do you know that 77 percent. are younger than 6 o'clock. that's me and me and you. and you know what it's time all voices. of the $77.00 of the sons be told. this is where you cut. the 77 percent this weekend on d w. hello on a warm welcome to this new edition of eco africa the environment magazine that brings you topic some all over africa and europe i am now 'd 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 there it is plenty more installed besides that. and making clones out of fish things. and we also show you how design the seed so many transform faults come with time into something musical. every year so if africa sees a migration of wells up the eastern coast and he was trying to know from one to take we've been cobbs last year so the largest number of words on record off the coast of cape town scientists call 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 supported in what is a 1st day in south africa. where the huge mamas migrate from on to the woman waters off the coast of mozambique to come. very good after a few months to return some of the long the same route and researches have seen an encouraging rise in numbers. in the great conservation success story since the end of whaling some people stopped 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 yet the researches use

a hydrophone an underwater microphone to record sounds which the team will analyze later the waters around cape town provided the conditions to study the behavior of the well as. they. had a lot of feeding off the west coast of south africa which quite unusual that i'll let you get out that was a feeling in the antarctic and with 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 where it's communicate using operad to focalize actions 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 recorded come in in force by because i had a transaction there to look at dolphin distribution because hamburg was only strongly associated with my making behavior in these animals and around africa mating happens at the tropical areas equitorial west africa and of mozambique on the east coast around cape town and we should just be migrating past although we are aware of animals and 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 rendered term government in 29 to several ways don't enforce 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 in tangled in the fall space area and this was exposed by ocean conservationist and very passionate in the area and this caused

a groundswell of public cry they went all the way to the top of the government. 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 what is in the tropics. further up the coast this right where the curve is enjoying some time with its mother to the delight of as everyone. about 3 hard drives from kept town when watching the talks about how for me than to are just a year. while tourism is is big all over the world but in south africa a critically important. huge attraction for people with southern right whales is an amazing world to watch because they spend a lot of time on the water surface i often think it's the best way to watch having

been hunted to the brink of extinction this was have made an astounding recovery through the efforts of scientists and conservationists they can see most through the waters around town and throughout the world. while amazing did you know that was. our next piece is about fish to a new specifically this it might sound like but it can actually be a useful resource a french company makes leather from fish and he's big he's another installment for my series. usually fish skins are a waste product so they cost next to nothing. some companies in africa turning them

into jacket shoes and hounds. of frenchtown to reproduce this latter for luxury accessories like card holders and handbags. and all measures 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 it's one of the strongest the most durable leathers in the world and very supple. the tunnel really removes the remaining flesh and cleans the skins and a rotating drum. just psyching an eco friendly town 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 blight on trucks and most plans have to be changed every now and then long before the rabbit starts to point out one becomes an issue but he actually and it's funny durable might seem real and did you all right sandra and that's why recycling tiles has great potential they are so many things that can be made from them big all small even for and see for yourself what a german designer has managed to create. is this the end of the road for these

tires their trade is worn down and they're no longer safe for driving but what others throw away is a valuable commodity for one company based in eastern germany. is particularly interested in large truck tires take of it i haven't miss lawrie tires consist of rubber natural rubber and wire bio wire right 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 needed to shred them. they use as much energy annually as 1200 households. gets the tires for nothing. but his recycling company near to speak oh does have to pick them up from carriages and tire dealers. and because the truck tires the so

bulky only $100.00 actually fit into a container. to keep the driving in the transport costs down we try to source our tires locally but as we produce 20000 tons of rubber granulate from the truck tires alone we sometimes have to travel hundreds of kilometers to get enough autos and defensively. but in base design a catch you have 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 wits because i need them for various products. and i tend to focus on what i call prize pieces

which might be imposter patched up or have a manufactures branding yes i pick out the most interesting ones 1st. year. as well as expensive handbags and other one off creations catcher vanno also makes wallet some key fobs that sell a prices similar to those of commercial products. in comparison to other materials the designers says that rubber has many advantages as a child i mean much 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 vegan and for many it's a good alternative to leather you know but the tie recycling company is no longer any sign of the original form. the shredded rubber is molded into everything from small mats to large sheets weighing 80 kilos. is emitted into

the compressed with the force of a 1000 tons of their pretty tough. we didn't join 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 granite slabs in the courtyard. once the restoration work is finished the mats can be cleaned and used elsewhere. this robust material last for years. our next report is about repurposing something else that's often found on garbage

glass bottles yes indeed did you know that glass is one of the longest lasting mind made materials we have it seems a shame to see so much of it simply discard it but on the canyon island of lamu at least some bottles found on the beach and are being put to further good use let's go see if god oh. plastic differently studio. it's ocean clean up the here. in kenya the children might have made a game out of it but. this is more of a possible conservation mission. for swimming we have 1520 minutes we do. it. every friday every friday it's nice to get it when they are you know again we're doing here. but it goes

a long way you know i think. most of. them. 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 mars help to plant pick up. he told us we can go to the beach to swim after collecting trash i connected. to. 80 years ago there extent of ocean pollution really hits home form our studies have shown that the ocean is the 2nd most polluted in the world these affects both the marini life and the human food supply here in laos amar decided to start doing his beats to protect the ocean

. by the sea but one time to board. him the boat. bad bad bad. everywhere and those around you know and there was a lot of there was no doing anything else maybe a good idea you can come up on the beat you know just. the area. you know. but omar didn't just collect the boxes he used them to build and nasri school this is the school now all the board will hear. about. the problem is when we get it right out of the city we bring into the lab there was nobody to pick them up but easier conservative island

and some locals were not happy when omar opened the school. no one has value this country. so the one they want to move is a move. be the holes who would be our why we see everything but my thought of. the whiskey and the wine used to get in the book all of the community important. and leave time for the locals accepted that this is when we are quite bottles really do belong in schools. and strong woman you know my child is run 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 a b. environment and the orders 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 will be aware and common type of. people but. i don't know our school with these youngsters i learned in high tech lessons not only in the classroom but out in the open air where the ocean needs their help. and 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 fine and 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 from 3 hours from lagos by car

it's isolated location is more of a thought when scaling the solar panels than environmental reasons connecting the village to the national call grid is not considered less the effort many people here make a living with agriculture some in green milling operations like richard apparently she previously used a few car generator to run a grinding machine just now the call comes in the same level. i bought 500 now worth and pa credits so now we can leave the lights. there is light in the palm of my 1000000. situation was different when we use my old home they are fine your home and you. to skeptical at 1st many here have since switched to green energy. and the $500.00 households now get their power from the solar grid. that means sun's fewer c

o 2 emissions according to the nigerian company really takes so long some funding for the project came from a german government agency the renewable energy business actually is something that is really 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 with these by deploying many with these locations the project is also bolstered by german company based in frankfurt a crowd investing platform called better vest raised 220000 euros for the solar mini grids in nigeria. c.e.o. marilyn hape 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 that money can come to african small and medium sized enterprises to print the tricity into that. but there is also a dark side to the solar energy being. manufactured 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 short pollution. but for now the mini grid has increased the lives of many here boosting their businesses and improving the brain. for margie we have not so very remote region of

a 2 and a half hour drive from the capital tunis i mean joe bell search 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 authorities as we introduced one full of them into the world they hope the animals will reproduce in the another true hobbit and an improved the eco system the project won't just be good for nature it should also help to boost tourism. she's here to see members of an endangered species that had all but disappeared into news year on now back to roam free again in their natural habitat. around 30 outlets because those are gradually being released in egypt belles says national park the territory they inhabit covers approximately 20 square kilometers . resettlement in the northern atlas mountains is

a joint project between spanish scientists and the tunisian authorities for head research. a touching moment when we bring these animals here in 2017 they were much different now here and in such 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 langs thing 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 been settling into the environment and producing offspring. the project stuff set up expensive enclosures in the future reserve where they would initially be protected and cared for. their population has since doubled says local ranger i meant ben rumah. his 1st job of the day is

to look in on the shy animals. club him. 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 because l. 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 2 museums want to see the gazelles inhabit the region once again and 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.

downtown 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 in this reserve. is the population of the outlets because there has been growing so have visited 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. we're going to protect them and do everything we can to ensure that they settle in successfully that's why we also set up a pilot research project to monitor the gazelles. 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. the 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 one edition of equal africa thank you for joining us and of course will be looking forward to seeing you once again next week i am. here in uganda. and it's goodbye from me to lagos nigeria i'm now outside but if you want to know more if you have ideas of your own then look us up on our social media platforms and write us a message. i make sure to tune in for the next edition of the go off we go.

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