post. the sky for me. i love berlin. i'm a news story and very. very very best feature. or go back series every week on g.w. . hello there and welcome to the latest edition of. meltzer i mean from lagos nigeria now there's so much you can learn on this show if you ever have been questions about the environment and what you can do on your part just stay tuned but for now

let me introduce my colleague from the show from south africa high end see i hope you're fine and greetings to all you've us out there as and he said we have a lot in store for you on the program today here's a quick peek at what's coming up. how to charge your son by riding a bike. why recycle tiles are good for more than just artistic creations. and why the disappearance of wild dogs in zimbabwe is a threat to the environment. we stop the show in south sudan a country that banned the use of plastic bags following kenya's example the country's government says the plastic bag ban has already reduced pollution in the country's capital city by up to 50 percent. but there are still big challenges ahead many say more needs to be done and are continuing their campaign in the

countries markets. in. south sudan imposed a ban on the important use of plastic bags some time ago but there are still plenty around that's why juba's former deputy mayor neil majak talks to the people directly about the hum plastic bags because while the number of bags used has health since the law was introduced this still a lack of awareness about the issue he say's my dream is to have every citizen in juba realize that a cleaner environment has greater dividends for all of us and that we will have a cleaner job or. reusable bags are intended to replace plastic ones but some of the market vendors here say that change is bad for business for the prayers of one new usable bag they could purchase 20 single use bags for the time because

when we used plastic bags we would give them to our customers for free. but now we charge them for the goods themselves and for the bags that they use to take the goods home. and that means everything is more expensive. but no so we increase your c operation. and in fact many residents still use plastic bags something quite evident on the streets no fines have been handed out that's another reason that so many people have been switched and there are others i prefer using these black one because you saw my advantage to me because as you can see i have my items inside here and you can help fuel. prevent. them from making what is inside what well as this one cannot prevent that so this one i can keep in my mind as you can see i'm ordering

a. small sum of money here so even if i walk by the wendy's wonderment. south sudan became independent in 2011 and became its capital city over recent years the population has increased steadily more and more people are moving to the apple center in search of work that has led to congestion and increased sanitation and west disposal problems managing the refuse generated by the capital's 400000 people is one of the biggest challenges the city faces plastic bags form a sizeable portion of that waste to move the bun forward once the environmental awareness raising phase is over bill thirty's will start imposing fines on those found with the bat when it is when it is prohibited it is prohibited and the next thing is 0 tolerance policy that we are going to do is that. we are going

to make citizens who are carrying the plastic bag or small good in a plastic bag responsible for that crime juba city council also wants to stop any plastic bags from being imported into the country but that will require the involvement of several administrative channels that i cry that this place should be clear that we must not litter once this behavior become part and parcel of the citizens of juba that they would be telling themselves littering is a crime. that is when i would go home and it's new south sudan has been in the grip of a crippling civil war for 5 years now but a peace treaty was signed several months ago raising hopes of an end to the conflict as a result people who fled cities like juba are now returning to what should be increasingly clean and green places comes to the country's plastic bag bun. searching to germany now many people here ride

a bike to work even in the winter but the mode of transport is now so popular that some people even push pedals for fun you heard right not only on the street but also in the library that have a nice side effects say for yourself in this week's doing your bit for the environment. do you know the feeling. you're out and about and your phone battery is running low. or even worse if you're at the library. and there's no way to charge your smartphone. a public library in berlin has come up with a solution. to his books of course but it also has an indoor bike.

a built in air go meter generates electricity. enough current to charge a phone or other small devices. cycling also has a positive effect on concentration. so you can charge your brain and your phone at the same time. but how about you. if you're also doing your bit tell us about it or. visit our website or send us a tweet. hash tag doing your bit. we share your story. in many places in africa apes all threatens that's because there's large scale disbar station in many countries but also due to the spread of farming the animals have found one of the largest sanctuaries in uganda why is that n.t.

well that's because there is an expression density of primates and killed by the national park 13 different species so now the park has it come one of the country's most important toys to tractions we joined atoll and has this. you have to head deep into the forests here if you want to catch a glimpse of key bally national parks famous inhabitants such as the red color books monkey know where to find a higher density of primates but here in western uganda it boasts that seeing species in all not including humans. but where are the chimpanzees chimp trackin is one of the park's most popular attractions up rio we have a cure for this but nest the chimpanzees butte each night is the 1st sign of their presence so far and making the mists is really

a very point done on befitting the presses because these are one way of avoiding the enemies. or predators and also containing this for human beings what we can think in bed sheets on our beds overnight but you keep changing this after more than an hour of tracking the group discovers the chimpanzees or rather the chimps discover them. and they call out to notify the other. was. thank you. for this group of having to eat animals it's not their 1st contact with tourists they are still they could be dangerous so visitors have to follow the rules like maintain a distance of at least 8 me to. feel ok. chimpanzees

eat on scent termites but also fruits and even meet. yes. they are fairly safe because the local people benefit from their being protected. 20 percent of the pac entry and other fees goes to the local community 1st and residents get controlled access to the forest. grasses and other provoke come forth from the fox for specific to species rick on your right to the management of the right. and must be. given and given protection going before this. pekoe at once. this is end the leader of the chimpanzee troupe.

was their mother when he was young and was both a strong. first in the higher ranking and they speak in a male but it comes as a surprise to many so men that chimpanzees hunt and eat other primates. he's one of them would be content when it comes to the chimps aren't there mark you would find it really great to call a bus monkey. a block on the way to put a bus then. they hunted bubble and for their big. big target was always to rob the baby's going to be. a $150.00 tracking fee tourist an important source of income for the national pack and when after their toll they understand the try to species better they are more likely to take a stand for their protection. it was

a great experience this goes back to the look at us they relax in the trees like we do at the beaches at home they help forward they give in from it is it was a great experience to know i didn't know that and the other thing is. the next holiday party they keep making funny noises to communicate to themselves. as 1450 chimpanzees are uganda's not useful feel ation of this endangered species the closest living relative of humankind. so we go from the beautiful forest in uganda to recycling business in germany where the cars bikes or tractors most styles have to be changed regularly long before the rubber starts to crumble and becomes a news and to the owner but robert extremely long lasting material and that's

why recycling tires has great potential all the things that can be made from then you can see in our next film. is this the end of the road for these tires that trade has worn down and they're no longer safe for driving but what others throw away is a valuable commodity for one company based in eastern germany. danny shelby is particularly interested in large truck tires take of it i have larry tires consist of rubber natural rubber and wire by a wire right here in the tread and along the rim and those are 2 components that can be separated easily and you remove the wire with a magnet leaving the rubber. in the time manufacturing process heat is used to compress the rubber making the tires firm and heavy. so special machines a need to shred them. they use as much

energy annually as 1200 households. danny gets the tires for nothing. but his recycling company near to speak o. does have to pick them up from carriages entire dealers. and because the truck tires the so bulky only $100.00 actually fit into a container. i would have. to keep the driving in the transport costs down we try to source our tires locally but as we produce 20000 tonnes of rubber granular it from the truck tires alone we sometimes have to travel hundreds of kilometers to get enough orders of defensively. but in base design to catch a van or doesn't have quite as far to go she gets her old material for free from bicycle shops in her neighborhood. a lot of her products are made from in achieves. as.

i look for inner tubes with specific whips because i need them for various products . of and i tend to focus on what i call prized pieces which might be impostor patched up or have a manufacturer's branding. i pick out the most interesting ones 1st was the past year. as well as expensive handbags and other one off creations catcher vanno also makes wallets and key fobs that sell a prices similar to those of commercial products. in comparison to other materials the designers says that rubber has many advantages. as a child i mean much you know it's one great thing about this material is the supply is endless there's more than you could ever need so it's also waterproof it's terrible it's completely began and for many it's

a good alternative to leather you know but the tire recycling company is no longer any sign of the original form. the shredded rubber is molded into everything from small mats to large sheets weighing 80 kilos. is emitted into the compressed with a force of a 1000 tonnes so they're pretty tough if we didn't driven over them with tanks we've developed a new process that allows us to use the maximum amount of recycled rubber some products integrate natural couch work or other substances. but we don't we only use old timers. customers like the recycled rubber when used as flooring the sheets don't have to be glued down and they can stand up to the elements. that build in fell's castle they're being used to protect the granite slabs in the courtyard. once the restoration work is finished the mats can be cleaned and used elsewhere.

this robust material last for years. the idea behind. the energy in the sun to power our homes is gaining ground in africa and indeed in nigeria when it is all being used how do we maintain this resources how do we monitor their homes that are part by solar and all of that well a certain idea and decided he wanted to do something about it so he said what he calls a solar occurred to me he's teaching young people how to manage solar plants installations and all of that is also taking young men and women off the streets by this let's go to these academy. how to properly installed. repat and maintain solar panels that's part of the basic curriculum at the a steven renewable energy academy 40 kilometers north of lagos the educational institute opened in october 27th and so far around

$145.00 students have received instruction songwriters from the south so most residents are not when you get to be clear it's going to sound like to god well busy i don't hear nothing of comment that's all talk a while down there. positive and make it seem like the training is broken down into units it begins with a classroom session where the students are taught the basic principles and applications of solar energy that is followed by hands on experience outside the classroom here the students learn more about the competence of a solar energy system battery charge controller and solar converter and most importantly how to successfully markets to solar park it not been able to understand i know how to talk to a blank how to make a conditional properly it's almost. solely. because some time.

on the capacity of the system where you plant kind of the identical he's a recent graduate of the renewable energy academy he recently installed a solar energy system for the shop now more and more people are turning to solar palm. i thought i moved. it was during that training and now go to no doubt a lot of things that we have been doing one way or deodhar before but now i'll never go back and we keep. a stephen academy only sonny up for evil and his team for the summer training free of charge but the company also sounds pay and she go packages to people in the rural areas it is a win win situation. for all to be able to create more jobs for africans where we.

saw on many of these student graduates has to be taught how do i do designs of a solar system how do i install it and how do i maintain need for soft inability a stephen renewable energy academy wants to expand its educational program the team is planning to build another academy in the niger and capital abuja. did you know that african wild dogs are extremely successful hunters they are kill rate put chases of around 80 percent and that's far more than loans and that's just one example the pack animals are key to calling heavy of all populations once helps to keep the ecosystem balanced but there is a problem for the. land and sea they're under threat believe it or not wild dogs used to be a common sight on african savannah in the mid 20th century they were around hoff a 1000000 of them but their range has grown more and more limited and their numbers

have been decimated and this week's show we had to southeastern zimbabwe to visit conservationists working to give these unique animals a future. as the day cools down life in the bush in southeast zimbabwe begins to reawaken. even. the african wild dogs spent the hottest part of the day sleeping in the shade. now in the late afternoon the pack comes together ready to go out hunting. it's the perfect time for jessica water maya to check up on them she heads a conservation project for wild dogs in the survey valley conservancy. it's a protected area covering 3000 square kilometers. but they are incredibly social pack animals so it's just the way that they interact with each other the way they take care of each other where they take care of the puppies opec members pull together to look after each other and very different from other social convoys for

example line when wild dogs either kill the adults with the purpose the 1st they will look off to the into they will take me back to the injured wild dogs or among the most endangered carnivores in africa with population numbers of around $7000.00 at most the savvy valley conservancy provides a large area for them to roam freely which is exactly what they need to survive. they prey on games such as impalas. the survey valley conservancy was originally formed from an amalgamation of large private ranches that finances itself through tourism and controlled sustainable hunting. outside the conservancy little of the original bush remains the local population has grown on more and more land has gone over to farming leading to increased contact between wildlife and humans. victor chip bio of the african wildlife conservation fund is

responsible for the school based education program. that. was by a teaches the children about the food chain and explains what happens when one species dies out the idea is to help the children learn the importance of conservation was no photos example i think it's great to learn about protecting the animals no we're not going to go no no i know that if poachers come i need to report it to the police or my teachers. you actually see that even if you see a snake if this is a flat out they will tell you that. doesn't like just these things they see music leave this think it's good to leave because it's only easy if you can put it for the it was just you. do this we've never kid you.

for putting. but african wild dogs are still exposed to danger even inside the park as we discovered the next day 2 dogs got caught in a snatch trap jessica water my is at the scene when the ranger arrives. so we rest just soon as possible within 20 minutes of the report but unfortunately. the dogs had already strangled themselves and suffocated. it's a senseless killing the dogs won't even the poachers target. the traps were set to catch antelopes. the dogs had tried to free themselves by biting through the wire but the copper was too tough we're still it's the alpha male that's been killed along with another adult dog the best hunters of the pack. why a snare traps are almost invisible in the dense bush and the area is vast but the rangers have still managed to find or around 50 of them. as conservationist working

in africa we have a duty to to protect them to make sure they stay for future generations and they are completely distinct species and once i'd gone they're gone the rest of the pack will stick together until the juveniles are fully grown fortunately the alpha female wasn't lost otherwise the pack would have broken up but with her make now gone hopes of gaining a new litter of puppies this year look slim. and that's how we come to the end of this week's edition of eco africa thank you so much for being a part of the show and show you join us again same time next week i'm now it's me from the fawcett park in lagos nigeria so you same time next week and it's also time for me it's a farewell from jervy in south africa but remember you can always check in with us on our social media platforms or our eco africa website so long for now bye bye.

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