there's nothing boring about it. 60 minutes. w. crime fighters are back with africa's most successful radio drama series continues to not only are available online and of course you can share and discuss on ws because facebook and other social media platforms. to me now. have you ever wondered how a wild is going to be like in 25 to 15 years now that the things on whole new chose to tweet it now and in the future i am some go to no different compiler and a welcome to this new edition of africa they were very meant to showboat you from

uganda nigeria and germany joining me today is michael squeeze in nigeria. hi sun dried 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 where love the ball how was small victories maybe make a local copy. in germany would visit the restaurant frying successfully produce absolutely no garbage. and africa reports from rwanda of all small bets on why we shouldn't be scared of them. as we all know the word this for a lumber provider 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. to at some of the fact. 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 of 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 is 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 roshon 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 or 37 percent of the world's total land surface. modern agricultural methods damage the land intensive farming monocultures and industrial livestock production course 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 found. people are realizing that healthy soil helps protect the climate. sustainable farming prevents a revolution and keeps nutrients in the soil. the un's food and agriculture organization says we could increase crop yields by 58 percent by founding the land more sustainably that would help ensure food security for future generations. soil erosion this indeed a topic worthy of our attention. because this amazing what here. we are interested in finding solutions to the problems our next report from africa will approach is working with communities that areas with common obvious succulents that

has few leads 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 into roshan the semi arid landscape has become severely degraded jani kurta and his team of landscape restorers want to change that they are planting spectrum here are hardly shrub that's native to the region. bloom is perfect for us and for the atmosphere so. spectrum removes carbon dioxide from the air and stores it in its leaves it's a wonderful plant it can withstand long periods of drought. and stand in the worst clear terrorist chain work for jobs for carbon and in the.

they've launched in the village of fun bake store 7 years ago with the help of seed funding from private donors and government entities today the initiative combines job creation with conservation of the region and his young flock works with a project which aims to plant spec balm 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 a plant but it's a plant with the ability to its old relatively large amounts of carbon when needing a minimum of water. from an early age children and from based up learn about the benefits of spec bottom 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 clean car roof 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 up slick creek nature conservation is critical it's the legacy we leave our 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 so you don't see us you might have addled jobs for carbon has already provided work for 60 people and replanted 510 hectares many private landowners have made a portion of their land available to the project and are growing number of farmers are willing to sign a contract stating they will refrain from grazing on replanted land for at least 20 years the farmer peter has taken it a step further removing cattle and small livestock from $150.00 hectors to accommodate more spec boehm the project helps provide local people with a secure. and over

a longer term his farm will benefit. we fully realize that with the drive unemployment you know. 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 listeners of africa is to have commercial agriculture interact with local communities to my going to better society for. for many people in front of a start poverty is still a daily reality jobs for carbon is already making a difference yani clear ted 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. it is hidden who would listen 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 child looks beautiful again in areas that would dry it helps bring life back to the felled. planting spec'd is a way to restore the natural environment while providing a better life for his family and as the humble speck bomb is restored to the area the local community will continue to reap the benefits. it's always encouraging to see projects for all the power. there is still so much of the damage done to it's providing a helping hand is the least we can do. that is right righting the wrongs we will click to the. bottle in russell for example what's region over the course of a changable disaster what took place 3 d. . but that's not the only acknowledge the money madness of betting the health of

the country's citizens with paid a visit to a village near russia's capital. the fumes from the landfill stink terribly your eyes burn your throat hurts and you feel sick. or you are walking on your for lyrics as 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 for us up with 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 alex in ski landfill near the village of nova shop oval is one of dozens around moscow it's 32 hecticness all the size of about $45.00 soccer fields 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 is that you have a sense that some days it stank so bad she couldn't open her windows. hic children 8 year old ilya and 7 year old jaroslava 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 clean well you. 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. the 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 are ticking time bombs many of them fail to meet official safety standards contaminating soil ground and air over and over and local residents have protested like here. but they rarely see any results. fitters a year has joined the fight for teen 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 $25.00 times the limits allowed activists took the matter to court but nothing happened our reporter contacted the landfill managers and the city of clinton but received no response and so you have has to consult her gauge before she takes her children outside. and see what news we analyzed of the air today right now it looks good so we can go visit gramma nova ship over. his 67 year old mother valentina still lives

in their village. from the get go you can be here have some tea and sausage with the. 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 early and how could i live in the city i only get a pension of around $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 for shows or kids where they used to live before the wind changes and the smell becomes unbearable again all her efforts to change things have been for nothing so far but that's the what's of the 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 alexander ski 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 already it takes is a bit of imagination aren't a lot of determination in this week's doing debate we visit a restaurant in berlin the point 0 west od the center concept. fancy some freakin sushi made from pearl barley. ravioli stuffed with mashed potato . the fray a restaurant in berlin is regan and organic. and it keeps waste with absolute minimum it's a combination that makes it the 1st restaurant of its current anywhere. all of this

and. it was a bit of a challenge for us producing everything house elves in house and we also have to find the right partners to deliver what we make with 0 plastic packaging. bits of the fun. 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 lamp shades 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 skins baked great chips. for dessert sorbate made from celeriac a root vegetable. and. discovering all kinds of new possibilities

i think i don't need this but on the length of the compost i'll find something else and say wait i could do something with them both after all. you would do. anything that really can't be ends up in the compost or where it's turned into organic fertilizer. this week in a restaurant committed to sustainability really does live up to its motto full taste 0 waste. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. hash tag doing your bit. we share your story. about food and initiates let us live in europe and return to africa. on the continent

under it. is shared by kenya tanzania and uganda is too often used as a dumping area of garbage plastic waste on the sewage. water board what you need to the problem but i thought of thinking it was hoping to make a splash by getting more people took advantage to be a more eco friendly engine. thousands of fishing boats head out onto kenya's lake victoria every day fuelled by expensive and by or mentally damaging gasoline. no german dutch startup a sub 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. is a no brainer. it's a no brainer because we as humans we need to take much more 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 start up off the fisherman and a truck to deal. and here come on a lot 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 we had opened. the start up aims to help massively reduce the negative effects of fossil fuel emissions on the wild 2nd largest freshwater body is stuff because let victoria which borders kenya uganda and tanzania is home

to more than 200 plant and. 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 lex victoria. no less said to a neighboring country ronda environmentalist there are worried about the decline of boxed in living in the next she will region the scary little creatures hunted in rooms more and more going natural habitats. through sandra even the bats we make in negative headlights at the moment as a result of the corona virus pandemic and of diseases they can carry the plant important part in the eco system which is why we run the wildlife conservation association share that message with schoolkids and local communities hit.

the. hunger. creatures are far from popular here many residents are afraid of them and believe. this dream has been cut down to deprive them of a place to live the connection the support of many local food. bits go into our fans for food damaging what we have grown up you can start in this woodland and see what condition it's in. so it's better not to see them listen to mom and apple with the young age old age. take it different he basically bats play in important ecological by spreading seeds heliotrope means that he's home to destroy colored feed fish and species

and outrage. 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 total dead population in london he. held spread across 15 different colonies one of them in the summer some 60 kilometers outside the capital. this site is located near water and. even in times you have to ask you to protect yourself from the virus and that's carried. became is home to the. specially to get

night their diet consists mainly of an examination of their droppings information. is. a lot to other cultural so it does where this drawing is expressed for example just over and over we found that 60 percent of the director of the species and. the story of the culture 1st back to hunger in the song of the country and this 2 days biology class has a special focus very clear disability explaining how important beds are for people . many of the pupils appear surprised still some well founded it is partially when they get close to people for.

good idea but until we understand it's. a very important in nature but how can we live with them in our homes. god love them now knowing that they carry viruses is the often come to lead. in the roofs of all homes one in the only i don't know what i was kind enough to look into you know to do everything possible and let it go peacefully and then you have to check if it is left anything someway then kene without touching it with all the onus he goes wiki to protect the bad he used blogs to get shaken changed she feeds giving the sections an insight into the plans in trees the new ones i especially fondle. these i've been cultivated in tree nice a nice to be replanted later in the region around lake keevil.

some of these trees are arizona out of seeds that came from bats full we plant them because they want to contribute to bust the bad for the idle sights and sights the idea is to compensate the banks leaving spaces you have to make them all else mean. huge each when we come to the end of this edition of equal africa we hope you found today's stories inspiring and of course we are looking forward to having again next week i am sunday signing off from kampala in uganda and it's also calling for me to say so long but don't forget you can always get in touch with us on off social media channels we're a new jury hearing from you and do be sure to join us again next week then i'm

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