visionary shapes things to come about people understood and as a way of shaping society. this. household 3 part documentary starts made on t w. hello and welcome to this new edition of africa b. environment magazine brought to you by charles television nigeria dr bell in germany on m.t.v. in uganda. the niger conservation foundation in lagos nigeria largest city i am presenting with me today is my colleague sunda how do you sundra how you do it hello nieto good to see once again on the gritting all of you watching us from

different parts over the world i am sundered to know you're coming to from kampala the biggest city in uganda we do have some amazing reports for you today let's get started. we will take you to mount kenya to find out about it in foods to protect the antelopes leaving. them to look in a fossil where women run a project through pompous plastic waste they kill from the streets. and we end up in. a famous american company is helping to replant a bunny forest. but forced to kenya to meet one of the rarest species of until africa the mountain bungle they are critically endangered with less than $100.00 still living outside consultancies they are at the most of porches predictors disease and hard bitten clothes the government is along and has implemented a plan to save the species and also boast its numbers at the fault of mount kenya

africa visit some committed corso vision is working hard to make but the reality. of the. animal keep us women more ruthie has come to check on his charges he looks up to mountain bongos of the mount kenya wildlife conservancy he feeds them twice a day and makes sure the head of their antelopes is intact. i love the job and i'm proud you know having that. that none of those no more there but now it's here so it's makes me do it with with me not to read to me a lot so i like walking here i love it and my aim is to have as many as i can. here in captivity the animals don't have access to all the vegetation that would find in the wild that's why they're giving me traditional supplements known as been

good for years these special pellets are reaching protein and fiber which boost the antelopes immune system. the air force seems to be paying more into the canyon wide lead conservancy. the mountain bomb was nearly extinct in the wild in kenya and saw a few bomb and taken to the u.s. is breathing and in pools of and 4 we received from different in the u.s. and from those a team we stopped in the breeding program here on sun and. 77. last youngest boy was born on the 7th of july and it is that is 77 the bungle. with the increase in numbers to conservancy plans to release 25 into the mt forest where kenya moore is sadly it's ok if as i'm located about 800 acres for

a protected century. this enclosed area at the for 12 months kenya is not just a sanctuary for mountain bungalows knows a rare white zebras in the halves of buffalo also find protection from porches and pretend we divide this course into different products because of the species that we have or the moment. in the near future when we put them in the sanctuary this is a problem would be so they don't completely so what you can see here is one of the breeding hunts the conservancy also offers to us to tourists and schoolchildren to get revenues and donations are the main sources of much needed funds the schools and the decryption program is very important was number one because we are trying to create awareness to the future generation. species like the mom to.

grow up. passing the information to this their pins and different. people to minimize their cases of watching. the habitat destruction of. one of the highlights for visitors is that i need more orphanage where keep us looked after all fund and injured animals before returning them to the wild about $15000.00 kenyan schoolchildren come to visit the conservancy every year as excited to be here. i think little munchkin our love conservancy. for. all this i was. a very interesting crew just. for example of the mountain long ago. which was wounded for me to process. it's not just porch in the threatens their reaction to lopes they also have to contend with a variety of diseases and the loss of being natural habitat. so women will rule

through every point and other animal keep looking forward to the coming weeks soon 5 new mom to. be born increasing the species chance of survival. with haunt a lot of interesting reports about people who practice recycling or up cycling from car to as soft as funny to bugs made of drinking straws a women school or party in a fossil came up with a novel idea you need to take a look at that yes indeed sandra they turn plastic bags into new products will meet with them now in a new episode in our series of doing your bit where we will showcase initiatives of individuals who dream of doing something to help the environment. and the. plastic waste collectors the environment on contaminants the soil.

and plastic bags and the biggest problem. for a is a woman's co-operative in the kingdom faso. supports both female empowerment and environmental protection for the women here wash the plastic bags and disinfect them and then move. on. to the next step is to cut the bags into thin strips and roll them on to spindles. to resort. thing fred is woven our lives into durable fabric. which is used for making briefcases and other stylish bags. the items sell for between 20 and 50 euros. the woman in the co-operative 250 year olds a week. that allows them to support their families.

also doing something good for the environment. and how about you. if you are 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. now for taxing the environment is one thing economic activity is another but they don't necessarily have to be in conflict with one another but in our next story we look at a funny situation in balad where conservationists are warning that the government's plans to turn the ideally meandering river pripyat into a major commercial waterway ultimately linking the baltic am the black sea would be an ecological disaster. this might look like

a legendary kayaking excursion but for constantine chick karloff it's a protest for the river please. this is the 3rd year that the chairman of the belorussian environmental organization bogner has organized tours like this one. he wants people to experience the unspoiled nature along the river and to demonstrate against an inland waterway which could be built here. then asked the company for us to appropriate as like a european version of the amazon river. this place is unique because people can come here and see what rivers used to look like what nature in europe was like once . and if we could preserve these large areas of wild nature we're also hoping to keep the ecological balance on the european continent along soko you skew. the proposed waterway would cut straight through 11 nature reserves and the

activists say it could destroy a unique ecosystem the canal is supposed to connect to the baltic sea and the black sea its route goes through one of the last big wetland areas in europe with rare black older forests. 90 percent of the birds in bellerose live here including endangered species some animals nest directly on the untouched banks. this is tall covers 35 kilometers along many narrow wild sections of the river which would have to be dug out to allow commercial traffic. when the group stops for a break they talk to local that's about the fun of waterway. often people in the villages only have limited sources of information and we can be one of those sources for them so that they don't only get information from state media but also

hear a different opinion. should be sure the war because and then they can decide for themselves what they want the rivers infrastructure to develop what they want to protect the environment around them and keep it healthy. with us they are on day 2 of the kayaking campaign but many here are participating for the 1st time during breakfast constantine chalak off shares his concerns about the water way he believes that balance should be investing in eco tourism on the river plate yet rather than in cargo transport. them with onslaught people don't think about leaving these spots untouched simply leaving them to nature itself. someone. to just sit down peacefully just like this and simply watch to hear the birds sing or watch things slowly changing the thought of them by your so to me. the activist warns that the construction of the can now could destroy the wetlands here

the river bed would have to be deepened to allow big ships to pass that's why constantine chalak of is doing what he can to prevent the pre-pay out from becoming another example of an ambitious economic project with catastrophic consequences for the natural world nothing new. here. there are those who often wonder if school really teaches you what you need to know for the future well there isn't in the mantra school not too far from here on the ask it of lagos where the children certainly learned some important lessons about renewable energy about sustainable living on the earth they do indeed for one thing they see fast on the advantages of solar power because the school generates its own but that's not all and when we show you why don't you want to hear the sound of

what these kids have lots of ideas about what can be done to combat climate change burn fuel for still feels ride a bicycle use solar power discussions of this nature are giving high priority at the school who want our children to problem solve most want them to be people able to look at the environmentalists do things the usual way. school principal because he is leading by example she runs the abbos heart school the private elementary institution not far from lagos the principal has had solar panels installed on the roof of the building. firm was such that we have 3 ordered out for their oil. each of them retired what i thought by right. the. client reviewed in. an artery the iffy the best the condition the

lights in. the barn and of which house in order to cluster. but getting to this point wasn't. a sizeable investment required but the school was only able to get a bank loan so part of that money. so we make it up with our own personnel financing sandoz for finances so. we have the issue the challenge of financing and we also have a challenge of getting. mom power you know trained to manage our own will understand the setting up of the projects the automation parts of the project and then the maintenance also. the students of land that everyone can do their parts to ease the burden on the environment. instead of going in for so whose you can use in your book and it sure seems like snark i will see your funny

when an edgy and i jus march tried our best to save the planet like the car took some things without. a qualm my friend he says he only returns for only 2 days the rest of the disuse will upon those hours all humans should try to do on days where there is little direct sun the abbotts hard school is dependent on reserve solar energy stored in batteries it then has to limit the use of electricity they will turn down the conditioning all turn of some of the lights but by generating its own clean energy the school is saving money and producing electricity without producing harmful c o 2 emissions we are way behind in nigeria in. bringing up creative and innovative ideas so protecting our environment from protecting the

future of the nation one of the greatest lessons we have to teach our children in this day and age is how to make them permanent a better and safer place the example set by the school is teaching the students the importance of protecting the environment in very practical way the home is that they will now share their new insights with us. yes indeed in our sense that european union faced out and can descend lightbulbs amaj a condom sion for lighting has dropped 30 percent african countries could do that too what do you think sandra i think that would be a great idea that technology comes from the global north but in many other ways rich countries can support the global south undoing environmental damage income. so many of the trees have been cut without regard for the future now i. plant

thousands of new ones. is the most important the tiriel when it comes to making guitars. with its density durable and dark color is particularly suitable for fret boards and bridges taylor guitars a leading manufacturer of acoustic guitars gets most of its raw material from cameroon one of the world's biggest suppliers of ebony recently the u.s. based company committed itself to raising and replanting ebony trees in the congo basin forest of southeastern camera so far it's grown $5000.00 saplings its target is $20000.00 trees within the coming years matthew the project manager is responsible for the nursery. collection of seeds. the germination of the seeds care of the plants and.

cameroon is facing a rapid increase in deforestation the country is set to lose an area of forest around twice the size of gambia by 2035 according to the center for international forestry research ebony trees which take hundreds of years to mature are disappearing fast cameroon's forests are cleared for palm oil and cocoa plantations the cameroon based congo basin institute carries out research on ebony and other tree species in the region. then sounded blue leads the ebony project fieldwork he's very aware of the threats that ebony trees face. so. probably the biggest threat to the survival of ebony is the destruction of forests because evony is that dense forest trees that thrives in the undergrowth they can't

grow in a plantation the forest is removed the essence is lost it can't regenerate itself and agricultural land you go girls. in 2011 taylor guitars became the kohen of this ebony saw mill in yellin day cameron's capital. the wood comes directly from the forest to the sawmill where the company processes it to make different parts of guitars and other musical instruments. only the best wood is used to make the instruments this means that many trees have to be felled and milled to ensure the company gets the quality it wants. the firm insists it's not interested in green washing trying to buy an environmentally friendly image i think there's a wonderful opportunity for us to. not just use the word that people like

to have on their guitars and violins but also a great opportunity to be able to replace that that would replace those trees make . a really responsible exploitation of ebony the benefits not just the people who buy the guitars or the company that produces them but also the local communities that depend on these forests for their livelihoods. the evony project has teamed up with the cameroon government local villagers and the congo basin institute to ensure a sustainable production circle. but there are also plenty of people who criticize the company's initiative. according to val sound of blue there are viable alternatives to the precious black hardwood. this is obviously this is not necessarily the only wood that can be used and other wards are also popular but i think there's actually a very strong aspect of tradition in the end we use ebony to make the guitar

because that's what the customer was so. with these young ebony trees the company wants to insure its own future of course but it also hopes to give at least something back to the forest after all that's been taken from that. getting there on didn't make us fit if there's also another one if you can take me literally hour there is the one in tanzania has been growing but crawling out like and if not known to all that why me and people jumping the nightmare that it went well with the help of the wild bank let me thank you for being the from no by developing i was one of it but it was operating on a little. there was a time when it could take up to 2 hours for e.g. to get from his home to work in the morning although he lives within the city limits so. he was dependent on the dollars mini buses that are the most

common means of transport here. there's a lot of pickpocketing on the many buses because so many people are parked in together they usually fold before you even get on. the other problem is that there are so many traffic jams. you spend a lot of time just sitting and waiting to move it's also exhausting. heavy traffic on a typical morning here with more than 5000000 inhabitants done this is the biggest city in tanzania and it's growing rapidly in the next decade the population is expected to balloon to 10000000 that poses a huge challenge for transport authorities run of luck atari heads one of the agencies tasked with adapting and improving infrastructure. people were experiencing

a look when just. their infrastructure was also some of it was not very good so many hours were lost. being on the roads were going to work in the mornings and in the evenings when people went back for. one solution a bus based rapid transit system with a network of dedicated bus lanes that bypass much of the traffic across the city the system so far stretches around 21 kilometers and has already cut travel time for some residents and half the 1st phase of the 6 phase project was finished and 2015 when we considered all the options the bus systems could be easier to implement in our city because all he said a lot of course was. train system and we also looked at inclusive it was when you. bring in a bus system most of the people who are working that out school be absorbed. into

a new system this is from benefits the environment and it was supported by the institute for transportation and development policy a global organization that advocates sustainable transportation before the beer to came into doris long public transport services provided by heavily polluting mini buses and the b r t was able to replace 3000 vehicles with 140 high capacity busses that all meet a much better emissions standard and it was also able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to the global credit crisis the new bus system has been a blessing for asylum and he's just one of thousands of passengers who have cut up to 50 hours a month from their commute. money right there a lot of them are used to feel bad because i was getting home so late my kids were p.s. . sleep by the time i got home i want to jump on but it's so much better now you

know i get to spend time with my kids and look over the homework i'm playing with them a little so it's not the model because the rapid bus gets me home so much faster when. there are still 5 phases to go until the project is complete the network will then cover around 130 kilometers until then some of it even the other residents. will have to rely on dollar dollar as for at least some of their journeys. what a great project the rocky transit buses were they kept it late in the cold that help 20 feet in people's lives and maybe if it isn't the one that's open today if papa thank you for joining us i do hope you have to go climb those i did i am some good to know if you find a local can find it here in uganda and fell well for me too now it's a way and i joke of the mission foundation talk you can stay in touch by visiting our website and on our social media platforms to see them on your screen on to our

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