some strong getting taller and. we celebrate his center for story of germany's unification. research w. welcome to the new edition of africa a weekly environmental show i am sundra to nobody here in kampala uganda what we've now been living with a coronavirus pandemic for over half a year and i'm sure majority of us have something like this would do to the many restrictions along the wild nature and the environment have been able to recover

we'll find out more about this today just yes indeed sandra helen greetings from mean now outside way in lagos nigeria lot to see your hero again to spend the next half hour there about with us in the force of ethiopia and on the streets of burly plus. walking around in sandals made from ball game. how monks in ethiopia are looking after the environment. and why cycling isn't just good for the pride. missions to make our lives easier by using them often takes a toll on the environment when the internal combustion engine was developed in the 19th century there was no way of predicting that the party having invention would cause air pollution and a number of serious health issues now technology is still

a beautiful thing and that's why innovators today remain committed to finding eco friendly always or popping machines and when these inventions have to counteract climate change then well just see for yourself. we've it contrasts aren't uncommon in ground the current drought has lasted months and they increasingly extreme of the threatens the livelihoods of locals from us especially those in the eastern part of the country. or not call him could be attributed it's apparent that climate change is real and increasingly dangerous the farming season is that people who are used to are not longer predictable at times it trains will one expected route well route instead of rams it's confusing you can just farm and have hope over having harvest and what if it were an issue and when you aren't paying a couple. you eat is one family who has been fortunate during these hard times

have filled me a river so she's been able to pump sufficient water to her crops. but the diesel needed to power the pumps is expensive and the exhaust that is a need to the sun's out contributes to a greenhouse effect. now rhonda is increasing its reliance on solar power. on the researchers and technology experts from a random start up developed a solar powered irrigation system that they had to project was financed by a u.s. aid organization and they run the government the new irrigation plants came at just the right time to pull 40 families from authorities in that all gone my district that god made agricultural more difficulty and the cost of renting the diesel pumps nearly consumed on the east. and the thirty's reason

was it today we ended up spending much of what awnings on buying fuel while using the fuel pump into narrators iraq with those little left for our livelihood now we have gotten great of all those expenses we only need to replace someone to water the plugs. of the kurdish just. due to the more affordable litigation promise cannot attend a larger areas of land and keep farming they yield a much higher as a result. i did. a hole i was only have a sting 50 kilograms of beans in 2 bags of saga it says on now with so let irrigation the yield volume has multiplied by 3 when i am considering expanding my farming even on that one i'll be focused on that solar powered irrigation system should be up and running in all of the party districts in the country by the end over 2020 an official from the agriculture ministry sees that rhonda hopes to have

a climate neutral economy by 2050 and his role for the country as i doctored. this sort of system they get through this solar system. because off for. cheaper in terms of for energy consumption and secondly it. yeah climate smart. climate smart also means a more plentiful way of managing water one of the arts most valuable resources the startup that builds the solar irrigation system has also developed a system to measure the temperature and moisture of the site sensors calculate the exact amount of water needed by the plants. farmers i've been notified by and up about when and how much they should what the across the plants need to get the optimal or what that's why we believe when they use this

technology to improve their production. and it does been tested to be a success in the play which has really been doing. these pilot system is powered by solar energy as well now the farmers know exactly which plants need water and how much they need for the time being they improvising with plastic bottles which will soon be replaced by war to horses. but one of our us from demick sent shock waves around the world and changed our lives in countless ways. well there has been unexpected upside the environment has been able to take a breather much needed that there's been less traffic fewer cars on the road and fewer people needing to go from point a to point b. and in big cities around europe many people are hoping on the a bike green a mode of transport in the german capital and on the number of bike riders is

really really increased many people no longer want to use public transport and business is booming in lots of bike shops. changes afoot cycling may soon overtake driving in berlin and elsewhere in germany there's an auto for calm people who sell their car and switch to a bike tend not to buy another car. the mechanics here which indeed how our bikes are extremely busy and have been for months. the company founded in 2009 designs and builds high end bikes. this year has been exceptional we've seen a huge increase in demand for bikes and that definitely has to do with the coronavirus crisis. because it's a feeling that. she didn't know how it produces a range of models and also offers custom bikes champions' streamlined simplicity

and innovation. some of its bikes cost more than $5000.00 euros they're old and built. but will the them continue after the pandemic is over. we do expect to see a slight cooling of the market but local authorities are really promoting biking nowadays there is a pop up biking in spike lanes are popping up all over berlin and elsewhere paris is a good example of that it's doing a lot to upgrade its cycling infrastructure so the potential is huge lots of people are switching to a bike and that will probably continue. in berlin london. paris all across europe cycling is seriously trending. just year the german bike market was worth 4200000000 year one 3rd more than.

this bike shop in berlin is doing well. it's called wrecking. designing and building its own bike 5 years ago. because we can continue to sell our occasional brand bikes. i hear from a lot of other bike shops around here that they're struggling to get new stock and . there are no more bikes available on the market right now and that's a problem for retailers. beach doesn't just south individual bikes it also offers full service leasing of entire fleet. is trending in berlin stephanie anson is a partner at. their facility many facilities managers are happy because they need

less space you can fit 8 bytes into one car parking slot is a human resources manager is unhappy because sick days go down by up to 25 percent of mobility managers are happy because they're now leasing a fleet of 3000 euro bikes instead of 60000. of. these. cities are having to rethink their transport infrastructure because maybe indeed be going out of favor even in cop crazy germany making way for cyclists is the order of the day. if you are because unmoved by also improve the situation here income and you know. the vision from north america could help also the environment in unexpected ways how you have a one son just made of if you don't you might be asking yourself how does that even walk well take a look at these simple idea that could make all planets

a little bit whoa plastic. around 8000000 pieces of plastic end up in our oceans every day each can take more than 400 years to decompose avoiding plastic uses one solution biodegradable products like this another. researchers at the san diego lab created a new material it's made from an alkie base and can decompose naturally 1st they grow the in raceway palms then when they are fully grown they take the water out and create a gooey paste. the paste can be formed into any shape by pouring it into molds and just wait for it to dry. companies have already approached the lab about working together on everything from rigid and soft phones to paint and coatings. almost every major shoe manufacturer has come to talk to us about the

possibility of using our materials in their products we're also talking to other companies for example for things like food packaging or other types of materials that we don't want to live forever in the environment we really want to those to be able to decompose or be able to be recycled. to new sandals could be a step in the right direction to keep ordinary plastic out of the environment. and how about you if you're also doing your business tell us about visit our website or send us a tweet. hash tag doing your bit. we share your story. just it is also a whole topic guns the amount of launch costs about advice wolf almost there was a lot of based on weight use also increases in those products come in need of

a plastic containers which pose to environmental problems fost they use all the chemicals themselves and 2nd what's done with a container is once the empty too often they used things like what about us even though they still contain choices of toxic pesticides a local initiative gunna is going to villages to make people aware of these positive. mood mohammed who didn't always keeps an eye out for them this plastic bottles used to contend chemical fertilizers and now pose a danger to people and the environment from as in ghana often leave the used bottles running around. properly disposed of it kind of affects the health of the farmer. what our bodies and even. if it's for. mahmoud now then is a journalist and an environmental activist in 2015 he founded an ngo for crime

a change in food security focusing on farming he launched a campaign against their use of this bottles here and saw for farmers have had bad experiences with them for good i used a group chemicals on my from and would just leave the containers there that wasn't good at all as one day my grandchild picked one fish would do with eat and drink it she found the treatment was very costly it was a big worry fortunately the aggregate office explained to us that we should not leave the used content as on the farm so now we gathered and put them in a tri cycle which goes to dump them. who for course being part of new didn't awareness raising tim he works for the agriculture ministry for and passed on his knowledge to the farmers. center for climate change in full screen for

a year now and new i mean i do kitty farmers on proper disposal of continuous because they have been also brought complaints our farmers. saw 4 on the effects. from as i've been going through the use of them because so often. on how to dispose them. where induction of these cases many of the farmers are now also taking more care when using the chemicals on their fields. before you start to spray you have to wear boots and a proper outfit you also have to use a mask so you do not inherit the chemicals from money. then vironment are trying to get the message across that it would be better to do without the chemicals altogether but it is difficult to persuade the farmers that are gunning for the rises would protect their land better in the long term in particular

against drugs a growing problem due to climate change it's an uphill battle. that we have made across the country are not really aware of that part of climate change some of them lead the one percent of them don't even believe that. the activists are showing the farmers other ways they can help fight the effects of global warming for example with tree planting initiatives some 500 species have been planted so far. well what's ago is one of the countries in southern europe that has really profited. from years of tourism both the sea cost and the capital laze born among its visitors yet since the start of the coronavirus pandemic the number of tourists has dropped dramatically and hot a profitable industry that's right sandra but sometimes what is bad for business is

good from nature unless for instance these down on the set of groups of tories everywhere where i am also started returning to. go see. for the people of listen this is nothing short of a small miracle dolphins have returned to the river take us as cheery. many of the locals thrilled. i'm from list. seeing all these dolphins is an incredible feeling of the song. as a biologist inish clar often went dolphin watching in the azores these days she works as a sailing instructor. but because of the pandemic finding work is tough there are very few tourists. but in asia and her boss say

there's a silver lining for the environment. this year there are more sardines and mongrel in the ocean. that's what dolphin is like feeding on. a massive 50 kilo stone passes to and huge sea bass and we've never seen this many sardines. in that i can tell isn't only thought of just who enjoys bird watching in the take . today he started a group of flamingos a mere 20 minute car ride from lisbon city center. if you. are not it works for an agency promoting sustainable tourism. is on the take this river delta is 814000 hector nature reserve the conservation area is even larger.

the pine avocet is one of the most common birds inhabiting these wetlands which are home to $200.00 species of migrate us. some $60000.00 black tailed godwit come each winter they are an endangered species. and flamingo colony raises its young hair and stays year round. you. know what this paradise is under threat. to push it is government has plans to build a new airport in monte ship beyond the vasco da gama bridge right next to the wetlands endangering this important ecosystem. h. conservation groups are now taking the government to court. taking

action because of the many planes that will be landing beside these wetlands. not only dangerous for the birds the birds themselves will also pose a serious danger to the aircraft. makes no sense to build a new airport here now that lisbon has just been declared europe's green capital. more of. the water quality of the river takers has greatly improved according to ines that's why so many dolphins have returned. and the fact that no noisy cruise ships are harboring in the portuguese capital helps too. infants are very sensitive to noise. and statistically my large ships are very invasive. and avoid swimming up the river. you know i was listening to thirty's have pledged that by 2020 to dock to cruise ships here in the

new september no right beside liston's old town must turn off their motors to reduce emissions. that every cruise ship docked in lisbon will have to be connected to the electricity grid during you so for oxide emissions and cut pollution in the city we'll see the output stop at the at the current. not in the image hope also as he's will keep a promise so that list then can live up to its name of europe's great capital. dolphins are truly amazing creatures well let's return to the african continent did you know that church congregations in ethiopia play a key role in environmental protection it all started when deforestation began to deplete the country's indigenous tree stocks it was the congregations that fought to preserve their local forests and tim species diversity equal africa went to south go into where we found

a community where more than 30 different kinds of trees are still growing and it turns out it's not so hard to do. for almost 25 years by governor merriam go but it's a lousy has been tending to strike forest some 200 months living here in this alter that's the way he took community in northern ethiopia. for centuries monks up preserve the forests around their churches taking care of the citizens as being a spiritual ritual for members of this faith to view the natural forest as a symbol of heaven. the ministry hands 183.5. this is on and on the ship of the ministry we are committed to date and some more to transfer our history and heritage we have god from our fathers and a responsibility to plants and puts

a new trees whenever the old trees die. laughing that is and then thanks to their efforts many church compounds both of large indigenous trees such as the white pier or the iron tree earlier africana for example some of the trees around here are 100 years old. if your pea has less than 5 percent forest cover down from 40 percent in 1990 trees are cut down for charcoal and firewood and to make way for farming and grazing land but to protect the church for as have remained intact the south gone the region as an estimated $1500.00 tiny charred forest. the field be an altar dog still why he do churches established a commission to help further conserve them. kiefer walk or is in charge of forest protection in the community. the don't want to force you know kid in the church therefore we have to. first we have to maintain. well to protect the church forest

its sense and secondly we have to replicate the experience of the church to. the monks have created new partnerships with local communities and schools. and drama and poetry sessions are part of the environmental education. in the 2 years since the church community project was founded they have managed to create 3 plantations a new school grounds. the project is always intended to improve the living standards of local people so as to reduce over the crandon some existing forest resources. with additional funding from a german protest and aid organization $25.00 women here each received 3 sheep. some have since grown 2 heads of nearly 10 i used to say i call it said and so it's a buy food for my family that is what my livelihood depended on but now as of debts

the church believes that since accepted and respected by the community that conservation activities will serve as role models. but even with their efforts convincing people here to preserve the forest instead of creating new farmland remains a challenge. we here at a coffee gun never said protecting the environment was easy this program should be a constant reminder of how important it is to preserve nature i'll leave you with those thoughts as i say goodbye i hope you tune into our next show this is now it's our signing off from the faucet back in lagos nigeria thank you all for watching but remember you can also discuss the big topics with us on our social media platforms and if you have a great idea for protecting the environment write to us i am sundra to know you and it is a goodbye from uganda. so

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