and some well kept family secrets. 60 minutes. behind us is loosely to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities greener how can we protect habitats we can make a difference good morning genius mental series again global seasonals and d.-w. and online. hello and welcome to eco africa him very many magazine brought to you by m.t.v. even uganda shyness t.v. in nigeria and did the view in germany i am sound a tween odio incompetent gunda before we started the program i would like to

introduce my new co-presenting in nigeria crieff and it is nice to have you with us on the show please oh thank sondra of delighted to be part of the t.v. all this weekly african program for of course it also stability on the environmental protection here's a look at what's coming up on today's program. were pulled all the fascinating grab is zebras internet yeah and all the women scout of the somber people protect their. we'll take a look at how scientists are trying to solve a plastic problem. tell the story of how one german company now wants to save insects rather than kill that. severus are known for the a beautiful striking stripes and tourists enough to watch hard grazing in africa. what people realize is that this course between a wild horse and a don't keep is becoming increasingly rare the grooviest zebra is rapidly

disappearing from the semi. climate change. due to increased farming activity is pushed the creatures to the brink of extinction but the women from the some community kenya are trying to save them. shortly after dawn affaires glimpse of zebras the presence of genitalia and head troop doesn't seem to bother the animals who are normally shy here in the original central kenya the so-called women scouts on patrol to determine how far does their breasts range the organization zebra trust has trained more than 20 young women to monitor the world's most threatened species and.

when i leave home i fill out it a sheet to show where my patrol is starting then every 30 minutes i fill in the g.p.s. data to show where. at the end of the day the organization uses that data to track the routes where i have patrolled. they're not only. 40 years ago there were 15000 grevious zebras in kenya alone there are fewer than 3000 they live in one of the driest parts of the country busy breast cancer vie for up to 5 days without water so the florist in these conditions where there was no competition from other animals but now humans have begun to settle here and be ahead a new mouse eating their grass roots of turn from normal does him where can the fuse to migrate for one place to another giving the land follow period for it to cover where with medical men with more fit. the pastoral communities rely mainly on

goats and cows due to the presence of the nearby river. occupying the same areas and food is growing scarce longer dry periods caused by global warming are destroying more and more pasture land increasing the pressure on the zebras and the eco system for yes peter lumper has been working with local cattle farmers he believes they can co-exist peacefully with as the press release. their boats they've got some media stuff placed on aggressively for those areas they've got a growth and grazing area. about your species of the river the blood off buster and so it's a way of rationing pasture it's a war for making sure that this weak system between lifestyle and worldly. eroded areas are being replanted to benefit all parties they remain in their communities play a key role in this influence can ensure that the next generation will continue to

value duck quacks distance. herd animals loosen the soil on the pasta lines then semicircular embankment are constructed around areas where grass could start growing again be cut to the little available rainwater and direct it onto the fields this some were women out invasive trees to use for firewood grass and other plants grow india please this weighing $600.00 hectares of pasture land i reclaimed each year. the area of the beef but within a mere thing response where there is no growth up is that over a year how come. both build an indication that if it's working. tradition so important to some people either regions only or brave the women give thanks for the water and process into the ceremony. and.

central today into the ceremony is a message of respect. it also communicates to the rest of the community. of our conservation work and planned grazing never mind that i think yesterday that. the scouts said your efforts have led to greater acceptance of the zebras and that has been a fix for all. the movement of livestock and they can eat together with the zebras so the zebras don't wander off in search of pasture this are tracks tourists to the region tourism creates jobs and bass response children who are. generations of local people provided with education and training could build up in nature reserves where they zebra population could recover and thrive. informal settlements have become cool many many places in africa facing

a route to auburn migration this is especially true in big cities that growing populations an opportunity to walk and lead better lives but the development of infrastructure can barely keep pace. we can see it every day here in nigeria sandra the pressure on the housing market and the difficulties provided utilities. are in prison now they go off one of the biggest cities in africa is no exception state and private organizations here are working together to expand. the stuff. reka is an area of nigeria's commercial capital lagos but here cooking tends to be done over an open wood fire and since this informal settlement is not on the grid

people use diesel powered generators to get electricity burning these fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. the authorities had no clear idea about the fuel usage here so they started to gather information. they saw we're quoting here are used to ignore the type of image. in light of cooking i mean not activity we should get. i don't use it to feed into our climate action plan to ignore how we you know. this before the 4th of the missing labels. see foresee is a network of almost 100 cities around the world including lagos that promotes climate action this energy usage survey is being carried out under its guidance the team go door to door they've already uncovered the main reasons why solar energy is not used more widely in such informal settlements where people are not going for

these because one they don't have the adequate knowledge about it and finance is actually good. but a local mini power grid is coming to the reader the government wants 10000 solar powered many crits set up across the country by 2023. and environmental n.g.o.s teaches neighborhood residents how to set up solar panels and how to turn daytime sunlight into nighttime street lamps to make life here safer. and when it is night it everywhere will be getting dark you can see even without these so but where we store all these you can see from here far distance so the reason why we are doing this in the communities another problem here is poor sanitation this is

a public toilet the waste goes straight into the river and contaminates the water used for washing and cooking another injury oak or justice. and empowerment initiatives recently built this toilet facility which uses a kind of composting system called a bio full digester to break down the waste. ringback artists' metallic gani taiwo is contributing to the project. storm's oh my making is a beautiful like this and i said well it's to help our truck to telecom use it now i said it. is interesting. the facility cost $1800.00 us dollars to use it you have to pay the equivalent of just under $1.00 cent. the money goes towards maintenance and cleaning. it goes all of the people in aga agan the rigger also happy about the new solar powered

streetlights that are going up they're looking forward to having night during the long evenings and doing away with diesel generators will also reduce the area's carbon emissions. children to. one problem and when you add in normal to see. 5 even a city need to be drinking lulay if you can't eat. how will climate change affect us and our children. e.w. dot com slash water why is the plastic an offshoot in our rivers the oceans it's an issue that comes up a lot here. if plastic is so bad for planet we should clearly get rid of fits our well a couple of your scientists develop an interest in solution take

a look at how they plan to overcome the plastic problem. what if nature had a way of ridding the world of a major environmental headache. and at the same time creating something that improves the soil. and. sound impossible here it is this cheap contains microorganisms that love to feast on plastic and was matter us scientists not even some of the co-founders of palm hungering biotech company. called the leaps bacterial cocktail can digest and host of disposable plastics the degradation process is very similar to how those lives disappear. from. autumn and salt spring time

a consortium of microbes biodegrades them and this is what we're doing where our bacteria and fossil base fostex. this is how it's going to look like in 2 leaves. there are other plastic eating bacteria available but this unique combination metabolizes mold and just p e t s within 7 weeks the microorganisms can break down virtually any mixture of plastics and the resulting sludge can be utilized as a soil improver the startup now hopes to build an industrial plant to test the degradation process on the largest scale. then how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website forbes and does a tweet. hash tag doing your bit. sharing

your story. wow who knew that there is bacteria that actually it's like well until such new blood to great in methods for granted take off there is only one thing we can do and that's recycle a fortune helping proves that 1st is look only good for the environment it can also be a lot of fun. fashion and fun certainly go hand in hand. acra based design label boy into bill is known for a colorful eye catching and sustainable creations at least 40 bonfils and just brother calvin have been a part of god his fashion scene for some time. now they're making their signature items from waste materials like plastics and broken mirrors. a main goal was to

create this seam effect like the same jackets and stuff that people need us for all we wanted to create this scene playing with their rabbits and jack and i to meet them have the same feeling and same as we lines it up by a year and a half nice being going great. i'm photo and members of this team collect plastic waste they find littering their community. gonna recycles no more than 5 percent of the $1000000.00 tonnes of plastic generated and the waste materials are carefully sorted and prepare ready to be sold. with their boy and build a book the young designers are among the foreigners in their field when it comes to creating wearables through upcycling. they hope to inspire as many gun ians as possible to start choosing their sustainable fashion. to get to

a point where you you step in town and everybody's wearing your dress you know in town becomes a no migrates with people i think that's the beat they begin vision. when the coronavirus pandemic made runway shows impossible crew didn't just hang around waiting for things to change. in the small studio they put together a virtual fashion event models showcase the latest creations before they were made available for purchase. and. mentoring the future generation is also important to bamford. he visits schools like this to speak to children encouraging them to consider a career in fashion. i read sets of them and talk to them because i believe that eve the new how do you see them my kids was and how they can make

a living and like most of them was surprisingly designed. to be strong already seems to have motivated several of the kids. many say they want to become fashion designers just like bonfire you need to be beautiful but fed is aspiring right what's even said i want to be accessing this and i put fit because what's wearing. and god is already home to a number of stylish fashion labels but bomb phone his brother now hope to take it to the next level today tomorrow the world. almost all for all is said species in germany are in decline many already extinct one reason is the widespread use of insecticides especially in the countryside but insects are crucial for bring to apollo stickle system that is right creates

calling it loosen the soil on them so screwed up a species nevertheless 15 tons of we set aside a sword each. but even there one month doctor is having 2nd thoughts about he's. like his father before him. house makes household insecticides the family run firm had been operating in the same way for decades until these 2 artists called its purpose into question and something made me rethink come and look inside to. wreck house and the artists joined forces they organized an event to raise awareness for insects and their preservation. 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. mining byproducts kill insects and make his kind don't see a contradiction in making insecticides one of the same time helping insects birds. from killer to save really or is this just a marketing ploy because these days products that can buy used environmentally friendly couldn't chill's tend to sell better. because this kind marketing dunce 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 a 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 vinegar and then trapped in the cylinder to escape unharmed. i spoke to him and asked him is already going for those products because it's not obvious why i should say fruit flies. this 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 they would only benefit my rival that's going to carry on with insecticides but rather that it is a commission by starting a business and i have the leverage to generate awareness because it shows this transformation is possible so that sadness is

a time for months on the biggest that house is keen to demonstrate his commitment to that message as he piles up the company car park to create a new insect oasis through but he can't say for sure when his own metamorphosis will be complete. what do you do when your computer or one does not what many people simply toss the all devices out every year they rope in you generate an estimated by. tons of funny quist around 2 thoughts of meat is recycled but much of what is left and. innovative sustainable solutions unneeded he'd take great opposites in with that as we visit on the nation in ivory coast that shows us one way of getting these a sheet. of these spools of wire found in a scrap yard have a bright future ahead they'll be used as transmission lines to power small wind

turbines this workshop offered by a solidarity project here not be shunned is teaching people how to build the electrical devices. this volunteer instructor explains that almost all the components used here are sourced from refuse this workshop was organized by i.t. specialist barker ebola. he also oversees a repair café in ivory coast's capital where people are helped to mend their laptops and cell phones free of charge. to care for them. it's important for us to give them the skills to do basic maintenance so that they don't throw things away when they malfunction. and if they don't know repair is possible people 1st keep the defective items at home and then throw them away when they need space. in this bus. according to the 2020 global even waste monitor 30000 tons of unwanted electronic waste were generated in ivory coast

in 2019 a lot of it ends up in dumps. john has many scrap collectors and entire neighborhood lives from the trade it's where a buck or a bowl of finds the parts he needs at bargain prices. in the power supply would have cost $30.00 euros the hard drive at least $45.00 in a store i would have paid around one euro and here i'm paying just 30 so it's a big difference. apart from a few private initiatives there is no formal system for disposing a waste in the ivory coast. the collectors have a hazardous job dismantling devices that often have toxic components such as this key element in a microwave oven. as it was a cavity magnetrons a generate magnetic waves that can be extremely harmful. when we don't have

a choice we know that it's dangerous but since it's the only way to earn a living we have to do it all over didn't fit the primary aim of the young korean community project is to cut the volume of the waste in the city but they like the authorities to go further the proper recycling system would also benefit people beyond the immediate neighborhood. since all 3 of them i believe. it could also benefit the environment with a functional recycling and recovery system we wouldn't have trash piled up here waiting for a potential buyer to come and remove one single component. then the month of august still. in its effort to affect change yup korea land is key to reach as many residents as possible 20 people attended their 1st workshop now there are plans to hold one on a monthly basis. over. the offer from the book we want to keep the cycle going on

getting our parts from scrap collectors and handing them over to people who do something with them. about the level then those people who are learning here today will be able to go and buy those items themselves to make a wind turbine that they what is there within the project also wants to help anyone with a promising business idea to found a startup helps to enable people to turn their futures around by supporting creative innovation talent incubate and environmental protection. it is definitely an environmental win win when we can make a new things out of in the treme quest and that is all for this week i am sunda to be no good signing go to incompetent uganda think it over joining us on to your 2 crease i hope you had a fantastic start over these amazing show it's been great fun and i hope you enjoy it if you have a device the next week. thank you sons writes really great to talk about these important issues out here where it's all happening and things to all of us for

today then i look forward to bringing you the next edition of eco offered i'm chris eleventh's in lagos nigeria by fidel.

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