Senegal’s Pink Lake | Al Jazeera World Documentary

The Pink Lake in Senegal attracts tourists and is a vital local resource, but there are certain environmental issues that could threaten its existence.
Lake Retba, or Lac Rose, near the capital, Dakar, is the only pink lake in Africa. It is a top tourist attraction and the salt dug from its bed also underpins the local economy on which thousands of people in Senegal and West Africa depend.
But it is also right next to the Atlantic Ocean and a strip of constantly moving dunes - so blowing sand can cause siltation and disturb the lake’s ecosystem. Seashell mining also used to disrupt the flow of underground water to the lake and local rainfall has fallen due to climate change.
Some local experts are worried that the lake’s salt may be being overexploited. Although action has been taken to protect it - the government has banned seashell mining and the lake is now given an annual biological rest - there is still a risk that if the environmental situation were to deteriorate, the effects could be quite serious. Continued, unregulated urbanisation of the area, for example, could expose the lake to the nearby sand dunes and prevent rainfall from reaching its waters.
Such ecological changes would affect many people’s lives. Some scientists also believe the lake’s value is not only in its salt - its unusual ecology, they say, might provide valuable insights into the science of climate change.
The Pink Lake has been on UNESCO’s tentative heritage list since 2005, but this has still not materialised. However, if environmental protection is not maintained, significant harm could be done to the lake.
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[@sampeeps3371]

Lake rose is beautiful. Went there many years ago, rode horses with this French woman who had a riding school there, and had a great lunch by the lake. Had a wonderful time

[@budimustapahusinsagala]

That's sweet!!

[@papalou9011]

Come back my brother...Senegal is welcoming

[@domsrequino7806]

Ive been there 6 yrs ago... Its f Really pink and salty... Senegal nice country... I miss this place

[@kamsuma91ibra2]

God bless Africa

[@inhismercy5045]

Amen

[@yeasashikder3704]

Wow Fantastic😍😍😍

[@aijazzbhatt2018]

Love To See!

[@CoolGirl007]

Foreigners are invested in Africa Profit gain by them not the local The local is actually not much earning after hard work

[@lorettadavis6944]

That’s a disgrace. The locals should form a co op and deal with other African countries.

[@BoringDad1272]

@@lorettadavis6944 She can't judge a situation based on one scene. Usually folks who never set foot in Africa tend to have a colonial view if Africa. They are always looking for a sore stories. No foreigner is running Senegal. Senegalese control everything. Once they see for instance a Best Western, they assume all hotels are run by foreigners. Foreign investment is what we need! China become developed because of foreign investments. If you look a the situation in a black and white perspective, you will lose site of why having peolle with money investing in Africa is crucial. Only folks with no understanding of economics can complain about foreign capital. It is up to African to take advantage of those investments like did China. Ps: i am from Senegal

[@fredboltonadjeiasa3203]

Senegal is blessed

[@josephamoakotettehnarh3694]

Amazing 😍

[@TheSitcheeation]

I cannot get over our skin! Like velvet, flawless. I mean…My God!!

[@Mwafrika]

I love my African people

[@davemyers4466]

Thank you.

[@baolmedia3881]

Africa unite

[@madjiguenesarr6610]

Mother’s land 🇸🇳

[@saicharan4393]

Salt workers are working very hard. 🙏🙏

[@andreasswientek7378]

Amazing Senegal 🙏❤

[@fasilatsanusi7431]

I thank God for His merciful hands on the creatures...the earth was so blessed for it inhabitants

[@alkarim8064]

Beautiful country

[@TheUneducatedTeacher]

Wow just wow KM Hemmans The KZbinr

[@db2885]

What is the music played in the opening of the documentary?

[@abc_cba]

This pink component Astaxanthin is one of the greatest antioxidants known to man. This Salt is way more powerful than Pink Himalayan Salt, which is not even a replacement to this Salt.

[@ottobhan725]

Who says it’s the anti-oxidants properties? Sounds like marketing Schlick. Land animals are easily trained and captured by salt blocks (called salt licks in the USA). Salt is essential to life on the planet. Hmmm?

[@abc_cba]

@@ottobhan725 who says ? You such a dumb troll. Do some research before speaking nonsense. Google what Astaxanthin means or is !

[@dunique26]

@@abc_cba so u telling me that the Pink Himalaya Salt, I purchased today was a waste of my money? People that do marketing should be ashamed of themselves.

[@fredboltonadjeiasa3203]

AWWW GOD IS GOD AND HE'S GOOD

[@JayJoestarr]

Still sacrificing in 2021..

[@TheSitcheeation]

It’s a must. When you take, you just return.

[@saveournsrey2018]

This man arts is beautiful and quite different. Better than most of these ugly looking arts that sell for millions. He’s brilliant. And it’s too bab he’s not famous. I love to buy one or two.

[@stopdeforestation]

Al Jazeera, use a translator, not captions. Most of us listen to documentaries as radio while doing other things. Captions we don't have time for, so we move on to the next video, so thus your documentary goes unwatched. Thumbs downed

[@murrayflewelling1258]

Their only real complaint is the lack of pepper :)

[@jaychikochibuike2305]

Why Pink

[@sampeeps3371]

The photosynthetic bacteria in the water, when hit by bright sunlight, turns a pink colour.

[@straightblast569]

Why the water turn red huh huh oh

[@advsmbacha]

hello

[@alwaysquestionthings2801]

300 grams of this cost about 6 euros in Europe

[@BoringDad1272]

And 6 Euros is 6 x 550 cfa = 3300 can which is a a family meal.

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[@straightblast569]

Wtf

[@peterpiper5098]

Thats not pink. Thats red! Straight from scriptures. Prophecy. Thats coming from god.

[@peterpiper5098]

@Bvbs you color blind and have a debased mindset

[@makhtardiop4203]

@@peterpiper5098 and you're a big dummy thinking he's smarter than others. Go read some books !

[@sampeeps3371]

I've been there. Trust me it's bright pink

[@peterpiper5098]

@@sampeeps3371 no im not trusting you at allllll.

[@sampeeps3371]

@@peterpiper5098 well you need to leave your little hole and see for yourself

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

White people need to invite themselves and bring as solicited “democracy” to this community.

[@makhtardiop4203]

What are you talking about !

[@lilacer6841]

why

[@BoringDad1272]

@@makhtardiop4203 A silly dimwitted air head! Don't worry Makhtar!

[@amadouseak8309]

withe people need Africa otherwise they would be nothing without us. Also withe people are the reason that africa had to suffer more dan europeans. Do you're research