d.w.m. celebrates the 75th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war in europe today t.w. why subscribe to g.w. books you meet your favorite writer might object but i write is to share what i find beautiful. books on you to. stuff. hello and welcome to this new edition of africa the environment magazine brought to you by channels television nigeria dr bell in germany and t.v. in uganda. the niger conservation foundation in lagos nigeria largest city presenting with me today is my colleague sunday how do you sundra how you do it hello nieto good to see you once again and greetings to all of you watching us from

different parts of 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 want to find out about it in foods to protect the antelopes leaving. them to look in a fossil where women run a project through papa's plastic waste they clear from the streets. on we end up in . a famous american company is helping to replant the 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 still living outside this is they are of the most important predictors disease and close the government is the land and has implemented a plan to save the species and also boast its numbers out the food of mount kenya

it will africa visit some commute of course a vision it's working hard to make but the reality. with. animal keep us women maruti has come to check on his charges he looks up to mountain vamos of the mount kenya wildlife conservancy he feeds them twice a day and makes sure the head of there aren't enough is intact. i love the job and i'm proud you know having that. goes no more there but now it's here so it's made me do it with with me not with me a lot so i like walking here i love with. 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

winter cubes these special pellets i reach in protein then pride which most of the antelopes immune system. the air force seems to be paying more into the kenyan wildlife conservancy. the mountain bunghole was nearly extinct in the wild in kenya and saw a few bones and taken to the us is breeding and in pools of and 4 we received. from different in the us and from those 18 we stop and the breeding program on sunday and. 77. last youngest boy was born on the 7th of july and it is the 7 to 7 the bungle. with the increase in numbers to conservancy plans to release $25.00 into the mountain king of forest backing up forest service ok if it has and located about $800.00 acres for

protected century. this enclosed area at the for 12 months kenya is not just a sanctuary for mountain bungalows knows the rare white zebras and halves of buffalo also find protection from porches and pretend we divide this into different parks because of the species that we have a moment. in the near future when we put them in the sanctuary this is 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 for the schools on the discussion program is very important was number one because we are trying to create a way. this to the future generation above and beyond species like the mounted bongo. grew up. passing the information to the us their parents

and their friends and do but we are able to minimize the watching. the habitat destruction of bale and one of the highlights for visitors is the animal furniture where keepers look after old friend and injured animals before returning them to the wild about 15000 kenyan schoolchildren come to visit the conservancy every year others are excited to be here. i think they'll munchkin our love conservancy. for me to think of all this i was. very interesting crew just. 6 for example the mountain longo. which has been endangered for many years by the protests. it's not just poaching the threatens they react until lopes they also have to contend with a variety of diseases and the loss of the in natural habitat. so women will go

through every point and other animal people are looking forward to the coming weeks soon 5 new mom to. be born increasing the species chance of survival. we've had a lot of interesting reports about people who practice recycling or up cycling from car to as funny to bugs made of drinking straws and women school party in a fossil came up with another 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 are really doing something to help the environment. plastic waste cloth is the environment and contaminates the soil. and plastic bags

are the biggest problem. for a is the woman's co-operative in burkina faso. supports both female empowerment and environmental protection. for women here wash the plastic bags and disinfect them. the next step is to cut the bags into thin strips and roll them on to spend. the resulting thread is woven into durable fabric. which is used for making briefcases and other stylish parts. the item sells for between 20 and 50 euros. the woman in the co-operative 250 euros a week. that allows them to support their families. are

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 story. now for taxing the environment is one thing economic activity is another but they don't really have to be in conflict with one another but you know next look at a phony situation in bellows where conservationists are warning that the government's plans to turn the idyllic meandering river pripyat into a major commercial waterway ultimately linking the baltic. 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. this is the 3rd year that the chairman of the ballet russian 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. at a company for us the purpose is 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 can preserve these large areas of wild nature we are also helping to keep the ecological balance on the european continent along cicle you skew. your europeans come 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 belarus 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 plan 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. and we are newport should be sure that a war with 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. day 2 of the kayaking campaign but many here are participating for the 1st time cheering breakfast constantine chalak of 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. when you zoom it out on some people don't think about leaving these spots untouched by simply leaving them to nature itself. someone. to just sit down peacefully just like this and simply watch to hear the birds singing or watch things slowly changing the thought of going by your so it's in your own. the activists 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 his 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 is an 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 we'll show you why. it was and what

these kids have lots of ideas about what can be done to combat climate change burn fuel for still feel this ride a bicycle use solar power discussions of this nature are giving high priority at this school who want our children to be problem solvers we want them to be people able to look at the environment and not do things where you know we. school principal because. it is leading by example she runs the abbotts 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. ordered out for. each of them retired by. applying butin. and. the iffy the best the conditioning the

lights in. the house the barn on which house in order to plaster. but getting to this point wasn't. a sizable investment required but the school was only able to get a bank loan so part of that money. to at some make it up with our own personnel financing sandoz school finances so. we have the issue the challenge of financing and we also have a challenge all from get same. mom power you know trained manpower or will understand the setting up of the projects the automation parts of the project and then the man to man it's also. the students of land that everyone can do their parts to ease the burden on the environment. instead of going in for some foods you can use in your book and sources. like snarky see are funny

when an edgy and i jus. tried our best to save the planet like the car took some things without using the player call my friend he said she only uses jerry rituals for only 2 days the rest of the day so useful 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 turn down the air conditioning or turn off 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 and 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 ferment a better and safer place the example set by the school is teaching the students the importance of protecting the environment in very practical ways the home is that they will now share their new insights with us. yes indeed in our sense that european union faced out in congress and light bulbs and educations option 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 by the many other ways rich countries can support the global south undoing environmental damage income aaron so many of the trees have been cut down without regard for the future now i

us get america is helping plant thousands of new ones. is the most important tiriel when it comes to making guitars. with its density dura billeted and dark color is particularly suitable for fretboard bridges and 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 saplings its target is 20000 trees within the coming years matthew little of the project manager is responsible for the nursery. collection of seeds. the germination of the seeds care of the plants and. for the.

number of years. to get to its. 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 rubber and cocoa plantations the cameroon based congo basin institute carries out research on ebony and other tree species in the region. then sound of lord leads the ebony project field work 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 and they

can't grow in a plantation once the forest is removed the essence is lost it can't regenerate itself in agricultural land you go girls. in 2011 taylor guitars became the cohen of this evan he saw mill in yellow in de cameron's capital . the wood comes directly from the forest to the sawmill where the company process is 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. so this is obviously this is not necessarily the only wood that can be used and other woods 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 it's what the customer wants to kill q 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 our own to make us fit if this alternate would really work if you can take me literally our life there is the one in tanzania has been growing but calling out like and if not won't want to watch me and people because of the nightmare that it went well with the help of the wild bank in the city you've been the problem by developing i want one but it was operating on a little. there was a time when it could take up to 2 hours for you 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 packed in together they're usually full before you even get on. the other problem is that there are so many traffic jams. so 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 die in a salon is the biggest city in tanzania and it's growing rapidly in the next decade the population is expected to belong 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 oh look 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 would be back for. one solution a bus spaced 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 in half the 1st phase of the 6 phase project was finished and 2015 when we considered all the options in bus systems. would be easy if we can maintain our c.p. because all he said nor course was. train system and we also looked up to see if it was when you. bring in a bus system most of the people were keen that i doubt our school be absorbed into

. a new class system the system benefits the environment and it was supported by the institute for transportation and development policy a global organization that advocates sustainable transportation before the b r t came into doors log of public transport services for vital by heavily polluting mini buses and the b r t was able to replace 3000 vehicles with 140 high capacity buses 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 salim and he's just one of thousands of passengers who have cut up to 50 hours a month from their commute. i 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 know much 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 i don't know. there are still 5 phases to go until the project is complete the network will then cover around 130 kilometers until then some indeed and 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 bus is with a dedicated lake with one e.p. in people's lives in any case and the one that's open today if papa thank you for joining us i do hope you had a good plan i did i am fun to know you are finding open confinement 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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