from politics to flash from housing boom boom town this is where. welcome to the 77 percent. this weekend v.w. . i don't want to warm 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 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 install besides that. and making clones all talk fish games. and we also show you how design isn't so many transformed. into something musical. every year so if africa sees a migration of was eastern coast and he was trouble no from on to take a we. still saw 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.

than 10 times of the year special visitors can be part of the waters of being in south africa. where those huge mamas migrate from and talked to the woman of the coast of mozambique to come. here in a very good after a few months to return some of them on the same route and research as i've seen an encouraging rise in numbers. of the great conservation success stories since the end of whaling and people stop catching them commercially and the like 17 around southern africa the population have been increasing rebounding. they can be and we think getting up to what 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 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 we 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 a current fast it gives us an opportunity to study the feeding behavior and the sounds and making wells 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 insight into which populations move through different areas so we were quite surprised when we 1st record company in in force by because of how different actually there to look at

dolphin distribution because hamburg was only strongly associated with my make these animals and around africa making happens a tropical areas so rather equitorial west africa and of mozambique on the east coast around cape town animals should just be migrating past although we are aware of animals in the 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 ways don't enforce after becoming trapped in fishing gear images of them being told to. appeared in media around the globe. in a very short amount of time there were a number of wells that were entangled in the false barrier and this was exposed by a 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'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 what is in the trunk. further up the coast this right where a curve is enjoying some time with its mother to the delight of lukas. about a 3 hard drive from kept town when watching the trucks about how for me than 200 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 often think it's the best way to walk 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 safely

through the waters around cape town and throughout the world. why our amazing did you know that was. our next piece is about fish kill and more specifically this it might sound like but it can actually be a useful resource a french company makes the fish and he's a big he's another installment for my series doing. usually fish skins are a waste product so they cost next to nothing. some companies in africa turning them into just shoes and hounds. and french tannery produces letter for luxury

accessories like card holders and comebacks. and all measures which used to transform fish skin into leather because today it's a way studies thrown away by the food industry and the catering industry i wanted to question 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 letters in the world and very supple. the tunnel really removes the remaining flesh and cleans the skins in a rotating drum. just taking an eco friendly time in their life to dry. then most skins are softened and died with various colors. and now the company is processing around 2000 skins per month. 2 skins 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 mostly it's going to be changed every now and then long before the rabbit starts to fall apart one becomes an issue but whether you actually i mean think your book might be meal and you're right sandra and that's why recycling tiles has great potential they are so many things that the. made from them. 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 their 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 by having this lorry tires consist of rubber natural rubber and wire. 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 0 does have to pick them up from carriages and tie dealers. and because the truck tires the so bulky only $100.00 actually fit into a container. i do 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 granulate from the truck tires alone we sometimes have to travel hundreds of kilometers to get enough autism 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 is. 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 manufacturer's branding yes i pick out the most interesting ones 1st. year.

as well as expensive handbags and other one off creations catch a vendor also makes wallets and key fobs that sell it prices similar to those of commercial products. in comparison to other materials the design is says that rubber has many advantages as a trial and then much you know it's 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 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. compressed with a force of a 1000 tons they're pretty tough. we didn't have an over them with tanks which

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 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 heap glass bottles yes indeed did you know that glass is one of the longest lasting manmade 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 now being put to good use let's go see it . oh. no only the fair play is plastic differently studio. 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 swimming. 50 meter plan to mean if we do their planning if i'm in pretty good friday every friday it's nice to get it when they are you know money is back again we're doing here you know. but it goes a long way you know i think. most of. us and submitted to them while they are on this. like many african countries kenya is

grappling with a got 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 free him after collecting trash i connected. to. 80 years ago there extent of ocean pollution really hits home form our studies have shown that the even ocean is the 2nd most polluted in the world this affects both the marine life and the human food supply here in laos amar decided to start doing his beats to protect the ocean . you want to be bored by the sea shore but one time the boat had an injured. but when i came out of the boat. by. blasting

everywhere and there was kids playing around you know and there was a lot of there was no doing anything also i poured maybe a good idea to victimise you can come up and clean up a little bit you know it just doesn't want to be area to have kids playing there you know. how it started. but omar didn't just collect the bottles he used them to build and nasri school this is the school now or the board here. we've crossed the. border the problem is when we get out of the city we bring in. 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 found this country yet you know what i want they want to do is

a move. to the holes who would be our why we skin everything but my thought of. the whiskey and the wine used to get in the book for the community important. and with time 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 study in the also learn about the environment. 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 be aware and calm and type to.

people 2. i don't know these youngsters are learning fighting lessons not only in the classroom but out in the open 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 europe is looking to fine and renewable energy projects here. it's hard to miss the salem in agreed on the stage of the village bright and shiny in the sun this is coming comes to. us from lagos by car its isolated location was more of a factor for installing the solar panels than environmental reasons connecting the

village to the national call grid business considered worth the effort so many people here make a living that i recall some in green milling operations like richard apparently she previously used a few charging the greater to run her grinding machine just now the part came from the same level. yesterday i bought 500 now worth and pa credits so now we can leave the lights on that there's light at home in the palm of my 1000000 plus to situation was different when we use now you know not all home down by new home and good. the skeptical the 1st many here have since switched to green energy. over $500.00 households now get their parts from the solar grid. that means sun's fewer c o 2 emissions according to the margarine company reprotect solar some funding for the project came from

a german government agency. and i to be there is 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 ways by deploying i mean the goods to these locations the project was also bolstered by a german company based in frankfurt. a crowd investing platform called better vest raised 220000 euros for the celebrity greats in nigeria and c.e.o. marilyn tape says the company is paying 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 isn't 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 who finance those smaller projects all the crowd funding platforms at the moment the solutions to that money can come to african small and medium sized enterprises to prevent the tricity into villages. but there is so much of the solar energy being. manufactured today only last 20 years and then they have to be disposed of and the lead acid batteries needed to steal electricity can cause serious sure pollution. but for now the mini great has been pleased to lives of many here boosting their businesses and including the brain. from our we have not

so very remote region of tunisia a 2 and a half hour drive from the capital tunis i mean job else 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 new zealand of the 18th as we introduced one full of them into the world they hope the animals will reproduce in the another true hubby tent and improve the eco system the project won't just be good for nature it should also help to boost tourism. here members of an endangered species that had all but disappeared in tunisia are now back to roam free again in their natural habitat. around 30 outlets because those are gradually being released in egypt as national park the territory they inhabit covers approximately 20 square kilometers of 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 insects 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 manga saying 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 them 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 since local ranger i meant ben rumah. his 1st job of the day is

to look in on the shy animals. led him to 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 elves. have been. 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 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 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. 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 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 fish the data we gather on the animals will allow us to track their movements and help us to locate them so. you

know 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 with 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 stunned that you know you here in uganda. and it's goodbye from me to me in lagos nigeria. 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 so you make sure to tune in for the next edition. duck.

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