speech by a cool interesting on december 19th 1989. shortly after the fall of the of the chancellor addresses the people of east germany. the mideast tense the crowd clamors for german unity journalist peter lim borg was at the scene. 30 years later he looks back on the time interest and starts december 19th t w. i don't want to warm welcome to this new edition of the who africa the environment magazine that brings you topics from all over africa and europe i am now outside coming to you from lagos nigeria and joining me from uganda is my colleague sun hi

neal yes today's show takes us on another journey across africa and you check out some of the ideas and concepts people have come up with to help save the environment i'm really looking forward to the was in south africa a wonderful species that needs protecting but the weakest plenty more install besides that. and making clones all talk fish schemes. and we also show you how design is in so many. times into something news food. every so if africa sees a migration of was eastern coast and he was pro bono from on took tika we. last year saw the largest number of humbug was on record off the coast of cape town scientists cool savation ists and tourists continue to learn more about these giant

marine animals we went along to find out more. at certain times of the year special visitors can be part of what is our 1st day in south africa. where the huge mom was my grad from and talked to the woman waters off the coast of mozambique to come and they're young. very good after a few months to return some of the along the same route and researches have seen an encouraging rise in numbers. of the great conservation success stories since the end of whaling allison people stop catching them commercially in the late seventy's around southern africa the population have been increasing rebounding. they can be and we think they're getting up toward the carrying capacity of the ecosystem the population of the west and the east coast of africa have been increasing probably close to 10 percent. the researches use

a hydrophone an underwater microphone to record words sound which the team will analyze later the waters around cape town provide the do conditions to study the behavior of the way this. lake. had a lot of feeding. off the west coast of south africa which quite unusual that i'll let you have that was a feeling in the antarctic and we picking up a lot of juvenile whales this year 202019 hanging around the south african coast that are feeding right in shore in falls by a really interesting occurrence fast it gives us an opportunity to study the feeding behavior and the sounds and making whereas communicate using up to 4 conversations from clicks to whistles and of course songs each is associated with a specific type of behavior. comparing recorded here to that recorded in africa gives researches insights into which

populations move through different areas so we were quite surprised when we 1st record company about song in in force by because i had a friend actually there to look at dolphin distribution because he was only strongly associated with making behavior of these animals and around africa mating habits of tropical areas so rather equitorial which africa and of mozambique on the east coast around cape town animals should just be migrating past although we are aware of animals of summer months feeding as well. while commercial whaling was banned several decades ago the animals to face a number of threats including being struck by ships 100 term government in 29 to several words drowned in forcibly after becoming trapped in fishing gear images of them being towed to. appeared in media around the globe. in a very short amount of time there were a number of wells that were entangled in the false bay area and this was exposed by ocean conservationist and very passionate ocean goes in the area and this caused

a groundswell of public cry they went all the way to the top of the government's hands and this caused the fishery to be shut out really quickly a temporary ban on octopus fishing was recently lifted but a number of sticks have to precautions went to do to prevent any further entanglement of wells in the tribes. further up the coast this right where curve is enjoying some time with its mother to the delight of on lukas. in concert about 300 drive from kept town when watching the trucks about half a 1000000 tourists a year. while tourism is is big all over the world but in south africa a critically important. huge huge attraction for people with southern ride world is an amazing world to watch because they spend a lot of time on the water surface often think it's the best way to walk having

been hunted to the brink of extinction this workers have made an astounding recovery through the efforts of scientist and conservationist they can swim more safely through the waters around cape town and throughout the world. why how amazing did you know that was actually no mom was a movie our next piece is about fish kill and more specifically this it might sound like but it can actually be a useful resource a french company makes leather from fish and it is a big seller he is another installment for my series doing. usually fish skins are a waste product so they cost next to nothing. some companies in africa turning them

into jackets shoes and harms. a french tannery produces leather for luxury accessories like card holders and handbags. i don't know which used to transform fish skin into leather because today it's the way studies thrown away by the food industry and the catering industry have altered person on the advantage of fish skin once it's been the scale it is that it has a unique texture and it's one of the strongest the most durable letters in the world and very subtle. the turn of the removes the remaining flesh and cleans the skins and a rotating drum. just soaking in eco friendly time instead of to dry. then the skins a softened and died with various colors. and now the company is processing around 2000 skins per month. 2 scans that would otherwise just be useless waste.

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 story. whether there was a bike or truck to most players hope to be changed every now and then long before the rabbit starts to fall apart one becomes a gift to you should let you actually and it's fini durable what do you feel and did you write sandra and that's why recycling tiles has great potential there are so many things that can be made from them big all small even for a need to see for yourself what a german designer has managed to create. is this the end of the road for the

stylist that trade has worn down and then no longer safe for driving but what others throw away is a valuable commodity for one company based in eastern germany. down the shell but is particularly interested in large truck tires take of it i haven't missed larry tye is consist of rubber natural rubber and wire. here in the tread and along the rim and those are 2 components that can be separated easily. in the time manufacturing process heat is used to compress the rubber making the tires firm and heavy. so special machines a need to shred them. they use as much energy annually as 1200 households. downey's felber gets the tires for nothing. but his recycling company near speak 0 does have to pick them up from carriages and tie dealers. and because the truck

tires the so bulky only $100.00 actually fit into a container. i have. to keep the driving in the transport costs down we try to source our tires locally but as we produce 20000 tons of rubber granular it from the truck tires alone we sometimes have to travel hundreds of kilometers to get enough orders of defensively. but in base design a catch of an owner doesn't have quite as far to go she gets her old material for free from bicycle shops in her neighborhood. a lot of her products are made from in achieves. as. right i look for inner tubes with specific with this because i need them for various products happy. and i tend to focus on what i call price

pieces which might be in past or patched up or have a manufacturer's branding yes. i pick out the most interesting ones 1st was the past year. as well as expensive handbags and other one off creations such a vendor also makes wallets and key fobs that sell at prices similar to those of commercial products. in comparison to other materials the designer says that rubber has many advantages. as a child i mean much you know it's one great thing about this material is the supply is endless there's more than you could ever need it's also waterproof it's durable it's completely begun and for many it's a good alternative to leather you know at the tire recycling company there's no longer any sign of the original form. the shredded rubber is molded into everything from small mats to large sheets weighing 80 kilos.

or compressed with the force of a 1000 tonnes so they're pretty tough so we didn't driven over them with tanks we've developed a new process that allows us to use the maximum amount of recycled rubber some products integrate natural couch work or other substances. but we don't we only use old timers. customers like the recycled rubber when used as flooring the sheets don't have to be glued down and they can stand up to the elements. filled in fell's castle they're being used to protect the grand slabs in the courtyard. once the restoration work is finished the mats can be cleaned and used elsewhere. this robust material last for years. port is about reproducing something else not often found in garbage heaps glass

bottles yes indeed did you know that glass is one of the longest lasting manmade materials we have it seems a shame to see so much of it simply discard it but only canyon island of lamu at least some bottles found on the beach i'm now being put in further good use that's cool c. of. o. . plastic different place to do. its ocean clean up the necessary in kenya the children might have made a game out of it but for omar ali this is more of a possible conservation mission. for sammy would have shifted me to a printer meaning we were claiming it had been pretty good friday every friday it's nice to get it when they are you know money again we're doing here. but it goes

a long way you know i think. most of. his meditation and while they are on this. like many african countries kenya is grappling with a gut beach problem there are no public dust bins for people to dump their trash and there's no garbage collection center with the trash piling up people have had to take matters into their own hands collection and recycling initiatives like omar's help to plug pick up. he told us we can go to the beach to swim after collecting trash i connected. to. 8 years ago at the extent of ocean pollution really he told form our studies have shown that the ocean is the 2nd most polluted in the wild this affects both of them are in life and the human food supply here in laos amar decided to start doing his beats to protect the

ocean. you want to be bored by the sea shore but one time the boat had injured. but when i came out of the boat you will bye bye bye bye. lusty everywhere and there was kids playing around you know and there was a lot of the one not doing anything and also i thought maybe a good idea what i've written if you can come up and clean up the beat you know it just doesn't want to be area to have kids playing there you know. how you stack it . but omar didn't just collect the boxes he used them to build and nasri school this is the school now or the board will hear. the problem is when we get the trash out of the city we bring in 2 beloved there was nobody to pick them out but ease

a conservative island and some locals were not happy when omar opened the school no one has banned this kind of year. so the one they want to move is a most. beautiful old who would want all of our why we need everything but my thought of. the whiskey and the wine used to getting the book all off the community important news. and with time the locals accepted that this is 100 but is really due to the law school. and strong my child is running and he joined the school in 2018 i feel good when i see kids having a chance to study and besides studying they also learn about the environment and the awards and students don't have to pay to attend omar school this means that support from volunteers has proved vital in keeping the school going.

i'm so thankful now that everybody be aware and calm and try to help. people. at home are school these youngsters are learning high time lessons not only in the classroom but out in the open where the ocean needs their help. now here in my country not everyone is connected to the electricity grid and that means people especially those in the rural areas are often forced to use other sources of power including vivo what is dirty are not sustainable but a crowd investing platform in europa's looking to finance renewable energy projects here. it's hard to miss the salem in agreed on the edge of the village bright and shiny in the sun this is coming to us from lagos by car

its isolated location was more of a certain scale in the solar panels than environmental reasons connecting the village to the national call grid is nonsense it is worth the effort many people here make a living with agriculture some in green milling operations like richard apparently she previously used a few charging rates to run her grinding machine is now a call came from the south. well yesterday i bought 500 now worth of pocket now we can leave the lights. this light in the palm of my 1000000. situation was different when we use. all home down by new home. the skeptical the 1st many here have since switched to green energy. over $500.00 households now get their parts from the solar grid.

that means sun's fewer c o 2 emissions according to the margarine company rebate checks so long some funding for the project came from a german government agency. attorneys something that is really viable for nigeria to look into you know because. like you know nigeria actually has about 55 percent of its population without access so and we know that it's not cost effective to extend the grid to these areas so $1.00 of the best ways by deploying i mean the goods to these locations the project was also bolstered by german company based in frankfurt. a crowd investing platform better vest raised 220000 euros for the celebrity greats of nigeria. c.e.o. mary than tape says the company is aimed at customers who want to invest in construction ecologically projects in other parts of the world our future market is africa because this market is crawling so tremendously and the amount of people

there that need it for city is the highest all over the world. so there is much money needed there is a much potential and also as mentioned the interest rates there are very very high so they need cheaper money and they need especially any way of financing there is no solution there are no bank there who finance those smaller projects all the crowd funding platforms at the moment the solutions to that money can come to african small and medium sized enterprises to prevent a tricity into that. but there is also a dark side to the solar energy being. nice benefaction today only last 20 years and then they have to be disposed off and the lead acid batteries needed to store electricity can cause serious sure pollution. but for now the mini grid

has improved the lives of many here boosting their businesses and improving the breed. for margie we have not so very remote region of a 2 and a half hour drive from the capital tunis i mean job else national park about 100 years ago wow gazelles used to live here but today they've completely disappeared from the landscape now an initiative launched my spanish on to new zealand of 13 as we introduced 100 full of them into the world they hope the animals will reproduce in the another true hubba tent and improve the eco system the project won't just be good for nature it should also help to boost tourism. season here members of an endangered species that had all but disappeared in tunisia are now back to roam free again in their natural habitat. around 30 outlets because

those are gradually being released in egypt bell says national park the territory they inhabit covers approximately 20 square kilometers of their resettlement in the northern atlas mountains is a joint project between spanish scientists and the tunisian or dorothy's for head research. a touching moment when we bring these animals here in 2017 they were much different now here and insects in such a way i feel that they are they are not my babies but they are my pets you say and i know they will be very much happy in nature although i want to be able to take care of them so that is the laying saying what i really so so excited and my emotion is so big. the animals were brought over to the region from spain just a few years ago with the hope of and settling into the environment and producing offspring. the project's staff set up expansive enclosures in the future reserve

where they would initially be protected and cared for. that population has since doubled since local ranger i meant ben rumah. his 1st job of the day is to look in on the shy animals. club him to check on the animals in the pens every morning i've been doing this kind of work for years now and i know how to treat them i know these animals very well and i even think about them on my days off and i'm not kidding and i've come to love these helpless because else. how do you think. the atlas gazelle is native to north africa but a lot of clearance poachers under changing ecosystem have put their survival in jeopardy say international conservation groups. the tunisians want to see the gazelles inhabit the region once again on the chances of

the reintroduction program succeeding are high says the director of the national park. the animals feel at home in these high altitude climbs. we've also made efforts to raise awareness about the animals among people who live around the national park. and now of course we hope that they'll be safe here and the 10 years from now there will be a big herd of these because elsie in this reserve. is the population of the atlas because there has been growing so have visitor numbers to the nature is a. there's a lot of interest among tunisians in the story behind the reintroduction of venture . for them the animals are also a cultural icon of their region. says. we're going to protect them and do everything we can to ensure that they settle in and successfully so that's why we also set up a pilot research project to monitor the gazelles shish the data we gather on the

animals will allow us to track their movements and help us to locate them so. this type of gazelle tends to roam an inaccessible mountain terrain so the animals offered to be transmitted. conservationists can then determine where they spend most of their time and above all how many of them survive. if all goes well there are another 50 gazelles in the enclosure waiting to be reintroduced into the wild. well that brings us to the end of this week's edition of equal africa thank you for joining us and of course we'll be looking forward to seeing you once again next week i am sunday to know you here in uganda. and it's goodbye from me to in lagos nigeria. if you want to know more if you have ideas of your own then look us up on our social media platforms and write as

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