and they share private sort each with us has never been seen dissolute. bactrim movie starts people 26 on the w. . have you ever wondered how a wall is going to be like in 25 to 15 years now that depends on how you choose to treat it now and in the future i am some go to no different compiler and a welcome to this new edition of people africa environment to showboat you from uganda nigeria a germany joining me today is michael squeeze in nigeria. hi

sundra nice to see you again once again we've got a lot of interesting reports in the show today let's take a quick look at what's coming up. in south africa willow the ball how was a small but free is made to make a local copy. in germany would visit the restaurant try and successfully produce absolutely no garbage. and africa reports from rundown of all small creepy bets on why we shouldn't be scared of them. as we all know the word the face in the number of a buyer makes a crisis we can't afford to waste anymore time when it comes to finding solutions to these problems now one major challenge will be ensuring food security in the decades to come what to do that we have to be able to grow food but that's getting harder all the time there salute. at some of the facts.

a single handful of healthy soil is home to more organisms than there are human beings on the entire planet soil supplies plans with nutrients and stores water and c o 2 it provides the basis for practically all the food we need every day. but the world's healthy farmland is disappearing around a 3rd it's already degraded and that leads to crop failures food shortages landslides and flooding. one 5th of the world's population now live and work in areas where farmland is degraded. the biggest threat to the soil ecosystem is a roshan fertile topsoil is carried away by wind and rain and human activity has made it much worse desert if it cation is increasing every 5 seconds soil is lost

on an area the size of a soccer pitch. in parts of sub-saharan africa erosion already accounts for 80 percent of land degradation. farming accounts for the largest share of the land we use agricultural land covers $5000000000.00 hector's well 37 percent of the world's total land surface. modern agricultural methods damage the land intensive farming monocultures and industrial livestock production causing nutrient depletion in a soil and thus its degradation. crop yields are decreasing while the use of chemical fertilizers and the clearing of land for fields and pastures are increasing creating a vicious circle by 2050 the global population is set to rise to around 10000000000 to feed all those people a lot more fertile land will have to be farmed. people are

realizing that healthy soil helps protect the climate. sustainable farming prevents aeration and keeps nutrients in the soil. the un's food and agriculture organization says we could increase crop yields by 58 percent by farming the land more sustainably that would help ensure food security for future generations. soil erosion is indeed a topic worthy of our attention after the causes are many but here. we are interested in finding solutions to the problems our next report from africa will approach is working with communities to cobble large areas with a common hobby succulents that has few needs for many to benefit.

this area in south africa's claim karoo was vong an important grazing source for wild and domestic animals due to overgrazing in the roshan the semi arid landscape has become severely degraded jani cloture and his team of landscape restorers want to change that they're planting spectrum here are hardly shrub that's native to the region. boom is perfect for us and for the atmosphere. spectum removes carbon dioxide from the air and stores it in its leaves it's a wonderful plant it can withstand long periods of drought. clear terrorist team work for jobs for carbon and initiative launched in the village of fun big store 7 years ago with the help of seed funding from private donors and government entities today the initiative combines job creation with

conservation in the region as john flock works with a project which aims to plant spec bomb 120000 hectares in the region the indigenous shrub will help restore local biodiversity and the soils ability to sustain other plants in the vicinity. is appalling but it's a plant with the ability to absorb relatively large amounts of carbon when needing a minimum of water. from an early age children and from big stop learn about the benefits of spec. jobs for carbon runs an environmental education program in 10 primary schools in the area the young students learn about the unique system of the claimed one of the most species rich 70 arid landscapes on the planet project manager believes it's vital to invest in the future of local children i need. you know the youth of autumn this obsolete nature conservation is critical

it's the legacy we leave out children you know they can take ownership of the project and help conserve and protect nature. if we can take care of our environment what kind of message are we giving to these children as they head out into the world cup do you know you might have addled jobs for carbon has already provided work for 60 people and replanted 510 hectares many private landowners have . portion of their land available to the project and a growing number of farmers are willing to sign a contract stating they will refrain from grazing on replanted land for at least 20 years on the farm or peter could see he has taken it a step further removing cattle and small livestock from 150 hectors to accommodate more spec boehm the project helps provide local people with a secure livelihood and over a longer term his farm will benefit. we fully realise that with

unemployment. we're not going to have a happy society and that's important to us we we want to make sure that this little village becomes a role model to the rest of africa as to how commercial agriculture interact with local communities to my going to better society for. for many people in front of poverty is still a daily reality jobs for carbon is already making a difference jani didn't finish school and was out of work for years after joining jobs for carbon he was able to pay the fees for his 2 daughters to attend high school and university and he's happy that his work is benefiting the environment. i can already see a big difference in the felde where we've already done some planting 3 years later there's already a big difference shrug grows another plant start growing nearby and soon the felde

looks beautiful again in areas that would dry it helps bring life back to the felde . planting spec'd is a way to restore the natural environment while providing a better life for his family and as the humble speck bum is restored to the area the local community will continue to reap the benefits. it's always encouraging to see projects to draw on the power of nature it's of 1st of the damage don't you would provide in our help we've had is the least i can do. that is right creates a righting the wrongs we will click to them is an uphill battle in russia for example large regions are still coping with the consequences of the channel disaster that took place over 3 decades ago but that's not the only acknowledge the money madness betting the health of the country's citizens with paid a visit to

a village near russia's capital was called. the fumes from the landfill stink terribly your eyes burned your throat hurts and you feel sick. to walk near you for . instance if somebody is pouring water down my throat and makes me cough and i can hardly breathe nothing i say everything's fine but emergency services have detected levels 25 times over the limit of us i would say it's all because of the dumped here. by here you have a year means about 500 metres from the house where she was born the un exists the landfill near the village of nova is one of dozens around moscow it's 32 hector's all the size of about $45.00 soccer field it's. only a few years ago the pit was some 30 meters deep say local residents now it's a hill about 20 meters above ground and it keeps growing as do the populations

health problems. you have it has to give us says that some days it stunk so bad she couldn't open her windows her children 8 year old ilya and 7 year old paris love us started getting sick more often. the point came when you couldn't take it anymore. she moved 7 kilometers away from her home village to the town of cle oh we'll. and . i wouldn't trust the little ones always had something wrong with that one day the pediatrician told me their lungs were making rattling noises i didn't have to think about it long and started looking for an apartment here and claim later after the move we went back to the same doctor and oh what a miracle the noises in their lungs were gone how come very simple we've moved away from the landfill. her case is not an isolated one waste disposal is one of russia's most pressing issues greenpeace numbers show less than

4 percent of waste is processed and only 2 percent goes to incineration plants the rest lands and. ironically the country with the largest land area on earth can't find enough space for the estimated 70000000 tons of waste its population produces annually moscow's landfills in particular the ticking time bombs many of them fail to meet official safety standards contaminating soil around and over and over and local residents have protested like here. but they rarely see any results. fitters a year has joined the fight 14 and in her neighborhood she and her fellow activists pooled their funds and bought a cage that measures radioactivity chlorine hydrogen sulfide ammonia and other pollutants. that are both we'll use this data to compile what we call

a map of the stench for the whole area and then decide if we can go outside with the kids or not. their results are alarming the activists report them to environmental thora regularly. in 2017 the state emergency services finally had to react and measured levels of hydrogen sulfide 25 times the limits allowed activists took to the matter to cool. but nothing happened our reporter contacted the landfill manager and the city of but received no response and so. has to consult her gauge before she takes her children outside. see what news we analyzed to the air today right now it looks good so we can go visit grandma and know. his 67 year old mother valentina still lives in their village. you get those who don't you dare have

some tea and sausage with the cocoa grandchildren like to come and visit even if only briefly her house is perilously close to the landfill but she has no plans to move. out or where would i go who could i sell my house to with all that stench out there that not exactly lining up and how could i live in the city i only get a pension of around one $190.00 euro's and not have to pay $130.00 euros to rent a one room apartment. they visit with grandma for a couple of hours usually if it is a year shows the kids where they used to live before the wind changes and the smell becomes some bearable again all her efforts to change things have been for nothing so far but that's a lot of these i don't know how long we can keep on fighting the system there's not enough of us and we're starting to feel helpless and desperate or that. the mountain of garbage keeps on growing there are even plans to now expand the alex in

the landfill. well the simplest way to reduce the problem of garbage is just to producing it it may seem like an impossible dream but perhaps takes is a bit of a much a nation and a lot of determination in this week's doing good deeds we visit a restaurant in berlin that point 0 west are the center of it's course. fancy some freaking sushi made from pearl barley. ravioli stuffed with mashed potato. the fray a restaurant in berlin is regan and pork damage. and keeps waste absolute minimum it's a combination that makes it the 1st restaurant of its current anywhere. for the system. it was a bit of a challenge for us producing everything ourselves in-house and we also had to find

the right partners to deliver what we make with 0 plastic packaging. bits on the phone. every year people in germany throw away almost 40 kilos of plastic packaging each and only 15 percent is recycled. the only plastic you'll find in freya is a work of art on the wall. the lampshades are made from mushroom fibers. vegetable scraps go into a big pot and are made into broth then it's used as the basis for a sauce served with a variety of dishes. potato skits make great chips. for dessert sorbate made from celeriac vegetable. and give us discovering all kinds of new possibilities i think i don't need this but on the way

to the compost i'll find something else and say wait i could do something with them both after all. anything that really can't be eaten ends up in the compost or where it's turned into organic fertilizer. this week in restaurants committed to sustainability really does live up to its motto full taste 0 waste. then how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. pastor doing your bit. we share your stories. about food and the nation let us live in europe and return to africa. on the continent on. it is shared by kenya tanzania and uganda is too often used as

a dumping area of garbage plastic waste on the sea which gas and oil from the water board 40 beats to the problem but i think kenya is hoping to make. by getting more people took advantage to be a more eco friendly. thousands of fishing boats head out onto kenya's like victoria every day fuelled by expensive and by or mentally damaging castling. no german dutch startup a suburb has come up with an electric alternative that is cheaper and causes less staff and water pollution. we are barred like i said the larger global. electric. and. it's a no brainer because we as humans we need to take much more care about our natural environment resources. natural resources. sunlight for an unlimited.

local fisherman can rent the electric engines for a monthly fee which includes training mental illness and a solar pod charging service. says the running costs are 25 percent lower than what it cost for fisherman to run caspar mottos the startup offers the fisherman and a truck to deal. and here to manuel it's easy and cheap for me because even on a bad day when we get a small catch or no catch at all possible still gives us the engine and batteries and we can pay later that with. the start up aims to help massively reduce the negative effects of fossil fuel emissions on the world's 2nd largest freshwater body is stuff because like victoria which borders kenya uganda and tanzania is home to more than 200 plan. an animal species but 76 percent of endemic fish species are

at risk of extinction this also threatens the survival of some 50000000 people directly or in directly depend on electric toria. no less said to a neighboring country ronda environmentalist there are worried about the decline of bodies in living in one she will region the scary little creatures hunted and news more and more than natural habitats that's true sandra even the bats would make in negative headlights at the moment as a result of the corona virus but derek and the diseases they can carry the play an important part in the eco system which is why we ran the wildlife conservation association has shared the message with school kids and local communities. and the amish the. helm of the hunger the

creatures are far from popular here many residents are afraid of them and believe they bring bad luck this tree has been cut down to deprive them of a place to be in action that is the support of many local fish you know local little. bits go into our fans for food damaging what we have grown you can start in this woodland and see what condition it's in. so it's better not to see them live within the mom will not. change. it's very. clear to study take it different here they say bats play an important ecological role by spreading seeds in their droppings it. came to this tree colored field and species and their traits. 17 of them yes

he. had been. cutting down trees. for example someone they are cutting down a tree so if they cut down trees. to go outside of this colony the population if it's. spread across 50 different colonies one of them is in some a tiny cave some 60 kilometers outside the capital. the site is located near water and it's difficult to. even in times you have to ask here to protect yourself from the viruses bad scary. the cave is home to the vet. specially to get night their diet consists mainly of insects and

examination of their droppings you information. is. reduced a lot to other cultural sets as well destroying is expressed for example just over and we found that thinks that's the director of the species and. the story of a culture 1st back to hunger in this song of the country at this school 2 days biology class has a special focus merry clayton is explaining how important beds are for people. many of the pupils appear surprised still some well founded that is partially when they get close to people for. good idea that we understand. it's a very important in nature but how can we live with them you know homes.

the knowing that they carry viruses is the often come to live. in the roofs of all homes what is in the attic down to the can have. to do everything possible and let it go peacefully and then you have to check if it is left anything someway then key in without touching it the oldest hugo's licky to protect the huge. huge huge scene heaving the research is an insight into the plans in trees the only ones i especially fond of. these i've been cultivated in tree mysteries to be replanted later in the region and around make keven.

some of these trees are ever is out of seeds that came from back before. we thank them because they want. the best the bad sights and sights the idea is to compensate. for the living. and we've come to the end of this edition of equal africa where hope you fall and today's story is inspiring and of course we're looking forward to having you on again next week i am sunday signing off in kampala it in uganda and it's also called for me to say so long but don't forget you can always get in touch with also on officer for me the tunnels were removed droid hearing from you and you be sure to join us again next week then i'm chris saying good bye from lagos nigeria.

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