Climate Curious

How Uru Uru team is cleaning up a sacred lake in Bolivia

Mar 27, 2025 · 10 min · 24.8 MB
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Uru Uru team are using giant reeds called ‘totora’ to revive polluted lakes in Bolivia. Environmental activist Gustavo Blanco joins Climate Curious to dive into how restoring his local lakes protects so much more than just nature. It protects people and livelihoods. 


Learn more about the Uru Uru team: https://theirisproject.org/winner/the-uru-uru-team

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