they are the experts be able to agree on the guidelines or will this technology create deadly new autonomous systems. clips starts aug 14th on t.w. . the board. welcome to global 3000. divers recently thought they discovered a new reef in the mediterranean but what appeared to be bright colorful corals were in fact mountains of plastic waste swaying in the currents. humans have put their stamp on the planet and it's not always been a pretty one a report from the united nations says biodiversity is declining at

a dangerous rate more than a 1000000 species could soon become extinct. there's almost no place on earth that's been spared from human activity not even the poles or remote mountains such as in the kurdish region of northern iraq it's one of the world's most conflict ridden areas borders drawn after world war one left the kurdish region straddling 4 states turkey syria iraq and iran. this is resulted in uprisings of violence and wars that still continue today. most recently against so-called islamic state over the decades millions of people have been displaced some fled to isolated mountain areas. kurdistan's wildlife has also been badly affected many species are now endangered but there is new hope in the car a dark region of northern iraq thanks to dedicated conservationists.

summer temperatures can exceed 40 degrees celsius here in the carriage in the kurdistan region of iraq that's why biologist hannah ross and her colleague cora shout out like to get an early start they're looking for traces of the biggest predator here a leopard that's considered the spirit of the character. and they look great it's a flagship species so it's very important it's on the top predator so it's on top of the food chain. the persian leopard is virtually invisible people who live here in the mountains of countdown know with the leopard but very few have ever seen it . even hanna rosin who's been working and doing research here for years now has never encountered a leopard in the wild that's why they use camera traps. so this is the wild growth. and we get a lot of pictures of them on our camera trance which is

a good. indicator of the prey and availability for the persian upper and this is one of the reasons one we can't approach and look at actually. and it seems this morning we've got a lot of pictures of mammals different than most species and also a lot of birds we have. the wild goat. we have. the gray wolf jackal fox wild cats the asiatic wildcatters will. the leopards have to compete with wolves for their prey and occasionally other leopards but persian leopards have become very rare in these mountains so this leopard is their 1st photographic record of the persian leopard for iraq that we had. and this through this we disagree discover the persian leopard in 2011.

this one is a new individual that we discovered in canada in 2017 and this way we know for sure that we have 3 adult leopards living and roaming these mountains. worldwide the population of persian leopards is estimated at less than $1300.00 the graceful yet ferocious big cat is listed as endangered. the conservationists climb the steep rocky terrain as often as possible they haven't given up hope of spotting a leopard on one of the other cliffs this is its main hunting ground. this is a typical habitat for the love birds the. normally prepares oak forest and rocky area so they do is when they hunt they normally sit on a tree or under a tree looking out over looking in what is going on there and they went to pray they just jump down the mountain it's easier for them because they're so powerful

and they jump so high and once they're lucky to get the prey that they drag to it on to a tree and then that's where they eat it. the fate of the persian leopard is dependent on its habitat. for decades of war violence and human migration in iraq have left their mark on both people and animals here. at the strength of the law could be compared to this strength of human beings especially kurds who with stuart a lot of conflicts and unrest in our region. my family his family freedom fighters those who fought against saddam hussein and so i was born in the mountains while my parents were actually fighting against the regime and my connection with nature in the mountains goes that long and knife so that. as i grew

up there my parents fought for the mountains but now there is nothing to see on the mountains so i am striving to see wild life back again on the mountains like you see this mountain with animals in their snow. for years now how close i has been negotiating with the iraqi author of he's to a stop a show protected area in canada her efforts seem to have paid off 2300 hectares of mountainous terrain are to be designated a nature reserve for the leopards. the locals have to be convinced as well years of unrest have forced people to leave so there aren't many left and the younger generation often look for jobs in the big cities. but time mohammad sali stayed. for me the leopard is a kind of natural heritage i'd like to see more of them in these mountains. the new nature reserve is also meant to attract tourists

a much needed source of income. a tourist lodges currently being built with the support of the international union for conservation of nature. i understand that a lot of people wouldn't expect that this you know iraq is for vacation and for having fun but actually i can promise that this region is very safe but the 1st visitors are not the guests they were hoping for oil reserves are believed to be situated along the border of the protected area. even though the oil company is considering ways to support the reserve drilling would nevertheless be inevitable. after half an hour the unwelcome visitors leave my personal thinking is that oil. and oil exploration is what are the biggest negative impact on the environment and no matter how much they try they would still big footprint on the environment the isolation of the mountains and the kurdistan

region is the best protection for iraq's leopards. only if the area is left untouched. does the spirit of the character have a chance. my vision for this feature and especially the conservation of wildlife particularly is to have a network of protected areas established for our region to have more prosperity and to have more peace for the local people and local communities that live around them and also for the wildlife. this week's global ideas is also about species protection the number of insects worldwide has fallen drastically agriculture takes a big share of the blame our reporter mabel good luck went to morocco to find out

about a research project that hopes to benefit farmers and insects. these coriander flowers attract a lot of insects researcher stephanie christman this delighted to see them after all they're essential for pollination you are morocco though many simply view insects as pests now a scheme designed to educate farmers about the need to protect them has been introduced simply planting strips of why. wild flowers as is often done in germany isn't the best solution here. this life now is. maybe for rich countries but it's not going to know i'm middle income countries so we decided to do next. time country whereas a well developed agricultural sector like maracle. developed a model of the end of all and scalable. here in morocco and then spend it out

of the country's. unlike other common insect protection plans the focus here is on enabling farmers to generate an income from everything they grow. farming with alternative pollinators or fuck up for sure it is the name of the plan it works like this 3 quarters of the land is used to grow the main crops like eggplant for example cultivated around it are plants that attract more insects because of their colors shapes and when they're in bloom the farmer can also sell them. as a control there are fields in which only the main crop grows that way the researchers can assess the effectiveness of the intervention. as a ph d. student on christmas team will be killed. here she's collecting insect samples that will later be examined in the lab when it comes to protecting pollinators she says

economic arguments are just as important as environmental ones. if only about maintaining diversity of fully nature and they would be interested but if we talk about increasing the yield at middle life weekend conservative nature dandy will be. the best approach to. provide all those things for the farmers. stephanie christman works at an institute in the moroccan capital robot it was here that she developed from up she says the consequences of global insect disappearance could be dramatic such as loss of food crops soil erosion and even human migration when my get into a world which is like peaceful anymore. in all areas because everybody will be affected and i think we have to start thinking on pollinator laws and on

pollinated protection. also in terms of keeping global peace. the thousands of samples she collects help scientists gain an overview of insect populations. we can for example take this one yeah this is amazing be. amazing views that will make us. the researchers have been studying feeding and breeding behavior they've also shown farmers how to spot insect nast's we did interviews with families they don't recognize yeah so far there's we have to go through the field and to show them where there are make them and seeing their balance and their field so with that i have a part in it. and so when they have

a large amount of kilometers of cereal field. from the point of view of a pollinator this is a haha. i cannot cross as we cannot cross. wheat doesn't need insects to reproduce so the bumble bees are lucky if they find any flowers in the vast fields especially since unlike honeybees they can't fly very far. one problem is the growing tendency toward monoculture in morocco as the country modernize its agricultural. government agency is cooperating with the fact . it says the insect protection model can easily be integrated into the country's agricultural planning. to pull up i think fuck all the inclusion of wild pollinators in our great culture fits in perfectly with the ministries current strategy. to administer it involves making our culture

more intelligent in the face of climate change and. they might seek. agriculture in the face of climate change the agency now offers training based on the fact model farmers learn that plants that rely on pollinators usually consume less water than wheat for example that's useful to know because in the future water will be even scarce or that. we cannot train the farmers know what to do in 2050 but we can educate them in a way that they are able to respond to the reality they will have and sustaining pollinate as well that. increase the class climate change resilience of their life and the long law let's pick up on pollen like a protection the better. farmers as insect protectors based on the current data the model seems to be working yeah so let's check in that's the thing. here live in

very very good condition very. the farmers make more profit from the areas with more pollinator friendly plants and this is the 2nd year that mohammed chokri has been farming using the fact method. that has been our income has increased and with it our lives have improved. we benefit from it so we can sell more. previously we only sold wheat vegetables and pulses. a little now i know that i can grow different products. as well as other vegetables besides the traditional ones. they're going to get. creamed wants to use the method on a much bigger field in the future and if other countries adopt the fat model the impact on insect populations could be significant.

coral reefs cover an area of around 600000 square kilometers worldwide they grow almost exclusively in warm tropical seas the reefs are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet with $60000.00 species discovered there so far including thousands of different fish the reefs may be home to up to a 1000000 animal species. but rising sea temperatures are causing what's known as coral bleaching with fatal consequences. fishing harms biodiversity too and garbage poisons the marine life in the reef turning things around is a big challenge. it's breathtaking view she believes is paradise on earth or at least that's how it looks

. back. but the country's most prized possession lies under water the incredible biodiversity of it 7000 year old coral reef the 2nd largest in the world the reef was dying but is now gradually being brought back to life many foreign and it's one of those fighting on its behalf. she can't think of a more wonderful job she says even as a child the 25 year old knew she'd one day become a safer of reefs what i feel like when i go to work it's like. when they call me and say all right we're going to all do this laughing work here go check the corals here or whatever it is i'm like all right let's do this let's let's wrap this let's wrap today. in the coastal village of local survive on fishing and tourism both of which depend on the reef. you know i come on this trip many

times many tears and i say man i am so blessed and i look at everything that i am that is in front of me and i think i hope one day this doesn't become a memory. beneath the surface it's clear why the reef is struggling the corals have been dying or the sea water is too warm too acidic and a frequent sight clones have wreaked havoc here and climate change is turning everything gray. together with marine biologist lisa carne on her organization of fragments of hope monique is rebuilding the corals. were overdue and so there's no time to waste right now on the roads are basically like the forest in the seas so just like the trees in the forest provide a habitat and shelter for so many other animals the corals do the same on the reef . very meticulously after much research and careful selection they take

a few fragments of some especially hard to quit. them they plant them in new places it's called micro fragmenting 1st the corals are cars into small pieces. these are the fragments of hope and time is of the essence. the divers plant the small pieces of living coral among the dead ones. several times a week they place the coral pieces in prepared cement as they need a secure foundation. this saves a good i don't work but it's for the for the for the future and that's all that matters. around 80 percent of the fragments survive these ones have been growing for 18 months life is returning and attracting more life with us as a school of sardines for example the fish needs the corals.

have been leslie is a fisherman like his father and grandfather before him and his son is set to follow in his footsteps evan watches the pelican it shows him where his bait will go and look for your heart which from 15 years old when i started fishing my dad. this is much more than. that and also sees himself as a reef protector he'd never use large fishing nets for example they kill too many animals and corals. you know have i had to refuel have been a fish to walk to. the reef system protects the fishes. if they don't have that i have the fishes in these corals and stuff like that the growth of. that len is dedication to fishing sustainably not everyone is he protects the crayfish just like the queen conch it's not yet fishing season.

though he's not so forgiving with the fire fish. dishes that live around because a group of. the believe government has now divided the reef into zones in order to protect us you can only fish in your own area to allow a species to recover that foot and then is committed to. get across the future's not going to be here for. service much as possible the future will be beautiful. hedlund was among those pushing pressure on the governments that is when it handed out exploration licenses to oil companies. images of the catastrophic oil spill in the gulf of mexico in 2010 shocks many here into action atlan helped organize petitions the u.n. supported the campaign only then did the government back down and. bridging more.

but. one little boy with. the people of belize are fighting for their. money to take stock of the farm to coral she'll soon find new homes for. the reef protectors work is financed by project money and donations they kindly show us the result of 8 years of work coral cover has increased from just 6 percent to over 50 percent. of all the hard work it's worth us the reef has been able to recoup race. this is not solving the climate change craze it all of us do is a little bit and they would bind us some time for the coastal community people here i say it's all about political will i think we can do this if we have all if we have the people behind us. we can do this. a long day draws to a close and lynn sells his daily catch to

a fish restaurant from the the fresh to the place. now many coral has to take firm enough holes that it can withstand any storm that comes its way. once again our reporters were invited to take a glimpse inside one of the world's living rooms this time in india. as. well.

as my husband's house and although. we live in this beautiful place home and born me and we have somehow find found best of friends and. confidant. and i think the war and the love and the trust we have for each other. why this painting it's so special to me. there is chaos all around that is there is anger that is hatred but good god. he's all calm and heat and with enough food and i thought about this painting no matter how much chaos you have a night you can always find have can.

so this matter is one of the basis of that i've managed to carry over from my childhood. before there's a belonged to my mother my father had budgies are like 60 years back and to bring this here and to look into this matter that somehow managed to steal those men leave and keep it with me. thank you so much for coming. to what made you our humble aboard. i wish this meeting could have been longer than. we wish you have to if we wish ill health and you wish we can feel again.

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