the history of slavery i think will truly be making progress when we all accept the history of slavery as all of our history. our documentary series slavery routes starts march 9th on t.w. . hello everybody and a welcome to the latest edition of eco africa i am sundra to know video coming to you from kampala here in uganda it is nice to have you with us and of course today we'll have a lot of new reports of all the different things people are doing to talk about environmental issues and with me of course is michael presenter nia to pay sandra

it's good to see you again my name is now outside and thanks for tuning in today's program will take us on a whirlwind tour of our views of all guns in and africa and hero of the shed some light on the environmental threats we face with uganda many who acts of has been next on the cards in the wake of a troubling visit to the world economic forum. we go to germany's crabs all bellina where researchers have developed a no plant based system and. now we go to kenya where fast growing grass could help farmers on the climb. when my feeling is daunting but if a negative winter though was becoming more and they haven't seen him like he was looking forward to hearing a lot from other young limit up to be used and in the don't want to know much about him going to be about the race on the we present ation don't know how to hunt gold i know but there's a somebody on the lead on a young white kids on

a press conference in st john's just thinking probably told of a news agency local will be you may also state of grace i'll apologize in the mean time but i'll because the climate activists feel the need to even come on to call the way their voices coming in raised from the climate debate now because it is going back home in uganda and it was because when by to visit her. oh. it was a moment of joy with sadness. when she discovered that as the only african. she had been cropped out of a published group photo with other climate change activists the incident went viral in an online press conference cutting it back at risk in the media. other activists joined in solidarity including don't know from south africa and with a plane back from sweden. you're focusing on travel activism from different

corners of you know the western countries but what you're doing wrong is try as much as possible to says out and raise the voices from the global south it makes us feel like the activism and the disasters in africa wouldn't be selling care for you . one mr mcateer lives in uganda she got involved in climate activism in december 2018 after her country was hit by unusually high temperatures the incident during her visit to the world economic forum in switzerland has not deflated her ambition or commitment. what's happened turned out to be a positive thing because of how we responded to aids as optimus from africa and it has our work and most choose to stand up and rise up and demand for action as well as our media and the party about the dangers of climate change. she's

also taken hierarch to visit into the classroom after this schooling central uganda she wants to inspire the next generation to get passionate about the environment. and the words currently live here to protect their trees. i believe that every kid deserves an opportunity to be in such a class to clearly understand the importance of the things that they see in their environment these kids understand they clearly knew they want to sophistry but if you come into that class and teach them and remind them that keeps them my lot and our way out of the destruction that causes that goes on in their environment and pushes them to go south and now she's ready to take her activism to the next level she's prepared. in the proposal for the ugandan parliament how the goal is to get

climate change education introduced in schools i wish i had known about climate change at an idea age i believe that my impact would have been bigger than it is right now that's why i believe that it is important and for the president and the ministry of education to you to include climate change as part of the curriculum in different schools the determined doc to be so so wants to see schools using clean energy and support from how funny. she is now supplying clean cooking stove to help schools reduce their consumption of food this jobs will not only save trees and money but also give the children 1st hand experience of using clean energy. to protect the environment. only

a fraction of south africa's west is recycling about 90 percent down took things from the trash lift into the young people based on can be a source of disease and death as well on nick's report picks up. and it sounded to young south africans thought it was a hard time to tackle this problem one of them said the other cycling expert i don't like to think well the 2 men have got together to create their own waste removal system that's it. it's 5 o'clock in the morning. as the sun rises the stench of rotting garbage becomes unbearable. these 2 men are determined to do something about all the litter in their community. one solution is to say.

because most of the things that we find here are the same levels saw saw 60 percent of feed can be repaired to it to introduce a new bongani piri worked as a musician and top on more to yani worked in waste management seeing the garbage piling up they both quit their jobs and started the initiative valid green like many villages in south africa can't afford waste collection so there's litter everywhere. the valid green team go from house to house to collect plastic glass bottles and paper then they sort it all. most people in macau used to burn their waste so it wasn't easy to convince them to change their ways and keep things that can be recycled. if it's only really all the way to seriously it was going to be a deal include recycling and it sells so when you tell there would be recycling for

them it's the and that's they need easier than killing a youth of i am not go about to say. but to also started what they call the eco here and program to engage with young people about environmental issues once a week they go to the local primary school to make music and dance with the students. participation is voluntary but it's fun to join them and that motivates the kids to become eco heroes you have to have a i've shown you're in love with music and but now. environment did. all these things that i hope a new global warming crowd did for us there is air pollution over rivers and pollution of our oceans so you know what why not use my music and the little skills that they have and of course. some other guys who have studied the environment and

so what are we combine the 2 most need to create something that is unique in peter ford motor running also trains the local soccer team another opportunity to motivate young people to take part in clean up campaigns and teach their parents how to separate the trash. also helps people in the village set up compost heaps to make use of organic waste residents are grateful for all these activities and that makes them more inclined to take an active part in recycling what evil have learned. it's a great initiative it helps the children after school in these crucial 3 or 4 hours when they would otherwise just sit around. with all these projects in the community they can go to violet green and bongani entire bangle teach them how to take care of the environment or they can do other things that will keep them busy on the

school. board in the van a green team take what they collect to a recycling station a major challenge for their business venture is transportation and the recycling station pays about 80 euros for a load half the sum goes to pay the owner of the truck so period just $300.00 euros a month in total. he says the solution is to grow the business and gauge a larger group of waste collectors who will sell them the things they find. voting is their privates and so they come to us this is what it's like or worse then you. to this the company it's moved into rooms said the sword removal we have there more when i see one plus post a neighbor. for now. saving up to buy

a professional weighing scale and eventually a truck vera. then they plan to employ dozens more waste collectors. to make and keep a clean place to live. now and so this week's doing your bit it's hard to margin on infrastructure projects anywhere in the world doesn't use concrete well producing cement for the concrete produces a lot of c o 2 emissions well a group of german scientists and the african partners in nigeria want to make a difference they want to make concrete production more sustainable they've made on all stanley discovery take a look at this. africa's building sector is booming the continent uses as much concrete for construction as europe does but making the cement that binds it produces

a lot of carbon dioxide up to 10 percent of the world's c o 2 emissions. scientists from germany and nigeria are studying alternatives they are experimenting with remains of local plants such as kosov appeals that have been incinerated at certain temperatures. and are from the ash that we collect we develop cement like products they could be used in place of cement binder sold in local markets that would reduce the c o 2 footprint. ash from rice hulls and other plant remnants are also showing promising resign. it's using plant based cements is an environmentally friendly alternative. not only can an endless supply of organic waste be put to good use the sustainable eco concrete is also much cheaper to produce. it may even be more stable and durable than conventional concrete.

the scientists hope to see the 1st building made from kosov a concrete constructed as early as next year on the university of lagos' campus. 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 stories. feeling nigeria is a big issue with almost 200000000 people so it is likely gotten abouta growing but can the environment really handle all this massive growth it may seem like an impossible task but i know there's a song close to our border is showing the right way by taking small steps they are

teaching the farmers how to go organic food and how to take care of nature one facts i did say are we have to think about all these other. organisms all this things that i live in that still use in this that to suspend themselves. training in organic farming has become one man's main job he likes to teach out in the field and. the like of us chemical to do this famine and see whether it comes it was she said it in delta the river goes down to pollute the river. instead he courage is the use of organic fertilizer. and they should. then very mentalist shows the farmers how to mix and apply it correctly his organic fertilizer is made from the name trees and of a pond extracts. now we've talked about climate change.

that has been a. been a triscuit so we wanted to start off on the only aspect of agricultural to caution that. in trying to 12 a founder the non-governmental organization farm awareness which advocates farming methods the don't harm the environment. the farmers also benefit from the training because using chemical fertilizers degrades the soil over time. unlike those in the conventional method of chemical fertilizers alchemic we. trued the natural metals of farming using the environment to use in things around us to form inputs to form fertiliser rather than here and they go to meet the farmers in different communities like here in with. the ngo supports farmers on creating cooperative because they provide training courses so since 2012 they're

trained around 9000 farmers. i'll be honest our with thoughts are very good at it but most of us we have that were done as if it's of their life i mean it really does welcoming to create that when most of us so long this is actually is most of all we move on our family system we have to farm awareness also sells the organic fertilizer which is more affordable for the small scale farmers they need less of the liquid than chemical fertilizer and can buy it from the organization and we subsidize the rate of about 7 years later. our legs under our hands started organic farming 2 years ago after training with from awareness the season he's mainly planting the summer using organic fertilizer. he did make cloths the club into but he's already watch so we made actually our plight

give me the results. the engine would like to sell its fertilizer internationally but it wouldn't sound as an organic product because nigeria has no organic certification system so the group is still facing challenges to friends itself. we all know that mustn't quantities of plastic waste and up it all seems luckily more and more people are coming forward with their own unique solutions to addressing the problem. you're very right near to these young passionate sailors from germany and the netherlands felt worried about the plastic invasion and came up with a very innovative idea of intercepting that before it is washed away at sea and now this idea is being used in waterways take a look. all kinds of daybreak swimming in this canal in amsterdam ends up in this catchment cage. a crew from the water company rotter net comes by

regularly to empty it every week about a 1000 kilograms of stuff accumulates half of it plastic. this is how it works there is pumped into a tube lay diagonally across the bed of the canal and as scapes through holes in the tube the bubbles bring the waste to the surface the waste is then directed with the help of the current into the receptacle near the bank keeping it out of the north sea. boats and fish can pass through the bubble barrier the extra oxygen is also good for the water. the great bubble barrier was devised by an amsterdam startup of the same name right on at this point the great little barrier is responsible for the maintenance of the whole it's still ation but that it is going to start doing research so they will start research on how much their stick is being collected they will also do research on how out easy it is to be emptied the

water company has crews and a fleet of boats that go around and pull trash out of the city's waterways last year that included more than 40000 kilograms of plastic the hope is that bubble barriers will make the job easier and more effective. that's what this test installation in operation since november should determine. the inventors spend years developing the bubble barrier. there were various challenges such as how to position the 2 resulting screen of bubbles so as to direct trash to a collecting point and how to make best use of currents. but diagonal path is key. for people set up the company they now have a staff of 10. there's been a lot of resonance the technology is not particularly complex or expensive and it

should prove to be very scalable philip hall is one of the inventors of the system and he's continuing to develop it he's currently working on improving the catchment part of the process. micro plastics are a serious problem worldwide and jeopardize the food chain none the less offshore it is in the european union for example and yet obliged to clean the waterways of plastic despite the health risks we do see now with michael classics because that's a more direct threat to our health that something when we start to wake up if it's already hurting the environment is usually not urgent enough. but there's still the budget around to to get plastic out of the water so that 70. challenge fires as . plastic trash is a global plague that bubble barriers could help combat the team see

a lot of potential for expansion. move towards europe within this years of 2020 but also move towards asia once you have a solidified partnership with parties in asia they hope to set up the 1st the bubble barrier in asia by 2023. what are smart solution for plastic pollution here is another great idea this one from kenya right next door often times people graze cattle in local woodlands which can have a negative impact crowd rational more nutrient rich napi a grass could help ease the pressure on the forests as well as boosting dairy yields and cutting greenhouse gas emissions a win win situation. green testi healthy and pest resistant mapua grass. the hills around kenya's mouth forest offer ideal conditions for these highly nutritious plants which can grow several beaters

tall. but the local farmers prefer to graze their cows on wild grassland. kenya has 2000000 small scale dairy farmers with herds of 10 cows or less. all together that's a huge number of animals emitting a considerable amount of methane gas well they just in their food. and farmers are still cutting down forests to gain grazing land for their cattle the biggest problems we're having now about climate change is land use change and land use to where you are converting forests that are actually talks of carbon and this couple when it is released into the atmosphere actually needs to claim a change so when you cut down forests. to change it into cropland order for grassland for livestock then you are releasing

a lot of carbon into the atmosphere which needs to claim it's change. together with 2 european universities the center for international forestry research has conducted a study in kenya to find an alternative that could benefit both the farmers and the environment they come. pair of wild grasses forest grazing and silent for da made from locally grown maize there is such as investigated how the cows diet affects the amount of meth and they emit while keeping a close check to on the animal's health and productivity. glass is one that if you can use very good quality. then it is a very good supplement that will do. just a bill to the animals. being produced being produced the next task for the researchers was to convince a small scale farmers to change their habits by spilling out all the advantages of the grass they succeeded even though many farmers still want to let their cattle

graze on not here fields they are at least prepared to give them the and for. that that they were both in school in the old days we used to graze our land still in the forest and. now we feed them on the cuts not the grass and the productivities has improved. but. i can support my family as well as my neighbors. with. the cows now provide about 50 percent more milk than before and the heart is also healthier overall. it's getting so old. then these are decided they deserve all some.

tests. you get them from their grass it's very hard to find the. map your grass has shop edged leaves and secrets a slimy substance to travel when they learn from them and be healthier cows mean higher revenues and winning equation for the farmers and one with benefits for the environment to. produce to want to have percent less greenhouse gases. another reminder that looking after the environment always pays off suddenly for you that's all we had for today but thank you for joining us so long for me from kampala goodbye until next time by nearer to. so i have an outsider while the pleasure of co-hosting the show with you i'm now inside with signing off from lagos nigeria so you again next to me.

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