Relationship
VII. Conclusion
The current focus of the Lake Victoria debate is to reduce stocks of Nile perch in order to return the Lake to its old ecology, or to improve Nile perch stocks continuing the viability of commercial fishing. Both sides are misguided as they do nothing remedy the groups most marginalized by the policy of Nile perch introduction. The focus does not address the neo-colonial relationship between the Global North and South which is a driver of dependency, poverty,
malnutrition, lack of sustainable
development, and increased conflict among riparian communities in the LVB. Future debates on the subject from both the Global North and South need to incorporate the
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social, political, and economic impacts policies will have on some of the world’s poorest rural inhabitants. Conservation efforts designed and implemented with ecosystem health as a primary goal should aim to incorporate sustainable development principles from the fishery’s wealth to improve access to clean running water, alternative jobs, housing, education, and health and social services for LVB residents.
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