our cars came and slimes in bygone era those. leads to those living today. they are guarding against us past in the parks. like you see in black and white. what memories start a forest 14 on d. w. . every living being in this world needs a piece to teach to a place that protects them from any external influences for many of us humans it is a whole in the plant and animal kingdom to get us safe havens these safe havens

preserve biodiversity and make sure species can thrive in an age of climate change what can be do to secure these safe havens that's what we've talked about today hello welcome to eco india. coming to you from my neighborhood in mumbai bees at a prime example for what happens when safe havens are destroyed about 80 percent of all pollination worldwide is done by bees but because of this decides global warming among other factors there fostering losing better treats and this is of course a loss need of folks all the plants they pollinate and environment to project in the mountain villages of north india is trying to help create these retreats with traditional be farming. episode and not end because the indian honeybee they are not home in the mountain.

as of the indian subcontinent once there were many species of bees in the northern state of the matter british beekeepers even get bees in traditional hives on the walls of their homes there. are still keeps his bees this way it's a practice he learnt from his father. holly was one of the typical characters state of the so-called march in the mud cottages every household had the hives to harvest honey for their own you. know what these vols. got a lot of bees. on their own i mean whatever you're going after their water to lend them and from callers there's going to. leave as one of the few people who breeds bees according to the old tradition he was the bee hives much like his

ancestors but instead off in the walls of the house the bees now live in the garden . every flowering plant needs to be pollinated here hives like this the pollination of the plugs not back. later we can also harvest honey because of. the materials that uses to build the highways are from the region using local products makes the hives both affordable and via mentally friendly their appearance is reminiscent of the traditional him archly quarter just. in the past i only used to be used to produce honey i was satisfied with whatever little money i earn from it when i started taking courses i learned about the significant growth of the claim pollination especially here in the market forces like the one school leaver commodity ended on offer. and in conjunction with the governmental

programs in an effort to aid b. preservation this is important because these are a source of income for beekeepers. the insects also make an important contribution to farmers harvest around one 3rd of the crops worldwide are dependent on pollinators like bees. but my hands are saying from him are you know our city says honeybees are endangered is specially in this region. destructions one of the biggest threats to be is the destruction of the ducks the bee flora in here much of the trade is even more imminent because fruit orchards in this state are often full of insecticides and pesticides we have seen that in our research boards are insecticide precedent condition of the of. this species of bees that the government runs a ration programs are focused on our italian beef the so-called apis mellifera

during the 1960 india imported them in hopes of motivating people to breed be scum martially while indian honeybees produce an average of 7 to 10 kilograms of honey for colony annually mellifera bees produced 3 times as much each year but this is also how honey became an inexpensive industrial goods today beekeepers deceive between $60.00 to $65.00 rupees per kilogram of honey that's around $69.00 to $75.00 euro cents the prices have also contributed to the decreasing number of small scale beekeepers in him much i cannot sing from them issues the collector wants to change that. the honey is available real both. the demand of the news more in the market and to meet that demand. victory of those myths different different when i do any together then process it

to make it look similar. discuss it be and pierced and what you see in the market is me in the shows which are the same throughout the year how can that be. true. an initiative aims to aid in the conservation of native bees which are considered more robust and resilient than italian bees they also don't require a large expanse of land. the regions garden suffer ice as habitats for the small colony that a native to the area as a result indian bees are armed against and climate change and the news of their positive got it just takes the spreading. help me that i used to have in my old house so people are more good people are more responsive to be the end of life. the initiative is involved with various projects

including the women's groups that expound on the work of beekeepers like. manufacturing live bomb and candle provides many women with their 1st opportunity to earn their own money since their so everyone benefits from the preservation of in be the beekeeper their wives and of course the bees themselves they all do their part in maintaining biodiversity. nocturnal species like bats are also struggling with changing living conditions like pollution is a major threat to these animals scientists in the netherlands seem to have found a solution to this they're helping create battery treats not only so that the bats but also to make sure that their role in the local ecosystem is preserved. if there's one. and doing a special one. office at least 5. far away from the bright lights of

amsterdam ducted commute spoelstra is after a creature that likes to operate under the cover of darkness. and he is studying how lights are affecting bats so far his team has found that the 1000 species of bat found in the netherlands react in widely different ways. let's have a very strong response to the point there's actually driven by mostly by fear of predators so if you're about that flies very slowly you better hide away and don't show yourself in the light because it's it's risky however if you're a bat that flies very fast and very agile then you don't need to be afraid that much for predators so you actually like taking away. from the slow flying species and exclude giving it to that he's already common. but species that's one of course

not a good thing in terms of bio diversity you actually reducing biodiversity really not total species are sensitive to the blue range of light as they have evolved to use the moon to navigate the brighter the blue the more distracting it is to test how species respond to other parts of the spectrum the researchers have put up almost $200.00 lamp posts around the country that shine a range of colors. if you take away to a new part of the spectrum and and compensate by a bit more rant which you actually see here. and it may actually be less intrusive for these not the most species not all species may not perceive this light as intense and that's exactly what we have observed. a different kind of red light is all the rage announced in them and the city's

nocturnal inhabitants are out in all the splendor. light here has become so bright it is now considered a pollutant. the world over brightness and luminosity are growing at a rate of 2 percent per year. as the night gets more illuminated studies are linking light pollution to destructive natural cycles as well as mental health in humans. the international dark sky association has called for a massive reduction in light leakage as the planet is becoming so bright borders can be clearly seen from space. but the netherlands is at the forefront of fighting like pollution in europe with some of his abilities in switching off lights completely on parts of the highway.

and there are church outside eindhoven to farmers a nickel and her husband carlos are also members of the community fighting for darkness and its bouts for reasons of their own. tried to. kill well you know the harmful insects in the natural way so we use. insects to cool to kill other insects and that's where also the bats common because birds eat lots of cocks 1st and the cook shavers they actually eat the roots of to fruit trees especially the apple trees and so if the bets in a lot of schaefer's we don't have those terrible grips in the ground eating our roots through. if so. that's why we like best. that's work is natural best decides and are an essential part of how the ecosystem of the orchard

functions. on this farm even has a bad hood dell to make the mammals feel extra welcome. you can see over here. that the that there are better living in the better job because the civil courts over you on the move. there excrements there prove. the community around has installed special back friendly lights in the area to make sure the animals stay put as night falls. if you don't eat. around 10 pm the bats check out of the herd and disposed through the farm ready for a meal and to play their role in the ecosystem. maurice donner's is a researcher and signifies the company in the design the lights around the orchard

. he explains that lighting is more than merely installing glowing lamps. we need lighting but we do for you if you do it in a sustainable way. so obviously energy efficiency. in. the cradle by a solution but also in direct effect which fights are going to have to effect on their own the ecosystem and not just on the people. because some districts in the netherlands have in fact become darker as a result of such initiatives as satellite images show giving some of its residents and its resident bats the beloved's night sky back. some 12000 years ago when human beings the hunter gatherers invented agriculture they were surrounded by nature at home and at work but even the picture is very

different of course most of us who live in cities have little access to wast green spaces balanced allotment gardens of a breath of fresh air in a world that continues to concretize at a breakneck speed. these children know fruit and vegetables don't grow in plastic it comes from their garden and they know why weeding is smart yes it helps the plants grow. they're learning all about nature right in the middle of berlin. almost a 1000000 people in germany happen a lot meant. every good sized german city has them the green space is good for the urban climate and helps preserve biodiversity this garden belongs to margaret ross harder dr yang and her partner they had to wait a long time to get their plot. some fantasy 70 years

altogether it took 6 years to get around to the short list but then within a year we got it our wonderful garden. margaret's neighbor a robot is on the management committee he says a lot meant parts are hard to come by. they're. going to short coronavirus lockdown we had over 100 applications but we already have a waiting list i mean only pass on 4 or 5 cartons a year when people hand them back or move away more direct in this small communal plot people on the waiting list can see if allotment life suits them many allotment communities are opening up communal plots as a way to deepen tiny's with the surrounding neighborhood and to distribute space more equitably. i live around the corner i like coming here in the morning i'm doing a bit of weeding and maybe sit down for 10 minutes before going to work it's great

and is trying to. learn is a fast growing city and the gardens are often in prime locations many plots have been bulldozed in recent years land cost $6000.00 euros or square meter around here . actually. we get calls from real estate people and find them wandering along the pathways taking photos wondering how much it might all be worth or how not to cause a political it's an ongoing political conflict in rallies we've held talks with the city. is heading out to make sure a garden is being properly can't germany has regulations governing for size and usage of allotments. so sorry it's coming along nicely rome wasn't built in a day either. this garden looks like it's being kept properly let's take it off on our list. and on. this gardener has set up

a 2 raised vegetable beds and that shows that she's using her plot in accordance with the regulations. this is our 2nd visit to this plot we're just $0.35 a square meter for each year one of the requirements is we use it like a garden. allotment rules say growing some sort of food is important but not on a commercial scale fortunately bees are permitted to lend a helping hand like at the garden of the sea is family they had never heard of anything like german style allotment gardens when they arrived here from canada. this theme of urban gardening gardening in cities is becoming more popular so people have a little bit more of a concept or an idea of it but what's really interesting when you tell them this urban garden has existed for a 150 years and it really. wakes them up and makes them interested because for

most north americans. urban gardening is something new these days the path inside a garden allotment community are open to all so you're free to take a stroll as long as you don't pass through a gate uninvited if you're lucky you might even get a bit of honey by opening their urban oasis to the public the communities are hoping to benefit the entire city. 15 have given many of life a chance at prosperity but with more and more people has come more and more least in many cities open spaces have been couldn't be used as a dumping trolleys in go to go in the national capital region of india and environmental organization is transforming a local dumping ground into a green let's see how. hundreds of kilos of plastic and

other garbage cloak one of the gowns important stormwater drains citizens and laborers and now working hard to free it so floodwaters from the monsoon rains can soon flow through it. because it resembles months to find that there were so much ill we still find that the. this is again you see so and again get the we are trying to meet the little swallows water board so that we don't resist and use on us. to crowd runs a foundation called i am go down it works on bringing citizens together to improve summitry health and environmental conditions in the city. who count as part of the national capital region around delhi and has been one of the fastest growing cities in india. its population of 2700000 works predominantly in corporate parks. rapid urbanization has meant the cutting down of thousands of

trees and green spaces. as well as an un systematic disposal of waste. when the organization came across this dumpy object succumb to poor in the northeast if. they want to know saying to clean the drain that revive it is a green space with the help of local governments who volunteer has been all we think of as a board 33 words. could be 5 or. so i think boards even remember the words and deeds walls. and posix. terms. because. with this much garbage gone the transformation of the region has been stark. the way i look at it and that is across prices and now in the us if you had any of

it in your life or whatever you have to find and we have a problem a city has drawn in the time now we don't have enough grounds to manage that i think he's going to have the odd. but not succumb to they reuse as much of the garbage dug out as possible. the sewage is dried and segregated and the recovered plastic starnes and break they used to make the infrastructure of the plant city park. if it was right because it would be you know people are just going to go for the back because it didn't separate me and that is going for me and then they make it that you know they trade it and then the dot the me. replying bees will be using everything will be getting a needle. to crow and have volunteers want to compete the drain and city forest

project in the next few months. but those who live around this dump yards tends not to park a feeling its benefits all ready. we used to feel for you but then they started you know meaning everything don't believe anything. could be direction to get in a straight fight. i remember one going use less mornings and 3 more investment in used to be miracle through in excess lose peace was grieving a lot of renewed the previous to be seems to me just like. this is the 1st such project i am gone is on the verge of completing giving its residents a few havens where they can let go of the stressful lives even if just for a brief moment. creating. this is just as important some would say all of life to have gone through changes

in our lives because of the internet because of climate change and of course because of the pandemic we met a teacher to indonesia who told us why social safe havens are the need of children to be. i aim to work where it's very water. but i can also do something. meaningful rule. one if there is actually the. majority of the lion sat in the nation that being. indigenous people have like a wrong wife i hope they got to be more and they have the. will.

and the main goal is for indigenous people to be there be to be able we have. change is coming from outside work so it's usually like a tribe in with their resources natural resources but also the tradition and how to cope with the. pressure from the mainstream in the media to impose them good new lifestyle so all these education is mostly to make them. both good read and also. at the divide so they can add. to. all of my jam goes to. them they are i would be gentle they are my teacher. they're really different i'm like i want a possible i want to school is quite different with because in the sepia in the

jungle you criticize a lot i was criticized a lot by the student like it's not the way you feature me did like i'm and i don't i don't want multiplication i'm. not like why why why they keep questioning things so they make us into peter. their mission on board i don't have a standing me that this can be a good pilot or a good example or any other mission are in indonesia and they think they can copied. the jumbos for program likely but i see and know and i think. indigenous people with national park as well in indonesia. you. that's all we have for you today i hope to be as episode has given you the chance to think about how our actions impact the safe here because of all the species who inhabit the planet with us i'll see you again next week until then skis safe and

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