Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for the Mara River Basin
The Lake Victoria Basin Commission is a specialized institution
of the East African Community that is responsible for
coordinating the sustainable development agenda of the Lake
Victoria Basin. Its vision is to promote, facilitate and
coordinate activities of different actors towards sustainable
development and poverty eradication of the Lake Victoria Basin.
The Lake Victoria Basin Commission is striving to: - establish a
trans-boundary agreement to ensure water flows to sustain the
biodiversity of the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem - encourage
implementation of harmonized river basin management practices
and policies. - facilitate cross boundary management of natural
resources in the Mara River basin. - conserving the world’s
biological diversity - ensuring that the use of renewable
natural resources is sustainable - promoting the reduction of
pollution and wasteful consumption