The water level of the culturally rich river between Peru and Bolivia is sinking ever deeper, tributaries have dried up. Crop losses and contaminated water sources are causing the population to migrate. Environmentalists are now working hard to protect the Lake Titicaca ecosystem.
"My ancestors performed rituals and ceremonies at Lake Titicaca," says Miriam Lupaca. She works as a lawyer and activist for the protection of Lake Titicaca - and adds: "Forecasts say that the lake will only exist for another 15 years." To ensure that this gloomy prediction does not come true, she is working in a network of committed people in Bolivia and Peru to preserve the Lake Titicaca ecosystem. This includes workshops, binational meetings, but also a legal process and political initiatives - read more about this in the current "begegnen" magazine
Also in this issue: At the Protestant University of Central Africa, the "Ecotheology" project sensitizes students to the sustainable use of resources. A visit to the most environmentally friendly campus in Cameroon.
â–º Mission 21 supports the project to protect Lake Titicaca
The magazine "encounter" is Mission 21's donor magazine and is published four times a year. The magazine contains information and stories about Mission 21's projects and the people behind them.
