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==Conservation== |
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Lake Opeta is one of Uganda's 33 [[Important Bird Area]]s and since 2006 a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]]-listed wetland of international importance.<ref name="Ramsar 12">{{cite web|last=Ramsar Convention on Wetlands|title=The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda|url=http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-notes-annotated-ramsar-15873/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E15873_4000_0__|accessdate=28 June 2012}}</ref> |
Lake Opeta is one of Uganda's 33 [[Important Bird Area]]s and since 2006 a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]]-listed wetland of international importance.<ref name="Ramsar 12">{{cite web|last=Ramsar Convention on Wetlands |title=The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda |url=http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-notes-annotated-ramsar-15873/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E15873_4000_0__ |accessdate=28 June 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107023855/http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-notes-annotated-ramsar-15873/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E15873_4000_0__ |archivedate= 7 January 2013 |df= }}</ref> |
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A Biodiversity and Eco-Tourism Centre funded by the [[Global Environmental Facility]] and [[UNDP]] serves the lake.<ref name="IUCN 12">{{cite web|last=International Union for Conservation of Nature|title=Commissioned in the Lake Opeta Ramsar Site|url=http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/esaro/?9697/A-Biodiversity-and-Eco-Tourism-Center-Commissioned-In-The-Lake-Opeta-Ramsar-Site|accessdate=28 June 2012}}</ref> |
A Biodiversity and Eco-Tourism Centre funded by the [[Global Environmental Facility]] and [[UNDP]] serves the lake.<ref name="IUCN 12">{{cite web|last=International Union for Conservation of Nature|title=Commissioned in the Lake Opeta Ramsar Site|url=http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/esaro/?9697/A-Biodiversity-and-Eco-Tourism-Center-Commissioned-In-The-Lake-Opeta-Ramsar-Site|accessdate=28 June 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:21, 10 May 2017
| Lake Opeta | |
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| Location | Nakapiripirit, Sironko, Katakwi, Kumi |
| Coordinates | 1°42′0″N 34°14′0″E / 1.70000°N 34.23333°E |
| Primary outflows | Lake Bisina |
| Basin countries | Uganda |
| Surface area | 68,912 hectares (170,290 acres) |
| Surface elevation | 1,962 metres (6,437 ft) |
| Islands | Tisai |
| Designated | September 15, 2006[1] |
| Lake Opeta | |
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| Coordinates | 01°42′N 34°14′E / 1.700°N 34.233°E |
| Area | 68,912 hectares (170,290 acres) |
| Established | 2006[2] |
| Governing body | District Government |
Lake Opeta is a lake with an extensive wetland system in Uganda.
The wetland lies south of the Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve and serves as a dry-season refuge for both wildlife from the park and domestic cattle of the surrounding Karamajong and Pokot people.[2]
Hydrology
Lake Opeta is primarily fed by rainfall on Mount Elgon and drains into Lake Kyoga via Lake Bisina. It is surrounded by an extensive swamp and floodplain.[3]
Conservation
Lake Opeta is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance.[2]
A Biodiversity and Eco-Tourism Centre funded by the Global Environmental Facility and UNDP serves the lake.[4]
Birds
Fox's weaver, Uganda's only endemic bird species, is known to inhabit the wetland,[2] as do the globally threatened vulnerable shoebill, near-threatened papyrus gonolek, and 160 other species.[3]
References
- ^ "Ramsar List". Ramsar.org. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda". Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Byaruhanga, Achilles; Kigolo, Stephen (2005). Lake Opeta Wetland System Ramsar Information Sheet (PDF). Kampala.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ International Union for Conservation of Nature. "Commissioned in the Lake Opeta Ramsar Site". Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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