from. the flash from housing boom boom town this is where. welcome to the 77 percent. this weekend v.w. . a very warm welcome to this week's episode of africa i am sondra to nobody coming to you from compiler here in uganda the pond of africa where we do start by asking you did you know that there's not a match of foods that have disappeared from my dad almost completely even though they're highly nutritious and so resistant environmental influences one such school

is now making a comeback in mali and this is going to interest you hi sandra yes and i can't believe it we always have many good tips here on eco africa and they are in the nation's capital and i just kept. let's take a look at what's coming up on the show today. the climate resistance green that's becoming popular in mali we'll tell you why the ugandan teenager who is championing climate change activism will tell you how and the women in zimbabwe training to be rangers to fight poaching we'll give you the details. the phony a green has grown in africa west africa for around 5000 years and with more and more areas being given over to rice had lots of disappeared the extremely small grain can be difficult to peel but it contains many more nutrients than say white rice in mali for instance many farmers are now switching back to this form of

millet as it copes well with the i would conditions in the region making it a good option in an age of climate change where the farmers are regularly suffering crop losses. it's harvest time in the district in the central eastern region of mali near the border of book enough so that harvesting phone yo across native to west africa a kind of minutes with small seeds and excellent properties it's one of the for. just growing crops in the wild it grows in dry climates and sandy soil even without irrigation for a long time phony it was neglected but now more and more farmers are growing it again. is one of them. where you have to take land degradation into account. folio is much in demand again

now because it helps protect the soil. for sure after the phone year has been cut the stems are left in the ground. and that helps to fertilize the soil. paramedic effectively. because the grains are small processing them is very time consuming traditionally new is threshed on straw mats then the seeds are mixed with sand and pounded in a mortar it takes hours to extract a couple of kilos of the edible part of the grain. but things have changed here since the swiss ngo health data provided new machines that make it much easier to process the grains the one machine separates the grains from the stands. the other removes the husks in no time. that saves these women a lot of work and now they only need to sift the grains to remove any remaining impurities. we used to have

to pound the grain and still our hands got red and sore but thanks to the machines from hell that us we don't need to do that anymore now it's far less strenuous we can just watch the grains and put them in the pot to cook. the grains are used to make par it costs course bread and also beer. to bring him slowly month one car runs a restaurant in the capital bamako. for new used to be reserved for special occasions and festivities but now it's becoming a daily staple. when we watch the phone you're very thorough and we prepared in such a way that people can eat it at any time. we served with 2 kinds of sources like a peanut sauce. or a tomato sauce. but the most popular dish on the menu at the buffy is

mango chicken with 4 new. many guests come especially for that. phone you know is really the best food in mali created all the time at home. i often asked my wife to make it for me but we've come here as a special treat because it's so incredibly good the way they make it here. for new is not only tasty it's also very nutritious scientists say it has exceptional qualities making it superior to rice and corn. is a nutrition expert at the institute for rural economy in bamako. i'm nothing it is very rich in essential amino acids which are important for the body. it is a product that is very rich in fiber. so it is more digestible than other kinds of

millet rice and corn. back in tommy p.l.t. that is teach our younger colleagues how to make com past. in order to facilitate the process they cover the pile with straw. the fallen hero stems protect the compost from the sun. so there are many reasons why this ancient staple of grain is regaining popularity in mali yet the demand for formula has been growing in recent years and its price has been rising too escapes farmers an opportunity to boost their income. what happens when you cut down the tree in your garden well is one tree less you might say well what happens when thousands of trees disappear in one region they in fact consume

the felt the ground dries out the humidity goes down and biodiversity is reduce not a happy event eco check has the facts and the fia's. every year around $2800000.00 hectares of forest are lost on the african continent that's about the size of equitorial guinea. and most of the forests are cleared to provide space for farming a full 93 percent of the shifting cultivation. a lot of the timber is used this firewood or turned into charcoal both vital energy sources for rural populations. charcoal is also exported 40 percent of the charcoal imported to the european union comes from africa. deforestation contributes to climate change

and to a loss of biodiversity. as a result of poaching and the clearing of woodlands the forest elephant population in central africa declined by 2 thirds between 20082016. but this is good news too thanks to a range of reforestation projects. 27 african countries aim to plant 100000000 hectares of new forest by 2030 knots an area almost 3 times the size of germany. so are you prepared to plant trees now the situation of forests is very serious as we've heard and one young climate change campaign from uganda is taking action. and guess what she's just 15 years old yes len i'm going to hunt the ideal planting trees on but these instead of having the tradition ok drinks and parties should

also be munching auction from the knuckle on global needed to come to the negative impacts of climate change we recently made up. here that i'm a big. you're going to get many. good ways leading the spro to start against climate change in the ugandan coffee to have compost students taking to the streets. be a part of the global movement for ideas for future government action to crowd climate change. there is a my purpose is that we are young people and we are facing for our future and repurchased ever afraid to face the mother nature i think people my age are coming to protest because they know they have the biggest thick enough future and they're trying to fight for it when 15 last year she didn't want to kick or to party.

instead she decided to celebrate her boss be by planting 200 trees. you know she launched a tree to come pain with the trees which go to a lot of attention since the people in uganda planted over 3000 trees. as they were given back to the planet. 8. it's. been. 5 years but not many ugandans land that is suitable for a forest and much of the space is used for agriculture that is why the young

activist wants the government. to the trees in nature reserves she has also convinced some land owners to plant trees on the a private land if i had planted. the forest. and the. plants. within. the whole forest. despite some resistance more and more students in uganda joining. every friday. boarding school to strike for climate justice demanding government action against the global climate crisis. the campaign is going viral on social media i want the government to know that this climate action is real and it's needed now

this is taking place so i wonder gummidge also get to see what you got through and they also take but under such a budget their responsibilities. also doesn't shy away from getting her hands dirty . activists in too late victoria which is not far from high school. together they collected plastic waste from each shows i mean courage locals to do the same. children started an online campaign to force the government to ban plastic bags in uganda and then we can learn just preach and preach and so people are doing business with practicing what you preach when you 1st started the lecture cleanups were following a lot of rubbish because it was a market. and everyone would just to our ambition their legs but since they started seeing us cleaning their licks people have not even to us when they see as we are

going to clean their lake now and they're being called pride to you they know that it's not a traitor for the mission that. even with some of the rubbish on the lake cleaned up you know i'm going to face this huge challenges fortunately she can count on her family to support her how far they've been peaceful the seedlings he's faced public criticism for his daughter has activism but he say's that she would rather see her all industry fighting for a good cause than staying silent when the planet needs a hill. to decent team but houses have been built in europe 100 so here the surprising thing is that these houses are not only pretty but also very sustainable that is why some builders in germany i thought him to adopt the style once again let's take a look at one of these new but only clustered houses. this picture

s. backdrop looks like something out of a fairy tale but old have tempered houses can be found in many european cities. the tradition dates back to the 12th century buildings are constructed from a wooden structure filled with brick or loam that made sense wood sand and clay were all freely available materials. this have timber house is not even one year old yet it was built using the old methods have timbered inside and outside for owner nor about hoffman it was important to have a low energy home equipped with the latest technology but the roof to is based on a historical design it's a so-called cold roof which is well ventilated. that's an old building technique in the sense that in the past they were only called roos and you notice

that in the old buildings where attics are not insulated in the summer it remains a quite pleasant temperature at the top of the house but that's all it down to the way it's constructed. at the same time the heating technology in the house is cutting edge of fuel cells supplies the building with electricity a solar thermal system provides warm water on the ground floor and underfloor heating system is being built that uses brick just store the warmth the windows are made of smart glass that darkens when the sun shines keeping out about 90 percent of the heat in summer the house was built by construction company owner heiko schultz for more than 25 years he's been building have to bring houses based on old designs but with the latest technology inside it. it's a real challenge people used to build very differently centuries no one was

concerned with energy efficiency is cetera these days we have to work with significantly think the walls and accommodate very different things windows have to be fitted completely differently and it all has to be done so that it's not visible outside. the wooden skeleton is constructed in a carpenter's workshop using only timber grown in europe. just as in olden times no nails are used. instead the beams are connected with joints secured with opec's in keeping with traditional methods a look at this is a joint that has been used by carpenters for centuries only wood is used. the advantage is that it expands in the same way when temperatures fluctuate that's not the case if you use wood together with metal and that can cause damage in the long term. about 12 cubic metres of wood are needed to construct

a house with an area of 200 square meters if you place the timbers end to end they would stretch almost one kilometer it might sound like a lot but wood is a lot more sustainable than other conventional building materials like concrete and cement. today's new have to merge houses fit seamlessly into their surroundings. and if their historical counterparts are anything to go by they too will have centuries ahead of them. but in africa now we've got to count on your people call him the father of all your universe and funded the wheel was just 16 when you started tinkering with stuff and in printing things it's been still watching not doing more and he also loves to share his knowledge we visited his innovation hard when you ideas get developed and watched and a lot of them are environmentally friendly.

where there's a will there's a way but has taken that proverb to heart largely self-taught is an expert that's devising mechanic well and the electrical devices this machine for example flattens inner tubes for a drip irrigation system. want to find. the point of an invention is that it has an obvious benefit i realized that the environment has been neglected come even though it's so important to human life so i decided to focus on technology that. for the technology. to have a good. at home he installed this windmill to produce energy. it powers his homemade washing machine and pumps the water from a nearby bore hole. his invention isn't just environmentally

friendly it also saves a lot of time and labor. when there's no wind he uses a stationary bicycle to pump water that was his 1st invention. home we don't use power from the national grid we can hanna's energy from the sun not you and the sun is free is the power of nature you don't have to pay anything all you need to do is get the parts that can fight sun into power and install them and you're protecting the environment or it was amazingly the prolific innovator shares his knowledge and passion with others a few years ago he co-founded the 10 day social innovation center in the city of i will share here he and other staff members of our what shops and develop new ideas like using recycled materials to construct a wheelchair project manager john is here every day he and bennett can we are regularly consult on technical issues. 20 is

a social innovation center about 6 to empower the community to solve their own local challenges using local knowledge in. the community can feel that we don't have we don't import this knowledge or these things from outside these are the things that we have we use them at home that we find in the local shops that can help us. many of the contracts come from farmers asking for example if it might be possible to construct a machine that planted seedlings directly in the soil planted kiwi and other inventors tried to develop effective solutions some customers stopped by his home to see his machinery in action many interested in his solar powered water heater. farm we hear is the most important part of the tubes they're difficult to get but all the other things can be sourced from local 100 stores this one has used a metal folding legs a normal iron shooting of it the most difficult thing is the heating tubes but i

realize that you used fluorescent bulbs can work if you paint them sarnia workable way about. built from secondhand material to his son a water heater only costs around $155.00 euros about half as much as a shop what i want to thanks to his creativity and skill on the planet has become a successful equal interpret near as well as an adviser to other asperin innovators . fantastic ideas i wish we all could think of something simple and smart to protect our environment and also make the world a better place but now we move from one very clever man to a bunch of very tough women in zimbabwe yes you're right we're going to an all female training camp for wildlife rangers their admissions criteria are strict but the employment chances for the women are good we looked in on them to see what the

training is like this may look like basic training but in fact to this we men are competing to jenna progressive conservation program they want to be part of the. i'm anti porch in unit set up by an australian soldier turned environmental activist. sorry 2007 sorry we recruited the 1st 2 or armed all female ranger squads here in zimbabwe and the programs in our ground we've gone from looking after one reserve to being looking after 4 with a total of a 1000000 acres of the aca shingle which means the brigands in shaun of the local language are willing to risk their lives to protect wildlife in zimbabwe or ponder on the word left area but they are also united in a desire for independence and self-determination many of the women are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence someone abandoned by their families my husband used to abuse me use you as i can just simply say he was an abusive mean he was

very violent to me but i had no option i have to move from that violent so this is the chance to tell is just forming the standard of life of all women most of the women in developing the ourselves and some of them that it financially independent all the ranges come from communities near the area they patrol so they know the locals and also have a different way of connecting with them they are often more adept than their male counterparts collating potentially violent situations and showing people the importance of protecting wild animals and i think. this i joke cliche of winning the hearts and minds it can only truly be won when we engage the local community from everything off saying in 2 decades of law enforcement across 3 continents the best way to engage the local community and to get them on source is to work with women this time 80 applicants plus their recruitment test and are now starting

their 6 months training during that time the women also train with rifles in case they do have to engage heavily armed porters. since the establishment of the squad 3 years ago in the wild left area elephant poaching has dropped by 80 percent in the former trophy hunting trust so far the aca shingle have arrested 115 porches using close combat techniques and without firing a single shot in $11.00 days to match the female rangers that saw as their peril man was still in the world and i did this project so far question that in 2017 remember when we were kenya we did their training we were mixed with the men and. i minister to challenge men in fiscal training even in.

long run the push of the situps. and the dregs so i think where justice sam because what they can to eq into and in some cases even better another factor in the women's favor is that there has not been a single incident of corruption there have been a success on various fronts and the model is now set to be expanded by 2025 its founder wants to have a 1000 female rangers in the field patrolling 20 packs. i hope this edition of the show has convinced she of the importance of caring for trees and maybe get you to rethink the use of firewood and i hope you found a mixture of topics as interesting as i did for now is good but. i just kept old territory on to it is a good buy for me to hear incompetent i am saundra to know and i hope to have your

company once again next week for another amazing episode of a coffee cup till then do take care of yourself and goodbye.

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