LAKE TANGANYIKA
REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP)

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT

LAKE TANGANYIKA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT

Field Report F–15

Prepared by

J.E. Reynolds
and
H. Molsa

FISHCODE/MANAGEMENT - GCP/INT/648/NOR

FAO/NORWAY GOVERNMENT
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMME

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, September 2000

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The present report was drafted in accordance with AfDB Environmental Assessment Guidelines, on behalf of the AfDB and the four Lake Tanganyika littoral States of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, and Zambia. Responsibility for its preparation was assigned to the Fisheries Policy and Planning Service (FIPP) of FAO and the University of Kuopio (the Scientific Co-ordination Entity for the Lake Tanganyika Research Project). Funding for the preparation of the report was provided through the FAO FISHCODE Programme (GCP/INT/648/NOR -- Interregional Programme of Assistance to Developing Countries for the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries), and the Government of Finland, through the University of Kuopio.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GCP/INT/648/NOR Field Report F–15 (En)pdf

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTIONpdf

2. PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION pdf

THE LAKE TANGANYIKA RESEARCH PROJECT (LTR)
REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLAN (FFMP)
TANGANYIKA REGIONAL FISHERIES PROGRAMME (TREFIP)

3. THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENTpdf

A. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
B. BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
C. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

4. PROGRAMME ALTERNATIVESpdf

A. ‘NO PROGRAMME’ (‘DO NOTHING’) OPTION
B. ‘WITH PROGRAMME’ OPTION

5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSpdf

A. ECOLOGY AND FISH
B. FORESTRY AND LAND USE
C. HYDROLOGY, WATER QUALITY, AND SOILS
D. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACTS
E. COMMUNITIES

6. MITIGATION MEASURESpdf

A. IMPACT MITIGATION FOR OUTPUT 1: IMPLEMENTATION OF CO-MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS
B. IMPACT MITIGATION FOR OUTPUT 2: IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
C. IMPACT MITIGATION FOR OUTPUT 3: PROTECTION OF STOCKS AND BIODIVERSITY
D. IMPACT MITIGATION FOR OUTPUT 4: IMPROVED FISHERIES LEGAL REGIMES AND MCS CAPABILITIES
E. IMPACT MITIGATION FOR OUTPUT 5: MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF SCIENTIFIC ADVICE FOR MANAGEMENT
F. IMPACT MITIGATION FOR OUTPUT 6: ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ENTITY

7. MONITORINGpdf

A. MONITORING THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
B. MONITORING THE BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
C. MONITORING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

8. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSpdf

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
COMMUNITY HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

ANNEX 1. LAKEWIDE SUMMARY OF LTR 1997 SEC SURVEY FINDINGSpdf

ANNEX 2. REFERENCES CITED/CONSULTED