we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all of our platforms we're all in this together run together and we'll make it fit. stacy for everybody stacey stacey stay safe please stay safe. there. hello everyone and welcome to this new edition of eco africa the environment magazine brought to you by channels t.v. here in nigeria and to be in uganda and germany's door chavela. we're coming to you from lagos and joining me of course is my colleague sandra to know b.-o. and hello there sandra. and hello from company or i one welcome to you all of us

from all across africa and the rest of the globe so glad you joined us for the program once again lucia examples of how to make a wild a little bit cleaner and thereby making it a bit better here's a quick look at a few of this week's report. in ronda we will learn how communities can lead in harmony with the mountain. in cynical we will find out how simple it can be to go full steam kitchen west. and in ghana we'll meet a man who calls himself a florist save the. heart of the tom hasa nomics it is a small scale affordable housing project in south african ownerships and its main mission is to replace informal bucket shots we do rebel structures and what's even more important recycled construction waste is used to build the homes made the

founder and director was already won a number of awards for his innovative business idea and also see how it works. with the. least so great a john his bag is home to around 8000000 people many of them believe in densely populated informal settlements or townships like so we're told just southwest of the city. you know. we have a lot of people who. coming in children's book going to look for work opportunities so most of them to prefer to live in a township because it's cheaper to live there when you're ready and the critical window for you to there from wherever it's been to go to work so they've created opportunity for homeowners to try to create a coalition for those people where they're venting the structures but that

accommodation often consists of simple corrugated metal shacks and rented in backyards which often little privacy or protection from grain and called. in a sheet metal shot himself a train briefly he got the idea to replace corrugated shacks with brick structures he even data locked away to make the breaks he uses to keep them as affordable and if they are mentally friendly as possible they're more like almost like they're walking because. you're sure you have a difficult left them in order to cut your bread and cause by absolutely prevent lead level maxes breaks out of paul construction west so he doesn't need to use something that also means the vicks don't have to be fighting a kill with serves on energy because the building blocks are interlocking the pressure of their own weight is sufficient to make the wall strong and stable it's an unusual way to build but it's less of

a body on the environment than traditional monsoreau. before moving into one of the new brick houses there's only sibila come economic spent 6 years living in a metal shack now he has a proper home he has to pay more rent for the new house but he thinks it's well worth it. actually on the ground very very very here p.p. course if you're staying in the shack it's not like a stinging nettle shake is like a. place to be like a human being actually staying in their room it's so you feel confident when everything next. building rubble is a major environmental problem in parts of johannesburg many companies just dump their ways to legally to avoid paying disposal fees that's bordered on to mrs c b s so much that she founded a startup to recycle the west rather than seed i love in honey but a lot of people do it ways to move over it they collect ways in their collections

but then we actually take responsibility over where the waste ends up she had visited roads with the waste we compost it we also send it distributed to organization that make you service. organizations like lend that love was house building company had they tossed out a tough compatible interest their construction west provides the basis for global's environmentally friendly bricks one issue still to be resolved is how to process building west and transport each to construction sites. and. we are working out how we can actually meet. and here the rubble as raw material for making bricks and then we will need people to separate their waste encrusted with. that many who come to johannesburg hoping for a better life and up leaving insufficient housing they exactly the people he wants to help and not just be building homes for them he has many more ideas for the

future. of the planet which will. bring the people that live here. really brood all sorts of so we can replace all the sharks by burnham's and also bringing them to prove their own houses sustainable homes constructed from the cycle materials using more and. go for a gimmick and it's a ford thinking solution that's been official not just to the environment but the wellbeing of entire communities. randa is one of the most densely populated countries in africa even so in the west of the country on the border we have a democratic republic of congo is one of the last remaining vacancies for the glory of foundation is now showing schoolchildren how to resolve the guerrillas how to touch that it may help they feel that people are able to continue to co-exist with

the indented on emails it off because when by to see the glory not feel. pain those national park in rwanda is home to a very rare animal the mountain gorilla there are fewer than a 1000 left in the wild the spread of disease and habitat loss pose a threat to this endangered species. to help protect the gorillas valerie awkward to sing it teaches children about environmental conservation she's the program director for conservation heritage tour or c h t which is located in the science district next to the park. she needs to be a tomorrow's generation. yes kids is very spry been message kids can and so we create so we just chill have chills and where people keen scorcher into it because they are they can be

a board today for their message today rest of the community. rwanda is one of africa's most densely populated countries so these children live close to the gorillas natural habitat most have never seen one. using paper maché masks valerie and her colleagues help bring the gorillas to life they also encourage the kids to draw pictures of the majestic apes. who call and she say they like to draw the gorillas when they talk about it and the children start acting like her as beating on their chests. but conservation education is just one pillar in the efforts to save the mountain gorillas another is creating alternative livelihoods for the local community. this farmer has just received a lamb. by donating sheep to local families the conservationists hope to encourage

people to stay out of the forest. we're now into our human days i feel happy about winning a sheep as a farmer will help me fertilize my field with a problem or do instead of going into into what can i as a national park which is the home of the mountain i'm going to as too quick to do so says found can you be sure it's going to be. growing to 60 masn to 40 east they can looking for meat that he was to hop into before but when you give them sheep it's a no 10 up to you to what they have been quite acting from with a mountain of what has had. the most exciting part of the classes is an excursion into volcanoes national park there the schoolchildren get an opportunity to see the mountain gorillas in their natural environment they come out to discover why. i dismounted what it has because they have been watching them when they feel are

always there or seeing them through visuals that we were showing them today so and they have never seen that so soon you bury a natural habitat a dad did it to wow then today cuz so that also excites them. valerie accord just saying and her colleagues have received numerous awards for their efforts. for valerie it's further encouragement to continue their work so that the great apes can be preserved here for generations to come. hey all you coffee drinkers out there did you know that over 2000000000 costs are consumed one white every day and much of us comes from the growing africa did you know that. well and now i do know santa ana while great coffee is high in demand drive periods in sales or lack of knowledge and resources leaves and many small coffee

farmers struggling to sustain a livelihood the situation is particularly critical in eastern africa that's why climate academics have been established to teach farmers how to adjust their methods to the conditions of a changing climate here's our report from kamya. great wonderful outdoor training session at the climate to carry me. this because. in other words i think the disease becomes more comfortable to multiply they said because it becomes more people to multiply their movement to prove you are. on today's show. 2 way to prune coffee trees the aim is to prevent the fungus that causes coffee berry disease which destroys the being says. they found was that the climate academy are expected to act as multipliers the idea

is that they we pass on their techniques to up to 50 ad the farmers know. such that it will be. so. much of course is a coffee rejoin in south and kenya here are local cooperative or better it's a model coffee plantation but climate change brings challenges like diseases drought too much rain and this is causing yields to fall they can't occur to me is visiting today and wants to help the farmers i've just their program is funded by the fair trade foundation is just one way the farmers can become more successful again. we have nutrient application. to. them. because. despite

tips on cultivation many farmers find it difficult to leave just from growing coffee through the climate academy they and michael credits and gain expertise on how to generate more income be that through aquaculture. or beekeeping. found my gym is now trying his hand at chicken farming. with all my new knowledge learnt at the climate academy i can even sell more than 9 chickens and none of them sell for less than a 1000 shillings. even when my relatives come to visit me i can take the chickens and use them for food. before that it wasn't possible. but coffee remains the main source of income in the area because pretty damn processes its members have it and helps marketing it collaborates with the climate

that amy and follows add green approach to. this but used to be a waste now farmers use it as i keep a gun if i tell lies and instead of expensive chemicals. recycling i'm making the most of existing resources we've got a couple of examples and that on today's program in this week's doing your bit we had to dakar senegal to see how a simple cleverly designed compost turns mungo peels coffee grinds and other household waste into very fragile soil. most households produce a fair amount of organic waste every day. and that can be used to produce fertilizer for flower gardens. were not your chin gone couldn't find

a compositor in senegal's capital dhaka she decided to make her own. her team turn standard metal barrels into simple but effective compositors. holes in the sides and top help to eric the kitchen or garden waste and speed up the composting process they'll also allow earthworms and insects to get inside and help break down the organic matter. a small door cut at the base makes all removal easy . after adding a coat of paint the compositor is ready. they can we produced in several sizes over the past year the team made about $200.00 units. as a container the climate in senegal is perfect for come past with the humidity there's no need to do anything it transforms on its own that's how we came up with the idea. that. any vegetable or fruit scrub can be added as well as bread

pasta tea leaves coffee and not an egg shells when mixed together the organic waste breaks down naturally into a nutrient rich compost. it takes about a month for the garbage to transform into fertilizer which can be used for anything from plants in pots or boxes to compile orange trees. 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. rising sea levels. and could be venture. really lead to an island being submerged it's a scenario that is already threatening an ecosystem on the coast of not western europe the world and sea communities on the off shore islands are seeing

increasingly frequent floods and local flora and fauna could face to mighty changes you call reporter paid a visit to an island on the north sea coast of germany. the sheep on the island of form might outnumber the 1100 inhabitants but their grazing helps to maintain the sea dikes and that serves everyone because on average lies a metre below sea level 'd the dikes are in fact key to the island survival in times gone by the local population protected themselves from the high waters by building their homes on manmade hillocks known as dwelling mounds. twice a year these 2 men inspect the dikes to make sure everything is intact but can these vast structures continue to protect the island as the planet warms and sea levels rise furby and bush is a coastal defense expert for the northern german state stein that classes and ice

dying to fences are still the best solution because they offer as a way to counteract the effects of climate change and our measures for the coming years offer a secure a future that means the population of the whole could continue to live and work in safety. list is responsible for the upkeep of the roughly 8 metre high external dikes that run for almost 30 kilometers right around this island in the wotton sea . but internal tykes also help to protect the island. as do the drainage channels. because it's not only the north sea waters that pose a threat but also those that rain down from above so how do the locals get the water off their island they channel excess water into a basin by the harbor where the from there it's pumped out into the sea at low tide it's a solid system except during periods of extremely heavy rainfall. increasing rainfall

and rising sea levels will be challenges for a pair of on but as the tide marker in the harbor shows the islanders have plenty of experience with tidal surges they've done battle with the city on many occasions . nevertheless the local population can no longer rely on the exact same type construction that has served them in the past. zot the state of shows the whole time came up with a strategy it's called the climate dike investment q i wonder because that we're factoring in climate change and are currently strengthening our dikes and such a way that we can build them as high as 2 meters above sea level it was even eyes with. the green area shows what the dikes currently look like. the climate dike slope more gently towards the sea and a so-called safety cap of an additional 50 centimeters is built on top depending on how high the sea level rises even more height can be added at

a later date the whole exercise is very costly but many on pavan share the view that the dikes are the safest form of protection and in the case that the defense has failed to stand up to the sea in the future the islanders are also planning to build emergency accommodation on twirling mounds the same kind of manmade hillocks on which houses used to be built without dying if in the near future there are moments when the dogs can't hold the water back will seek refuge on the 20 mountains it won't be easy because storm surges tend to happen in the dead of night during heavy rains and strong winds to actually getting to the dwelling mounds wouldn't be a walk in the park but however difficult we still have to make up provision. on the whole the people of perform are calm perhaps because experience has taught them that land comes and land goes but they're absolutely determined to do

everything they can to protect their island. protection and conservation that's also what our next report is about in recent decades gonna have a lot of vast tracts of rain forest it's a choice. somebody is worsening climate change. that's right near to one local equal activist and in tripping you decided to address the problem and reforested a piece of land by practicing sustainable forestry there has helped revive the natural ecosystem his enterprise is not only good for the environment but it has also become a popular destination for the eco tourists. oh. so sad i have a ladies come forward this is a moment when into inviting actually enjoys treats in his visitors to the intoxicating center of the land a long lost limbs exam possible to get the land back to the fight back it's going

to smell like that for weeks as well in walking the flower garden is quite beautiful. isn't this very nice to see that there's a very like this in god that. others whether they're hearing god or even outside of the country could come to and actually enjoy nature. it started 20 years ago when biden planted all his hold in of 210 acres. he founded porto forest estates and initially just sold would pull it off so. we thought we could enter a crop with food crops and keep it going by. selling those food crops to generate short term revenue except that the community and the workers kept eating everything even before us was ready to generate more income he and his team had another idea they decided to propagate local plants and extract essential oils

in 2018 they added eco tourism jaring every talk visitors served up a typical kenyan dish that is made exclusively of local forest produce. $1000.00 biden is also linking up with the local community inventive he has hired several locals as chefs and tall gods who work in his laboratory technician isaac could joe is in charge of producing the essential oils as well as natural cosmetics such as soap. because up with. natural source from the forest they tend to have less side effects and then the really how good are very effective treatment like for therapy you can really get a feel of the size of the room from the plant and they have no side effects or anything more than the oils are sold across the country including in the capital

across retailers there also provide interested costumers with detailed information about the product. on guided tours visitors hear about the company's mission future plans include sustainable construction projects for their eco tourism business. this is because we want to read you loose. from print and elvira lit took up construction i think he's. ever meant by the whole family we want to reduce that and all of our monthly from. wellington by then attaches great importance to passing on is knowledge to the next generation. main focus is. the experience show that i think center where we're going to teach people what we have learned over the last 20 years this is the only way that we

come quickly disseminate what we've learned because it's all about training and empowering people to also go out there and do it themselves in that way biden spoke jacks provide an example to local residents showing how day 2 can make a living from protecting the forests for. a while lot of interesting reports with plenty of inspiration for ways to take better care over our planet that's all from africa these time i hope you'll enjoy the show as much as the hot i am sondra to know via signing off from compiler the next time sandra and for you our viewers if you want to find out more about the people on the project keep profiles today visit us online and also check out our social media and do be sure to join us again next week well a new edition of eco africa i'm now it's a way so long without from lagos nigeria.

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