so they can plant crops and find new. floods droughts climate change become the main driver of mass migration. right any apocalyptic scenario if you want and little. for climate exodus starts september 5th on t.w. . welcome to global 3000 this week's program highlights the sunnier side of life it's life affirming and encouraging we set out to reveal the many positive developments on our planet and show that over the years human progress has actually made plenty of things a lot better. not everyone's convinced of that however

a 2016 study also people from 17 different countries whether they thought the world was getting better or worse. just 11 percent believed things were improving. 30 percent thought things said more or less stayed the same. but the overwhelming majority 58 percent were of the opinion things were getting west's. this dramatic scene is one of a selection of photos taken by photographers in 2018 for the world press photo exhibition at the believe lantos in berlin but which impression is it that we take home with us one with positive foundations providing us with inspiration joy and amusement or do negative stories overshadow a view of the world one that can be so cruel and just so traumatizing and terrifying.

world in oxford is a more rarefied one the english university town has a special appeal for those with open minds it's venerable halls of learning have seen no shortage of unconventional thinkers people who like to see things along alternative lines. and ritchie from scotland is no exception she has a take on life that is fairly uncustomary. the world does not always a good points but it's much much better than it was in the past and i think it's really important that we have knowledge of us and understand this to make sure progress continues. post-doctoral research on global development is a champion of presenting the world as it is including the good sides she and her colleagues at the universities martin school research unit compiled figures and graphics for a database that emphasizes positive trends it's featured on their website oh world in data. the life expectancy for example has risen

significantly across the world. from a global average of 46 in 1950 to over 70 now. and the proportion of children dying before the age of 5 has steadily declined in many countries child mortality is no close to 0. the researchers also have encouraging news on the global poverty front over the last 30 years the number of people below the absolute poverty level those with an income of less than $1.90 per day has fallen by 2 thirds the reason you need to understand these positive developments is because if you come out of the belief that the world has continued getting worse then none of the interventions that we had have actually worked then you become really cynical the world and then i think you get into position where he either feel like you can change and our friends will give up. for.

scientists have literally been taking to the stage to publicize their encouraging findings and a swedish doctor who died 2 years ago was a star on the international conference circuit as enlightening and then to attaining ted talks have been viewed by millions online and many in the rich countries they think oh we can never end the extreme poverty of course they think so. know what that's how we have been more systematic when we fight. and then discovered the work. and i really realized all of the conceptions that have about the way the world has changed and were really wrong then all these years in education i kept up. and i just had no idea so what is news tend to be dominated by misery and suffering while the positive stories barely have an impact media critic peter lit says the imbalance in coverage is no accident. negative

stories are just part of the media product menu that we are. and that menu look good says is determined by intense competition in the media world where the print online or t.v. and radio the desire to court consumers and enhance your brand positioning leads to exaggeration and sensationalism in the process of turning human hardship into a spectator sport that is precisely what readers and viewers want says let go. is because people are limited in their process of selection limited to things that deviate from what they themselves see as normal. it might be unpleasant to accept but we tend to define our own happiness via the misfortune of others meaning i'm not affected with that's why we need negative news stories. have a transformative change is. there. the poor on

a daily basis there things happen every single day the same thing every single day which you might think are very incremental but over there really a transformative change is and no one is supporting that. so how does the prevalent present is a must for those who are promoting a more balanced view. far from being disappointed or bitter on a richer and her team are happy to see even modest progress including at grade school level. we see kind of students. and they're based on. our. poverty or so they're really learning about the world and learning about a large scale which for us is the best thing to see and what better place for his team to celebrate the human story the last degree market. global cold in the region lights just around the corner from our office the microcosm of the modern world and here it is without doubt the positive world.

our global ideas series regularly features people striving to change things for the better for instance by helping to protect nature and our climate. this week we go to southern kenya a vast area home to a wide variety of flora and fauna particularly in the national park the region's main tourist attraction. it's also home to mass i a people that traditionally practice strict gender roles but as our reporter betina tomo discovered here to a changing. early morning in southern kenya near the tanzanian border. you know what oh oh oh. that.

yaml such a lack of a. grieving community to the entire team lioness we should you go to the money long ad in the morning to full full fitting excess isis to play ballasts else was a lot more about trying to make sure that all but decided to laugh and not the last leap. she works in a large area of my psych community land the local luly although rushy group branch it almost surrounds say the national park at the foot of mount kilimanjaro. but purity like aura is one of 8 young women who have recently completed their training as rangers. head ranger is patrick. together they plan their daily missions their work can be very dangerous so any we walk in a very very house just is that the so. sometimes

when you go to the secrets of the bushes a little inside this next hour this. box comes through the treme precautions and how would you react how would you be aware of your involvement as you go out in one. team lioness as the 8 are known is one of the 1st all female ranger units in kenya and the very 1st made up of masai women are traditionally women are considered weak and do not pursue an occupation outside of the family. strict rules and hierarchies observed for centuries in must psych munity search slowly being questioned and loosened. rather group is planning a patrol in the area surrounding the 4 ranger camps on the must side community land in all their 70 rangers here. that we had in the lake idea of this event as dad was the only one to protect. them once and also their community that he gives to them element who bought and that we can that would animals and the

community. several 1000 elephants live here too they move back and forth between national parks in the west and the east of the country and traverse my side lands along the way there are no fences barring their path. purity carr and the rest of her team travel long distances on foot. between 20 and 40 kilometers a day the same as the male rangers. among their most important duties is talking to people who live here and must sire semi-nomadic pastoralist who cover a lot of ground with their flocks and encounter wild animals along the way sometimes lions kill cattle elephants rampage in villages the rangers need to hear about problems and be informed if poachers are in the area. they charge animals

movement patterns and register their g.p.s. coordinates rangers are on patrol 7 days a week it's a way for these women to break out of strict traditional gender roles but the job is far from easy. because the little animals they make will follow and once. they can kill you so scared because a little. like want to live long so that then so their wishes can because you know. you might be not. with that. once a month purity like car of visits her family in their village for a week's break. you know her daughter lives here and is looked after by the extended family. that i met i'm her female

relatives make jewelry and sell it to tourists visiting the national parks nearby from a side of women this kind of business is not considered controversial. it is also an important source of income. it allowed purity like chorus mother to pay her children's school sleaze. i told my father and my mother that you had to get it to me yet now i've done with my family you wanted me to come in death in how we voted no outflow where you had to get it if you don't want me to go into work then i told them no because you have educated me i'd like you implicitly with me to win. me that. and with her regular income she can support her family. that has earned her respect in the community. whatever. having seen purity and the other girls join the ranger unit.

and seeing them working with confidence we made the right decision you know might have been. now we're all going to. any other girl who will be accepted into a rangy unit will also have our acceptance. by purity like karr is a pioneer a woman of courage and that will one day benefit her daughter as well. the job created a strong bond between the female rangers. it took a while to convince the village elders to give them permission to do the work the project was initiated by the ngo international fund for animal welfare. this is a community that is really male dominated a lot saw the godchild that women get don't have a c. you know looking for issues so we've been importing them not just to doing the job

force but also in terms of educational scholarships to one to see in general we've been playing a bigger role in controversial matters here. so when rangers live in tents for now but proper housing is being planned they spend 3 weeks together at a stretch that creates a sense of community. we discuss how you'll be in sad of your beef cattle how you did continue with these walk then when we need to give that we encouraged us then let's just say they all about do their job so when we come together we talk about flow things that i suppose and even the interaction between us and the men we talk about it and we had with. this kind of female empowerment and self determination there's something new in their society but it appears to be catching on.

repression and discrimination a part of life for many women around the world on our new facebook channel d.w. women you'll find stories about those taking a stand and inspiring others to do the same d.w. women gives a voice to the women of all worlds. have you ever seen a whale in the wild. whale watching expressions provides an opportunity to get up close to these gentle giants. whales can be spotted in deep forces around the globe from the west coast of north america across the seas to south africa europe japan through to australia and new zealand. and something sensational is happening to humpback whales and once again being sighted in several places in the 1970 s. widespread commercial whaling nearly caused their extinction then in the 1980 s.

whaling was largely banned and now humpback whales are returning to areas where they hadn't been seen for decades. while watchers off shore near new york welcome on board the american princess this is the only best the out of the city that has that fabulous. photographing and recording the humpback whale that was eating grout in new york. every summer the humpback whales migrate here in search of food and are now believed to have strayed as far as the busy shipping lanes of new york harbor. sylvia ackerman works for the gotham whales conservation group and is out here almost every day on the lookout for humpbacks. that whales. have recovered significantly since their day. well it was at that protection and our waters now

also we are. then they've been in decades. odds are then we see the 1st 2 whales spouting. a sign that they're on the hunt. the whale watchers are then also treated to a pod of young dolphins a key prey for both dolphins and humpback whales is menhaden. was. it's an oily forage fish that isn't rich supply in these waters. what looks like rain hitting the water is actually a dense school of fish the menhaden often cluster in such concentrations that they can be easily spotted from the air off the coast of long island. the fish feed off algae and plankton that have absorbed carbon dioxide as such many thin are both invaluable filter fish for the ocean and

a vital part of the marine food chain. they not only supply the whales and dolphins but other species the fish like stright that. are sea they're there what's known as a keystone species. menhaden aren't easy catch for whales but also for commercial fishing fleets they're catches reached a level where there were not enough fish left for the whales and dolphins the introduction of fishing quotas and 2013 song stocks recovered and the whales returned. further south in reveal virginia menhaden provide the main source of income the immediate protein corporation is the last company on the east coast of the u.s. to catch manhattan on an industrial scale but not for the dinner table there are a mega 3 rich flushes turned into fish oil or fish meal this fish here appear to be probably 3 to 4 years old based on the size 4 representatives from the fisheries

agency. actually we'll come here take a sampling will actually determine the exact age of those that have baseball where we catch them which are in our fathers' logs they'll help track that species the bar massive men hate. the menhaden are a big deal and reveal until recently there were no official limits on catches of the fish their stock seemed inexhaustible except they weren't overfishing brotman haydon close to extinction in the 1960 s. by which point the whales had already left a make up protein believes there is no danger of that happening again thanks to the quota there's no overfishing going on and the fact is that the fishery only takes you know about 6 to 8 percent of the biomass every year 68 percent and the other $94.00 to $96.00 or so percent of that biomass is left out there to to service ecological purpose. no menhaden no humpback whales

a simple enough equation. but the figures cited by the fishing industry are disputed by scientists who are opposed to any increase in the permitted fishing quotas other animals such as the sea hawk also feed on the menhaden it's a pivotal element of the entire ecosystem. for hope for we join researcher alan pickett from long island stony brook university for a trip on her research ship they're studying the biodiversity here in chicago bay which serves as a kind of nursery for a range of atlantic fish including men hayden using bait made of muzzle flash they set up an underwater camera and trap on the bottom of the bay always at the same spot. a few hours later the scientists will retrieve the latest findings for their long term study. of the concept that

really take into account not only the amount of fish of a. well bolts of fish but the amount of fish available to eat by whales by stride past 5 to nose burchard that concept has been heard loud and clear the team records and measures everything picked up in the trap from baby blowfish to shrimp all links in the chain of the ecosystem which the whales depend on for food. we see large schools right off of the close of new york city you know it's incredible this is something that during my lifetime i have not been able to see before so it is just incredible to be able to see. her excitement is shared by tourists who go on the 4 hour long whale watching tours. to go you know full well be free fair crowds but slice of other elements wildlife by the off the beach they're here we love it here dirty work native new yorker so we're skeptical about everything on

this island they said there were whales out here we have to see it to believe it because we go back to the days where you know there was no light down here because . the gotham whales activists advocate for the whales and against higher fishing quotas will there be enough men haven for all parties in the long term there. if it's done for africa. and that's something the conservationists want to ensure in the hope that migrating humpback whales will keep on returning to feed on fish in the waters off new york city. and now we're often told in europe where we've been invited into a home in iceland. hi

my name is softly r. and from frederick every predicate reassessed small village in the south and part of iceland i want to welcome you into my home. so this is our living room. and here we stay most of the time. our house is built on a hot area we never have to warm it up not in the end the time because it's always hot and comfortable. this is also my favorite thing here it's from my mother i grew up with this. the plowers. this for example is a gift from a very good friend. and i really love this thing also these 2 years there since

i was just since a remember since i was a little girl also this cheer here. it's very old i think it is for around 250 years salt and it comes to nearly from mark and it's something which people in the old days. and this is my favorite thing here . my belief that it's an old grand piano since $884.00 and sometimes play it like that maybe try. oh. yes this is our kitchen here. and we have very fresh water you know of warm water

and. the over. it's so clear you just drink it it's very clear very cold the water. so i have a lot of africa things for example here in the window world this is my husband this is my house spent watching the very news. my husband's name is stephanie ok i hate that me. it's me and my husband. our mothers our children he has 4 and i have 4 and grandchildren. i hope you enjoyed visiting me and my husband here in critic of me and i hope you will come here to visit iceland our beautiful country see you here.

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