david and this is climate change. happiness 3 books. for your. children smarter birth free books. welcome to a new edition of africa a weekly environmental show i am sundra to nobody here in kampala uganda what would you know been living with a coronavirus pandemic for over a year and i'm sure majority of us have something like lee's would do too many restrictions along the wild nature and the environment have been able to recover

will find out more about this today. yes indeed sandra hello and greetings from me now it's i weigh in lagos nigeria but 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 burley plus . walking around in sandals made from ballgame. how monks in ethiopia are looking after the environment. and why cycling even just good for the prime. mission 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 the pani 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 a friendly a weasel palming machines and when these inventions have to counteract climate change then well just see for yourself. we that contrasts aren't uncommon in ground out these days because drought has lasted months and increasingly extreme of the threatens the livelihoods of local farmers especially those in the eastern part of the country who are not quote could be cheated it's apparent that climate change is real and increasingly dangerous the farming seasons that people are used to and not longer predictable at times it trains will one expected drought well drought instead of rams it's confusing you can't just farm and have hope over having harvest language even for an issue the money coming to a couple. who has been fortunate given these hard times.

have filled our media room 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 sounds out contributes to a greenhouse effect. no rhonda is increasing its reliance on solar power. according to researchers and technology experts from a random startup have 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 plant came at just the right time to pull 40 families from a comparative in that all gone my district that god made agricultural more difficulty and the cost of renting the diesel pumps nearly consumed on the use. of. what is reason was that today's honestly we ended up spending much of what

awnings on buying fuel while using the fuel pump into narrators iraq with tuna ditches those little left for our livelihood now we have gotten beat of all those expenses we only need to deplete someone to water the plants british commerce science of the kurdish just. due to the more affordable irrigation promised cannot attend a larger areas of land and keep farming they used a much higher as a result. i did call a hole i was only harvesting 50 kilograms of these into bags and saw them seize on now with solar irrigation the yield volume has multiplied by 3 i am considering expanding my farming even on that one i'm going to focus on that solar powered irrigation system should be up in drowning in all party districts in the country by the end over 2020 an official from the agriculture ministry sees that dried up.

helps to have a climate neutral economy by 2050 in his role for the country as i doctored. this solar system to get through this solar system. because off for. cheaper in terms of energy cost option and secondly. yeah climate smart. climate smart also means a more plentiful way of money gene water one of the arts most valuable resources this touch up 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 water their crops. the plants need to get up to 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. these pilots system is powered by solar energy a swim now the farmers know exactly which plants need water and how much of the 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 of around the world and changed our lives in countless ways but there has been unexpected upside the environment has been able to take a breather much needed out 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 their bikes from green a mode of transport in the german capital and on the number of bike riders as

really really increased many people no longer want to use public transport and business is booming in lots of bike shops. change is afoot cycling may soon overtake driving in berlin and elsewhere in germany there's an all too far colony people who sell their car and switch to a bike tend not to buy another car. the mechanics here which indeed how 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 in front of the corner because it talks of. sheen to how it produces a range of models and. also office custom bikes it champions streamlined simplicity

and innovation. some of its bikes cost more than $5000.00 euros they're all hand built. but will the boom continue after the pandemic is over. we do expect to see a slight cooling of the more but local authorities are really promoting biking nowadays. lanes are popping up all over berlin and elsewhere paris is a good example of that and 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 transit. just year the german bike market was worth 4200000000 year one 3rd more than they gave us for.

this bike shop in berlin is doing well. it's called recchi. it started designing and building its own bikes 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. the cheekily doesn't just sell individual bikes it also offers full service leasing of entire fleet corporate bike they believe she is trending in berlin stephanie ansen is a partner at b. facility many facilities managers are happy because they need less space you can

fit 8 bytes into one car parking slot to human resources manager is unhappy because sick days go down by up to 25 percent. penalty managers are happy because they're now leasing a fleet of 3000 euro bikes instead of 60000 euro cars. cities are having to rethink their transport infrastructure cars made indeed be going out of favor even in car crazy germany making way for cyclists is the order of the day . fewer because unmoved by also improve the situation here income a new intervention from north america could help also the environment in unexpected ways however once funders made of if not you might be asking yourself how does that work well take a look at this simple idea that could make all planet

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 algae berries and can decompose naturally 1st they grow the. palms then when they are here 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 foams to paint on 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. can you send those could be a step in the right direction to keep borden very 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. plus tick is also a host topic in gun them as the amount of land coincidental by small farmers there was the amount of based on wheat used also increases those products come in the

plastic containers which pose to environmental problems fost the use of the chemicals themselves and 2nd what's done with the containers once the empty too often they used things like water bottles even though they still contain choices of toxic pesticides a local initiative in gunna is going to villages to make people aware of these positive. mahmoud mohammed not only just keeps an eye out for them this plastic boat was used to contend chemical fertilizers and now pose a danger to people and the environment from as in ghana often leave the used both of those running around is going to this are not properly disposed of it can affect the health of the farmer. what are bodies and even. to farmers for. mahmoud know dean is a journalist. and then environmental activists in 2015 he founded an ngo for

climate change and food security focusing on farming he launched a campaign against the use of these bottles here and suffer for farmers have had bad experiences with them i used a group chemicals on my farm and would just leave the containers there that wasn't good at all as one day my grandchild picked one fish water with it and drank it she fed 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 all and put them in a trice cycle which caused to dump them. who for course be part of new didn't awareness raising tim he works for the agriculture ministry for and passed on his knowledge to the farmers. 'd center for. a year now and you know i mean i do get to farmers on proper

disposal of continuous. please i will farm it. so i think i saw 4 on the face. as i've been going through the use of the car so let's see. how to dispose them. 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 for money. then viral mentor is trying to get the message across that it would be better to do without the chemicals altogether but it is. because that's where 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 across the country. part of climate change. that. activists are showing the firmest 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 portugal is one of the countries in sullivan europe that has really profited from years of tourism both the sea coast and the capital laze born among its visitors yet since the start of the coronavirus pandemic the number of tourists has dropped dramatically and a profitable industry that's right sander but sometimes what is bad for business is

good for nature unless for instance pollution is down on the set of groups of tories everywhere where i am also started returning to the city. for the people of listen this is nothing short of a small miracle dolphins have returned to the river tigris as cheery. many of the locals through. i'm from list. seeing all these dolphins is an incredible feeling. as a biologist inish klara often went dolphin watching india. these days she works as a sailing instructor. but because of the pandemic finding work is tough there are. every 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 dolphins like feeding on. a massive 50 kilo stone passes too and huge sea bass and we've never seen this many sardines. even though i can tell isn't only thought of just who enjoys bird watching in the take a stelter. today he spotted a group of flamingos a mere 20 minute car ride from lisbon city center. in. the not it works for an agency promoting sustainable tourism. as well to take its river delta is 814000 hector nature reserve the bird conservation area is even

larger schools so well. the pied ever set as one of the most common birds inhabiting these wetlands which are home to 200 species of my great tree bats i've some 60000 black tailed godwit come each winter they're an endangered species. and flamingo colony raises its young hair and stays here around you to talk to her but this paradise is under threat. because it is government has plans to build a new airport in monte should be on the vasco da gama bridge right next to the wetlands endangering this important ecosystem. 8 conservation groups on. now taking the government to court. for possibly.

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. 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 to dolphins are very sensitive to noise. large ships are very invasive. things are discussed by them and avoid swimming up the river i mean my. list of all thought is have plates that by 2022

docked cruise ships here in the new september no right beside lisbon's old town must turn off their motors to reduce emissions. every cruise ship docked in lisbon will have to be connected to the electricity grid to reduce sulfur upside emissions and cut pollution in the city. not in the hope of size he's will keep a promise so that liston can live up to its name of europe's green cap so. dolphins are truly amazing creatures well let's return to the african continent did you know that tribe 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 forest. i'm going to push a diversity in africa went to south 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 gov matter. has been tending to church forest some 200 monks living here in this altar 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 if you the natural forest as a symbol of heaven. the ministry hands it's a $3.00. this is on and on the shape of the ministry we are committed to date and some are to transfer our history and heritage we have got from our fathers and a responsibility to plants and protect new trees one of the old trees.

but. thanks to their efforts many tried compounds both of large indigenous trees such as the white or the iron tree africana for example some of the trees around here are 100 years old. if your p. 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 flores have remained intact the south gone the region an estimated $1500.00 tiny charred forest. the field after dark still why he do churches established a commission to help further conserve them. kieffer walk or is in charge of forest protection in the community. the dominant force in a kit 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 our community. the monks have created new partnerships with local communities and schools. and drama and poetry sessions a part of the environmental education. market. in the 2 years since the church community project was founded they have managed to create 3 plantations in the school grounds. the project is always intended to improve the living standards of local people saw so reduced over the crandon so an existing forest resource says. 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 on him alls i used to say i call it said and saudi to buy food for my family that is what my livelihood depended on but now as

of debts the church believes that since the monks are 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 eagle africa 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 loofah sea park in lagos nigeria thank you all for watching but remember you can also discuss these 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. it

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