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Wetlands of the Lake Victoria Basin are currently facing management challenges due to continuing pressure exerted by local communities through exploitation of wetland resources for their livelihoods. Thus studies are required to furnish empirical data necessary for the better management of the ecosystems in question. Therefore, this study aimed at ascertaining and documenting the local ecological knowledge (LEK) of the communities surrounding the Kagera riverine wetland in Misenyi district which is applied in the utilization of the riverine resources; and assess how locally derived solutions of socio-economic problems have been realized while using these resources. Four villages namely Nyabihanga, Gabulanga, Bulifani and Mushasha were selected for the study. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were used. The questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions were adopted for …