to the river mouths of lake tana.ere are around 66 rivers that are feeding lake tana, but four of them are major rivers. and in these river mouths, we are trying to have core zones where fishes can easily breed and they can return to the lake. >> only when the fish stocks recover will the people near the lake have a livelihood. gebeye tegenge feels it first-hand. >> we have to protect our lake. if things go on like this it will be disastrous. five years ago, i could earn 500 birr a day. now it's just 150, because there are fewer and fewer fish. >> everyone can profit from nature protection. >> we have to learn to work with the authorities to protect biodiversity here, because only the fish stocks can only recover if we have regulated fishing seasons. and only then can we secure our work in the long term, and then export more to international markets. >> until now, people have done too little to protect lake tana. that could change, if the region becomes an official nature protection area. >> that look at lake tana bri