LAKE VICTORIA BASIN

Suam

Kapchorwa

Kapsokwony

Kamukywa

Mount Elgon

National

Park

Sebei

hunting area

UGANDA

KENYA

Sources: E. Soini , 2007, “Land tenure managemenin the districts around Mount Elgon”, World Agroforestry Centre; R. Formo and B. Pandegimas, 2012, “ Feasibility

Study Report Mt. Elgon Landslide Information Needs”, Grid-Arendal.

Population Density

People per Km²

District boundary

Forest reserve

National reserve

Hunting area

200-500

Bududa district:

most a ected area

of fatal slides

in the last years

>500

Plantations inside

Forest Reserve

Plantations inside

National Park

Nyayo Tea Zone Development

Corporations

Chepyuk Settlement Scheme

(Government Trust land for settlement)

Mount Elgon

200 km

Wildlife Conservation and Tourism

The LVB is endowed with some of the world’s most

pristine wildlife areas, offering a variety of sceneries

and huge potential for nature-based conservation and

ecotourism. Important sites for tourism include national

parks, game reserves, lakeshore beaches, wetlands,

forests and unique physical landscapes. The Kagera and

Mara sub-basins, as well the Mount Elgon ecosystem, are

examples of landscapes that have nature reserves rich in

biodiversity. Other important areas include the Akagera

National Park, the Maasai Mara and the Serengeti

National Park – the latter being partly in the Basin.

Some sections of the Basin enjoy international

recognition and special protection under the

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organization (UNESCO). The Basin has a high diversity

of fish, birds, wild animals and plants. Some parts of the

Basin with fragile ecosystems have been designated as

Ramsar sites of wetlands of international importance.

The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, part of which

is located in the Basin, and the Maasai Mara in Kenya

are world famous. Seventy sites in the Basin have

also been designated as Important Bird Areas (IBA)

(Kimbowa 2013). Despite huge conservation efforts,

Figure 1.9: Mount Elgon