what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. w world heritage 360 get the caps now. a warm welcome to the new edition of africa environmental magazine wrote to you by germany n.t.v. in uganda on t.v. in nigeria i am sunday here in kampala uganda and of course with my colleague from nigeria thank you sandra i'm now tiger here in our state to be precise great to

have you with us again for happen are packed with ideas on how to protect our environment but also look at some great initiatives designed to make our world lead to a cleaner and more beautiful here some of them could turn so climate change an artist in tanzania employing skillfully environment a company in cameroon taking of the challenge of recycling new waste safely and how sure but things are all about. logical revolution. why start today show in harare the capital of them bobby as it's true in many urban centers the population there is growing steadily from year to year and that means the need for housing is growing too but not all construction projects think about the damage to course to the environment we meet up with an organization that fights to protect vitally important ecosystems.

almost every day nature conservationists come to absolve the land surroundings and buy because capital. since 2005 the local organization has been wintering the lag with land area. water reservoir the biodiversity consistence boast over 80 plants in the great variety of insect species it's one of 7 whittling sites in zimbabwe that he could nest internationally. this area covers about 5 square kilometers but less than 10 percent have been perceived. out of desperation and because they can't find affordable property in harare some people are building houses on these ecosystems. we don't have these weapons we won't have to make use streams run throughout the yet which is what they do know throughout the year because of these areas regulating the flow from under whelmed they not here to the

sea grass the wetlands also solve other natural water purification systems because they absolve pollutants to the roots and they also help to contain floods when there is existing for. but that's not a likely problem here in zimbabwe southern africa has been experiencing a prolonged drought simply. increased development is also causing the city's water sources to run dry finding clean water has become a daily struggle for many. of our these always overcrowded when philip committee members in need of water and we have no choice but to help them if there's an outbreak of cholera we all be in danger because it's exposed. just close. and really a trust has been set up that oversees various environmental organizations and activists to do that they are looking into ways of protecting and restoring the city's remaining with lands with the help of local communities and donations but

the biggest problem is land management say the activists although the country's environmental law forbids the look mint on with once the authorities continue to offer land for sale. the legal aspect. continue where it lands is really very important and needs to be address very urgently. at the moment we are working in an environment where. the legal aspects are not be known are not aligned his loop holes are currently being used. to develop wetlands through petitions and court challenges the trust has now managed to stop developments will not politically wetlands within the capital cities limit. since it is held up as an example of conservation and restore edition it's important record accurate data. and to publicize the fact that the system is functioning the way chewed again. is instruments are called up it's all meters they're used to measure. underground

order is where is a new world it gives us the fluctuations that happens during the course of the differences and. is well is. that there's no much obstruction or far order within these wetlands. but challenges remain with plants are often used as dumping grounds because they're open spaces. to the only wetlands trust has joined forces with community resilience and city council officials for a cleanup campaign also involved with some invasive species which block the flow of water in the wetlands streams. we have a lot of illegal activity happening in the park at the moment and as residents who would like to new york all illegal activity whilst protecting the with lawns and the environment. but it doesn't end here are the effects of the climate crisis

continue to intensify including drought and water shortage the most important thing is to protect order which runs around the city. so the organization is also working with the younger generations the participation is ideally needed if he wants to continue using the water is of well for the growing city. now many different ways to take a stand against climate change just think of activists. from sweden she has inspired young people around the world to go out and demonstrate for climate protection other people used to ask ills in other ways artist. in tanzania creates drawings and i mean clips to raise awareness about global warming. the askari soldier he stands atop

a famous monument in tanzania largest city dar es salaam. and this is an garamond. he's an illustrator and animator. while passing the statue on one exceptionally warm day he had a sudden inspiration. because it was so hard just him ok what would he do in this heat and i decided to do any nation and so the scary moment started to build that conversation within my head like ok this is this is an environmental issue it's getting really hot why is it getting hot and so i wanted to start off that conversation through the video. the response from social media was overwhelming. i even had people reaching out to me and say hey can i use this video for my presentation on climate change for school go ahead. and

gary mandara and the starry soldier have now joined forces to raise awareness about other environmental issues. one recent video has them taking. non-plastic weiss. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send his a tweet. time doing your page. we share your story. i don't know how our viewers throughout africa feel but it seems to me that the more developed we become the more literally waste piles up in our rubbish dumps that's not only ugly it's harmful because a lot of it contains toxic substances into the environment it is true that the broken mobile phone often tossed by the gold site but in some african context the

recent huge market for recycling electronic waste for example the environment ministry of commerce wants to set up a recycling infrastructure in the country's largest city to talk with the toxic junk all reported went to the capital one day. garbage income iran's capital your own day including discarded electrical appliances some of the parts can be sold like the metal from a refrigerator condenser but poisonous gases whose escape during dismantling that's bad for the environment and for people's health their energy all slowly daddy to technology takes care of the proper disposal of this kind of west it's coming rooms only electronics recycling facility devices such as old morning to him had drives a picked up a collection point the recycler also collects all the devices directly from

companies for a small fee to service a temple yeah lots of the services are paid for by the companies and it's sustainable for the informal was $12.00 action we have placed 40 square feet lach. in tain as in different neighborhood to collect west say someone in charge at this site is to see all the west and make a pre-selection walk as far as a particular minard a quarter of an artist should. be initiated process is about 2 tons of a month including lots of computers sometimes more than $100.00 component parts are collected during disassembly metal is reusable and some of the electronic parts. all together about 24 people walk at the center a guest in kenya has been here for 2 years. it's a unique shooting here to do it i read answered entrepreneurs i really enjoy working

of this far less because this is a recycling industry where we want to fight against pollution and to protect the environment so i'm proud to be part of this while operators on the log on a modern. part to see. the different components are sorted and kept separately computer circuit boards with their electronic assembly contain metals like you and which are sold to melting shops. and lead trick cables can be reused immediately as the materials are more problematic. and was a lot of plastic we have certain types of plastics that come in different forms we have some batteries that cannot be dealt with locally we have started negotiating a deal with foreign partners in order to export to these materials overseas for a 2nd just quickly. here ahead drive is being checked and it still functions

around 20 percent of the devices can be repaired and resold that's great for the environment and for the company. and the other benefit is that this technology then becomes a vial of people who normally would not be able to afford it. as one of our objectives is to promote their distribution of modern technology that is to give people who cannot buy a new device the opportunity to get a cheap recycled one from us. so if you manage to repair this telephone we can sell it to for half the price than it would normally do from one circuit of christian a former you west gets a new life that's good for everyone and reduces the garbage pile up in the city but there is still to do they need is hoping for even more government support to be

able to go big skin and help manage the top syquest income iran. staying with the subject of waste it is no secret that large quantities of clothing end up in lawn theo's shoes don't really fit any better but one john one startup has come up with an innovative plan to tackle the problem snake a rescue it meant old worn out shoes turning them into trendy fresh looking for it not only costs down a waste it also means you never have to throw away any of your favorite trainers. sneakers convenient comfortable and fashionable. really like the price was right in her house along with a mock up you get every year there's a new air max or whatever it is and people have to have them. that quick on the

market make you quick on your feet but they're also quick to wear out and it's not read that they cost between $1.20 euros every year europeans throw away an estimated 1200000 tons of shoes. that sold the most shocking given the fact they're pretty easy to repair something hard. all too well but his mission is about more than saving sneakers from a premature to minds. we want to show people a way of having more respect for things that have been made for them by other individuals whether sneakers or whatever so that they appreciate other people's work. and that shoemaker by trade in 28. launched sneaker rescue customers send in their worn out running shoes and get them

back in near mint condition a service costs just under 40 euros and is now used by almost 250 customers perma. gets precious little support from the manufacturer original spec parts a few and far between this is another issue difficult to find the big corporations would rather their shoes are not repaired of course and keep parts under lock and key and so this is all our own initiative and we want to make our own souls which are in any case far cooler than the originals as you are you know honestly. most shoes on the global markets are made in china and india in 2017 production and those 2 countries total $16000000000.00 pads but it's often the environment that pays the ultimate price thanks to factories producing rivers with excess died that can contain costs in a general kevin metals. and clues used can. sneak

has come with a long list of troublesome chemicals formaldehyde from the soles can cause cancer and flooring compounds that make the shoes waterproof and not biodegradable. benton's man works for berlin based ngo in cosa helping to improve environmental standards and working conditions in the shoemaking industry he says it's difficult convincing manufacturers to make the switch to sustainable production. but. sneakers leather shoes and other products in a fashion segment the price does not necessarily reflect sustainability standards of the company protect the environment or the people making the product we want to see them taking on more responsibility to ensure that sustainability is something they consider in their calculations and not just for their p.r. front. he's confident that his sneaker rescue mission will

grow from $250.00 pounds a month to a 1000 for him it's not just about the financial dividend. objective is to grow to the point where we can complete the circle so eventually we can give a part of our profit to the people elsewhere in the world to make the shoes at low cost. he believes will become reality and then not too distant future in around 5 years time. point is the random rain forest has been the site for the was longest one. there conservationists. on the primates behavior also walk along. we went out into the field of the to remarry and to learn more about these. great just volatile every single gorilla it will carry those national. as the gorilla

truckers. out of business. imitates the gorillas make to offer assurance the male body because. i want to. just keep a detailed record of what the awards get up to. that we feed it if we are. if we quit every activity where every day. they report. if an animal is injured or killed the park calls the gorilla doctors the virgin mary team is dedicated to save in the mountains and is a low level gorillas season. we

all want to go out in the forest we don't take on a lot of. the international union for conservation of nature has changed the status of mountain gorillas from a critically endangered to simply endangered the total population split between 2 regions has risen from 680 a decade ago to over a 1000. tourism has become a significant source of revenue to finance conservation work and support local communities each per bit cost a 1500 dollars last year the park took in $19000000.00. 10 percent of the park's revenue goes towards infrastructure projects in nearby villages including clinics and schools children here. of caring for the forest and its wide life. we don't want to protect the park with

the guns we want to protect in this park with people who understand why and how. that is possible it is as wet and the that is. really do. british model naomi campbell was a bounce against at this year's naming ceremony for baby gorillas an event designed to draw attention to rwanda's conservation efforts. and in the name will be. the birth of every baby gorilla is cause for celebration for its own sake and for all the people here who would do it better to gorilla tourism. wow what an incredible job they're doing now from the mountains to the plains of south africa anyone who's been there will have noticed the thousands of kilometers of facing that cut across the lot intended to continue. this is actually have

a devastating effect on the environment what's happening. well frank says are not only a deadly trap for the wildlife also there to prevent livestock from roaming freely which leads to overgrazing and asian some birds are now reversing this trend however and there spearheading an ecological revolution. when herders lead their livestock onto the great plains of the car roof in central south africa the animals on allowed to linger. to protect the vegetation from overgrazing they have to be kept on. the move as a result they can only eat the tips of the plant's. head chef the dixon in cuba has years of experience and of seeing how the landscape has changed since he's been grazing his animals here it has made its. pitches in the past growth

was not that much but now since we have put it in you see process what. we find that nor is it people now changing even on crazing paper the fact is more quote i think. the herders are part of the shepherding biodiversity project it supports commercial livestock keeping while boosting long restoration on this 24000 hectare farm. was once much greener and home to millions of antelope and buffalo. hooves loose in the topsoil while the droppings fertilized it. in a bid to recreate the great migrations of the past the project employs shepherds to lead livestock over the plains. is the project leader he's confident that herders can help revive the whole region. as we fundamentally believe that this method of farming give space for wildlife to co-exist with production i

could call tree so that's really simple vision is to find a mechanism by which we can. foster biodiversity on production farms. the thousands of kilometers of fences needed for intensive livestock are the culture one of the main reasons why wildlife has disappeared. fences prevent the animals from roaming free as they search for grazing land and water. they often end up tangled in barbed wire. in order to study the effects of the fenceless farming method on the environment ecologist so monitoring the project. over the past 2 years head researcher janine mcmanus and a group of students have recorded the number of plant species in selected study sites. in addition the group evaluates the earth budgetary index the index is determined by the amount of green seen on the ground by satellites and allows

researchers to compare progress in different regions over time. and you can already start picking up changes in trains with the way the hood has been grazing especially over a longer recent period in parts of the farm and the green index shows up quite pronounced and we compared it to traditional farms where it isn't quite as pronounced and they seem to be quite a significant color it's just looking at the pixels alone you know taking the green out of pixelization but from that alone you can really start seeing a difference. there are many positive signs. areas that have been grazed by the herds are now seeing thicker plant growth. slowly while the animals are returning to the farm more than 500 antelope have been counted and even a leopard was recently sighted. a major success for dixon cool especially since south africa is still recovering from one of the worst droughts in recorded history

. i wish you the sea process continues for the rest of their lives with us so that. any time they could be named and so that even the neighbors in. the morning is back about what it has seen his take on the project could inspire neighboring fondness many of them saw their london grade and lost livestock due to the severe drought for the shepherds however this year's lambing season turned out to be very successful and other $800.00 sheep to the herd slowly but surely the project is turning profitable. and that's all from us this week we hope you enjoyed our reports on environmental topics from africa and you wrote journals next time one of the edition for now it's by by phone you are you know done last 8 not it's nigeria ont goodbye from mean kampala uganda do visit us on all social media platforms or even drop us a line if you'd like to share with us your thoughts coming we hope to see you again

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