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Africa Lakes

Rift lakes, desert lakes, large tropical lakes, and critical freshwater biodiversity regions.

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Africa lake section

Africa includes some of Earth’s most important freshwater systems, including rift lakes, tropical fisheries, desert-edge waters, and internationally significant habitats.

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Section priorities

These are the first editorial directions for this continent.

African Great Lakes

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Rift valley systems

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Freshwater biodiversity

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