An oasis by the lake

“We’re members of the Greater Lake Elementeita Conservation Association (GLECA),” says Magdelene.

“Lake Elementeita is a shallow lake, only about 1.2 metres at its deepest with a span of about 25 square kilometres. We don’t want it becoming degraded.”

“GLECA has almost finalised the management plan for the lake which is a pre-requisite for it to be listed as a World Heritage Site,” she continues.

Since 2005, the lake is a RAMSAR site under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, an intergovernmental treaty adopted in 1971 to recognise wetlands that are extremely important for biodiversity conservation and the well-being of human communities.

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