in the art of. africa to. instill a. love for the future the. second major city. in charge. welcome to global 3 thousands. in china children of migrant workers are missing out on early childhood stimulation. in mexico farmers are trying to increase biodiversity amidst a monoculture has but 1st hand the u.s. reboot efforts to aid conservation and to counter the climate crisis.

returning the u.s. to the paris climate accord was one of joe biden's 1st official acts as president climate activists everywhere breezed relief along with other industrial nations the u.s. is a major culprit in the accelerating climate crisis in 2019 it emitted 5300000000 tons of c o 2 bidens goals he wants the us to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 time is pressing the us itself is increasingly feeling the effects of climate change that mantic hurricanes are becoming more extreme and more common in 2020 a lone 30 hurricanes caused damage along the u.s. coast drought and wildfires are also on the rise the u.s. government agencies estimate that last year's events caused $95000000000.00 worth of damage. and that doesn't take the a measurable damage to. nature into account. green

sea turtles gliding gently off the u.s. coast they make their home around a reef near the florida keys scenes like these are becoming ever more rare because the green sea turtle is endangered with less than 100000 sting females worldwide 'd there used to be millions of them. sherri crilly is on a mission as part of the organization save a turtle she patrols the reef looking for injured turtles or they frequently get tangled up in fishing nets or buoys or get injured by boats we ask really why they're so important to her. i just think sea turtles are in and make mad they've been around longer than almost any animal on earth and. they are magnificent creatures they're beautiful they way hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pounds

yet they're graceful but another threat to the sea turtles is climate change has water temperatures rise more females than males are being born that's a problem for the procreation of the species sherry crilly is glad that under president joe biden america has rejoined the paris climate agreement but her husband roger is convinced biden's election was fraudulent and he regrets the decision to rejoin the powers agreement i'm not happy that mr biden present biden for let's back into it. i don't more aligned with the view is going to straighten to be out of it. america was cleaning up. and taking care of their environment and doing all the right things without actually having to spend all the money to be entered that parents quite a bit. so does the couple argue about it. sherry and

i we don't talk about it at all says i want to hear it so i don't talk about it but try to keep it to myself as soon as sherry could locate sick or injured turtles she takes them straight to the turtle hospital they often arrive by special ambulance the clinic is well equipped there's even an x. ray department. frieda is beset with tumors the doctors in the operating theatre are weighing whether or not an operation could save her tumors are in demick amongst the sea turtle population in this region of florida betty circle backplanes the problem of human activity. so it's something that most likely has to do with runoff from the land this particular species a sea turtles their herbivore so their natural diet is sea grass and algae and you think about it when things were not their land then they settle into the sea grass beds and this particular species is the species we see the most tumors it fritas

tumors of metastasized to her organs the doctors finally decide that an operation would be pointless but these others have better chances of pulling through most of their shells damaged by boats losing a chunk of their arm or put them out of balance the hospital used counterweights to even things up and get least they don't have to scavenge for food here. occasionally the hospital manages to return turtles to the wild but they face new challenges. since humans have been on the planet. the development on the coastlines it's in crossing on their the sinking area's sea turtles come up on to the beach to lay their eggs it's hard to find a sandy beach on key west it's a tourist haven with hotels lined up along the shore and even the less frequented islands are seeing nesting problems residents are increasingly building landing

stages in front of their properties the water is too shallow here to tether a boat it's mostly about status harry and jennifer apple are also active in the save a turtle organization they say the landing stage is not only prevent turtles from laying eggs they also pose another hazard. the turtle goes in for the goes forward it collapses because of the land and the turtle starts that they can only go forward and it gets trapped and actually in there. the 2 activists have filed a lawsuit against the government for failing to prevent the piers although the sea turtles are recognized as an endangered species present in trump had leased environmental regulations harry and jennifer apple hope the new administration will do a u. turn here as well is the reason they both voted for biden. vote with my

heart i vote with my head in science and you know i care about the environment i always have and i've always been a republican for many years i switched and it's opening for some people you know. on the surface the florida keys are a paradise but a closer look shows how vulnerable nature is slime a change water pollution and rampant construction aren't only problems in florida they're a challenge world wind the green sea turtles will serve as a barometer of how will the titians can turn words into actions. to children to come to it's. one giant problem and when you're in on the scene. features including

a freak out. how will climate change affect us and our children. w dot com slash water. we also look at the effects of human actions on wild. i found the climates in this week's global ideas monoculture farming reduces species diversity and agricultural chemicals are highly polluting. but this type farmers in the mexican state of meat show a car making more room for nature again and everyone is benefiting. as works 8 have tears of land and grows only strawberries $850.00 tons of strawberries every year to be precise the state of nature can is mexico's main strawberry growing area but the farming has taken its toll on the land.

water levels in the river here have dropped the soil is depleted of nutrients so i meet us had to change his farming methods he bought up more land and installed a new irrigation system. using technology has made the strawberry plant more beneficial in rural areas especially it takes many leaders of water to grow one kilogram of strawberries but if you use this type of year a geisha you only need around 30 percent of the volume. and improving water management is one of the main goals of modeling a program that supports hundreds of small scale strawberry farmers it is to secure a reliable income for farmers while not harming the environment it brings together nonprofit organizations like techno serve and international food giant down and

down incomes regularly to collect large quantities of strawberries saving farmers the cost of transport easy to his farm now employs $40.00 people some of them even returned from the u.s. attracted by the good pay. if we are not just creating our own income now we're even able to employ others. or get them back to stop people leaving this region to go to the cities or other countries we want people to gain a foothold here in their home country and produce something that. he and his son ed got get ready to show us another new development on the farm. after a consultation with the german development agency. they created strips of green

between the fields and brought in beehives. the g.r.i.z. also explained that biodiversity results in more productive strawberry plants. we have our own pollinators and that means we are sustainable it's clear where there are abuse there is pollination and that means there is life the fact that there are abuse here shows that were using non-aggressive chemicals which are not detrimental to the environment we could use herbicides but we don't because the weeds help prevent soil erosion so that when it rains the soil doesn't wash away. the ever. that the. the hives in the green verges are just a 1st step he also plans to alternate the crops he plans to allow the soil to recover. as has already introduced crop rotation alternating between

onions strawberries and different varieties of beans rodriguez only farms 2 hectares but the crop rotation has boosted his harvest considerably. he's also started using insect traps in the greenhouse to cut down on the use of pesticides. we had the problem that our plants were diseased sometimes we just had to guess what it could be. we really didn't know what was wrong now techno service provided us with insect traps to identify the pests it's helpful we want to use products that are not harmful to the environment. the math program also aims to improve standards of hygiene for example proper toilets have been installed near the fields.

that's very new for our back to rodrigo's is a farming app it's designed to optimize water consumption and reduce the amount of fertilizers and pesticides needed you register the area say one hector and how much product was used that information is stored it will be useful next year when we create a register of which products help with which past. was harvested the strawberries must be processed quickly while they're still fresh the app is helpful to customer down and keeping track of the entire production schedule and allows the company to ensure their supplier is sticking to sustainable practices dan ins regional sourcing manager. says everyone benefits the farmers the company and the environment. with them and we think the value chain can be transformed into a prosperity chain we benefit from being able to use various supply lines which

limits the amount of risk for the company while at the same time ensuring the farming methods are sustainable. but the big question is can a monoculture be genuinely sustainable rodriguez has his doubts he's an ecologist at the biggest university in latin america. if we plant just one species of crop over large areas of land we'll feel the effects even pandemics like the one we're experiencing right now can be traced back to model cultures but there are ways to convert cultures so that. is preserved. in the case of the strawberry monoculture and can it seems to be working. the moderate share project has sought to bring everyone on board young and old alike

there's now also a daycare center so that farmers and workers can drop their kids off when they go to work. easy to the meters loves to collect his granddaughter he hopes that she too will later opt to stay in the current another incentive to take care of the environment for future generations. all children should have a good start in life it's a basic right and one of the un's 2030 sustainable development goals the w.h.o. agrees it says the development of social competencies motor skills and cognitive abilities are integrity to a person's future along with good health and nutrition as a result many nations have set up programs to promote good early childhood development among them china but these efforts reach few of the children of the

country's almost 300000000 migrant laborers they're typically left behind in rural villages often with their overstretched grandparents. to listen her grandmother dong is like a mother the 2 of them live together. the 3 year olds parents visit them in the village for only a few weeks of the year. we 1st pay them a visit a year ago. the single grandmother would spend her days looking after the vegetable fields the household and her granddaughter then aged to. the wall i don't know if i need to spend more than 3 hours out in the fields a relative in the village looks after her have made but once in a while i just go get vegetables when the little ones are asleep. like millions of other children in china or lives in

a rural village without her parents who left their home province of jiangxi to live and work in the country's industrialised south. once a week a social worker comes to see grandma dung and her grandchild. his leave always brings along new books and games she has complete a few simple tasks. he is part of a research project that supports childhood development in rural areas. grammar dung learns that even something as simple as sorting scraps of colored paper is beneficial to war and helps develop her motor and problem solving skills as well as concentration now and as i am just a little older people here in the countryside think all children need is enough to eat and clothes to wear and that that's enough they never think about things like play so i have to explain it to them over and over. and. that.

book was mother was on the phone. she works in a factory 900 kilometers away and only gets 3 weeks holidays a year to visit home. it's hardly surprising global shows little interest in the woman on the screen. development project is being conducted by a team at the university in the provincial capital nanchang professor the world has been doing research in rural provinces for years he and his students want to show their junk she's chill. and have a lot of catching up to do. people who are raised by their grandparents often don't develop enough knowledge and skills xiv here. here for means they're less well equipped later in life for work and the demands of our cities in the future. but this small suitcase is meant to change that one of you was students one tyranny shows how games can be

used to measure early childhood development. she's also visited other poor rural areas here in jan she the students are assessing some 1400 village children with tasks such as these. lungs field research began with grandma dong and book war. so how has been progressing. the 2 year old has had a weekly play visit for a year now. have they had any effect. on. how the war is not intimidated by the visitors or their experiments. everything is recorded for later analysis. during a speech test points to body parts. here are the feet and the dollars full she

says touching the toys barely. known for her i think out loud if she can say a few words and even some full sentences already i have a good impression other children who aren't in the program probably wouldn't be able to verbal express themselves as well while moving around at the same time. he wore he when she grows up i hope she'll get a good education and maybe study at university one day. but it's a long road from here to university an estimated 25000000 children under the age of 3 live in rural china statistic that doesn't include their older siblings what is the impact on a child when grandparents are the sole caregivers when the child is not encouraged to play that's the case with jihan she's also being tested for the research project today but she belongs to the control group she doesn't have special play visits or

receive support. one tyranny notes g. homes week or results she still can't perform simple tasks like matching shapes. and she barely speaks a word. her grandmother is understandably unhappy. a year on with back at work was house she's now 3 years old compared to the neighbor's child she's making a lot of progress. the social worker has been coming for 2 years now with games and tasks even during the coronavirus lucked out. how big she can express herself very well much better than a neighbor child. language development and her whole way of communicating are more advanced. what was

grandmother knows she has a part to play here and it does my granddaughter good in the past i didn't give her much attention now i know what's important to spend more time with her. case confirms what professor previous studies in poorer provinces had already shown. me it's clear that children who participate in the program develop much better than children without support they're significantly more advanced in cognitive and motor skills as well as in speech and language. grammar dong knows that if she continues to play with work well on a regular basis she'll be giving her a head start for the future.

tyrants capital bangkok is really no need for its chaotic traffic. yet amidst all the noise and bustle. equally renowned street food stalls offer a myriad of tasty curbside delicacies. 55 year old some kids. has run her stand in bangkok center for 30 years her specialty is. a crispy pancake topped with sweet or savory in greedy and as you like it. i have the recipe from my relatives but i had to adjust it a bit to make it my own because they didn't tell me everything that's

a secret. her cousin helps her prepare the snack. i start my day at 4 am when i whip the cream and prepare the dough. that i leave home at about 8 am after all the preparation is done but i always prepare the salty coconut and the sweet egg flakes the day before or after i finish working on the street the morning is for the dough and the cream i couldn't get it all done in the morning. the toppings are added shortly before they're taken from the griddle. the customers roll up in cars or on foot. businesspeople students or

just simply passers by walking through town. now. it's a hugely popular delicacy. and some kids and her cousin are kept busy all day . but if i look i love the taste the dog was so crispy i've tried others but these are the best i even if you don't eat them straight away they stay really chris i learned by him all he walks me about that i always come here i never buy anywhere else. but i do eat other snacks around here but this one is a must in the afternoon thanks so much yeah but.

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