political and social topics considered from different perspectives. we cover the issues that move turkey on a unique transform for information. plus nine to connect to an unbiased agenda subscribed no or new to you. hello welcome to eco we india a sustainability magazine that gives you a bridge to cross a world into a cleaner greener tomorrow over the next thirty minutes we'll look at solutions to some of the most pressing problems plaguing our environment so that you can make an informed choice for a sustainable future. coming to you from mumbai in india. on today's show

let's look at how an organization invalid just one is empowering women to light up their lives while researching it and moved by using doggedly looking for spiders across the country. and how it all to put in order to indonesia is helping detect young people who want sustainable. first let's head to a remote village in the job just on the look in the early seventy's bunker gore founded the barefoot college the idea was to empower women with tangible skills even if they were in a trick on luck to make you question and bring out a revolution of sustainability and self-reliance today after forty seven years they've come along great curators to study. sumanda entitled brother raul ten that families goats every day from early to late . most other children their age go to school. or do them

sometimes the two can take a rest and dream a little. a lot of sense to me i wish i could fly in touch the sky so i would come back and share my joy with everybody in the village. that village is in the indian state of ra just on half the people here can't read or write among women and girls the rate of illiteracy is seventy percent. of davey the mother of superman a run who never went to school although she needs her children to work she dearly hopes they can get an education and break out of this life of poverty. and some of the lies they tell them about have goats and they have to be grazed but i wish my children could go to school. they must go to school. because if they study they won't be compelled to work the way i do that's what i wish for.

you this evening school should help that wish come true it's the only place in the village that has electric lighting and it's solar powered after a long day's work children come here for two hours they learn to read write and do sums the teacher addresses issues from their daily lives in math how to work out the amount to feed animals need in biology what kind of nutrition goats need. to do if. the children tell me they want to learn they want to learn more and more in the past the parents didn't want their children to go to school but they've changed their minds. now they see how important school is and they say that their children should study more. the barefoot n.-g. o. runs more than one hundred fifty such solar bridge night schools in poor rural

communities in india they're equipped with solar lamps and solar powered tablet computers which are made nearby barefoot's headquarters barefoot is based sixty kilometers away from. the ngo was all about solar energy. women from villages in africa asia and latin america come here to learn how to make solar lamps and to repair solar panels this. year we go to the sun doesn't discriminate between rich and poor it gives light to everybody let it be live though the sun is always that to produce electricity. a power from the mains it's different if you can't pay your bill it stops. soner equipment is a one off investment and is a real comfort. because there's no problems at all with little bit though the cost last six months basic physics and practical skills like soldiering are on the

curriculum the indian government and commercial enterprises fund the training more than two thousand two hundred women have graduated from the barefoot college so far . that we got there without light my children can't do their homework and when it gets dark they have to go to sleep when i come home we're going to have so lamps. and. physical exercise is also on the curriculum that it helps the women get in touch with their own needs and see themselves not only as mothers and toiling farmers but also as women who self confidently chart their own course the graduates are known as solar mamas. alike to my comment we all know that darkness is not the best thing so bringing light to the community is a whole big achievement. isabel more the human is from mexico is looking forward to installing a lamp for us six children to do their homework by the way. one thought one thought

i have no idea what help be able to and now. that what matters is that i've learned so much. people at home will see that i can do good work. it's been quite a sacrifice to come here to learn something new that africa and then i want my book . when the solar mamas go home they can help bring solar power to their communities and light up the evenings so the children can study late and perhaps look forward to a better life than their parents. let's now move southward from raw just hard to the city of mumbai even though the city's turning into a concrete jungle rapidly there is a rich biodiversity right in the center mumbai is home to a variety of spiders many of whom have only been described in the last few years research on spiders in india is scattered making it impossible for the scientific

community to demand for better conservation of the species research or badges sunup is trying to change this particular. it is well past midnight and the rest of the city is switching off its lights. is just getting started with his daily routine of going out to look for spiders he spotted a special spider today which has just. been studying populations for ten years hardly anyone here knows how important the.

there are several conservation efforts on tigers or even fish and omarion like that . and that's because of a lack of data on the species one reason for that could be that people are hardly aware of the different very ideals of spiders we have. in two thousand and nine. long forgotten trapdoor spider a three centimeter. in mumbai. despite which many believed existed only in hollywood movies is native to the city it was passed identified by a british. in eighteen one thousand nine for more than one hundred years. rediscovered it there was no data available on the species.

just like we have in our homes for protection the trap door spider also makes a door for itself. these doors outside. there borrows to hide from predators ready to say this was a behavioral trait that fits needed me and i thought wow that is different reaction something with a different. so far so now it has already described nine species of spider across the country but his biggest battle is yet to be india's of my life protection law which classifies the country's why live species according to how endangered they are surprisingly does not include spiders lack of data is a big reason why require less protection it is imperative to bring spiders into the fold of the wildlife protection. otherwise we will continue modeling out of the country to other ones spider said protected by law is

a she says and there are strict rules and penalties. smuggling them but for that data collection is very important it was really ordered good everybody important. more research on spiders good health food store to the rampant poaching off bad into last found in india they're often sold as exotic bets online many of the buyers come from europe. tribal communities who share their natural habitat with the spiders are important in the effort to protect them. like this community an artery a southern suburb of mumbai. despite having lived side by side for generations they have little knowledge of these eight legged creatures and i mean that the. sun up

is trying to bridge this gap by sharing his discoveries with them. on the one though. just like laws are illegally. spiders are also is marketed in a similar manner and he said if someone comes up to you to ask for information about a certain kind of a spider you showed us to make sure their intentions are good that they don't plan illegally a smart. guy. who's all been called the spider man of mumbai is eager to rediscover more species but he's quick to brush off the impact he's had on spider comes over. eleven million that but i don't feel i'm doing anything out of the ordinary but it's satisfying to know that people's interest in spiders is growing and when people hear that i'm

called the spider man of india that often it makes them curious to find out more. it is the concerted effort of listen. that might spiders finally fall under indias my life protection laws still this won't only be a first step toward preserving them. it is surprising that the visited on spiders in india is so unconsolidated especially given the all the creatures in the system in how to explain the today let's look at what would happen if all the spiders were to go extinct. there are more than forty five thousand known species of spiders on earth. a single spider each about two thousand insects a year. without spiders insects could pose

a serious threat to humans destroying crops or even transmitting deadly diseases. so what would happen worst. spiders to become extinct. spiders are some of the most important invertebrate predators in our ecosystems because they feed on insects like grasshoppers mosquitoes and flies. the absence of spiders would lead to an unnatural proliferation of these insects it would also mean that certain species of birds reptiles and amphibians that eat spiders would be under threat and that could throw the whole ecosystem at of balance. we would lose out on important research linked to the eight legged anthropoids including the potential medical benefits of spider venom. scientists have discovered that spider venom could be harnessed to create new non-addictive

treatments for chronic pain. and spider silk also has great potential for example a dutch artist and a cell biologist have created a super strong bulletproof material by blending human skin with genetically engineered spider silk which has a higher strength to density ratio than steel however the combined threats of loss and fragmentation of habitat in addition to climate change could prove deadly for spiders with higher temperatures and adverse climate conditions spider larvae are at risk. this would not only cause chaos to the food web but also be a loss to scientific research. that every living being has a place in nature a purpose to serve and if they are extinct or eliminated it is a domino effect on the rest of the beings in that ecosystem take bees for example who help greatly in pollination pollution warming temperatures the blue was the

struck to my ten insecticides are some of the reasons bees are dying on the large scale farmers in whom to the asian honey bee are examining their practices of harvesting honey to help conserve the bees. all over the world the colonies are dying. they suffer from climate change parasites and industrialized agriculture. the asian honey bee is under threat it is native to nepal's western hills. farmers here traditionally keep their bees in hollowed out tree trunks. but when the honey is harvested the honeycombs are destroyed and the bees have to start from scratch. building new homes is so exhausting that many bees die in the process.

and the honey may contain contaminants. now the farmers have asked for advice from be experts. more and more of switching to modern beehives. the boxes contain frames that the bees can use to build their honeycomb. on. the porch bees to store more so the reasons to not have to spend more energy to get a new branch of. the new hives give the colonies a chance. it's to regenerate. and the honey extracted from the frames not only looks good it also takes delicious. if you are also doing your bit tell us about it. visit our website.

doing your bit sure your stories. no country's a norm for their rich traditions but many in credence that go into this field are slowly disappear because of a word right here on sustainable practices a social entrepreneur to indonesia is working with indigenous follows to bridge the country's dive was flora back into. the blue pea flour has to be picked by hand. and it's good for salads so that's like a peach. as a lawyer and an expert on the flowers and plants of indonesia she's on a mission to preserve knowledge of the country's biodiversity. i grew up in a coffee plantation. and it was far from everywhere so my mother had to grow our own food so that's how i start to learn on how to get one foot very early on.

she set up a model farm and. thirty kilometers from the capital jakarta. and her work as a lawyer she campaigns for the rights of indigenous farmers. on the farm young people are taught sustainable agricultural techniques and how to cultivate the plants that have been reached indonesian cuisine for centuries. to move would have been worried about the current situation when you get a excessive use of fertilizer and. that's why i want to learn about organic farming . and doing indonesia has greater opportunities to farm in a way to live closer to nature and not industrialised and that will benefit our way of life and our health. i didn't finish it but. my

dream is to set up a farm like this at home and use it to feed my siblings. and pay for their schooling. the students take classes in organic farming and also business management and marketing. the aim is to prepare them all to be able to run their own farms when they graduate from the program. farming no longer appeals to many indonesians the social status of farmers is relatively low. profit margins are tight and selling products at local markets is hard work. and wants to turn this around. she also runs a cafe and shops in downtown chicago. it only sells products grown by the network of smallholder farmers who number more than fifty thousand. well right now we do

have a very good thing. every year we are losing about five hundred million farms and probably about seventy percent. above fifty five years or so and that's why it's very important work to bring back that pride and dignity off farming profession. by building the branding off of the farms the branding off the farmers and create the added value products. the cafe serves traditional dishes. and in the kitchen young cooks are trained by experienced chefs. produce direct from the network of farmers. by cutting out wholesalers the small holders can earn more than usual we were the first company that pay for the social security. because it's

a very risky. climbing the tree because every day. between forty fifty times. and of course if it will be slippery so that at least. it will be fair that they will be. at work. rice cakes with coconut syrup. home and loves traditional indonesian products and believes that more and more people will feel the same. now not everyone can or want to farm and grow fruits and vegetables can be a german company ip gotten is renting out farm plots that you can monitor and operate from the internet want to water your plant present botton and a god not on the ground will do it for you once they're right they won't even deliver your fresh produce to your doorstep let's find out. it's time for the

potato harvest environ now two hours drive from berlin vegetables belonging to city dwellers growing right in on gardens half hector of land that's right ip internet protocol garden urbanites can farm crops here without ever having to set foot on the sandy soil gardeners on location take care of the dirty work each online farmer rents a sixteen square meter plot for a euro a day. there would be internet farmers can choose from a variety of crops from lattice to flowers. growing and used to cultivate a plot of land with my family but the problem was that we couldn't watered during the week we were. and only got out there on weekends. the internet i came across the farmville simulation game where you plant in water and so on and i knew i had to turn it into reality.

ip garden provides its remote farmers with a massive data once a week a drone even supplies aerial pictures it gives users an overview of the state of their crops. closed circuit t.v. guards the farm around the clock. and each of the fifty six individual plots is equipped with sensors. the measuring devices register moisture levels in the soil exposure to sunlight and air pressure. the data is transmitted via bluetooth to a computer which collates the information and puts it on line. gardeners sitting at his home computer and needs to get his plants enough water these parameters help him decide whether the soil is moist enough and how high is the electrical conductivity what's the coefficient and how are my plants looking.

this seventh grade students at the plant thomas school in berlin's panko district also want to know how their gardens doing they've rented an ip garden plot each student has been growing their favorite vegetable on a one metre square allotment they can call up the data on ip gardens online platform and water their patch with a mouse click. that's a whole thing just a tad i basically thought it would be dead easy i said at my computer and the water but no whatever. but now i know that some plants aren't compatible my land isn't compatible with cabbages and eggplant. and because yellow tomatoes need some support out in the field by app she informs the gardener he can see the tasks he has to perform on each square meter today it's fertilizing using a brew of stinging nettles decided digitally carried out on location practical.

attractive but a concept that also has detractors. and i'm on the principle when you put forward v.i.p. garden principle you often hear i'd rather have my kids dig around in the soil themselves. out of boredom and in fact is though that neither you nor their kids actually go digging. it's alarming that's often not realized so in that sense the garden is a very good and sensible alternative. it certainly is a healthy alternative the on line farmers can pick up their crop or have it delivered the surplus is donated to a berlin homeless charity. i hope you enjoyed to be a stories of how many take over from it check out our social media platforms and make sure to leave a comment we'll be back next week with many more such stories until then good bye.

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