Facing a lake covered by low-lying clouds, spiritual leader Arwa Viku burns leaves hoping that the smoke will carry his message, his voice mixing with the sound of waves lapping the grass-lined shore.
Here in mountainous central Colombia, Viku's Arhuaca Indian tribe is concerned that the country's water supply is being threatened by an expanding unregulated agricultural sector.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/colombian-indians-plead-water-preservation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/javier-mozzo-pena
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mississippi
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grasses
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/colombia