20. 6. hello and a warm welcome to our program thanks for joining us today europe's coastlines are littered with ticking time bombs remnants from the 2nd world war that are becoming ever more dangerous in the north and baltic seas alone around 1600000 tonnes of war

ammunition lie on the seabed like this huge underwater my most of it was simply disposed of in the sea by the victorious allies and decades on erosion is threatening to release the toxic loads substances such as arsenic mustard gas and t.n.t. could contaminate the already vulnerable waters of the polish coast and one of the biggest worries for ecologists is the massive amount of oil from sunken warships found in places such as the bay of the danske environmentalist although sarna fears that the past will soon catch up with the present and ruin the sea that holds a very special place in her life. the vest a plot of peninsular in the device called the channel this is where the shots were fired that marked the start of the 2nd world war polish marine conservationist augustana is worried about the threat posed by contaminants and missions that are

still lying at the bottom of the baltic sea. there is at least. 80 to 100 wrecks in the baltic that are potentially dangerous to the environment and my. still can't contain a big. and out of oil in them and if it leaks the whole eco system of the body will be in danger the franken poses the most serious threat the german oil tanker was told peter by soviet aircraft in the gulf of diced at the end of the war. director's been decomposing on the seabed for 75 years and still has fuel in its hollow. older son of fears that the franken could soon break apart with devastating consequences. marchin public is a diver and has confirmed that the vessel is badly corroded but the 2 environmental activists say no one is prepared to take responsibility. some people say that the

past when there are some of the regs should be responsible some say that the country's elite waters the directs are responsible for taking actions of greg so that's this is basically why this is such a complicated issue because there is no clear definition of who is responsible and who should take action. the baltic sea bed is littered with potentially dangerous munitions. that the institute of oceanography in good times researchers are examining samples such as these rusty containers of chemical warfare agents tracked down by professor yachts ski. it's about 404242000 tons generally it's estimated like the major origin of it is in the home base in it's about 38240000 tons whereas

about 2000 tons it's in the goat of differently but if some of them large amount of the same time in a small amount but you will have a large release then you can have. disposal clouds moving like 15 kilometers away and killing ever think all the way. ecosystems in the baltic sea are already under threat fertilizers from agriculture end up in the sea and are causing low oxygen levels that are becoming critical for many species. for older son and her fellow activists the baltic is a major part of the polish cultural identity and must be protected wherever all the baltic has some special place in our hearts i mean i spend every holiday every summer at the seaside since i was sara little darrell so we kind of have this connection to the body even if we are not strictly from here. sinuses the oil in

the flank and needs to be drained immediately to prevent an environmental disaster in the scenic diancecht bay. salvaging the entire tanker is too risky and in fact ship wrecks attract marine life and actually help ecosystems to flourish. you all you think you would see on the bottom is just sent there's not much life life for this world of red star you can see big fishes sometimes 3 lions so it's it's it's really good to have those votes and to take care of them and to preserve. the toxic legacy of the 2nd world war urgently needs to be dealt with time is running out bogus son of talks to the media as often as she can tirelessly sounding the alarm. unless action is taken with winds could soon be witnessing an environmental catastrophe. the mystic abuse is

a subject that is still largely taboo in our society an epidemic hiding behind closed doors and is a problem that women in russia are acutely aware of despite it claiming the lives of some 14000 women there each year the government has downgraded some forms of domestic violence to a misdemeanor and for survivors the physical scars left behind are painful reminders of the past a tattoo artist yes a car is helping women transform their wounds into works of art for her clients this form of therapy and able them to again feel comfortable in their skin. still. opposed to a city of over 1000000 in southern russia. this is a benefit concert to help jenny a take the 1st step towards achieving her dream. jenea tattoo's women who've been

abused by men that's nice peter when the project 1st started cut your was one of the 1st women to show up and actually i don't want the women to be constantly reminded of why they came. and it's over and done with but people want to hear their story is. the heart of months of the q story of. jenny his dream is to cross russia on a motorcycle offering free tattoos to female victims of male violence. her project is called transformation. has a long scar across her belly jenea turns it into a little. question. or you can. it can't get any worse than what i've been through. of course not. the man all your blames for her score was a distant relative. she came on

a visit when she was 17. he was drunk. he tried to strangle me. he said either i'll kill you or you let me do you. i broke free and screamed i'll stab myself if you touch me he said you won't do it you wouldn't have the guts come on come on try he came at me and i stabbed myself in the belly with a knife. an estimated $14000.00 and more women die as a result of male violence every year and russia. jenny says the numbers are in fact much higher. you have the most. probably a more. than i think the problem has to do with the mentality. and the farther away from central russia you get the greater the unemployment and the

alcoholism among men. oh you hopes the lily will also grant her fur to letty. since the knife wound in 2005 she's never been able to get pregnant. the russian parliament the duma has passed legislation led by arch conservative female m.p.'s exempting offenders from criminal prosecution for the 1st domestic violence offense the 1st one is to be classified as a petty offense a relatively trivial matter. and that these women in parliament absolutely do not represent ordinary russian women not in the slightest. i represent the interests of russian women because i see all this these politicians have no idea what they're talking about this new law is against the people not for the people. the next day genya and her friends set out for some are.

it's a 13 hour trip to give free tattoos to victims of abuse jenea never expected so many women to contact her from all across russia the 1st woman here is 39 year old vic oh she's embarrassed by the large store that her coworkers can see on her hand. my ex-husband. and i wanted to leave him and he locked me in. he cut me all over so i wouldn't ever belong to anyone else but him. he hurt me wherever he could and my face hands and my toddy. later the doctors told her she'd come close to losing her hand now a flower cross on the spot that had been so painful. i feel.

who is overwhelmed that someone came all the way from. to give her a free tattoo. 5 be a couple to me it's not only about helping these women because i want to show people that it's possible to do something good that it isn't hard to do something good. for them but. on the way back to another abuse victim calls for help on jenny a small pile. her star was left by a wound from a hunting rifle. i've been doing this for 2 years nothing's changed. more and more women are coming to me. there's a real problem but i don't know how to solve it just because there's no end to it and.

they live undetected underground where their colonies can multiply and outnumber humans rats are a plague in many large european cities such as portugal capitalised on well this city is crawling with millions of rodents who have the potential to spread disease so how to get rid of the pests and where the pauper troll an elite feline unit tasked with sniffing out the vermin. they proles through the streets in silent pursuit of their prey. lisbon's cats are helping sort out the city's rodent problems. some 6000000 rats live here and the feline forces are out to get them. and it to r.j. and her colleagues from the organization animals on the street go around picking up feral cats. then they relocate them in places where the rat plague is at its

most severe. with cats being a pre-date. so the smell of the cats keeps the rats away from the surface so it's a good thing for them to do you give them a home and in exchange they keep the rats away from your house. the lisbon authorities are keen to build up the capital but rounding up the city's feral cat colonies is anything but easy. not to for this attempt fails. anna and her team make another attempt ideally they'd like to catch the entire colony. at snake fence so it's usually much easier to relocate a colony if you put friends together cats that usually sleep together play together. brothers all sisters and then if you do it individually.

lisbon is home to thousands of cat colonies. residents have mixed feelings about them some people think they're useful others can't stand them it's a scandal there are far too many cats. over you. one of my neighbors even fido slingshots at the. zoo or with the cats help. the city claim they don't harm anyone but the rats they're a pest the cats aren't. ombudsman for animal rights. she's one of the initiators of the rat control program. the cats when. people win and of course the rats because this is another way to control rats in the city well redskin of course being afraid of cats

and they just disappear from the places where they are seen. success one cat is trapped. it panics that has no idea that this will work out well. before colony is no longer welcome where they belong. because. the neighborhood is not ok and they're facing dangers like poisoning or abuse or if the entire building where they lived is coming down for new construction they have to move. this school in central lisbon is the new home of a cat colony. cumorah she is at home here now. the tomcat has a kind of educational mission for the new arrivals. i think it's

important for them to have to gain respect for animals and it's always good for both so we talk so much about 50 cent ship and this is also one way of creating this awareness for for animals. and into our take thinks this is desperately needed. she says the cat patrol is just a 1st step. i think this is a tip of the iceberg of more you main and green ways of solving these issues. these cats are pioneers so to speak a lot is expected from them. but they're taking it easy as the hunt begins. their mission should they choose to accept it a place to call home is something many of us take for granted but for people living

on the streets it's a foundation upon which a new life could begin and in finland a country known for its generous social welfare people like cats are being given a new opportunity to escape homelessness through a special program the no strings attached scheme has given them a chance to rebuild their lives. trains for marathons at least 3 times a week she takes part regularly. allied york city when i started running 5 and a half years ago a real turning point in my life right i had just gotten off drugs and that's how i got the psychological part straightened out i do much better when i get moving. used to be a radically different life sleeping in public restrooms and shooting up heroin she'd never know a real home. i was a drug addict on the skids i didn't have any teeth. life was really

really bleak. i was at rock bottom but then the city of helsinki gave her an apartment it was part of a national program to get people off the streets the state of cities and a few foundations pooled their resources and achieved results. 80 years later the number of long term homeless has dropped by 35 percent. the housing 1st strategy means everyone should have a home of their own even if their drug addicts or unemployed. getting the housing 1st principle means that homeless people are offered a home 1st. not just an apartment or lodging or a door they can close but a real home. on help. our task here is to give

people a feeling of security. to help them rebuild what are often wrecked lives. and . we help out with every day problems and social and health problems. isn't that. the residents get together in the common room you're not 31 and has been living here for 3 years currently he's in drug replacement therapy he landed on the street after his father died he slept in stairwells all his grandmother's place and he spent 5 years in prison the label on his doorbell says your house the boss. this is his 1st real home in many years he has his own key and private space but he knows that he'll need help for a long time to see. by friday i will have cleaned up here and gotten rid of all the

syringes and things so you won't have to watch where you step anymore. so it's very important for me to have my own apartment. it's the most important thing of all. i know how it is when you don't have that i get the feeling that people take having a home for granted. but they shouldn't. so it's the same as with the freedom that i used to take for granted. when i was in prison i realized that i couldn't take it for granted. because. the success rate speaks for itself 8 out of 10 never go back to the streets. is one of the success stories she's training to become a social worker the 1st training she's ever had at the age of 42. says they have

a good running was just one step on the path to getting back on my feet again. she had a 1st step was getting an apartment. in montreal scandals most. describes a way of life that is joyful and relaxed and where better to study living the sweet life and in italy that's where one mare is rewriting the laws of decency he is determined to rid his town of newsarama of offensive language those caught making insults are penalized but instead of fines or community service the town is using lead to what you need and culture even the most of tongues. is full of terror mouths wide open. the terrible result of nastiness

under it cost the mayor says this painting serves him not only as a warning but as inspiration. i don't have this painting to scare people but so that i always see what nastiness can actually do other. earlier this year the mayor introduced an ordinance banning offensive behavior in lusaka it's the 1st of its kind in italy. you know denounce the us that they will not. want to build a dam against the degradation of social relations especially on the internet and social media. but that are that if people are so nasty to each other on social media on facebook instagram twitter etc. you'd never see such gratitude behavior on the piazzi in the bar or at the newspaper kiosk if people were face to face because of the money the.

mayor has a lot to do in his small town of 10000 inhabitants between reggio a media and months away in northern italy. but he hopes that would sarah can act as a bulwark against nastiness and be a model for the whole country. the mayor has a plan for punishing offenders. for example a compulsory trip to the city's theatre he thinks culture can serve as a weapon against the potential collapse of society. forgotten or a minute of it doesn't change anything of people vent their frustration angrily and when asked to leave their frustration remains their problem stays and the whole community suffers. and request to also recommends literature the municipal library houses all the italian classics and much more. all those who

violate his ordinance will have to read certain books he chooses costa was inspired by chosen it's of a teeny a screenwriter born in lazzara who worked with the directors viscounty and tony only and fellini and had an impact on italian cinema for more than 3 decades. i want to get this isn't it the i wanted to create a library of italians that every italian should have in their home. books about philosophy literature and science. his idea was that only a well rounded general education could bring about peaceful coexistence. but not everyone in lazzaro agreements naturally the mayor is ordinance against nastiness has its critics. normal citizens like me feel offended we are decent people and if i go overboard a bit of ones i'll be immediately punished. for stuff you see all the same row

before. but others are happy about the new decree especially when it comes to social media. it's so cowardly to not express opinions to people's faces anyone can pretend to be a hero i want to keyboard. if i did in the past year much about. me the mayor has already taken one of these so-called heroes to task he was offensive on facebook. but i mean that. i contacted the offender and called him to account telling him what mistakes he'd made i also invited him to read some of the books which are listed in the ordinance or phone conversation ended in a very positive way. they are under is cause to is certain of his convictions and the painting will remain as an inspiration against his fight

against nastiness. well that's all for this edition of focus on europe but you can always get in touch with me on twitter about this week's topics i'll see you again next week thanks for watching and i'll theatres in.

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