one funky little bit one little bit to give them i have serious problems on a personal level and i was unable to live there but once i'm going to. you want to know their story and for migrants terrifying and reliable information for more grants. more. hello and welcome to this new edition of eco africa the environment magazine brought to you by charles childish and dogs of allah and question it seems all topic i nailed it we have the big scar in lekki lagos nigeria and co presented with me today is my colleagues legal and level all the way from south africa hello easy hey auntie good to see you again and greetings to all of you all

there from johannesburg the largest city in south africa we've got some nice reports for you on the show today so let's get started. a company in nigeria has developed. i want to hold stations to reduce food waste. and inefficiency have been paying i want to help what we've done this successfully exhausted through the consequences of the climate crisis. it's stunningly beautiful unpredictable and cannot be tamed i am talking about the deserts over 80 percent of the jr and landlocked country in west africa lies in the sahara desert and huge june a creeping closer and closer to the capital niamey but an ngo called a young volunteers for the environment pushing back leading the fight children and teens the organization believes that a young people all the key to changing environmental policies and practices and

once they're on board they in turn convince other members of the a family's to join the cause. and environmental protection in action. xenia is learning from master blacksmith even human mana how to build an oven that works without wood all parts must fit together perfectly so that the oven closes tightly and no heat can escape. even him a man is building a series he just received an order for 50 ovens from the ngo volunteer to porn on via home mom. this oven is a tool in the fight against desertification because it's not filled with wood but with rice husks the husks can't be used for anything else not even animals eat on.

every day tons of rice husks accumulate in the state rice factory it's waste with no nutritional value everyone who has an oven can get it here for free to use this fuel some of the yuba visit schools to talk about the ovens importance after all trees and bushes hold the desert sand in place so this is about our behavior we have to change our behavior and our way of using raw materials we have to as you said correctly use clean energy and especially use power sources that allow us to reduce our use of wood. the pupils are allowed to test the oven at home for a week. how big my money boston route tells his family how to use the appliance. when. you know we act and it seems easy to use it produces hardly any smoke and you don't need to use wood anymore that's good i want to try the oven out properly. the new oven costs about 15 euros and the in geo also gives credit to

members of the ngo discuss the digital campaign the organization wants to plant trees and find people to take care of them the campaign begins in a village 2 hours upstream sunny on says that after an initial hesitation the women were eager to take part. on barley calling it greenies year or next year is going green it's about taking responsibility and making things public off the lot also create a digital version then everyone can put their picture in the frame on their smartphone and support the campaign on the internet but it's most important for us to show what people in the villages are doing a local way how they're doing their local part to fight desertification and solving the problem of the initiative has organized a very special field trip in the evening the pupils are to see with their own eyes how desertification keeps progressing and how important trees are this is memnon when they're not far away from me on the bank of the river sandu and so forth but

the final trip will enable the pupils to understand the phenomenon of desertification but we'll also see what people can do locally to stop the spread of the desert and to anchor the sand. the gigantic duno of subtle ray at the gates of the capitol neon made the pupils only want one thing to climb onto the dune as quickly as possible. some of these sand dunes wander up to 20 meters a year depending on the wind their height can reach $30.00 to $40.00 metres the pupils are overwhelmed once they get to the top. while it's often i've never seen anything like this i've never been here before it's so beautiful. visually but it's good maybe beautiful but it's a nightmare for humans and animals so you want if you don't want sand there instead bury your homes you have to try to prevent them from shifting. with sand drift

fences for example sunny explains what everyone can do to help stop the shifting of the dunes the students are pensive. and. after seeing this here i'm quite troubled. as you look at some point the sand could reach the town. that makes me afraid. there's only send left here nothing grows here anymore it's a real desert. so if it keeps advancing and reaches the people living on the river then it'll be all over. the outing had a big effect on the pupils they're now motivated over the holidays they're going to environmental camps where they will set up sandra fences and plant trees anything and everything to stop desertification. what an amazing thing those young people in asia are doing speaking of young people

a school kids around the globe are making headlines with their dedication to preserving and improving the environment have you heard of the fight is the future protest anti indeed i have seen it's great to see so many young people taking a political stand about the we we are treating our planet and its resources but some are also attacking the issue with hard evidence in the german capital berlin for growth school kids are taking part in a project that provides useful information to the whole community here is this week's doing your bit. these cars emit carbon dioxide as well as a fine dust juice the abrasion of brakes in tires. the fine particles have an impact on the climate and can cause lung damage where the in lagos in.

high school students in germany's capital and now finding out just how polluted this city really is it all starts by connecting a sense sun to a small process up. the german foundation has designed a do it yourself kit. i didn't quite like this project very much since i'm really into tech and i like to tinker with things. like collecting data almost a dozen schools will contribute to an online database of the city a tool to alert authorities in the event of a pollution spikes. this school is lucky the level of fine particles here is acceptable according to world health organization standards these young scientists not only point to a problem they provide data for a solution. and how about you. if you're also doing your bit

tell us about it visit our website or send his or tweet. doing your bit. we share your story. spalt vegetables and fruit that become inedible you see that quite often at the end of a market day after produce has been left out in the sun for holding growth in possible to sell the heat is a problem not only on the markets but also for the producers small farmers rarely house storage options in developing countries for instance about $470000000.00 small farmers lose about 25 percent of their annual income to unnecessary food waste anymore state in south eastern nigeria a local company has come up with a solution let's take a look. this

produce looks fresh and juicy but once is travels the routes it will sell and the vendors will make any money in countries across africa it's almost impossible to keep perishable produce in good condition because it's so hot in developing countries a major cause of food spoilage is lack of coal storage. has come up with an indigenous and affordable solution to the problem his company told hobbs is based in a worry in the south of nigeria called was is a means social enterprise that actually designed and installs solar powered walking called rooms the goal the eyes used is called rooms to us then the shelf life of the food from 2 days to 21 days these are completely solar powered so they are very well designed and robust for installation in the farm and in the markets because

cool have cold rooms as solar powered they can operate off grid that is where there is no electricity available out of a socket. and for the same reason they environmentally friendly in the daytime we are running off the solar panels our descent time story and edgy and in the night we switch to the batteries so just 24 hours a refrigerator and system completely of the great cauldrons are well insulated and those temperatures inside is capped at minus 5 degrees celsius farmers and retailers can store their fruits vegetables and other perishables left in their shelf life allowing them to sell a greater share of their wares make more money and reduce waste. for minesweepers just rent the green crates for $100.00 and you just all your produce inside a cold room you know for just under now when you check by the when you check the laws you know the laws at some markets of us used to present the laws can get to 70

percent depending on where you are so it is really cheap very affordable. cole harbor is up and running at a market in a waiting stall holders please this is made a welcome difference it's evidently worth their while to pay this storage fee when doing the call store the fruits and vegetables that are unsold one day spend the night here and then take it out and put on display again the following morning the whole house company hires only female staff to run its cold rooms so help boost employment for women this hobby is a success q and do is busy as you can see here it's almost like the place is really working well. sees you potential to grow its business across the vast african markets the company estimates it can build and sell up to 20000

generates over the next 10 years. hey all your coffee drinkers out there do you know that over 2000000000 cups are consumed every day and much of that comes on beans grown in africa and while the best coffee is good to the last drop dr periods insects or the lack of knowledge on resources leaves many small coffee farmers struggling to sustain a livelihood the situation is particularly critical in kenya which is why the climate academies have been established to teach the farmers how to adjust their methods to suit the conditions of the climate crisis given a great wonderful and outdoor training session at the climate can be me. this. because there is a bit in other words and it seems the disease becomes more difficult to multiply these expense becomes more people about to multiply their movement to

prove you have been paid for that he says. on today's show. 2 way to prune coffee trees the aim is to prevent the fungus that causes coffee berry disease which destroys the beans. they found was that the climate academy are expected to act as multipliers the idea is that they we pass on the techniques to up to 50 ad the farmers know. so there is not. much of course is a coffee rejoin in south and kenya here are local cooperative operates a model coffee plantation but climate change brings challenges like diseases drought or too much rain and this is causing yields to fall they can't occur to me

is visiting today and wants to help the farmers i've just the program is funded by the fair trade foundation is just one way the farmers can become more successful again. we have nutrient application as opposed to. nutrients. despite tips on cultivation many farmers find it difficult to leave just from growing coffee through the climate academy they and michael credits and gain expertise on how to generate more income be that through aquaculture or be keeping. busy is now trying his hand at chicken farming. with all my new knowledge learnt at the climate academy i can even sell more than 9 chickens and none of them sell for less than

a 1000 shillings. even when my relatives come to visit me i can take the chickens and use them for food. before that it wasn't possible. but coffee remains the main source of income in the area they're called but if the process is its members have it and helps marketing it collaborates with the climate academy and follows add green after lunch to watching. this used to be a waste now farmers use it as i keep a gun except eliza instead of expensive can call it. do you think it's possible for large secluded area that she eats proctors and military maneuvers and explored and grenades to also see how beautiful wildlife believe it on obscene the answer is yes at least if you're talking about armed forces training

ground injured it really is pretty amazing anti to discover just how many rare species find refuge in places like that birds wild cats was all sorts of plant and insects are more or less left to their own devices along with the surroundings themselves and in fact most german military training areas are part of the european network dedicated to the preservation of biodiversity. constantine's movements and artillery exercises make nature conservation at this army training ground a complicated affair before the ecologist start work the search party patrols the area to make sure there are no nasty explosive surprises lurking in the grass they're always accompanied by munitions expert from the german military force. they found a missile its location is marked down and laser bomb disposal experts will pick it up. you have to search carefully as we use everything from small 20 millimeter ammunition to large ordinance and explosives of course it's much easier to find

bombs that to find small munitions and don't forget we've been using this troop training area for 80 years so you find all sorts of stuff here. just those 80 years of army maneuvers have helped create a very landscape in bomb holder or grasslands with wild herb's as well as woodlands and brush all ideal for biodiversity. grasslands are so valuable because they're hard to find anywhere else there's no arable land so no pesticides no nutrients no fertilizers this is only for military maneuvers. the army has all the heavy equipment it needs to preserve the natural environment is armored vehicle is used to take care of open spaces to make sure they don't get overgrown it tears up shrubs and flatten small trees. germany has 1400 square kilometers of land for military drills the environmental

group nabu commission to study and found something astonishing although there are pollutants like heavy metals and kerosene residue the sights are ecologically important. let's finance was another situation in these areas is unique the exercises create a patchwork environment there are temporary changes what we ecologists call disturbances in areas where soil is removed there are pioneers sites where rare plants can grow as well as animal species you can't find in the regular landscape. of. destruction by tanks and artillery creates new ecological niches says army ecologist wilfried cotton ponds foreman tank trails and bomb craters where frogs and you can spawn. it's extraordinary the damage we see here from tanker trucks you only see this in military training areas is especially important for nature conservation this is not static environmental protection it's

a constantly changing they're also valuable areas not in regular use by the military where nature can evolve organically. in the area is used less often they deploy sheep several 1000 sheep graze all summer long in the military training ground so that's what makes change really useful is that they get into all the corners under the bushes into parts of the woods we can't reach a machine can't do that the prince grazing and droppings at the turf into the state that nature needs. the sheep of spent numerous summers in the military zone and are well used to it so shepherd karl-heinz kinkel. in there regularly generally whenever they're shooting even heavy fire you'd be amazed how fast they adapt if they do get frightened they huddle together. in germany large swathes of the natural environment to been wiped out chiefly through intensive farming the untamed

land in army training areas is highly valuable in ecological terms in bomb order to spite the bombs and grenades this unique environment get special protection. have you ever heard of a pangolin have you ever seen one there are new show looking animals with tiny eyes and nimble tongues used to snap up ads and insects all the eggs different species in the world hope of them are your and africa bites a severely threatens take care since scales are widely sorts ofter who are traditional medicines and in the fashion and cosmetics industries and their meat is considered a delicacy and parts of the world so much so that the mysterious creatures are in dire need of protection. 2 legs have their own protective armor and require. one on

watch every time animal keepers take over the penguin. that's because there's a high risk of her being abducted his scales with 15000 euros on the black market. laura was just a juvenile when she was rescued from poaches. we have many security measures in place which we don't make known to the public so overlapping security helps us and the unpredictability of rehab of penguins we constantly changing sought some locations some days that well some days they're not well so there's no set pattern as to when we are out in the bush or where we're going. the animals that naturally rotches century were all rescued from the hands of poachers some of the penguins need medical help when they arrive because they haven't eaten in weeks poachers don't kill penguins immediately preferring to trade

life specimens. some animals are still so young that naturally raja's has to feed them milk from a syringe. or a needs to gain weight to every day she gets put on the scales today she's 4.8 kilos since she arrived at the animal century 5 months ago she's gained about a kilo. one more and she can be released. there's still so much still to learn busy. on her weight but she. usually still be in the mother's milk dependent still within the mothers of 4 they became efficient enough to find their own food and find their own territory. it team of rangers is dedicated specifically to tracking down the poachers glen

thompson is in charge of the group he shows us and tracks but he says tracks left by penguins are hard to find in the bush over the course of many years observing animals in the wild he and his colleagues have only ever seen one penguin if you look at the bottom of it they've got a very. foot to an elephant so it's very soft they've got the lines in it and you walk in there to back feet so most of the time to find the sign of the penguin is when it's walking the tail leave marks in the road like this as a team and goes on and it's extremely difficult to see this work. thomson and his team have repeatedly confiscated illegal goods and large animals they've also arrested a number of poachers although they've probably caused only a fraction of the criminal gangs that operate here. the rangers are dependent on tips from local residents so we'll get information that someone in the village want

to and soon as we get that information and we can verify that it is a lot of penguin we'll set up a sting operation with a c.p.s. and then we'll go in and go affect the race collect the penguin and then take it for medical treatment or medical assessment. these poachers stop to refuel. the pangolin was still alive and lying in the cargo area the rangers had received a tip from a witness. a rescue mission like this is what saved and gave her a new temporary home. now she can at least go for walks back in the bush at the moment still accompanied by her own personal bodyguard. what incredible looking creature has let's all conservation efforts continue to succeed well that's all we have for today here at africa hope you enjoy the program i'm sick and go vote signing off from johannesburg and it's also time for me melt i

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