Overview
The aim of the Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity Project is to help the riparian states produce an effective and sustainable system for managing and conserving the biodiversity of Lake Tanganyika into the foreseeable future. This five-year project is being implemented by institutions from Burundi, D. R. Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia with advice from international agencies. By involving local communities in its design, the strategy embraces the dual needs of development and conservation, and aims at protecting livelihoods of local people into the future.