | Miriti, Evans | |
dc.contributor.author | Hecky, R.E | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-12T07:24:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-12T07:24:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Obiero K, Lawrence T, Ives J, Smith S, Njaya F, Kayanda R, Waidbacher H, Olago D, Miriti E, Hecky RE. "Advancing Africa’s great lakes research and academic potential: Answering the call for harmonized, long-term, collaborative networks and partnerships." Journal of Great Lakes Research. 2020. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/155159 | |
dc.description.abstract | The African Great Lakes (AGL) have rich fisheries and are renowned ‘‘biodiversity hotspots”. Consequently
the AGLand the ecosystem services they provide, underpin the welfare and livelihoods of over 50 million
people across 10 countries. Despite the recognized importance of the AGL, these vital ecosystems and
their livelihood support systems are threatened by numerous anthropogenic stressors at local, regional,
and global scales. Past and continued efforts to address critical challenges on these lakes are often shortterm,
parochial, disparate, and uncoordinated resulting in a lack of comprehensive and comparable scientific
data and inadequate resources to influence evidence-based policy. Over the past two decades, several
international workshops, conferences and scientific publications have identified the need for
collaboration, knowledge sharing, and harmonization of research and management as key elements to
enhance conservation efforts in the AGL. In this commentary, we introduce the African Center for
Aquatic Research and Education (ACARE), which aims to strengthen research and provide the scientific
evidence needed to make informed decisions related to sustainable fisheries and aquatic resource management
in the AGL. To do this, ACARE will administer a highly collaborative network of experts with
three long-term goals: (1) strengthen global and regional research partnerships; (2) establish transboundary
and inter-jurisdictional lake advisory groups; and (3) build capacity of freshwater scientists
through experiential education and public engagement | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | African Great Lakes Collaborative networks Transboundary lake advisory groups, educationResearch partnerships | en_US |
dc.title | Advancing Africa’s great lakes research and academic potential: Answering the call for harmonized, long-term, collaborative networks and partnerships | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |