Gabion Sea wall on Ngamba Island Uganda - Jan, 2021
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Trust
Lake Victoria had historic flooding with water rising almost up to the visitors huts. The purpose of the trip was to begin a sea wall project with gabions (wire rock containers) to protect the island from further erosion and damage.
Childrenofconservation.org
The trip was led by Children of Conservation. Kerry Stumpe, a CofC founder, and I worked with a great local team to kick the project off. Pictures and videos below of the progress the team made over an 8-10 day period.
Ngamba Island Flooding
This picture shows the huts on the island prior to Lake Victoria rising by 1.8 meters. The project shown below is an effort to build a sea wall to help protect the sanctuary. My trip was on behalf of Children of Conservation.
Ngamba Island Flooding cont.
This picture shows the huts after the flooding with rocks piled up ready to go in the gabions. The goal is to build a protective wall out of Gabions to prevent future shore erosion and damage to the "human" part of the island.