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The legacy of Kenya's toxic lake
The area around Kenya's Lake Naivasha is known colloquially as the flower bed of Africa. The cut flowers industry generates 5% of Kenya's GDP – and causes extensive pollution. Fertilizers from its fields drain directly into the lake’s waters.
- Date 05.02.2018
- Duration 07:17 mins.
- Author Manuel Özcerkes
- Homepage Global 3000 - The Globalization Program
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- Related Subjects Environment, Kenya, How do we change?
- Keywords Global Ideas, environment, kenya, cut flowers, mass production, lake naivasha, imarisha naivasha
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