The development and implementation of the Lake Rukwa Basin integrated project environmental information system (LRBIP-EIS) database, Tanzania
Paradzayi, Charles and Heinz Ruther
The quest for sustenance inevitably forces mankind to exploit natural resources found within their environs. In many cases, the exploitation results in massive environmental degradation that disrupts the ecosystem and causes loss of bio-diversity. There is generally a lack of holistic information systems to monitor and provide quantitative information on the state of the affected environment. This is mainly due to the fragmented nature in which environmental information databases have been designed in the past. Decision-makers usually fail to collate information from the various sources in order to make informed decisions regarding to the exploitation and conservation of the environment. The need to provide decision-makers with quantitative environmental information forms the basis of this paper.
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