Ramsar Convention - The Convention of Wetlands of International Importance

In 1995 Lake Naivasha became Kenya’s second Ramsar site under the RamsarConvention. In 1999 the LNRA won the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award. For more details visit: www.ramsar.org/

Lakes, Wetlands and People of East Africa's Rift Valley.

For over 25 years a group of university-led scientists mainly from the UKand Kenya, but also Eire, Poland, Sweden, Belgium and the USA, has beenstudying the ecology of a fascinating chain of lakes in the eastern Riftvalley. Every lake is different, every lake unique in the world.
For More information visit www.keny-rift-lakes.org

Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor Alliance (WSUP)

WSUP is working in the Mirera-Karagita community of Naivasha to identifyand help to set up affordable and sustainable means of providing water andsanitation services within the provisions of the current national policies(in particular the Kenya Water Act 2002) and thereby contribute to povertyalleviation. For more information visit www.wsup.com/projects/mirera.htm

Naivasha Watershed Conservation and Management Project (NAWACOMP)

The LNRA has been assisting and is part of the implementation committee of NAWACOMP. NAWACOMP is a three year project with financial support from the European Union through the Community Development Development Trust Fund (CDTF) under the Community Environment Facility (CEF) and is designed to help rehabilitateLake Naivasha’s water catchment areas within Eburru Forest and itsenvirons, improve natural resources utilization, management and governancewhilst providing viable and sustainable sources of livelihoods to thelocal community. For more details visit www.nawacomp.or.ke

Earthwatch Institute

Earthwatch engages people worldwide in scientific field research andeducation to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment. Teams from Earthwatch have been studying the Ecology of Lake Naivasha for the past 25 years under the leadership of Dr.David Harper. Their work has been immensely useful and has been the scientific basis for the Lake Naivasha Management Plan. Visit www.earthwatch.org/

The Elsa Conservation Trust

The Elsamere Field Study Centre was established in 1989. The Centre's mission is to make environmental awareness and development education available to all the people of East Africa. They provide environmental teacher training as well as programmes for school children of all income brackets, particularly from the poorer schools. http://www.elsamere.com

Kenya Wildlife Service

There are two National Parks close to Lake Naivasha: Hell’s Gate National Park and Mt. Longonot National Park. For more information visit www.kws.org/hells-gate.html

Kenya Wetlands Forum

The Kenya Wetlands Forum is a multi-institutional stakeholder consortium that works to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands in Kenya. For more see: www.eawildlife.org/programme_areas/csmw.htm

Kenya Forest Working Group

The Kenya Forest Working Group is a multi-institutional stakeholder consortium that works to promote the conservation and wise use of forestsin Kenya. For more see: www.kenyaforests.org/

University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is a prominent member of the academic community with an established reputation for teaching and research. Dr.David Harper of Leicester University has been studying Lake Naivasha withteams of scientists and students both Kenya and overseas, for more than aquarter of a century. His work has been invaluable to the LNRA. Visit: www.le.ac.uk/

Lets Go Travel

Lets Go Travel will help you to find places to stay and things to doaround Lake Naivasha: www.lets-go-travel.net/

The Rhino Ark Trust

Rhino Ark's mission is to raise such funds and material support as arerequired for the building of an electrified fence to encircle both theAberdares National Park and the demarcated forestry areas which make upthe Aberdares Conservation Area. The Aberdare Mountain Range is a majorpart of the Lake Naivasha catchment and so this initiative is having ahugely beneficial effect on the amount of water coming into the Lake. http://www.rhinoark.org/

African Raptor Expedition

Rosy & Girl are a captive breeding pair of endangered African Crown Eagles  who have recently been relocated to Naivasha. Prior to moving Rosy developed such severe cataracts in both eyes that he became blind. He has been operated on to remove the cataracts. Follow Rosy’s trial and tribulations. Also follow Simon and Laila’s trip round African studyingand photographing the Raptors of Africa: http://simonthomsett.wildlifedirect.org

Wetland Link International

Wetland Link International (WLI) is a global network of wetland education centres. It is coordinated by the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust. The network defines a wetland education centre as ‘any place where there isinteraction between people and wildlife and CEPA (communications,education and public awareness) activity occurs in support of wetland conservation aims’. Read more: http://www.wwt.org.uk/text/297/research_papers.html

The Brock Initiative

Richard Brock worked in the BBC Natural History Unit for 35 years.Concerned by the lack of willingness to address the real current state ofthe environment he started his own independent production company Living Planet Productions and has been working with David Harper and others to teach local people how to make and use films within communities to help promote conservation. The films are educational in nature, primarily targeted towards schools, but are equally relevant for other audiences.They cover a range of subject areas including basic ecological principles, sustainable agriculture and conservation. www.brockinitiative.org/naivasha.htm