the world health organization want in 2015 that processed meat and red meat could be linked to certain cancers. but what about these meat substitutes are they really healthy. on the whole these products have a lot of benefits studies have shown that red meat is quite problematic appears to be linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer especially if you eat a lot of it in general and you need to pay attention to the ingredients used in these alternative products sometimes they use quite a few additives stabilizers i'm also fires flavoring sometimes even flavor enhancer . so consumers need to take a close look at the meat alternatives on offer but we know that cutting back on meat would bring many benefits to our health animal welfare and the environment

it's time to rethink the way we eat and change is in our hands. so there's the case for substitute meat but of course livestock animals are raised for more than just their flash take leather perhaps one of the biggest animal products out there of course there already is fake leather usually made of plastics or we're about to show you is an alternative form from indonesia it's not made of plastic it's not even made of plants it comes from a fungus. mushrooms are the main ingredient in the. shoe. leather look at this are not from animal hides but rather mycelium component of. mycelium as properties similar to real less toxic chemicals are not needed to produce a small companies around the world have begun to use this. material is breathable flexible. my sphere of leather is having

a really huge advantage in environmental impact for example we can show less water we don't have to kill animals it can do vertical farming so we can save some space and it's also it's really last carbon emission. mixed with sawdust to generate the fabric. just a few days tightly woven mycelium membrane forms on the outside of the blocks it can then be harvested and 10. this requires just a fraction of the water needed in traditional leather production less than. this has caught the attention of shearing. their industry is one of the biggest contributor for carbon emission and we see that as as long as we keep selling. leather footwear and as the sales grew we keep damaging the environment

and it came with zation that we need to find the so sustainable solution. to the mushroom shoes can compete with real leather in terms of longevity remains to be seen costs for fungal leather shoes are higher than for those made of traditional. but the reason a guru ends up to mistake his order but through the year 2027. rather clever alternative there the report mentioned the problem of water consumption and other making the traditional animal other uses 10 times more water than the production of that fake leather from mushrooms according to some estimates the cost in water for a q. of coffee is a whopping 900000 leaders a similar alfre a queue of cotton why is that farm crops use up water through irrigation of course but agriculture and processing also contaminates water supplies that then can't be

used and most of us are aware of this level of water usage because we simply don't see it but the hidden or virtual water behind our products is just as real as the water we drink. what is virtual water. let's take jeans as an example it takes around 8000 liters of water to make one path that's $53.00 bathtubs full how come growing the cotton he uses most of the water it's a very thirsty plant if the rains fail cotton fields have to be irrigated. and if the cotton is to be spun into jeans it also needs coloring rinsing and bleaching that pollutes a lot of water. virtual water is the unseen water that goes into the manufacturing of our product. nearly 19000 liters per one kilo of coffee 184 liters for a kilo of tomatoes and about 15000 liters for one kilo of beef. in

a country with adequate natural water resources high consumption isn't a problem unless of course a lot of it gets polluted but in many regions water is scarce or supplies have been depleted by producing certain goods the water level in the aral sea has dropped 18 meters because of irrigation in cotton fields it's turned parts of was back you start into a salty toxic waste land. tomatoes a cultivated in the parched reaches of southern spain using water piped into enormous greenhouses and in brazil where there is a shortage of drinking water the country's huge coffee plantations are never short of a drop coffee is a major export for brazil. europeans import billions water guzzling goods and by extension all the virtual water needed to produce them seen from this perspective someone living in germany uses 3900 liters of water a day slightly over the global average but cooking showering and laundry make up

only a small part of that most water used here is a virtual water hidden in the products around us. well from the invisible water in our products to something else we don't notice there are farmed foods pest control what was once exclusively chemical base has been getting a 2nd look in many countries as concerns grow about insect die offs the effects of pesticides and runoff and groundwater and the health of the consumer it's enough to make your head buzz or at least rethink your approach to pest control methods and that's exactly what happened to one bug killer in germany it made him redesign his family business. i can sleep well i've got warnings on my products from. my bank are skeptical. because i worry about my future but if it's come before congress this is.

like his father before him. house makes household insecticides the family run firm have been operating in the same way for decades until these 2 artists called its purpose into question. and something made me rethink and look at insert. wreck house and the artists joined forces they organized an event to raise awareness for insects and their preservation. in. the village residents ended up collecting 992 flies one lucky specimen evil one a prize to fly erica was treated to an all expenses paid spa weekend with her

owner's flight included. all the days we've been out and about with erica not one person has given us funny looks or called us a bit loopy. the event prompted hum's dietrich wrecked house to put his company's future on the line he's invested around 2000000 euros in the conservation of insects and other small creatures. the project also includes setting up green groups to compensate for the animals his products have killed. the roof of his headquarters. has also become a home for insects. by products kill insects makers but i don't see a contradiction in making insecticides one of the same time helping insects. from killer to say if you really or is this just a marketing ploy. because these days products that can boast environmentally

friendly couldn't chills tend to sell better. because this can marketing guns and then this isn't about marketing because i want to see the market regina's device i've seen in the mornings on my product. each product has a big label about the dangers involved for them. houses now introduced alternatives that he feels more comfortable with such as this live trap for fruit flies. the insect is attracted to the side of a nigga and then trapped in the cylinder to escape unharmed. i spoke to him and asked him is already going for this product because it's not obvious why i should say fruit flies. his company has seen turnover drop by 25 percent his profits have fallen even more so wouldn't simply selling the phone be

the logical business move. because selling would mean surrender and giving up responsibility of being of a man of congress and the only benefit my rise will carry on with insecticides carted out of town see him yourself by saying a business and i have the leverage to generate awareness and show this transformation is possible to us in the times for months on the biggest let houses cling to demonstrate his commitment to that message as he piles up the company car park to create a new insect oasis thanks but he can't say for sure when his own metamorphosis will be complete. it. not your average bug killer there but maybe a sign of the times more and more consumers are taking a 2nd look at how they interact with animals whether the ones on their plates or buzzing in their backyard that's it for us today it made thanks for watching and we hope to see you again sir.

eco africa. or uganda is not. the primates have taken advantage of the peace and quiet of the current virus lock down to produce a particularly. large number of offspring residents in the neighboring villages are thrilled in the hope that these were animals will soon attract new tourists again the eco africa. 30 minutes on d w. the

funny send gensler coronavirus pandemic. where does science stand. and what new findings have researchers made. information and background into. the corona up to. code 19 special. monday to friday on t w. what secrets lie behind these walls. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. g.w. world heritage 316 get kidnapped now.

i was issued when i arrived here i slept with people in a room for over 9th in the. it was hard. i even got white haired. learning the german language head telling us this gets me and quit a bunch maybe 2 in truck loads of like you want to know their story the license her fighting and reliable information for margaret. beethoven is for me. is for. the children is for. me. is her heart. and. told him his 1st plane told his former girlfriend on the beethoven 21. 50th anniversary on.

the bank i. played . this is news live from berlin security forces in nigeria allegedly opened fire on protesters in the country's biggest city. but it was a saturday d.w. reports the sounds of shooting in the night time the latest witnesses say people were killed that's after a curfew was imposed on the city and made weeks of demonstrations against police brutality and corruption also coming up germany's and the southern region.