Ramsar Convention - The Convention of Wetlands of International Importance
In 1995 Lake Naivasha became Kenya’s second Ramsar site under the RamsarConvention. In 1999 the LNRA won the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award. For more details visit: www.ramsar.org/
Lakes, Wetlands and People of East Africa's Rift Valley.
For over 25 years a group of university-led scientists mainly from the UKand Kenya, but also Eire, Poland, Sweden, Belgium and the USA, has beenstudying the ecology of a fascinating chain of lakes in the eastern Riftvalley. Every lake is different, every lake unique in the world. Formore information visit www.keny-rift-lakes.org
Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor Alliance (WSUP)
WSUP is working in the Mirera-Karagita community of Naivasha to identifyand help to set up affordable and sustainable means of providing water andsanitation services within the provisions of the current national policies(in particular the Kenya Water Act 2002) and thereby contribute to povertyalleviation. For more information visit www.wsup.com/projects/mirera.htm
Naivasha Watershed Conservation and Management Project (NAWACOMP)
The LNRA has been assisting and is part of the implementation committee ofNAWACOMP. NAWACOMP is a three year project designed to help rehabilitateLake Naivasha’s water catchment areas within Eburru Forest and itsenvirons, improve natural resources utilization, management and governancewhilst providing viable and sustainable sources of livelihoods to thelocal community. For more details visit www.nawacomp.or.ke
Earthwatch Institute
Earthwatch engages people worldwide in scientific field research andeducation to promote the understanding and action necessary for asustainable environment. Teams from Earthwatch have been studying theBiology of Lake Naivasha for the past 25 years under the leadership of Dr.David Harper. Their work has been immensely useful and has been thescientific basis for the Lake Naivasha Management Plan. Visit www.earthwatch.org/
The Elsa Conservation Trust
The Elsamere Field Study Centre was established in 1989. The Centre'smission is to make environmental awareness and development educationavailable to all the people of East Africa. They provide environmentalteacher training as well as programmes for school children of all incomebrackets, particularly from the poorer schools. http://www.elsamere.com Kenya Wildlife Service
There are two National Parks close to Lake Naivasha: Hell’s Gate NationalPark and Mt. Longonot National Park. For more information visit www.kws.org/hells-gate.html
Kenya Wetlands Forum
The Kenya Wetlands Forum is a multi-institutional stakeholder consortiumthat works to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands in Kenya. For more see: www.eawildlife.org/programme_areas/csmw.htm Kenya Forest Working Group
The Kenya Forest Working Group is a multi-institutional stakeholderconsortium that works to promote the conservation and wise use of forestsin Kenya. For more see: www.kenyaforests.org/
University of Leicester
The University of Leicester is a prominent member of the academiccommunity with an established reputation for teaching and research. Dr.David Harper of Leicester University has been studying Lake Naivasha withteams of scientists and students both Kenya and overseas, for more than aquarter of a century. His work has been invaluable to the LNRA. Visit: www.le.ac.uk/
Lets Go Travel
Lets Go Travel will help you to find places to stay and things to doaround Lake Naivasha: www.lets-go-travel.net/ The Rhino Ark Trust
Rhino Ark's mission is to raise such funds and material support as arerequired for the building of an electrified fence to encircle both theAberdares National Park and the demarcated forestry areas which make upthe Aberdares Conservation Area. The Aberdare Mountain Range is a majorpart of the Lake Naivasha catchment and so this initiative is having ahugely beneficial effect on the amount of water coming into the Lake. http://www.rhinoark.org/ African Raptor Expedition
Rosy & Girl are a captive breeding pair of endangered African Crown Eagleswho have recently been relocated to Naivasha. Prior to moving Rosydeveloped such severe cataracts in both eyes that he became blind. He hasbeen operated on to remove the cataracts. Follow Rosy’s trial andtribulations. Also follow Simon and Laila’s trip round African studyingand photographing the Raptors of Africa: http://simonthomsett.wildlifedirect.org
Wetland Link International
Wetland Link International (WLI) is a global network of wetland educationcentres. It is coordinated by the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust. The networkdefines a wetland education centre as ‘any place where there isinteraction between people and wildlife and CEPA (communications,education and public awareness) activity occurs in support of wetlandconservation aims’. Read more: http://www.wwt.org.uk/text/297/research_papers.html
The Brock Initiative
Richard Brock worked in the BBC Natural History Unit for 35 years.Concerned by the lack of willingness to address the real current state ofthe environment he started his own independent production company LivingPlanet Productions and has been working with David Harper and others tohelp teach local people how to make and use films within communities tohelp promote conservation. The films are educational in nature, primarilytargeted towards schools, but are equally relevant for other audiences.They cover a range of subject areas including basic ecological principles,sustainable agriculture and conservation. www.brockinitiative.org/naivasha.htm
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