interlocking off the fate of the arctic on one hand and the rest of the world on the alter of. the tissue really the core of the climate challenge dot the rest of the world it's called to destroy the off to but the magical the ice in the arctic cold also destroy the rest of the world because climate change is open up the boards of ways it's opened up the region for exploitation of its vast resources and that that is not forecast. to only be a temporary blessing if you want to call it that because if only up for the greenland ice sheet. it would lead to to meet those rice and she leveled all over the world dr would mean that every cost of safety whether it is shared in florida where the united states or whether it's in china or korea. or whether it is to buy

up a topic. would be history and the problem is that the science fundamentally wrong. and it's just been wrong in the sense that the melting of the irish is happening much faster than anybody predicted and that is a scary thought what is your sense of the future of the on what kind of ontic we going to leave behind there is a big question mark. where the world will be when my granddaughter sherman who fall for sitting next to me earlier today will be my. whether there will be any point in holding out her confirmation of the time in her bar because the whole thing will be lost by the time she reaches my. yes as we just heard there what's happening in the arctic is it will continue to

have an effect on the rest of the world let's have more on that now from a man to borrow in the studio a man. thanks nick well absolutely islands nations coastal cities shoreline communities hundreds of millions of people are at risk from the rising tide if we do nothing it's already a stark reality for people in indonesia where at least 42000000 homes are under threats the country's made the controversial decision to move its capital jakarta to the indonesian part of borneo with its rich rain forests and unique wildlife now that's a world 1st but given the rising trend in emissions and global temperatures it's unlikely to be the last well to give you a sense of the scale of the ice melts here are some of the big numbers let's start in greenland which had a record melt in august on the other side of the globe and antarctica the world's biggest ice sheet released 3 trillion metric tons of water over 25 years that's

enough to fill more than a 1000000000 elim pick sides some in pools and the thwaites class year thought to pose the greatest risk for rapid sea level rise well in january nasa research has discovered an underwater cavity around 300 meters high caused by the warming waters beneath it. as all oceans heat with the planet the water also expands and sea levels have risen more than 20 centimeters since the industrial revolution some leading i scientists say that in a west case scenario a rise of 3 even 5 degrees celsius sea levels could rise by as much as 2 meters by the end of the century and that's well over my heads and that would swamp some island nations and coastal cities but. for me this is my home and migration this the last resort for me it's very very difficult for a small island state like someone because not only that it cost

a lot of money there's not much land because obviously we're a small island states so where we going to relocate there for 30 years we would have been seen that this is the fight of our lifetime because it threatens already existence is a nation. so people understand they weren't there but with a little power to stop the emissions created in other parts of the worlds. back here in iceland's neck. thanks amanda the indigenous sami have lived in the aga region for thousands of years the lines spread across norway and finland russia and sweden and their way of life is intimately connected with the north going to war we planet is putting that under threat there's ballrooms with his report in sweden. returning the dead to their final resting place. caskets containing the skulls of

their ancestors finally being given back to the sami people by the swedish state after being taken from graves in the 1950s to be picked over for research more on. this gesture may heal some wounds new ones are being opened up as the government is accused of failing to properly deal with a climate crisis that threatens the sami way of life. for much of their off the wealth the sweden has has build on its build on sami grounds the 1st thing is to to to face the history of colonization what the west sweden a state has made done to to to my people just a few kilometers inside the arctic circle the town of york mark is a center of sammy culture in sweden. scientists say the arctic is warming up twice as fast as the average global right the putting the family on the front lines of quiet change it's being felt particularly in ancient forests like this where like

growing on the ground provides food for rain there and animal now facing mass starvation thousands have died despite the herd his efforts to feed them by hand while melting ice sheets have cut off their migrates routes across the arctic sami reindeer herd is say the situation is made worse by the disappearance of the old forests sweden has taken action to meet other climate pledges including the creation of wind farms and hydroelectric plants today sweden is placing almost all of their parks on sammy territory just explode exploiting it again destroying it again making our lands into being a huge industrial parks sweden's environment minister refused to comment on our report struggles between the sammy people and the swedish government go back for centuries the climate crisis has pitted them against each other again it's

a dispute that must find common ground swiftly if the psammead way of life and the arctic as we know it to survive. paul reese al-jazeera lapland sweden. the fight to keep traditions alive whenever i spoke to dolly somebody who's from a component. for the innuit. they the challenges and the threats are multiple and with climate change their compound day in day by day by day with the loss of sea ice the increase vessel traffic they. from the perspective of 3rd party interests looking at the commodities that can be extracted from the arctic region i mean is this one thing after another so that so the threats are compound dying every day you have a rich culture going back thousands of years how important is that the those who

want to come in and access the richness of the altered how important is it that they listen to your voice i think that our adaptation to this unique and distinct environment is highly significant and our knowledge that innuit knowledge indigenous knowledge about the region is a major asset for anybody interested in having a measure of influence in the arctic i think that it is it is crucial for nation states and others to not only respect our rights but also if they are intent upon being active in the arctic to outreach to us directly because of our insides our world perspective and our understanding of our environment and how optimistic are you about the future my hope is that. we can kind of curb that the adverse impacts

of climate change but also to to to to mitigate the impacts and adapt to the impacts and that we will always be in the arc. this is it's our homeland it's our territory and we know this region better than others and we we we won't be leaving the area any time soon. now that we've come to the volcanic hills just outside of reykjavik and we're going to take a look at the plethora of climate data the result there is very hard to make sense of it all take a look at all planet s.o.s. this data track it's drawn help us understand what's happening there is the rise in average global temperature is and sea levels and the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere most scientists agree the safe level for our plants is around $350.00 parts per 1000000 given with no well past $400.00 we've got a fair bit to do. there's a natural carbon sink drawing in c

o 2 and story directly in the soil it's with c o 2 levels so high they just can't take it all in but now scientists in california trying to change that they're using gene everything technology to try to give the plants around us a turbo boost reynolds. for planet earth and for dr joe and chore e it's a race against time jury is a multiple award winning plant biologist at the salt institute in california she's also been battling parkinson's disease for more than a decade her old idea is to genetically modify existing crop plants to reduce the planet warming chemical carbon dioxide we knew that plants really were good at sucking up c o 2 from the air they've had 450000000 years or more. evolution and that makes the plant really efficient plants can get that c

o 2 out of the atmosphere and they can concentrate and then they use it think back to your school science lessons photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert sunlight water and c o 2 into stems leaves and sea plants expel oxygen as a byproduct but while forests are shrinking globally farmland is expanding the fact that cory says can help cut 0 to the beauty of our planet actually comes down to that were using the food. giving them another trait they can see questions come in and put it down in the saloon the basic idea behind this science is to genetically modified crops plants like for cotton or soybeans to absorb more atmospheric carbon the carbon is then stored in the plants roots and kept under round out of the air the scientific team wants to develop food crops that will grow

longer deeper roots to sequester the extra c o 2 the absorb in their tissues as they grow the hope is over. a decade or more that enough of that carbon dioxide will be sucked out of the atmosphere that we will be able to begin to mitigate the rising c o 2 levels because of the burning of fossil fuels jory admits it's a bold initiative which could take years to implement if the gene manipulation is successful but for her it's personal and there isn't are you seeing with this project and for me you know i'm 64 years old ok i've had parkinson's for 16 years that's a long time you well i feel good i have to do this now i have to say so on point to get it done right every single goal and you have to keep your eye on that go joy in shorey a warrior in a laboratory fighting for planet earth rob reynolds al-jazeera la jolla california

. john surely they're just one of the many people around the world trying to come up with solutions to protect our planet and we'd like to hear your stories of innovation and action just get in touch using the hash tag a j planet s.o.s. and that's it for this series of planets s.o.s. all part of al-jazeera is commitment in boosting our coverage of this crucial and important global story will be back with another series setting out the facts in the science related to the planets in crisis we talked to those fighting to protect our oceans the people dealing with the emotional toll of abandoning their homes to the rising tide and we're in santiago in chile for $25.00 the u.n. climate conference with a full health check on our planet and what world leaders are doing to tackle the climate crisis. but for now from maine clark and from the whole team here in iceland for planet us us it's goodbye.

my favs simmons were all. taken by the chinese government all i want to stay with my son stay with my wife and so on this is one of the horse human rights abuses of our time we decided to talk about it. just. tell the world. the truth about china systematic repression of the week is. tell the world coming soon on al-jazeera. an act of youthful defiance that we've ruled your turn

next of the us out in the school will they arrest me at home at 4 in the morning was electric shock treatment was the worse that triggered a revolution. the arrest of those children sparked it all of which became a battle without and that was the beginning of the armed struggle in syria. the boy who started the syrian war on al jazeera. the city of members becomes a potential flashpoint between turkey and syria's army but russia says it's working to keep them apart.

you're watching al-jazeera life from a headquarters and. also ahead. negotiator says it's possible to reach a deal with the u.k. this week but the chances are slim and time is tight a court in south africa up a spawns the corruption trial of jacob zuma until next year the former president appeals to have the case thrown out it's also been on calls in international help to put out its worst wildfires in decades. helo turkey has shrugged off new u.s. sanctions to press on with its military offensive in northern syria 7 turkish soldiers have been killed since it began a week ago while the kurdish led syrian democratic forces say 37 of their fighters were killed in just the last 48 hours meanwhile the russian backed syrian army has now entered men but as a key city that turkey wants to capture it appears

a shot of assad's forces are moving in to fill the void left by america sudden withdrawal russia's envoy to syria says his country is patrolling the dividing line between turkish and syrian government forces to prevent any direct confrontation and the un's human rights office wants to work its a launch an independent investigation into possible war crimes it's gathering information about videos that appear to show summary executions. by fighters allies to ankara still turkish president says the offensive has been a success so far has been addressing a meeting of turkey countries in azerbaijan. we are on the 7th day of the operation our military operation is continuing successfully as per the safe zone map we presented to the whole world at the 74th un general assembly we have as of this morning cleared 1000 square kilometers from the control of the separatist terror group. then i heard that it has more from turkey's border with syria.

russia has been handed another victory in syria this is what it means the russians entered when the americans left russia laying claim to members city a strategic city in the northern countryside of aleppo its strategic location on an international highway that connects east to west syria most of the players in the syrian conflict would want to control this city because it is a supply line a supply lines run through the city and for turkey it is important because if it is to create this safe zone in the area east of the euphrates it will need access to members in order for this safe zone not to be an isolated pocket to connect it to other areas in syria so the russian president a presence along the front lines between our separating these syrian and turkish armies actually means that the turkish led offensive to capture this city which was

held by the kurdish led syrian democratic forces is no longer possible if turkey wants to avoid a direct confrontation with russia so this development really calls into question the relationship between these 2 countries turkey and russia they have been working together in syria yesterday the turkish president seemed confident that russia was on his side he talked about coordination cooperation he even hinted that there was some sort of a green light for turkey and turkey backed syrian rebels to move into members and another kurdish held town called bani with the russian defense ministry saying today no there is no such agreement between ankara and moscow on turkey's military operation in the north of the country stuff osten has more on russia's role for moscow. well russia is trying to reassure everyone that there will not be a clash between the turkish forces on one side and the syrian forces on the other

and that russia has not been patrolling in the middle to make sure that these 2 forces stay on their separate sites but it is a very complicated balancing act that russia is performing here of course it doesn't want to have this confrontation with turkey a very important ally to russia but it also doesn't want to troops to stay inside syria russia wants the kurdish settlement the 'd region also to be controlled by syrian forces which is already starting to emerge right now but the question of course remains how russia will convince the turkish troops of leaving syria after this whole operation is finished and for the 1st time russia has actually strongly condemned the rush of the turkish operation a tad it's unacceptable and any any allegations or any suggestions that were made by president one that russia had some kind of given some kind of clearance for this operation are completely untrue giving

a strong message definitely to turkey that there are limits to this operation meanwhile the envoy the russian envoy for syria has said that there is a dialogue which russia is facilitating between the kurds and the syrian forces and he hopes that if this dialogue will fight be finalized in some kind of agreement that the situation in syria will normalize as he described it not making clear what normalization would mean but it is suggesting that that would mean that maybe that the turkish operation would finish after this deal would have been sealed but it is a very complicated balancing act which is happening right now but we go she is the opinion editor of bloomberg she says turkey is likely to suffer economically and militarily as a result of fits the session to go to war. the president of turkey gave quite a lot of warning he said over and over he was going to do this and he disregarded

the the the vice the requests from the united states and indeed from other european partners to sort of all the turkeys to sit back and allow for a settled settlement to take place between the 2 sides but he clearly had run out of patience he decided that he was going to go in militarily and drive out the kurdish militias from that part of the syrian border with turkey it's a decision he's taken he's made his bed he now has to lie on it there are consequences we've begun to see some of those consequences play out in in the decision by several european countries to stop supplying military equipment to turkey some of the equipment that will be required for a if this military operation continues we're seeing the united states already announcing some sanctions on members of congress planning stiffer sanctions we'll see how long turkey can sustain this moscow has criticized as to i mean we've seen

moscow describe it today in the strongest terms about the so far they've described the military operation as being unacceptable i don't think that that will necessarily mean that there will be a strong security council condemnation of turkey i think between russia and china they will make sure that there is not going to be a strong line taken but if this conflict carries on if we see more graphic videos of death and destruction if there is a huge refugee crisis continue the criticism of turkey over this will continue and they will not be able to get away by saying well you didn't do this with the saudis to other news and the european union says reaching a breakfast deal this week remains possible but the chances are becoming increasingly slim lead negotiator michel barnier made the assessment during a meeting of e.u. ministers in luxembourg on tuesday politicians in the u.k. and in brussels are trying to reach a deal by the end of the week as the october 31st deadline approaches e.u.

leaders will be meeting for a 2 day summit from thursday. reaching an agreement. is still possible obviously any agreement must work for everyone to all. of the united kingdom and the whole of the european union let me add also that it is high time. to turn good intentions in the legal text at least 5 people have been killed in anti-government demonstrations in guinea there is widespread anger at a proposed change to the constitution which would allow president's office condé to run for a 3rd term nicolas more from the capital. this is downtown and here people were protesting clashing with security forces yesterday where many people have died and scores were injured don't people have come out and like this

lawyer returning back to normal some of them came out to see what will happen today because the opposition leader called for another day of nationwide movement earlier we saw down this road security forces clashing with protesters arresting them beating them many of them or anything because the majority of the population here but never has a pull on the lead this country and many of the opposition people that you see here accuse the president. of deepening ethnic divisions in this multiethnic country now the president has called for a national dialogue he wants to sit down with the opposition and try to find a solution to this political deadlock the presidential election or a year away but there are scenes that for now there is no room for dialogue. the corruption trial of the former south african president jacob zuma has been postponed until next year zuma is facing 16 charges relating to

a government deal for military equipment with a french company zuma says he hasn't done anything wrong for me to miller has more on the scandal that goes back several years. jacob zuma made a short appearance in what was expected to be the 1st day of questions into allegations of corruption within minutes the trial was again perspire own to february next year mr zuma elects to exercise is. the full extent. of his guns just not rights. which includes what i taught people. in unfavorable decision. when i said civil court zuma will appeal friday's court ruling that said he. should stand trial the charges relate to $180000000.00 contract with french arms company time is to provide naval equipment to the south african government tun as is accused of paying

a bribe to zuma who was then the leader of the causal natal province for his influence zuma was 1st charged in 2007 the charges were dropped 2 years later when he became president of the african national congress but last year charges of corruption racketeering and money laundering were reinstated it's been almost 15 years since zuma 1st face these charges and the latest appeal will keep zuma out of court at least for now many see this as yet another delay tactic by the former president who has repeatedly claimed he wants his day in court whatever the outcome the trial is likely to be drawn out for months to come. outside the court a couple of 100 supporters gathered to hear zuma speak. but. we asked the court to drop the charges completely because it's apparent that this case was never going to be dealt with fairly because we believe there was a conspiracy to find ways to arrest me while vocal this crowd is one of the

smallest seen supporting the former president a no show by prominent provincial leaders of seumas party the a.n.c. perhaps a sign of declining support.