beethoven is for us. is for. beethoven 2020 the 250th anniversary here on deal. done. i don't want to one 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 sandra 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 link to install besides that. making clones out of fish is the games. and we also show you how design is in germany transformed. into something new school. every year so if africa sees a migration of was eastern coast and he was trying to know from on to tika we've caused. not just number of woes 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 supported in what is a 1st day in south africa. where the huge mama's migrate from i talked to the woman waters off the coast of mozambique to come. here very good after a few months to return some of the long 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 reality. i think they can be and we think 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 words sound which the team will analyze later the waters around cape town provide a 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 get out that was a feeling in the antarctic and with picking up a lot of juvenile whales this year 202900 hanging around the south african coast that are feeding right in show in falls by a really interesting occurrence fast it gives us an opportunity to study the feeding behavior and the sounds they're making 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. in false because i had a friend actually there to look at dolphin distribution because humpback whale song

is strongly associated with make these animals and around africa humpback whale making happen to tropical areas so rather equitorial west africa and of mozambique on the east coast around cape town and 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 and entanglement in 29 to several waves don't enforce day after becoming trapped in fishing gear images of them being towed. to show appeared in media are on the globe. in a very short amount of time there were a number of wells that were entangled in the fall space area and this was exposed by conservationists and very passionate guys 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 tropics. further up the coast this right where the curve is enjoying some time with its mother to the delight of on lukas everyone. in concert about 3 how to drive from kept on when watching the trucks about how from even tourist year. while tourism is is big all over the world but in south africa critically important. it's a huge huge attraction for people with something right well there's 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 more suffering

through the waters around cape town and throughout the world. why our amazing did you know that was. our next piece is about fish still and more 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 doing good. usually fish skins are a waste product so they cost next to nothing. some companies in africa turning them into jacket shoes and how it's. a french town to reproduce this letter 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 discovered is that it has a unique texture and it's one of the strongest the most durable letters in the world and very supple. the tunnel really removes the remaining flesh and cleans the skins and rotating drum. just soaking in eco friendly time instead of to dry. that mist skins of softened and died with various colors. and now the company is processing around 2000 skins per month. 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 bites all trucks mostly hope to be changed every now and then long before the rabbit starts to point out one becomes an issue but you actually and it's seen me you're able to meal and you're right sandra and that's why recycling tiles has great potential there are so many things. can be made from them big all small even for any to see for yourself what a german designer has managed to create. is this the end of the road for these tires that trade has 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 have news larry 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. danny gets the tires for nothing. but his recycling company near to speak o. does have to pick them up from carriages entire dealers. and because the truck tires the so bulky only $100.00 actually fit into a container. i would 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 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 off. of and i tend to focus on what i call price pieces which might be impost or patched up or have a manufacturer's 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 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 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. but the tire 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. or compressed with a force of a 1000 tons so they're pretty tough. 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. that filled in fell's castle they're being used to protect the granite slabs in the courtyard. once 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 not often found on garbage heap 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 it. all. in. the fabulous plastic different place to do. it's ocean clean up the here. 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 me we have 1520 minutes. every friday every friday to give them when they are you know again we're doing here. but it goes a long way you know i think. most of. them while they are on this. like many african countries kenya is grappling with

a gut beach problem there are no public dustbins 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 plant pick up. he told us we can go to the beach to swim after collecting trash i connected. to. 80 years ago at the extent of ocean pollution really hit home for mark studies have shown that the agent ocean is the 2nd most polluted in the world this affects both the marini life and the human food supply here in laos amar decided to start doing his bit to protect the ocean. to be bored by the sea shore but one time the boat. but when i came to board. bad bad bad.

everywhere and there was kids around you know and there was a lot of the one not doing anything also maybe a good idea what a brick miss you. i would be you know just. the area. where you know. how is structured. but omar didn't just collect the boxes he used them to build and nursery school this is the school now or the board all i hear. about. the problem is when we get the trash 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 would. be the holes who would call of why we need everything but my thought of. the whiskey and the wine is to get in the bottle of the community important. and leave time for the locals accepted that this is when we are quite bottles really do the laundry schools. and strong woman in 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 the environment and the orders and students don't have to pay to attend on our school this means that support from volunteers has proved vital in keeping the school growing. i'm so thankful now that everybody will be aware and common type of.

people 2. i don't know our school these youngsters i learned in high time lessons not only in the classroom but out in the open air 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 are including vivo what is dirty are not sustainable but a crowd investing platform in europe has looking to find and renewable energy projects here. it's hard to miss to see them in agreed on the edge of the village bright and shiny in the sun this is from a gram to 3 hours from lagos by car it's isolated location is more of a factor for installing the solar panels than environmental reasons connecting the village to the national coal grid is not considered worth the effort many people

here make in living with agriculture some in green milling operations like riches apparently she previously used a few car generator to run her grinding machine is now a call came from the south. yesterday i bought 500 now worth and pa credits so now we can leave the lights own minds there's light in the palm of my 1000000 plus the situation was different than the one we use my old home town by new home and you know. this skeptical at 1st many here have since traced to green energy. 500 households now get their power from the solar grid. that means france fewer c o 2 emissions according to the nigerian company rejects. some funding for the project came from the german government agency the renewable energy business

actually is 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 with these by deploying in the with these locations the project is also goes to great german company based in frankfurt a crowd investing platform called better quest raised 220000 euros for the soul of many greeks in nigeria. c.e.o. marilyn hape says the company is paying customers who want to invest in construction ecologically one church 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 beings there are fine and those smaller projects all the crowd funding platforms at the moment the solutions to that money can come to africa small and medium sized enterprises to prepare the tricity into villages. but there is also a dark side to the solar energy been. 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 sure pollution. but for now the mini grid has improved the lives of many here boosting their businesses and improving to the brain. from nigeria we have not so very remote region of tunisia

a 2 and a half hour drive from the cop told to miss annie is that the bell surge national park about 100 years ago while gazelles used to live here but today they've completely disappeared from the landscape now an initiative launched my spanish on to knees in all 13th as we introduced 100 full of them but into the wode they hope the irony was we will produce in the another true hobby tent and improve the eco system the project won't just be good for nature it should also help to boost tourism. season yet to see members of an endangered species that had all but disappeared in tunisia on now back to roam free again in their natural habitat. around 30 outlets because elves are gradually being released in egypt bell says national park the territory they inhabit covers approximately 20 square kilometers . resettlement in the north are not lost mountains is

a joint project between spanish scientists and the to news you know dorothy's forehead researcher i know 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 the way they are not my babies but there you 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 why really so so excited my emotion is so big. the animals were brought over to the region from spain just a few years ago with the hope of them settling into the environment and producing offspring the project's stuff set up expensive enclosures in the future reserve where they would initially be protected and cared for. their 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. to. check on the animals in the pens every morning i've been doing this kind of work for years now i know how to treat them i know these animals are 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 it's. the atlas because el is native to north africa but a lot of clearance poaches 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 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 climes.

downtown and 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 elsewhere in this reserve. and as the population of the outlets because there has been growing so have visitor numbers to the nature reserve. there's a lot of interest among tunisians in the story behind the reintroduction adventure 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 off it would transmit is 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 the 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 he knew gunda. and it's goodbye from me too in lagos nigeria i'm now outside where if you want to know more if you have ideas of your own then look up on our social media platforms and right as a message see you soon and make sure to tune in for the next edition of the go africa.

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