can you feel it. and does this say you're racing. to come right place. i'll try to. teach you. hello and welcome to this week's edition of africa your environment magazine co-produced by d.w. germany china stephen knights area and thank t.v. uganda i am fond of coming to you from kampala here in uganda i'm now it's a we're here in lagos we are really and i am and today we had to jeannie and we visited a school garden in uganda but that's not all. find out how sure but jenny our

country beating to biodiversity and here how amanda here you nigeria is steady getting his life to wildlife conservation. in ingle fishing is common in west africa's coastal waters they are in number of reasons for that either there are no regulations all fishel is turn a blind eye in some places gigantic to all this when you open china i decreasing the fish stocks one country in the region is taking steps to control illegal fishing and its waters namely like baby we have company the activists on the nile in conservation and geo sea shepherd on patrol. this is robots part comes to town in the bay area nearly everyone here lives from fishing but in the past few decades now detroit has have decimated fish stocks.

local fishermen were getting desperate and to the national coast guard started patrolling together with ocean conservation and geo sea shepherd before the start of the corporation few vessels had been arrested since january 27th in 14 fishing vessels have been reported for you now fish populations are slowly returning to the area i used tons for illegal unreported or under glittered fishing. we were like just by choice 40 to 45 percent of our costella what a commie or sea shepherd have given us that opportunity to extend our posture as far as almost 90 percent of our water why jerad a bunch have been arrested for are you you have been chinese or asian press or sea shepherd provides the liberian coast guard with ships small boats and crew they're going to ascension also carries our groups on how to board suspicious vessels at

the partners in form and train the coast guard on how to carry out security inspections. during this exercise captain until bird food from sea shepherd plays the role of the captain of a ship that's in violation of the old. russia here it's demented that 20 percent of the fish from west africa is caught illegally most of the vessels that are fishing illegally are from china all the european union. china has the largest water fishing fleet in the world and they was a country that of the 2nd largest with. a lot of these vessels maybe flags to somewhere like bay and somewhere in the caribbean or nigeria somewhere like that and the beneficial line is actually in europe. even though some coastal areas that this is netted for subsistence fishing big international tolan's catch their illegally maybe areas government does not have. the financial means to enforce the

regulations that results in overfishing which is a huge problem for the coastal communities and the terms of thousands of fishermen who live in them the main courses are controversial quality standards and you subsidies that distort the market so he's brought food the consequence is subsidize fishing is that fishing vessels will fish until the last fish is taken out of the water the current year pain is subsidized late this fish in 2 and a half percent times right up the sustainable male. the likelihood of sharks turtles and other large remember surviving in the nets is extremely slim as is the net closes up it's no more over and the fish turtles chop to suffocate 100000000 sharks every year mostly court is by courage for their fins last year on a vessel flying to spanish flag the neighbor and coast guard and the city shepherd crew discovered more than $100.00 into into blue sharks half had already had their

fins cut off destined for engine market the un's world food program fears that global fish stocks could collapse by 2048 if the situation doesn't change. a major problem with the perseid fishing vessels is their deadly efficiency again circling the school of churn and anything else in it up to a mile these nets a huge. the legal vessels off offload that catch onto refrigerated cargo vessels the illegal vessels are also flooding that catches on to these great the ships so where they catch is a combined into the market as label fish and you cannot keep track of the super trolls and protecting the bears traditional fishing communities their livelihood and that of many marine species is what is at stake. and even a situation doesn't change for fishing communities soon. even more problems earning

a living in our next report we see that the same holds true in guinea where fishing is a major source of income but unfortunately the storm mongrel forest service breeding grounds for many fish are being cut down to burn wood so dry and smoke but catch leaving the area is abominable to flood yes it is a vicious cycle also sold is traditionally found by hitting seawater over fire but in the move to save the mongols one organization is coming up with more eco friendly have vesting methods. here north of guinea's capital can achree the smell of smoke fills the air many families have left their villages to set up makeshift camps along the coast it's the dry season the sun is hot these are the only months that it's possible to make salt. how well you say we shouldn't cook the

salt water using wood anymore. but how else should we do it. if you want us to stop burning wood you have to come and help us. we're just here to evaluate the situation but we'll be back with activists from the canadian ngo adam a trying to develop alternatives to the traditional salt producing methods fatso martis ill and needs to burn 3 kilos of wood to get one kilo of salt and among great forests on the coast are disappearing. why does it look like the brine in this basin has to cook for 24 hours to do that the wood has to be constantly replenished you can see how much would they lose but these are only dry branches the thick tree trunks they used to have no longer exist. but salt making is not the only threat to the forest. it's all been eaten away it's terrible.

cows are responsible nomadic cattle herders have set up camp here. in the dry season there is not enough for their animals to eat inland so they've come to the coast. and the herds came from over 50 kilometers away to reach the coast. that's how it works with pastoral farming and then they graze on the mangroves. the animals love the leaves because of all the salt in them. a few 100 metres further along lies the port of candiotti 10 years ago the ngo planted mangroves together with the community here since then a thick forest has grown around the village protecting the coast from erosion the village has set up a special forest protection committee now the activists have come to tell the committee about the damage being caused by the nomads cowls. thank you very much for letting us know 1st thing in the morning we'll go to the nomads and talk to

them we'll make it clear that the mangroves must be protected we'll tell them that from now on they have to make up for any damage their animals cause. the village takes care to ensure that not even a single tree is felled here adam representative mohammed says anyone who does chop down a tree must pay a fine of the equivalent of about 10 year owes that's a lot of money here or the mangrove forests has been restored here it had been completely stripped this is how we want it we want to protect our environment. in its efforts to preserve the forest the ngo has been able to convince the scylla family one of the largest farmers in the region of its innovative method as before the salty soil is scrape together and then mixed with seawater and filtered. but now the brine is not cooked over

a fire but instead placed into shallow pool and dried by the sun. with. the concentrated say line solution is distributed among the basins using a hose system then the farmers wait until the water evaporates leaving the salt behind because they tried it on their own for a bit then we formed squads and train them properly in the method today you can hardly find anyone cooking salt with a wood fire most of the producers here want to use this technique it wouldn't be the picnic. on the cilla family is continuing to expand the salt production areas after all the business is very lucrative. they can harvest the salt after 24 hours of evaporation in the sun $15.00 to $25.00 kilos per day per basin that's a lot more than they could cook in a trough. profitable and environmentally friendly that's was

convince the salt farmers to switch to the evaporation method and leave the mangroves alone. also just seeing a few adjustments concept a lot of trees bunning would isn't the only way to generate heat some children here in uganda i learning how to make none want to shuffle as part of their core curriculum that project and others are intended to raise their children awareness about environmental issues. chuckle break it settle to dry inside attend the soon as here at citizens to high school in gondor make them from paper and conserve apply and find their. brains for. the chuckle that is being great and the century. dick 5 day extension 3 days here the students use the briquettes from kooky and big. the projects was initiated by the head master before

they had to chuckle the school had to buy firewood and that's expensive nearly 1000 euros a month we can read to our boat to one boat but in the thought of $130000.00 that was the cost that. and so it will it is a lot. it's cut the cost of cooking here in home and also benefits the schools boarding we're pretty useless crap. we use we use our ashes from the because you do get a say we use them as our fatah lasers and in our school god and that's why they are getting is so clean and so might as smart as sin considers climate smart a culture approach it's dangerous to encourage environmental friendly cultivation and production we don't just cut that ice as you know a guy dennis which came in chemical manufacturer from their industries but when

reagan manua we should get from our plants thank green plants we put them in our guidance to make them better and you see there they are meant to the area is very small but we make it more productive by doing smatter protect the good you geisha in system is key the students set up water channels to provide the field with drip irrigation they also grow plants in small containers and on shelves to use space more effectively and even. all of these using knowledge gleaned in school they're young people we need to train them to find the solution to be environment because we are having a problem of environment under some of these environmental problems are caused by actual money since because it is reputation has spread throughout the surrounding neighborhoods the school set up a shop where locals can buy produce interest is growing we had they are now treat

for the youth we're trained to them in these projects that we have been to school and also some more not on the youth even other communities they call women new groups have benefited a lot since kids it doesn't restrict itself in fiore it also gives citizens the chance to develop volatile practical skills skills that will help them take good care of him fareham and in the future. i mean those kids are certainly learning a lot of useful skills but this is the only god and we'll be looking at today in this week's doing debate we've got to niger look at a country that is vulnerable to climate change but there is a green all losses that is taking ship there to take a look. childhood polio has left so hard or with some physical limitations. this garden in also has

changed how much completely in this arid region of new cher she's been growing produce organically for 2 years now. i suffered a lot before the garden i didn't have anything i lived in misery but now it's better i make money with a garden i have food and can buy clothes i can even help others. what i know i was going to find. this gardening project for people with disabilities is run by the new gerry an ngo kaka and funded by international n.g.o.s. each participant is providing a plot of land and help to build a well. every plant also comes with a manual water pump seeds some livestock and a carton donkey. a fence protects the plants

from animals. 5 years ago this land was dry and bad but mohammed who is who is doing so well he could buy a motorized water pump some of his produce is now sold in the capital in the army 120 kilometers away. the project lets people with disabilities earn an income and it seeks to integrate them into that village communities and the plants they grow help protect the land from the hot sun haro winds. and how about you. if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet hash tag doing your bit. we share your stories. the role of putting him puzzle a long standing tradition in germany it may sound romantic but it can be

a tough place to separate the accident planning on time for in the by day busty because they heard great thieves on poland but in germany the roots robust by the ship. is under threat what is that empty well because of increasing industry lies ation in agriculture the areas they can walk across are disappearing and that's why scientists are working on a computer program to help shepherd in the future see how it works. shepherdson germany have had enough of the revenues the need to wool and milk production are declining while production costs continue to rise they're struggling to survive so they've organized a nationwide protest outside all the state parliaments like here imports down. prices for grazing land are far too high and supplies are far too expensive 22 other countries in europe want to help their shepherds only germany says no.

more and more shepherds are giving up we've come to the area of maryland off on the border with luxembourg sacco's is one of only $900.00 to dish will shepherds left in germany who roam free with their sheep he says his sheep provide an important ecological service which most people are unaware of the animals play a key role in preserving grasslands as a unique grazing habits stimulate better plant growth. it's your skin just take the syria here if we didn't let our sheep graze here it would quickly degrade. we would have holes everywhere. and the meadow would no longer be able to fulfill its ecological role of. intensive agriculture and the construction of roads or residential areas has meant many

grasslands and forests have been cut through. flocks of sheep however help to connect the isolated bio tapes. like a sponge she 1st insects in seeds when it brushes over the ground. just a single flock of sheep spreads tens of thousands of insects and seeds when it moves from one pasture to another. year does. this we no longer keep these areas open or if we no longer allow seeds and sex to be transported from one area to another the populations in these isolated habitats will completely collapse due to genetic impoverishment. computer experts in the nearby town of noise start under vines have recognised the ecological importance of sheep. with data from aerial photographs satellites radar and legal language histories they

have developed a software that identifies optimal routes for flocks and the computer system works a lot like a navigation system but in google you just have a car or pedestrian option we on the other hand have 20 to 25 different parameters that tell the software what's important for sheep with this geo information system you can then autonomy create routes for shepherds you could call it intelligent routing. the shepherds have welcomed the new computer program it's good news for the sheep too as they now have more to eat the software has already helped to identify many new pastures and grasslands back over on the other side of the country the protesters hope that this scientific development will also trigger a political rethink. the shepherds are confident their work is far from being obsolete. there will be

a future for traditional shepherding in germany and in the world that's certain we're the world's oldest profession and we've survived many crises before but we should rather ask ourselves what future would nature have without us but we're not or. what is true for germany is also true for other parts of the world where traditional shepherds often held in low regard and in conflict with sedentary farm is their flocks helped keep grassland areas green and healthy. our next report comes on right here in lagos nigeria concerned about the suffering people inflicts on many wild animals one man has made it his mission to rescue as many of them i think that he set up a sanctuary to help them when he also works to raise awareness about wildlife protection and i do more welfare there's no happiness in these. illegal hunters

quote this creature with the nigeria it's been a captivity in this latest market for weeks now waiting for bio. she has been visiting this market for over 15 years his father says brought him here when he was just 9 years old sure sure she. showed. him a soft brakes is hot. so you best use as many as you can afford this pool a pint costs 60009. o'clock in the shop at home i said no i come here for actually many this afternoon and get out of this change into a more more challenging and profitable her life and of this you know you shouldn't try to do that with one of them prior to getting the fish and. this is where chinedu brings the animals he rescues the grain syngas conservation

god and the young nigerian starts of the century back in 2012 using his own money and any donations he can attract he already has an impressive variety of animals in a sanctuary in some cases some of the animals are badly one did their recovery sometimes complex but i wanted to fish and rice is really lucky in that you know it's good to know them and to put it near him it's not it's because of the need is being now to another focus to dogs where there's no such thing as invasive surgery for even some animals think about having a dog the vet always a good one to get i mean it's a drugs but surgery or course of what you write kind of the animal needs that and that's what one of the birds you have that's when i want it that's what what it needs and we need. to come for the opportunity where i can help this bird regain its wings has lost its confidence it doesn't mean yes it's it's only idle so i'm looking for the opportunity to. get it back to its financial shape. or.

some of the animals in china to sanctuary our friends in species from rubles to extinction. like the black crane. really wanted to. play shannon in and cheer what actually was once done jets fan is recognized as a national player has become a little jesus just a little in your position jewels people killed him because of your houses and this is just like the landing of your teeth if you seen them before in the movie because you don't see them again today wants to create an environment where anyone especially children could learn to appreciate the value of all wildlife another reason why i decided to continue to attack them was because yes i'm initially asked i wanted to have

a 3 day project where i could actually breed these animals and have them you know more to plan because yes but i unindigent a means that very soon i made at which it's going to be used that way and do you have a job loss on them a few other things these animals would soon be extinct so. having them here and breeding them gives room for a lot of people to come and see them ok i had never seen the crane before i had never seen a patio eagle before and i've seen them like ok i don't know many 2nd see this in the wind a muslim's i don't even see them but having them here gives that option it's it is ultimately goal is to establish conservation areas place in releases animals into a protected environment. so be sure to join us next week when now they fighting edition of. your environment program i am tsonga to nokia signing up from kampala here in uganda and thanks summit to military way in lagos nigeria join us again

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