let me be clear with you i have to act in ways that i feel necessary to people who to simply understand that. they are fed a mirror image to the ends justify the means. to witnesses starts december 13th on t.w. . 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 am 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 the environment but also look at some great initiatives designed to make our world a little cleaner and more beautiful here are 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 the waste safely and how sure but in south africa. whole article revolution. will start today show in harare the capital of them bob way it's true in many urban centers of 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 they cause to the environment we meet up with an organization that fights to protect vitally important ecosystems.

almost every day major conservationists come to absolve the land surroundings in bibles capital. since 2005 the local organisation has been wanting the language land area. water reservoir. systems boast of 80 plants in the great variety of insect species it's one of 7 whittling sites in zimbabwe that economist internationally this area covers about 5 square kilometers but listen 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 the ground to make those dreams runs throughout the yet which is what they do know throughout the year because of these areas regulating the flow from under whelmed they not yet it's trouble to the sea. grass the work let's also solve other natural water

purification systems because they absolve pollutants to the roots and they also help to contain floods when there is exist when 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 one fill a community 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. and 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 wetlands with the help of local communities and donations but the

biggest problem is land management say the activists or the country's environmental law forbids the look made on with lance continue to offer land for sale. the legal aspect. concerning wetlands 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 being known are not aligned his loopholes are currently being used. to develop plans through petitions and court challenges the trust has now meant to stop developments or not politically with lance within the capital cities limit. since it is held up as an example of conservation and restriction it's important record accurate data to work. and to publicize the fact that the ecosystem is functioning the way chewed again. is instruments are called

up his own meters they're used to measure. underground water is where is or tell me wells it gives us the fluctuations that happens during the course of the differences and. israelis are to monitor that there is 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 hollywood lands trust has joined forces with commuter resistance 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 almost. like. all legal activity whilst protecting. the environment but it doesn't

and here are the effects of the climate crisis continue to intensify including the drought and what a shortage but most important thing is to protect all the 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 reservoir for the growing city. now there are 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 use their skills in other ways artist. in tanzania creates drawings and i mean clips to raise awareness about global warming. the star recently. 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 they just hit ok what would he do in this heat and i decided to do any nation and so the us government started to build that conversation within my head like ok this is this is an environmental issue it's getting really hard. 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 story soldier have now joined forces to raise awareness about other environmental issues. one recent video has them taking. plastic waste. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. try doing your bit. 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 in the tronic waste piles up in our rubbish dumps that's not only ugly it's harmful because a lot of it contains toxic substances seep into the environment it is true that broccoli. 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 young day including discarded electrical appliances. some of the pads can be sold like the metal from a refrigerator condenser but poisonous gases cool this cap during dismantling that's bad for the environment and for people to help. their energy or solidary to technologic takes care of the proper disposal of this kind of west it's come in ruins only electronics recycling facility devices such as all the more knitters i'm had drives are picked up at a collection point the recycler also collects all the devices directly from

companies for a small fee to service a tampa young blood sample the services are paid for by the companies and it's a sustainable for the informal west well actually we have close to 40 square feet large containers in different neighborhood to collect west say someone in charge at this site is to receive all the west and make a pre-selection law was a perk of them enough of an audition. they initiated processes about 2 tonnes of the waste 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 of dust in kenya has been here for 12 years. drifting into danger to get it every day

answered entrepreneurs i really enjoy working at this far that's because this is a recycling industry where we work 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 of our series of. the different components are sorted and kept separately computer circuit boards with the electronic assembly containing metals life. which are sold to melting shops. and let trick cables can be really used immediately of a materials a more problematic. there's a lot of plastic we have certain types of plastics that come in different forms we have some better trees that cannot be dealt with but we have started negotiating a deal with foreign partners in order to export these materials overseas for recycling. here i had revis 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 available to people who normally would not be able to afford it. produces is 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 cheaper 2nd one from us or security so if you manage to repair this telephone we can sell it to for half the price that it would normally do from washington to christian a former e.u. west gets a new life that's good for everyone and reduces the garbage pile up in the city but there is still not still do they need is hoping for even more government support to

be able to go big scale and help manage the toxic west incoming roun. staying with the subject of waste it is no secret that large quantities of clothing end up in long fields 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 cuts down the weirdest it also means you never have to throw away any of your favorite trainers. sneakers convenient comfortable and fashionable. really like the price is right over a house and on the market you go every year there's a new air max or whatever and people have to have them. that quick on the market

make you quick on your feet but 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 1. that's all the more shocking given the fact that pretty easy to repair something haagen matter shack knows 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 also paid it shoemaker by trade in $28000.00 hog in my 2 shack launched sneaker rescue customers send in that worn out running shoes and get them back in near mint condition the service cost just under 40 euros

and is now used by almost 200. 50 customers per month. gets precious little support from the manufacturer is original spare parts a few and far between this is the if you are difficult to find the big corporations would rather their shoes are not repaired of course and keep parts under lock and key 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 they were enormously. most choose on the global markets are made in china and india in 2017 production in those 2 countries total $16000000000.00 peds but it's often the environment that pays the ultimate price thanks to factories policing rivers with excess died that can contain costs in a general kevin metals. and clues used. sneak

has come with a long list of troublesome chemicals formaldehyde from the souls 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. and other products in the fashion segment the price does not necessarily reflect sustainability standards whether 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 the p.r. front. meanwhile hog is 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. to grow to the point where we can complete the circle so eventually we can give a part of our profits 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 randon rain forest has been the site for the wall longest one. there conservationists. on the primates behavior and also walk along. we went out into the field. to learn more about these great apes. right just volatile every single gorilla in the national park in. the end as the gorilla truckers.

imitates gorillas make to offer assurance the male body because. oh i want. the rain just keep a detailed record of what's the awards get up to. that we feed it every day we. if we would if. they report. if an. eel the pok calls the gorilla doctors the virtue is dedicated to saving the. gorillas.

we knew all along to go out in this forest we don't take on more the outside 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 splits 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 costs a 1500 dollars last year the park took in $19000000.00. 10 percent of the park's revenue goes towards the for structure projects in their religious including clinics and schools children here. portions of caring for the forest and it's what life. we don't want to protect the park with guns we want to protect this park with people who understand

and. take that responsibility as wet and. on a real. lady do. british model naomi campbell was a bunch of the cast 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 the people here. 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 we have noticed the thousands of kilometers of fencing 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 over grazing and land asian some herders are now reversing this trend however and they are spearheading an ecological revolution. when herders lead their livestock onto the great plains of the car route 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 cooper has years of experience and of seeing how the landscape has changed since he's been grazing his animals here it has made it sound more pitches in the grass growth

was not that much but now since we have put it is the process we're heading. in that nor is it people now changing even or increasing quicker the. more quote that you have. the herders are part of the shepherding biodiversity project it supports commercial livestock keeping while boosting langrish the russian on this 24000 hectare farm. the karun 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 to. 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 the simple vision is to find a make an ism 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 because just 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 the. 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 plant growth 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 racing period in parts of the farm and the green index shows that quite pronounced and we compared it to traditional farms where it isn't quite as pronounced and they seems to be quite a significant. 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 on 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. specially since south africa is still recovering from one of the worst droughts in recorded history.

i wish in the sea process continues for the rest of their life with us so that. any time they can be named and to so that even the neighbors in other countries can be more inspired about what it is seeing this take on the project could inspire neighboring foulness 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 adding another $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 europe gemma's next time for now it's by by phone you'll are you not done lost 8 not it's nigeria and 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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