Saving Lake Victoria

Living on Earth

With the help of some high-tech satellite imaging that color-codes soil types, scientists have recently discovered one source of some of the excess nutrients choking Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake. Pedro Sanchez, director-general of the Kenya-based International Center for Research in Agroforest, discusses this discovery with host Steve Curwood.

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