Second stakeholders workshop of North South South Project (VLIR-UOS) - Integrated water management Lake Manyara

CEBioS was present with Luc Janssens de Bisthoven, Anne-Julie Rochette and Maarten Vanhove. The other project partners present were from KU Leuven (Belgium), NM-AIST (Tanzania), UWC (S. Africa), UNZI (Zimbabwe), Trias (Tanzania) and Plymouth University (UK). Participants to the workshop included the scientists involved in the project, representatives from the drainage basin, National Park Authorities, farmers, pastoralists, traditional leaders. Results from the studies conducted in the framework of the project were presented and involved research about soil erosion, lake biodiversity, remote sensing, socio-economic surveys, decision-support system, etc. The workshop was also the opportunity to introduce a new project coordinated by CEBioS: the 'EVAMAB' project on the evaluation of ecosystem services in Biosphere reserves, such as the Lake Manyara Biosphere reserve. A participatory exercise was developed, that aimed at prioritizing, analysing and mapping the ecosystem services in the area, and identifying potential management options.

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