the chinese state has a lot of money that is disposal. and that's how it's expanding in asserting of status in position in the world to be critical for. china's gateway to europe toward feb 19th on w. . welcome to global 3000. mediæval beliefs in today's world in kyrgyzstan sons of priced possessions what about delicious. northern mexico was once home to the mexican gray wolf with a lot of help the creatures and now returning. but we start in the peruvian amazon where there's gold to be found how can locals put

a stop to illegal gold mining. gold is the epitome of wealth and decadence and we have an age old fascination with it in ancient times it was prized for its beauty and constancy and it's held an allure for many people ever since in the 19th century hordes of gold diggers headed to north america to seek their fortune. gold is still regarded as a highly commodity and a safe investment in periods of crisis the gold price always rises cheering the current pandemic its value has such to. that's attracted criminal gold diggers looking to make big bucks like in peru the world's 6th largest gold producer. the fight against illegal gold mining and through is bringing out the big guns this special unit is on its way to raid gold mine is hidden deep in the jungle.

it's a mission fraught with danger they need fuel and they need lots of us. it's the start of a 3 day rate for park ranger vladimir ramirez and a platoon of soldiers are going real good idea for you we're going to use small boats to travel the river to where the miners. bringing elite soldiers with us but if i was there i might even though. ramirez is the director of the amazon reserve tumble part or on the way the group passes through military camp a year ago this was a come full of illegal mining is. here in the intact jungle of the tumble part or is it still pleasantly cool. but just to columbus his down the track the sun beats down on the scorched desert. it's a scene of massive environmental destruction without the military ramirez was able

to drive the criminals out of here a year ago. on this moonscape there were hundreds of gold mining machines operating. around 6000 illegal miners working just in this. this oil is contaminated with mercury which the mine is used to separate the precious metal from the rock. the park rangers have started reforestation another declaration of war against the gold mine. then the 1st way station in the intact part of the time across a nature conservation area $2700.00 square metres of staggering biodiversity. at 6 o'clock the next morning they're on with 10 elite soldiers from the navy without their protection ramirez could not possibly carry out this raid risk you're

in every time we find the gold mine. they recognize us and they've threatened me and my park rangers but these threats are not to be taken lightly and. from here on it gets tricky the money no ski river is gold digger territory on the back they see the 1st winding talents of the illegals. ramirez has been doing this job for 14 years but it's only one year since the government has given him military backup. the man in the headscarf is the state prosecutor he's allowed to rest mine is deep in the jungle. now there's a hot lead a man was spotted on the bank he quickly disappeared into the underbrush. the soldiers follow his trucks. and here they find a camp concealed in the forest clearly the criminals have left in

a hurry. the soldiers destroy everything they can find food clothing to lose the government prosecutors disappointed that the criminals were able to flee. the market i'm going to get off it's a mafia and the people in this camp work for the miners who are operating further along the river you know sing a bit of the almost is to get on to preserve this campus as a lookout for the gold miners of the 7 to warn them of. the arrival of the team here is no longer a secret the gold mining syndicates has a radio communications network which provides warning as everything burns the soldiers are eager to keep moving. the state prosecutor has seen suspicious pale patches on satellite images of the jungle here and.

then they strike it lucky recent reviews mining again. the soldiers inspect the tower a mine is closed sly hastily abandon next to it by the good thing. as i said they suck the mud up with a strong pump out of a water hole there and they pump it up into the washing slows the gold particles get caught in a piece of carpet for most of the family. there's no trace of the motor that annoys ramirez because that's the only way they can really put the set up out of action permanently. a quick photo then on weights through more and more of these gaping wounds in the rain forest. the water is full of highly toxic mercury the amazon ecosystem will take many years to recover and the illegal gold mining boom continues unabated. yes really the gold prices climbed around

40 percent since the pandemic began so obviously many people have joined the gold rush it was i got all. the destruction of the rain forest has been accelerating even more as the coronavirus crisis ramps up the gold fever the soldiers also know that in another hole they've discovered a powerful engine 4 kilograms of dynamite should do the trick. and is splitting explosion which the miners will have heard from their hiding places but they'll be back soon ramirez says and he will too to carry on the fight against them. and. now we had from the amazon to the mountains of mexico home to the mexican wolf it's not easy to capture these shiny creatures on camera these here are lone animals in an outdoor enclosure being prepared for

a life in the wild having been driven out of their natural territory in the state of chihuahua it's time for el lobo as the wolves that called in mexico to make a return. christiane is calling out to the wolves about 35 mexican gray wolves or logos live in this area in the state of chihuahua. latter is involved in a project to reestablish and grow populations of the mexican wolf or canis lupus by lee to give it its scientific name they are shy creatures it's hard to spot any here in this yet are moderate occidental mountain range which extends over almost $2000000.00 hectares. but aguilar says the evidence indicates some are nearby

one. of them over here we see several sets of footprints. look quite fresh. so the wolves could still be here this shows that they're alive and looking for food. checks one of the camera traps the photos confirm what he suspected. well grew from bar a couple of young wolves they're looking good health field and behaving normally and. have a rare. moment from a brush this camera only takes still photos others record video aguilar is pleased these walls look well fed that's good news the mexican gray wolf

is an endangered species. he says the composition of their feces is also a good sign. you can see the hairs from the animal in a. communal. wild turkeys are among the animals lobo's hunt in the wild along with deer squirrels rats and peccaries. aguilar will examine samples of wool feces in the lab he says the hairs probably come from a deer or a peccary. so it looks like the wolves here have plenty to eat. but i'm in favor of backers of viable means the wolves 100 cattle and that should help resolve the conflict with the cattle ranchers. ranchers and landowners had almost killed off the mexican wolf its natural habitat

used to extend from the southern united states to southern mexico. dozens of organizations in the 2 countries have got together to reestablish populations in the wild of robust animals with enough genetic diversity to be genetically viable. eduardo pay yun is one of the few ranchers around here who would welcome more wolves. he's even made his land available to the project to wolves will be released here in a few days' time. while his father used to hunt wolves he says the environment would benefit if they returned and took their rightful place in the ecosystem. they are an important link in the food chain.

the advantage for cattle ranchers would be that wolves would displace the coyotes they don't really belong in this ecosystem elves are competition for them and would drive them away because wolves are the natural predators here on the ranch or the preorders not put our lives there to rid their branch of. wolves often leave remains of their prey behind providing food for scavengers species wolves also help maintain the health of the cattle because they tend to attack sick and weaken down amal's. christiane regularly visits ranchers and tries to convince them of the advantages of having wolves in the area it's no easy task especially when wolves have been spotted within 200 metres as happened here. it's pretty remote we live off our animals so we have to look after them. we have to

protect ourselves from any predators that jeopardize our livelihood and that often means with guns was allowed with this was a. good look at the latter tells ranchers that under certain conditions they will receive compensation if a wolf kills livestock he also points out that wolves don't normally like to have cattle for dinner while pumas and coyotes certainly do and they in turn tend to move away from areas where wolves live. at the brunt of this that they're called wildlife facility in the neighboring state of sonora 11 wolves are being prepared for their return to the wild. today's exercise hunting wild turkeys brought into the enclosure especially for the

purpose. the veterinarian foster of mental tries to observe the hunt from a distance of the. gun but it will not work and we're hoping they'll come out. and evaluate their behavior and their hunting skills. these wolves are about to be released into the wild. and we want to stimulate their hunting instinct with life prey. to survive in the wild they have to be good hunters it's important that as the wolves hunt they can neither see nor smell people nearby. and that would you know i'm looking for them but i can't see them and that's a good thing it means they've run away from us because. the wolves shouldn't assume people will continue to provide them with food they need to fend for themselves. and it looks like they already are to judge by these turkey remains

. back on pions ranch and sure well while the time has come to set 2 wolves free a male and a female. they leave their human carers and are now on their own they can join a pack or have pups and stored one of their own. attitudes from the dark ages in 2021 the idea that women are less valuable than men not worthy of being alive femicide is the name given to the killing of women for being women a state of emergency has been declared in puerto rico after 60 such murders last year in countries anchored in traditional moral concepts when men a seen us as an providers and daughters as a burden femicide often takes place in the womb. in india

almost 470000 female fetuses are aborted each year and those are only the official figures. this dreadful practice is common in kyrgyzstan too but some women are now fighting against it. difficult sagal the name means the long awaited son southern is a son after 4 daughters. yes a son and a quiet family life that was all amr yusupov all wanted her husband left her almost 5 years ago when she was pregnant with her 5th child the ultrasound scan showed it was going to be another girl to everyone's surprise she ended up giving birth to a boy. but her husband was already gone in kyrgyzstan having a son to carry on the family name is still an important tradition even during her 1st pregnancy with i get him who's 11 years old now husband pressured her to get an

abortion he saw these girls his own daughters as a burden. to. marry them off he kept saying. girls aren't people they just marry into other families anyway. i need an error i need a son that's what he said. and that's why we're separated. i always felt fine about having girls i never complained about it. matter how many daughters i have i accepted daughters or sons they're all my children. along with her 5 children and her parents. lives on the outskirts of bishkek the care gets capital she can't work at the moment because she's taking care of her mother who has cancer the family lives off benefits that add up to around 130 euros

a month having 2 cows and a few chickens helps. is grateful for the life she leads even though things can be tough her husband had an alcohol problem and used to beat her. oh plus 10 he drank all the time every day. when i lived with my husband i was always afraid when evening came. i thought now come home drunk and it will start all over again i lived with those thoughts every day now i don't have them at night the kids and i calmly go to sleep and in the morning we get out the. women and men have the same legal rights in kyrgyzstan they have since the soviet era but patriarchal tradition still determines life here for many even in the capital women usually keep having children until they give birth to at least one son and girls sometimes are given 1st names like enough names that show they were on wanted. to

see. him in the park i think around 60 or 70 percent of women here think that if they don't give birth to a boy they are somehow inadequate but you really are under huge pressure. even before they start their own families women see the way their parents treat their brothers and how they react to the birth of a son. that makes women feel that it's absolutely necessary for them to have a son of their own. marja. knows that pressure all too well she stayed with her husband for 10 years but she accepts those tough times as part of her fate as what god gave her. i love you know my life is good thank god i have my parents and my kids when my

kids are laughing and playing i feel happy too i'm happier now than i was with my husband i want my daughters to grow up to be conscientious and do the full and i want their husbands to be due to fall to i don't want my daughters to go through what i went through i want them to have a happier life and murder wants to start working as a seamstress again soon but her children are her priority a good education and most importantly a happy family that's what she hopes for for her son and her daughters. people without a roof over their heads are similarly in the differ texan around $700000.00 homeless people sleep rough in the e.u. every night europe might be a wealthy continent but there's considerable social inequality here it's particularly hard to be homeless in the winter when temperatures hit freezing and many migrants to suffer in the cold of winter living in camps with often inhumane

conditions proper warm clothing is in high demand. what's a fashion designer doing in the morea refugee camp. bus terminal is distributing what he calls a shell to suit 2 children with no proper roof over their heads. his original plan was to become a top designer and present his connections on the world's catwalks but now he's on a humanitarian mission helping those in order to keep. the shelters consists of a jacket sleeping bag and a duffel bag they're produced here in the form of most about factory in school and then they're the ones the idea came to after a personal tragedy. more. 7 years ago the father of 2 friends of mine died of hypothermia here on the streets of. everyone was so shocked and it really triggered something in me i designed

a prototype for a sort of wearable sleeping bag since then i've made 12500 of them are we hand them out to people for free all my creative energy goes into the project now it's much more rewarding than just designing nice clothes. homeless people can pick one up at this christian run shelter in amsterdam. our wonderful 4 new suits we can really do with them we just gave one to someone i should go and look for harold he's supposed to be getting his today. more than 60000 people are homeless in the netherlands the figure has doubled in the last decade. against more you know you wanted one of these shelters students you think yes it's getting wet outside he goes to the back of the shelter to try it on . if he's from by the way the strap was made by porsche or 40.

there is a lot of demand for shelter suits among homeless people. is it warm water cooler you really warm you have have you slept in one. me you know should i order that it's brilliant made from 10 fabric and up cycled sleeping bags the suit is wind and waterproof. i look like a mummy. it also has a hood and integrated sky it's designed to be as warm as possible homeless people die of the cold in the netherlands every winter so. i've got a sleeping bag but it's always damp in the morning. even if it hasn't rained. now you've got a shell to see it had all decade is less worried about sleeping rough in winter. i

believe in god and this is heaven sent a shrink for me move. the factory where the jackets and duffel bags are made employs refugees students volunteers and people with a disadvantage in the job market. running the fabrics through the washing machine is the 1st step the materials are all donated old sleeping bags provide the padding and tables provide the waterproof outer. they've a middle seat in a vehicle there's so much money in this world in so many clothes wasted we all have these overflowing closets it shocks me to think that there are still people dying of the cold on the streets for the coil slyness. it takes about 5 hours to make a shelter suit the cost of making $1.00 is about $300.00 euros the project is entirely funded with donations these tailors here are all refugees they've paid the

minimum wage and are glad to have found work. by a main father i know i worked in my father's textiles factory for years. but in fact i only really learned how to sew properly here and here bus to mit only works with quality materials the practical design of the shelter see its practice in the specific needs of people sleeping on the street. but this exhibition is specifically designed for people sleeping rough we talk to homeless people all the time so we can keep making improvements and in back in amsterdam had all decade is very pleased with his shelton suit and very grateful. lloyd the get there are always people inventing things that make the world a better place better mom. everyone deserves a roof over their heads but the shelters say it's provide at least some much needed

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