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Acronyms

ACODE Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment
BMU Beach Management Unit
CAO Chief Administrative Officer
CAS Catch Assessment Survey
CBO Community Based Organisation
CBP Community Based Planning
CPUE Catch Per Unit Effort
DBMUC District Beach Management Unit Committee
DDP District Development Plan
DEAP District Environmental Action Plan
DEO District Environment Officer
DFID Department for International Development (UK Government)
DFO District Fisheries Officer
DFR Department of Fisheries Resources
DWD Directorate of Water Development
EC Executive Committee
ENR Environment and Natural Resources
ENR-SWG Environment and Natural Resources Sector Working Group
FAL Functional Adult Literacy
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
FIRRI Fisheries Resources Research Institute
FMC Fisheries Management Committee
FPBC Finance, Planning and Budgeting Committee (LAGBIMO)
FRU Fisheries Research Unit
FSSP Fisheries Sector Strategic Plan
HIPC Highly Indebted Poor Countries
HPPG Harmonised Participatory Planning Guide
IDWG Institutional Development Working Group
ILEC International Lake Environment Committee
ILM Integrated Lake Management
KAP Knowledge, Attitude and Practice
LAGBIMO Lake George Basin Integrated Management Organisation
LAKIMO Lake Kyoga Integrated Management Organisation
LGBMP Lake George Basin Management Plan
LGDP Local Government Development Programme
LKMP Lake Kyoga Management Plan
LMO Lake Management Organisation
LOGICS Local Government Information Communication System
LSC Landing Site Committee
LSUF Landing Site User Fee
LSVC Landing Site Verification Committee
LWA Lake Wide Assembly
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
MAAIF Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
MCS Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
MoLG Ministry of Local Government
MoFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework
NAADS National Agricultural Advisory Services
NARO National Agricultural Research Organisation
NARS National Agricultural Research Strategy
NEMA National Environment Management Authority
NIMES National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NR Natural Resources
NRM Natural Resources Management
PAF Poverty Action Fund
PEAP Poverty Eradication Action Plan
PFC Planning and Finance Committee (LAKIMO)
PMA Plan for the Modernisation of Agriculture
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
SCBMUC Sub-county Beach Management Unit Committee
SFLP Sustainable Fisheries Livelihood Programme
SWAp Sector Wide Approach
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UFA Uganda Fisheries Authority
UWA Uganda Wildlife Authority
WAP Wetland Action Plan
WID Wetlands Inspection Division
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development

Links

Lake Net website:
  • Lake Net homepage
  • African Lakes database


  • Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO):
  • LVFO homepage


  • UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO):
  • FAO Fisheries Division


  • oneFish Community Directory:
  • oneFish portal


  • World Fish:
  • World Fish co-management project