Titicaca, world's highest lake, at risk

[Judi Lynn]

Titicaca, world's highest lake, at risk

La Paz (Bolivia), July 11 : Lake Titicaca, the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, located on the border of Peru and Bolivia, is at risk from at least five environmental factors, the UN has said.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned about five threats that would affect Titicaca, situated at a height of 3,811 metres above sea level, the Prensa Latina news agency reported.

According to the UN study, released by Bolivian state newspaper Cambio, the Titicaca water system and its environs may be affected by the impact of global warming, the fast population growth, and changes in the use of the soil near the water body.

It also mentions as threatening factors the uncontrolled urbanisation, pollution of water sources and inadequate regulations for disposal of liquid waste from mining, cattle raising, fishing and aquiculture.

More:
http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-24898.html

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[WhiteTara]

1. That's a beautiful picture

Sorry the story is about its destruction.

[Recursion]

2. (cue Beavis and Butthead laugh)

There are whole cultures that live entirely on artificial islands in the middle of the lake. It's a biological and anthropological treasure.