The site supports globally threatened species of birds, endangered Cichlid fish, and over 100 butterfly species, including three rare ones. It is a breeding ground for Clarias and lungfish, and regularly supports more than 52% of the White-winged Black Terns (Chlidonias leucopterus) population.
Laura Máiz-Tomé
Nature Uganda
Hon. Ephraim Kamuntu, Minister of Environment Uganda, welcomes Dr. Christopher Briggs, Ramsar Secretary General to Lutembe Bay, Ramsar Site of International Importance located on Lake Victoria.
Lutembe Bay Ramsar Site is situated at the mouth of Lake Victoria's Murchison Bay, this shallow area is almost completely cut-off from the main body of Lake Victoria by a C. papyrus island.
Laura Máiz-Tomé
Laura Máiz-Tomé
Laura Máiz-Tomé
Dr: Christopher Briggs speaking to Engineer Martin Orwint in charge of Lubigi sewage treatment plant
Kampala is the capital city of Uganda and it is located in the central region of the country. It has an area of about 238 square kilometers, a big part of which was once a wetland. Geographically Kampala is referred to as a city of seven hills separated by valleys with swamps and streams also called wetlands. Today the wetlands in this area is on the verge of extinction as they are being threatened by the increasing population in the city.
Nassanga Moureen
The system plays an important hydrological role, with the swamps surrounding the Murchison Bay acting as natural filters for silt, sediments and excess nutrients in surface run-off, wastewaters from industries, and sewage from Kampala City.
Laura Máiz-Tomé
Laura Máiz-Tomé
Dr: Christopher Briggs celebrates World Wetlands day 2015 with youth and local communities in Uganda
Dr: Christopher Briggs Speaking to Representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JIICA) in Uganda about the Youth Photo contest organized as part of World Wetlands Day
