reducing so from cooking oil. over it could be used to wash dishes and later i began making this eco soap for people to use in the shower then. killed as desired to help the environment motivation to move to producing ecologically sustainable cosmetic products. who knows that everything we use ends up in the sewer which will learn contaminate the rivers oceans and groundwater. that has now lost a major parts of the production process. even the machines he uses are made from recycled materials. he can now produce more bars in much less time. than if you used to take me 8 hours to make a batch now it's only 3 a lot of the steps are all automated now. carlos silva hopes to sell his terra vader soap on the international markets.

and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. pasternak doing your bit. we share your stories. on this report calls from spain there lorenza manuel to run creates delicate sculptures that combined his paasschen for. the impulse to take walks and that's when he collects the materials that serve us is converse it's turns them into intricate pieces of thoughts that expresses love of nature i'll sit back and let yourself be pyatt. they so much to discover in a single tiny leaf. these filigree masterpieces were handmade by

spanish artist lord enzo montoya did and. he cut them into leaves harvested from trees and bushes. from the. bush when i go into the forest more than anything i'm looking for peace and quiet. this is where my creativity really gets flowing in the movie which will give. every kid in spring money where do down go searching through the forests of his home province guadalajara for just the right. joke. the perfect leaf doesn't exist. or leaves grow in nature they've undergone a process of evolution. but it's precisely their imperfection that in my view makes

them perfect perfectly on some. means works give little hint of the time effort and dedication that's gone into them. did empresses the fresh leaves and lets them dry for a few days. the leaves have to be dry enough that cuts don't smear or discolor and yet most enough not to crumble. the image stansell is attached to the leaf with fixative then he carefully works his way around with a scalpel cut by cut. the canary wharf. and i was inspired when i watched a caterpillar getting its way through a leaf. yeah but i gave me the idea to cut my own designs into leaves. over time i learned more and more and developed my own technique meeting. depending on the design it can take lorenzo did on several days to finish the

cussing we enjoy the almost meditative work. for him his has been a journey of self-expression. now have been a part of. the scene one side of belief is turned to the light. in the other stays in shape you know within that there's a similarity there to us humans. that one side of us is visible the other is not it's not a hard thing when i work on a leaf i'm in touch with a side of me that isn't visible lose his works also in demand with companies for green media campaigns leaves cleanse the air of carbon dioxide and produce oxygen making them an ideal symbol for a healthy environment put it on sustainability and green ethics are very important . is what i want to express is that human beings original bond with nature. today we've

lost this sense of connection. so not only if we humans manage to see ourselves as a part of nature that we can learn to respect our environment again. if they carefully preserved his outwits can survive 10 years or more but slike nature itself lay to transfer tree. there is no mistaking the artist betsy mitchell's beauty has to be preserved which is also the theme of the next report that comes from kenya except it creates about the results of looking after and better in the. i know what. we need to best approach the course of action and it is paying for both the local people and. the black conservancy in central kenya is

a paradise for animals and animal lovers the 250 square kilometers are home to thousands of giraffes elephants lions rhinos and many other species. used to be part of a cattle ranch owned by a british farmer. in the 1980 s. when poaching was decimating the black rhino population the family turned the land into a sanctuary today around 170 black rhino the live in the conservancy. they're protected by 123 rangers a pack of specially trained dogs and a high tech surveillance system most of the rangers are locals. but they were conservancy says that working closely with local communities is an effective strategy in the fight against poachers. communities the are playing a critical role in terms of conservation with don't look putting them in board

you're not winning in terms of cost of it and that's why now we're focusing in terms of putting a lot of programs outside the community so we can really win the community to get a lot of information and teeth they can be i found yes of us if the local people notice anything suspicious they reported to the ranger purity well more you she grew up here and knows almost everybody in the area there's no fight just at the moment i was the last to be right wasn't played in 20 tell these consequences means everything to me. the little wildlife conservancy invests about 7 percent of its earnings in programs benefiting local communities. pauline karumba who owns a small farm but for many years lacked financial resources but in 2017 conservancy program helped her secure a micro credit. card well i did

a lot with the money. i bought c.d.'s to plant and i also bought 2 pigs. there are many benefits for example they bring in trainers who teach us about many issues that have to do with health and how we can help ourselves as women. 1800 women have so far received microcredit there are also classes on business the environment and practical skills previously women have been. so bad that they have come to. meet they do trainings we link up with maybe especially as they can of course expect the last is from us going to benefit the best in the lead to take in the canoe. and could be seen for the fall and for the markets. the programs have helped improve the standard of living in

neighboring communities. working closely with the local government the conservancy supports for clinics and runs one of its own local people receive free medical care including medicine and vaccines. setting up these clinics to provide much needed primary health care services to communities that leaves are all in the consequence each month. $800.00 people the efforts made by the labor wildlife conservancy not only to protect wild animals but also to support local communities have found international recognition since 2014 it's been included in the prestigious i.u.c.n. green list of protected areas. the seal of approval is

a huge boost to the project. it helps us in terms of marketing strategies to help us in terms of fund raising i do to help. you can be a model for others to emulate for others to come from what we have it's not for the it's for the stage it's for the global head it is for the community hey teach. the labor wildlife conservancy shows that protecting wildlife is compatible with the medes of local communities with the right strategies both can flourish side by side. in the city hopefully it will inspire you and others to take responsibility for environment we not come to the end of this week's episode of equal africa and we look forward to having your company. at street. signing up for you in uganda.

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question we have to turn back it's really going to be the 1st major injury. of 30 minutes w. . all over the world more and more people are having trouble sleeping some of them even sleep on. and are active at night with sleep disorders have detrimental effects on the body and may even increase the likelihood of dementia. what can be done to prevent people from. in 75 minutes on t w. m s and how many push homeless us right now from the us right now climate change event off the story. faces much less the way from just one week.

how much worse can really get. we still have time to act i'm going to. sort of set. the subscribe for more news like this. it's about billions. it's about power. it's about the foundation of the new movie order the new silk road. china wants to expand its influence with this trade network also in europe the conflicts are inevitable the consequences contradict the good between beneforti ever since a chinese investor got involved here our situation has changed before the floor was privatized a work was much better and easier to. cut these promises her 1st bridge conflicts

but in europe there's a sharp warning whoever accept money from the new superpower will become dependent on it the commitment of the shaky the chinese state has a lot of money at its disposal. and that's how it's expanding and asserting its status in position in the world to the fish of the bush 1000000. china's gateway to europe storage february 19th on d w. this is d.w. news and these are our top stories the u.s. senate has voted to move forward with the impeachment trial of jonell trump senators voted by a margin of 56 to 44 on whether the proceedings are constitutional the former president stands accused of inciting the storming of the capitol by his supporters they left 5 people dead last month. pro-democracy

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