the 1st beethoven is for her. is for the. beethoven is for cause. over is for the a beethoven 2020 the 250th anniversary year long deep. a very warm welcome to this week's episode of africa i am sondra to nobody coming to you from kampala here in uganda the pod of africa where we do start by asking you did you know that there's not

a natural foods that help disappear from my dad's almost completely even though they're. so resistant and vironment influences one such school is now making a comeback in mali and this is going to interest you hi sandra yes and i can't believe it we always have many good tips here on eco africa. in the nation's capital and i just kept. let's take a look at what's coming up on the show today. the climate resistance green that's becoming popular in mali we'll tell you why the ugandan teenager who is championing climate change activism will tell you how and the women in zimbabwe training to be rangers to fight poaching we'll give you the details. the phony a green has grown in africa west africa for around 5000 years and with more and more areas being given over to rice had lots of disappeared the extremely small

grain can be difficult to peel but he contains many more new trends than say white rice in mali for instance many farmers are now switching back to this form of millet as it copes well with the i would conditions in the region making it a good option in an age of climate change where the farmers are regularly suffering crop losses. if. it's harvest time in the district in the central eastern region of mali near the border of book enough so that harvesting phone yo across native to west africa a kind of millet with small seeds and excellent properties it's one of the fun. just growing crops in the wild it grows in dry climates and sandy soil even without irrigation for a long time phoney it was neglected but now more and more farmers are growing it again. is one of them.

we have to take land degradation into account. is much in demand again now because it helps protect the soil. so really when you. force after the phone you know has been cut the stems are left in the ground. and that helps to fertilize the soil. paramedic it effectively. because the grains are small processing them is very time consuming traditionally for newish threshed on straw mats then the seeds are mixed with sand and pounded in a mortar it takes hours to extract a couple of kilos of the edible part of the grain. but things have changed here since the swiss ngo health data provided new machines that make it much easier to process the grains the one machine separates the grains from the stems. the other removes the husks in no time. that saves these women

a lot of work now they only need to sift the grains to remove any remaining impurities. we used to have to pound the grain and still our hands got red and sore but thanks to the machines from how they're to us we don't need to do that anymore now it's far less strenuous we can just watch the grains and put them in the pot to cook. the grains are used to make pareve course bread and also beer. ibraheem so limited to one car runs a restaurant in the capital bamako. for new used to be reserved for special occasions and festivities but now it's becoming a daily staple. we wash the phone you're very thorough and we've prepared in such a way that people can eat it at any time. we served with 2 kinds of sources

a peanut sauce fairy or a tomato sauce. but the most popular dish on the menu would allow buffy is mango chicken with 4 new. many guests come especially for that. phone you know is really the best food in mali created all the time at home. i often asked my wife to make it for me but we've come here is a special treat because it's so incredibly good the way they make it here. forno is not only tasty it's also very nutritious. scientists say it has exceptional qualities making it superior to rice and corn. is a nutrition expert at the institute for rural economy in bamako. and nothing it

is very rich in essential amino acids which are important for the body. it is a product that is very rich in fiber. so it is more digestible than other kinds of millet rice and corn. back in tommy p.l.t. is teaching our younger colleagues how to make calm passed. in order to facilitate the process they covered the pile with straw. the following you know stems protect the compost from the sun. so there are many reasons why this ancient staple of grain is regaining popularity in mali the demand for for new has been growing in recent years and its price has been rising to this gives farmers an opportunity to boost their income. what happens when you cut down

the tree in your garden well is one tree less you might say well what happens when thousands of trees disappear in one region they in fact consume the felt the ground dries out the humidity goes down and biodiversity is reduce not a happy event eco check has the facts and the fia's. every year around $2800000.00 hectares of forest are lost on the african continent that's about the size of equitorial guinea. and most of the forests are cleared to provide space for farming a full 93 percent for shifting cultivation. a lot of the timber is used as firewood or turned into charcoal both vital energy sources for rural populations. charcoal is also exported 40 percent of the charcoal imported to

the european union comes from africa. deforestation contributes to climate change and to a loss of biodiversity. as a result of poaching and the clearing of woodlands the forest elephant population in central africa declined by 2 thirds between 20082016. but this is good news too thanks to a range of reforestation projects. 27 african countries aim to plant 100000000 hectares of new forest by 2030 knots an area almost 3 times the size of germany. so are you prepared to plant trees now the situation of forests is very serious as we've heard and one young climate change campaign from uganda is taking action and guess what. she's just 15 years old yes len i'm going to haunt the ideal planting

trees on black days instead of having the tradition ok drinks and parties she's also the money option from the local and global leaders to come to the negative impacts of climate change we recently made up. here that maybe. you're going to get many. you know good ways leading the spro to spec gainst climate change in the ugandan capital of top of the students taking to the streets to be a part of the global movement fright is the future government action to curb climate change. there is a my purpose is that we are young people and we're fighting for our future and repurchased ever afraid to face the mother nature i think people my age are coming

to protest because they know they have the biggest stick in our future and they're trying to fight for it when the right time 15 last year she didn't want to kick or to party instead she decided to celebrate her birthday by planting 200 trees. in august she launched a tree to complain with the trees which go to a lot of attention since the people in uganda planted over 3000 trees. as they were given back to the planet. of. cheese. for example.

but not many ugandans own land that is suitable for a forest and much of the space is used for agriculture that is why the young activist wants the government. to the trees in nature reserves she has also convinced some land owners. to plant trees only a private if i had planted. the forest to. plant. trees. we've been. despite some resistance more and more students in uganda joining. every friday. boarding school to strike for climate justice demanding government action against the global climate crisis. the campaign is going viral on social media i

want our government to know that this climate action is real and it's needed now this is taking place so i wonder gummidge also get to see what you get through and they also take by gender such a bunch of their responsibilities. also doesn't shy away her hands dirty she. went to lake victoria which is not far from high school. together they collected plastic wistrom made sure i mean courage locals to do the same. she also started an online campaign to force the government to ban plastic bags in uganda and then we can learn just create and preach. this practicing what you preach when you 1st started the live show cleanups before and a lot of rubbish because it was a market. and everyone would just her ambition their lives but since they started

seeing us cleaning their licks people have not even to us when they see as their lake we are going to clean the lake now and they're being called pride to you they know that it's not in trade for the rubbish and. even with some of the rubbish on the lake cleaned up you know i'm going to faces huge challenges fortunately she can count on her family to support how far they've been peaceful the seedlings his 1st public criticism for his daughter's activism but he sees that she would rather see her street fighting for a good cause than staying silent when the planet needs a help. to decent team but houses have been built in europe for hundreds of years the surprising thing is that these concepts are not only pretty but also very sustainable that is why so. you know someone i think

dumped this time once again let's take a look at one of these but own boss in. this picture s backdrop looks like something out of a fairytale but old have tempered houses can be found in many european cities. the tradition dates back to the 12th century buildings are constructed from a wooden structure filled with brick or loam that made sense wood sand and clay were all freely available materials. this have timber houses not even one year old yet it was built using the old methods have timbered inside and outside for owner nor but it was important to have a low energy home equipped with the latest technology but the roof to is based on a historical design it's

a so-called cold roof which is well ventilated. that's an old building technique in the sense that in the past there were only called roofs and you notice that in the old buildings where attics are not insulated in the summer it remains a quite pleasant temperature at the top of the house but that's all it down to the way it's constructed. at the same time the heating technology in the house is cutting edge a fuel cell supplies the building with electricity a solar thermal system provides warm water. on the ground floor and underfloor heating system is being built that uses brick just store the warmth the windows are made of smart glass that darkens when the sun shines keeping out about 90 percent of the heat in summer the house was built by construction company owner heiko schultz for more than 25 years he's been building have to bring houses based on old

designs but with the latest technology inside it. it's a real challenge people used to build very differently centuries no one was concerned with energy efficiency and cetera these days we have to work with significantly thyca walls and accommodate very different things windows have to be fitted completely differently and it all has to be done so that it's not visible outside. the wooden skeleton it's constructed in a carpenter's workshop using only timber grown in europe. just as in olden times no nails are used. instead the beams are connected with joints secured with opec's in keeping with traditional methods you know this is a joint that has been used by carpenters for centuries only wood is used. the advantage is that it expands in the same way when temperatures fluctuate and that's

not the case if you use wood together with metal and that can cause damage in the long term. about 12 cubic metres of wood are needed to construct a house with an area of 200 square meters if you place the timbers end to end they would stretch almost one kilometer it might sound like a lot but wood is a lot more sustainable than other conventional building materials like concrete and cement. today's new have to merge houses fit seamlessly into their surroundings. if their historical counterparts are anything to go by they too without centuries ahead of them. but in africa now we've got to turn on you people call him the father all the good you know they should find that the wheel was just 16 when you started tinkering with stuff and inventing things it's been still watching love doing and he also loves to share his knowledge we visited his innovation hard when

you idea to get developed in watches and a lot of them are environmentally friendly. where there's a will there's a way bennett has taken that proverb to heart largely self-taught is a next but that's device thing mechanic well and electrical devices this machine for example flattens inner tubes for a drip irrigation system you look at one of. the point of an invention is that it has an obvious meaning i realised that the environment has been neglected to come even though it's so important to human life so i decided to focus on technology that. for the technology. to have a good. at home he installed this windmill to produce energy. it powers his homemade washing machine and pumps the water will read from

a nearby borehole. his invention isn't just environmentally friendly it also saves a lot of time and labor. when there's no wind he uses a stationary bicycle to pump water that was his 1st invention. home we don't use power from the national grid we can hanna's energy from the sun not you and the sun is free is the power of nature you don't have to pay anything all you need to do is get the parts that converts sun into power and install them and you're protecting the environment it was amazing in the prolific innovator shares his knowledge and passion with others a few years ago he co-founded the tender social innovation center in the city of i will share here he and other staff members of our what shops and develop new ideas like using recycled materials to construct

a wheelchair project manager jonathan zira is here every day he and bennett can we are regularly consult on technical issues. 20 the social innovation center about 6 to the community to solve their own local challenges using local knowledge in. the community can feel that we don't how we don't import this knowledge or these things from outside these are the things that we how we use them at home that we find in the local shops that can help us. many of the contracts come from famines asking for example if it might be possible to construct a machine that plants a sibling's directly in the soil planted kiwi and other inventors try to develop effective solutions some customers stop by his home to see his machinery in action many interested in his solar powered water heater. good farm where here's the most important part of the tubes they're difficult to get but all the

other things can be sourced from local 100 stores but this one has used a metal folding lead a normal iron shooting of it the most difficult thing is the heating tubes but i realize that used fluorescent bulbs can work if you paint them signing a color workable way about built from secondhand material to his son a water heater only costs around $155.00 euros about half as much as a shop bought one thanks to his creativity and skills on the planet has become a successful equal interpret as well as an adviser to other aspiring innovators. fantastic ideas i wish we all could think of something simple and smart to protect our environment and also make the world a better place but now we move from one very clever man to a bunch of very tough women in zimbabwe yes you're right we're going to an all

female training camp for wildlife rangers their admissions criteria are strict but the employment chances for the women are good we looked in on them to see what the training is like. this may look like basic training but in fact to this when men are competing to join a progressive conservation program they want to be part of the uk a shingle amanti porch in unit set up by an australian soldier turned environmental activist sorry 2007 say we recruited the 1st 2 or armed all 3 mile range of squads here in zimbabwe and the programs in our ground we've gone from looking after one reserve to being looking after 4 with a total of a 1000000 acres vaca shingle which means the british ones ensure not the local language are willing to risk their lives to protect wildlife in zimbabwe or point on the wildlife area but there are also united in a desire for independence and self-determination many of the women are victims of

sexual assault and domestic violence someone abandoned by their families my husband used to abuse me years it was. i can just simply say he was an abusive mean he was very violent to me but i had no option i have to move from that violent so this is the chance to tell the transforming the standard of life of all women most of the women in developing the ourselves and some of them that it financially independent all are crushing the rangers come from communities near the area they patrol so they know the locals and also have a different way of connecting with them they are often more adept than their male counterparts at collating potentially violent situations and showing people the importance of protecting wild animals and i think. this i jog cliche of winning the hearts and minds it can only truly be one of the local community from everything

off saying in 3 decades of law enforcement across 3 continents the best way to engage the local community and to get them on source is to work with a woman this time 80 applicants past their recruitment test and are now starting their 6 months training during that time the women also train with rifles in case they do have to engage heavily armed porters since the establishment of the airline squad 3 years ago in point don't do what left area elephant poaching has dropped by 80 percent in the former trophy hunting trust so far the aca shingle have arrested $115.00 porches using close combat techniques and without firing a single shot anyone who understood much the female rangers does so as their peril . my name is still in the world and i jane did this project of a question that in 2017 remember when we were 10 year we did their

training we were mixed with the men and. i minister to challenge men in fiscal training even. longer on the push of the situps. and the dregs so i think we're just the same because what they can do akin to and in some cases even better another factor in the women's favor is that there has not been a single incidental corruption there can shingle have been a success on various fronts and the model is now set to be expanded by 2025 its founder wants to have a 1000 female rangers in the field patrolling 20 packs. i hope this edition of the show has convinced you of the importance of caring for trees and maybe get you to rethink the use of firewood and i hope you found a mixture of topics as interesting as i did for now is good but. i just kept old

territory on so it is a good bye for me to here in company. and i hope to have you company once again next week for another amazing episode of a coffee cup till then do take care of yourself and get by.

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