no religious conflict. now he will members of religion school peers from the middle east are demanding the lord's. own common ground is empowering women giving them rule. making them agents of change their. email peacemakers store security where we sit. happy new year and welcome to focus on europe nice to have you with us for our 1st show of 2020 the mountains are my favorite place to be during the holidays perhaps you enjoyed them too the alps especially are perfect for skiing and hiking they

attract more and more visitors each year that make nissen to you from the mountain top is breathtaking and dangerous many sightseers underestimate the risks time and again rescue teams are called to save exhausted or injured climbers from dangerous heights. well the frenzy at mont blanc has reached its peak each year tens of thousands of people come to climb europe's highest mountain some see a chance to connect with nature others see the perfect selfie backdrop the path to the top is full of hazards deaths happen regularly but that doesn't stop inexperienced climbers from trying to reach the summit the locals are dismayed and the mayor from the neighboring village of sound here of a is calling for an end to the mayhem. the snow capped peaks long the mountains of calling and people around who really shouldn't be there drawn by the stunning vistas and the prospect of stunning selfies. it's all

about image how you portray yourself. and because there's such a flood of images people choose the dumbest thing to do to get the most likes possible. play is the mayor of st germain the main route to model runs through his village. what he's observed led him to write a letter to french president in manuel mccall saying not everyone should be allowed to climb the mountain. you know the mongrel tramway sets off from saw chavez left by a station. kristoff from the brook guard or white brigade is on board. where you sleep inside. are you going to the base camp ok

what's your name. when you're. president mccall replied to the man's letter but didn't announce any concrete measures. so john markley i decided to take matters into his own hands and set up to break our laws. now anyone who wants to scale the mountain must reserve a place in the chalet and the brigade make sure that the climbers abide by the rules it's an attempt to prevent the worst. loss the only one of the 7 summits that's not regulated and that's not ok so people flock to vote long in droves this is the mountain station at an elevation of almost $2400.00 major didn't complete beginners i aim to scale your supply a speak some 4810 meters is about seattle did you get the challenge and adventure i've never been mountain climbing before so i'm giving it a try this new stuff they aren't going to run fits as robin said it's

a challenge it's completely new for me too i was never too interested not in climbing and it doesn't kill you but it's a chance to test your limits and see what you're capable of evolve them on the phone and get ever. so many foreigners also want to reach the top but soon realize that the underestimated. flight some russians who suffered from shortness of breath and impaired vision who thinks very difficult was. misleading we can't do it. and that is a strong strong green tint a lot of. the not much more to what we disagree condition if you go to the mountains to. the root of your little bit was most cool normal indians only hughes . and i must remember to be stupid. this young man has some climbing experience still christoph tell us all from the book god isn't happy with his gear he says no one should scale

a mountain dressed like this. so you don't exhaust setting a bad example the last guy we got out dead left 3 grieving kids behind. a music video shot on montreal more and more people are literally going to. dreams to attract attention a british man carried a rowing machine up the mountain to raise money for war veterans and then simply left it there. you know. there's no law preventing them from doing whatever they want there's not even a law to prevent a rowing machine they can do anything climb up with humpback whales elephants whatever you see everything imaginable more employees even a jacuzzi i mean they inflated a jacuzzi up there to take a group photo and say look at me it's crazy where's the respect for the environment the respect for the mountain. respect them. in france the

basic attitude is everything is allowed unless it's expressly forbidden at mont blanc it was long assumed that mountain climbers would be sensible and careful so a system of fines or penalties was never created as a result the police conduct about 80 rescue missions each year often requiring helicopters. left france has 2 traditions it's the land of liberty and the one that rescues you for free you can do the dumbest things helicopter a nice police officers rescue you and some folks take advantage of this. in a nation like france it takes a lot for people to call for regulations but mountain guides and mayors are demanding more rules now to restore respect for mark block and prevent it from becoming a mere photo op. many young people living in the

countryside dream of working in big cities and that's exactly what good citizenship ovah did the entrepreneur left her tiny village to work in moscow but she gave it all up and returned to her hometown in the year ause 2000 kilometers away from the capital the village was at risk of dying out as people sought opportunities elsewhere well good as a wanted to bring new life into the town so she brought her no house from moscow to the countryside and that's where she found a recipe for success. welcome to mali tourists a little village in the euro mountains like many other villages in russia it was on the verge of dying out only 20 houses were still inhabited. of its 500 former inhabitants just 50 remained. but them along came good. come small and look like a boy she says but don't underestimate me who calls herself

a social entrepreneur and her cell phone is a constant companion question pascha greetings from the village and thanks but a surrogate thanks from mollie cherish. our. culture to she makes a video thanking each and every customer because ordering jam from good old means helping the village to which environment people need to know they're doing something good everyone who contributes something belongs to us where a whole army of people who want to change things. for jam from body tourists jars of strawberry and raspberry jam are sent across russia many go to private customers. that you can cut the labels themselves. herbal tea is also produced here from ingredients that grow right outside the window. most of the women here retired long ago. they call themselves. poor

grandmothers and the bushes themselves decide who gets to work here. the recipient remember the one who only lasted 2 days we told her stay home you're too slow. the women all come from mali tourists or neighboring villages. where you know we chat and tell jokes and laugh. the whole village can hear it when the windows are open. and. sweet spoons for tea or something they dreamed up themselves they're made using syrup from wild herbs and dried berries. or the latest sensation see buckthorn and cinnamon. a moscow based organic food store chain has now ordered 8000 of the sweet spot for people who long for village life whose will says.

that watching chess you drink your tea made from a tea bag at the office but would much rather have a team from the some of our like at home. but if you don't take vacation he has the solution take a spoon dip it in your adult teeth and sense how some a smells he. work has gotten around that google pays good money for berries and herbs. molly tertian is lucky to have someone like who's older she set up a little library here though it doesn't look like many people use it. she's also range for garbage collection still a rarity in many russian villages. a larger role is so impressed she's leaving the big city to move back to mali turkish. she still fixing up the house she's inherited but soon she'll move in with her husband and child.

because it was it seemed to him and everything's changed now we want to give it a try. but we're fixing up the house and taking a stab at village life. he didn't take. the house is small just 2 rooms and an entrance hall in his grandparents built it but it's still in good shape she hopes to find work here google told her she needs someone to help manage the company. here but they go to. them in the city use it between concrete walls when you come home from work and don't know what to do with yourself. but here you go out into the garden pick a bit of dill and make yourself a salad it's much nicer. next door in the factory they're almost done with the order from the must go organic food chain. every once in a great mood like always. google says that

at some point molly tourist will get along fine without her. and then she'll move on to another bill and create something new their. new carpets and where will i be in 10 years time somewhere out in nature or use a bird or maybe in an airplane because i'll have to fly back and forth between lots of villages i hope you give me any good ideas you have noise. because russia has many billet just like mali tourist that need someone like you is all. we often hear of animals on the brink of extinction but rarely do we hear of a species recovering from that danger while the european wolf is one such example since it's successful repopulation decades ago the wolves are thriving in places like poland they are a protected species there and can only be hunted in special cases bad news for

sheep from around that. the wolves are threatening her flock and her livelihood right agile and her neighbors now want their numbers to be scaled back. she farmer a not a is anxious about the future. because the sheep are easy prey for worlds. not them some of my sheep were killed in this matter. once it happened right before the eyes of my mother in law who helps me she was standing here and all at once a wolf came out of this bush and killed one of the sheep wolves are everywhere. 30 years ago not a cause the anger left the city moved to the country to raise sheep. she owns 50 hectares of land. used to be very few wolves and the biggest cherry mountain region she says but in recent years her flock has been attacked by wolves time and time

again. once she lost $48.00 sheep in a single year. when wolves attack farm animals that falls under the jurisdiction of the regional head office for environmental protection. who get fed and determines whether the animal really was killed by a wolf and how much compensation will be paid today he's visiting breeder vet as well from us. there was one maximum 2 wolves but they're only a part of their prey so it's possible they were interrupted by dogs but little calf weighed 10 maybe 20 kilos not more. voters were front us for seize 14 zloty or 3 euros 30 per kilo as compensation for the calf. the farmer keeps 14 dogs to protect his herd but even they can prevent the attacks altogether. some of them are little packs of just 2 wolves are the worst they've been run after people

and herds of sheep they watch them very closely then one distract the watch dogs while the other attacks the sheep. according to official statistics between 151070 poland's wolf population was just 56 animals. but over the years their numbers have grown significantly today it's estimated there are close to 3000 wolves. so men and animals are increasingly getting in each other's way. since 2001 wolves have been a protected species in poland so they can't be hunted poses the question should be some not some herd owners are really in a drastic situation. that they can't eat or sleep bold and if we really have around 3000 wolves in poland then why not reduce their numbers that would help those affected in. them yet at the moment here. in poland wolves can only be killed in specific cases and special approval from the authorities if required.

that approval was given in b.s. chaddy last summer after a female wolf attacked the boy and girl into neighboring towns. we had to drive the children to school because young children my grandchildren included were afraid you that you don't i mean the path runs along the road when a wolf appears on the road children get scared they act like you do not and it's well fandor is an inner courtyard then it's a danger isn't it. the other ones are so we should kill it. any minute which. the female wolf was killed later turned out she clearly grown accustomed to humans in the past people of fedor bred so she lost her fear of humans. were worth of course the amber also applied for a special permit in order to protect their sheep. the hunter later killed the wolf

for pasture. the lot of them the qantas can only kill wolves during a certain period. i don't understand that because then you're missing the muck. since the wolf in my area was shot the number of my animals killed has fallen drastically since then other walls have avoided my posture. and that's a sign that it works. little. but the wolves won't stay away forever what if their numbers keep increasing the way they have in recent years. with the special licenses be enough to keep the wolf population under control. the future doesn't look too bright for sheep farmers they fear that the wolves will want to take back the territory and that then the herds will be trenton's not just by lone wolves but by entire parks.

with age comes wisdom and for some it's a bittersweet realisation for pensioners in prison time cannot heal all wounds the violent criminals must face the fact that prison could be their last stop for these people in jail functions more as a retirement home an increasing number of correctional facilities are adapting to their aging populations with programs like occupational therapy and memory training and despite a life sentence many are still motivated to stay fit until the end. of all time prison is a jail for seniors in eastern germany. germany's population is aging and so is the prison population here. the men locked up in fall time are doing time for robbery fraud sexual offenses or murder one of the most violent offenders card some a man has been here for 6 years like most of the inmates he's running out of time

but not the day god family photos are all he has left the thought of seeing his 4 grandchildren as a free man is what keeps him going. dr de mayo the little one here is almost 5. i only know him from photos. and then i have a granddaughter who be to soon get to i only know from this picture here. in that house. symon is serving a life sentence for murder after stabbing his neighbor to death. if it is not by me else i know that when i stopped her for the 1st time in longing she looked at me why died and said. to me because i knew quote are you crazy and i can always look just to feel that. now and then she didn't say

any more. i. don't know why i stopped here 26 times more is a question i can answer to this day. before you can even to sleep on. he says the victim had ridiculed him for years due to his amputated leg at least that's his story at some point he just snapped. 3 times a week the elderly inmates get to do some gardening if they want. but not all of them repent their crimes. still i mean really in my cell of me. if you steal cars you go to jail. sure pretty girls nice cars and money so no i'm in jail. but no joke this is the best show i've ever been a mistake not what we give out. that's why it's hard to get into this prison

inmates must apply for a cell in advance. meals are served several times a day by mr me who's serving time for fraud the days when prisoners were only given bread and water are long gone. these days there's something to suit every taste. in mates with sensitive stomachs can request a bland diet. there are also meat less dishes for vegetarians and pork free cold cuts for muslims. who need to be. compared to the other 3 prisons i've been in this is like a retirement home. you know they have everything here. today's a table tennis group. they do everything for you. i mean i don't want to hype it too much but considering what we're here is it's a retirement home this is the one. you know one of the services offered is air go

fer. occupational therapist cutline schmeiser says inmates limited freedom of movement makes this an assessor take. with the risk of fools increases. so we try to train the muscles and sense of balance to prevent this ice conditions sure don't die oh boy. peter p. is a convicted murderer still schmeiser gives him the best of care today he's getting a cup in massage for back pain which just shot from the top of the cupping stimulates the circulation and relaxes the muscles. i hope that eases his pain somewhat. don't you always say it's the highlight of your week it is a year ago he had a long removed due to cancer and is reliant on an oxygen device 24 hours a day. he could be released in 5 years' time what are his chances here to $73.00 now so you'll be. 78 at least.

one feature of you got. your readers to die. for some here a life sentence really is for life. stealing in denmark the country is known for its flat land and the sandy coasts not majestic mountains so winter sports fans normally have to travel abroad to hit the slopes but that could soon change in the capital copenhagen skiers and snowboarders can hit the east and enjoy a view of the sea on the way down so what's the catch say for yourself. waste incinerators i usually i souls but in copenhagen this once rapidly becoming a famous landmark not only is it a statically pleasing its operators call it the world's cleanest and most energy

efficient waste to power plant. but what's really spectacular about it is its roof which doubles as a ski slope and hiking trail. it's not just about skiing. bringing a bit of nature to the city with real biodiversity in the middle of copenhagen where you can now go skiing and experience nature. you know. to operate year round they replaced snow with plastic grass simply grows through it a fox has even been spotted here in copenhagen real estate is at a premium so letting such a huge amount of roof space lie idle wasn't an option in addition to the 400000000 euros for the new vice incinerator deigns invested another 80000000 in the roof project see that as an opportunity. when you invest so much money to do something more so instead of having separated cultural and less show from practicality trying

to merge them into something new. as with the construction of bike parts dain spare no expense on such projects they figure they'll save on health care costs of city dwellers get more exercise so folks can hike here for free though they pay to skate $365.00 euros for a year long pass or 20 euros per day the income earned from this ski rentals and food and drink sales should cover the running costs copenhagen ski is thrilled just like us when our share france italy it's a bit harder but. it's when you just have to put fresh air i've been living in the way for 13 years and they've been teaching me about flat denmark and i'll be like ok. we built our own mountain down here so it is a crazy idea but it's good. it's also a fantastic calling card the danish business the architectural firm responsible for

the project has been commissioned to design a landscape truth with ski slopes paris denmark is helping other cities go green. all that's missing is the affray scheme thanks for watching focus on europe if you have any questions about this week's show you can get in touch with me on twitter by for now. because if. the thing. if.

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