we are here is actually on fire meet the flames. this is the w. news live from berlin india sees another record rise in covert 19 days with nearly 3800 dead in the last day will meet the ordinary men and women working round the clock to save as many lives as possible. also coming up. help from over scenes germany's sense equipment and experts to support india's desperate efforts

to rein in the coronavirus. pollution activists file a case in germany against president look. and members of his government for crimes against humanity during last year's brutal post-election crackdown. on south africa bans the breeding of lions in captivity conservationists applaud the decision but the tourist workers fear the impact of an already battered industry. as welcome to the program the coronavirus crisis in india is spiraling out of control this have hit another record daily high and india currently accounts for 3 quarters of the world's new cases hospitals are struggling to treat patients as they run out of beds and oxygen for weeks now well into groups have been. bring

crucial supplies. showing the have met ordinary indians putting their lives on the line to save up as. the nation home to spend the last 2 days right. on the door in front of a sikh temple 50 kilometers from home. his son passed the corner of my eyes. and has also developed a severe lung infection. he only gently needs to be hospitalized but his father says even this makeshift enjoyment is a blessing for these people are working 24 hours providing oxygen cylinders otherwise it's very difficult to get oxygen for them to get a bed in a hospital one morning this morning i visited 15 or 20 hospitals to look sort of bad for him and you know there isn't a single bit all of them refused to let me go for the last 2 weeks. then he has been facing a stupid your shortage of medical oxygen. this isn't life saving nostrils not

a free oxygen service run by cars to help a sikh group one in tears here consider this just taking to the 2nd to the central tenet of service in sick because in several of them have already been infected. but don't see a dentist they aren't afraid they see they must do something to save these night. gergen david and i go home to see football was it the time i took my bike has ever stopped what is the event support we are getting from that is allowing us to see many lights and this is a time that people are even afraid to help their own affected relatives. every few minutes. absorbed in. the group has 9 trucks doubting nearby not one person in. the oxygen here is provided for free at this instant then we all be rushed. many hospitals in delhi have taught taking in your patients

because of the often cry for putting out f l f messages on twitter or begging for help as they only have are some basic minutes of oxygen left. this hospital is one of them the previous night was a glow she after reading for hours at oxygen plants diving authorities on twitter and even reducing that student loans to subsistence levels to make it last longer of the hospital and got supplies in the nick of time. doctors here tell us that supplies that used to last them 2 weeks now evaporate in 36 silence they cannot predict if the next round will reach them one time dunning of the patients followed just to good reasons is heartbreaking for doctors when reading feels many of these places hopelessly in this profession because it's because they wanted to help other people who are their sickness and in this if they're not given. back by

itself is picking on the more moderate. or very few who do get lucky back at the oxygen so this sinha has finally managed to arrange a bed for his son immediately cylinder 2 words and not the patient. to leap into the oxygen crisis hero. every leave good bret is a gift. who filed a report earlier this week a federal government official insisted there was no shortage of oxygen anywhere in india house the government completely lost touch with reality. had ironically he's not believe. that in just production of just means and her friend i much of the folks in terms of the industrial use and not

open to. the medical crisis are liable to watch much of the stocks are going to be introduced in the east of the country and the crisis is what i am not. going to transport the price of developing the rest of the country and the dominoes this if you do not have these guys and they should oxygen from that is your only industries to get it's me that does that indicate what's happening gauged express trains have been engaged and distilled water. him or herself. how could this have happened public health officials have been warning for months about a covert. oxygen would grant know all these logistical problems why wasn't the advice heeded by the government. good there is a believe that the boy was told by the government intervenes in the 6 months into

the pandemic the government. that a city got it right by itself once 60 parts but does this or that it leaves the need for child support however now that the change in jordan the strike was to be sponson lot of rationing it is not clear why this is the case the government has announced their funds funding crime that's just fine and they'd be directed to 100 more plans for even the dogs for the dog but have not been set up yet so definitely there's been mismanagement and the government being i don't be sure seem to be thinking not of you predicted the pain of this crisis but even of the crops were insufficient they could have these tributes that put it. so the lack of oxygen is one issue a very important one but there are other challenges facing the healthcare system in india. yes definitely even diagnostics is a massive challenge that many people are even educated there's also doubt you.

meet much higher than. the government. but i think even those who are dismayed to see also price. medicine and just health gain structure in general are struggling cities like. my own set of life that is it looks like it's going to much like a crisis our correspondent michelle does well in delhi thank you michelle. i mean while germany has sent its 2nd shipment of emergency aid to india and have forced plane is carrying an oxygen generator and other medical equipment to delhi a team of german technicians and medical staff will also remain in india for 2 weeks the 1st consignment included 120 ventilators and medicines several you countries as well as the us and taiwan have also joined the aid effort. from delhi i'm now joined by the german ambassador to india. germany joins more than 40

countries who have pledged assistance a does the germany's help make any real difference there on the ground. well you know i think in a country where you have 1300000000 people his question is always a rhetorical question because it's just so many people but yes it makes a difference. the health situation in the countries of bridges john martinkus your program has shown it already so it's john mattick and intellect. spittal best of luck oath oxygen dellec oath sometimes of all close the person though there is is so striking so it was important to act fast and germany was among the 1st countries to react we couldn't get out of it a few countries and so we often already on the way i was 2nd to the real moment to government has devolved already before that from private companies and corporate

companies but this is the 2nd wind is def light reaches just touching down tomorrow any brings along it's 'd quite some relief for oxygen seeking institutions but is it enough though it could germany. and so far isn't that just a drop in the bucket. yes but every drop in the bucket is useful it's not enough yes but in the combination you mention 40 countries 40 countries already make a little bit of a difference and you know the let's let let's take the oxygen plant the trees bring in 2 more it will be installed that same $23.00 days and you can provide all straight you for 7 for hundreds of people of patients so each site saves already hundreds of people slice and take the other the really cheap drugs in the few days that goes on the 20 oxy chain ventilators on they are the right cross told us today only in 3 different hospitals 220 which means they say 520 lives so it makes

a difference and you could say 120 s. not. it's a small number in comparison to the 4000 deaths every day but you know a few 100 people or less that use it's makes a big difference in what we heard from our correspondent earlier than a logistics and supply chains that that is a big big part off the problem is that something that germany can help with. you know a big part of the problem is that this virus is very aggressive and that is a country where you have huge challenges challenges are it's such a huge country it's such a densely populated country where separation and distances and my screen for reach up lewis no money for the next $30.00 or so dismay shuras are much easier to be implemented in europe than it is in india so use use use adds to the problem and then don't forget that this is a pandemic there you have to be just numbers many people in the let's say in the

foreign ministry in the red cross in other mean you cease are down 50 percent because of course we've even our embassies down 30 percent because of corby so we have we do stuff we chose to take luce crisis and whenever you have a crisis an international president opened then we can do such that mentions it's more then you have incoming flights a coming no you have to register if i'm package you have to eat like it used to if you didn't yesterday and this is slike a day's work on these so i would ask for a little patience you don't have time i know every hour counts but. challenges would be a challenge for every country different. germany's ambassador to india by tellin the thank you very much for talking to us what. and how to some of the other developments in the global pandemic britain is planning to offer everyone over 50 a 3rd vaccination and this fall in the hope of eradicating coronavirus in the u.k.

japan is likely to extend a state of emergency in greater tokyo and other major urban areas the measures were due to expire next week an amount of australian state of new south wales has tested positive for covert 19 it's the 1st case in the region in more than a month. look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world india's entire delegation to a g. 7 foreign ministers meeting in london is self isolating of the 2 members tested positive for corona virus the group of leading nations are discussing the distribution of vaccines as they wrap up 3 days of talks india's foreign minister will attend via video link. germany is setting a new target of nearly 9000000 net 0 carbon emissions by 2045 that's 5 years earlier than planned proposed law change comes a week after the constitutional court ruled that current climate change legislation was insufficient. germany has banned

a self-styled aid organizations saying it finances islamist terrorism around the world authorities say our international funnel donations into funding groups such as an al qaeda affiliate the news are front police have carried out a series of raids on buildings so shared with the organization across 10 german states. a group of delusion activists have filed a criminal complaint in germany against president oleksandr go and members of his regime for crimes against humanity they say they have documented more than 100 examples of violence and systematic torture the alleged abuses happened during the government crackdown on protests against discredited elections which looks and will claim to have won last year a case is being brought in germany on the principle of universal jurisdiction is a loss a country to prosecute crimes against humanity wherever they were committed. and we can now talk to

a whole and cozies one of the lawyers who filed this criminal complaint. tell us more about your clients what did they experience. well our minds experienced. actually peaceful protesters. in different cities and they were repeated for the mere fact that you participated peaceful demonstrations. so how likely is it that the president looks sankoh all members of his regime really have to stand in front of a judge in germany well here's. another member of this regime countered or actually there's an exhibition or they would have to stand trial. so how likely is that that this is that's going to happen. i think it's going to take a while for all the options but it's

a move where you dismiss. the victims and alert the people that it's not simply. what they're doing. so if they would have to stand trial what would they face if the complaint really it was successful . well it's crime against humanity charge really. if the prosecutor. has a trial and it worked and it. we're looking at. here if actually this is. so why do you think is this is largely a symbolic act isn't it why do you think it's important to follow such complaints. well out collaton little bit to this recount say the nazi crimes after 45 were not prosecuted might wait. for

a very long time we have the latest try outs 207-2019. germany has a very well developed judicial system and protects human rights are effective and i think we should therefore to actually protect our colleagues at our fellow friend's house and take action because we're simply talking about crimes against humanity. is there a precedent do you have any example of such a lawsuit to bring being brought forward in places like germany as i've been having been so successful yes it happened recently filed where 2 members of this syrian regime who fled to germany and sells asylum seekers where the process in a trial because of their actions taken in syria so it's a very present to the case you know against us. calls

a one of the lawyers who filed a criminal complaint against the russian president lukashenko here in germany thank you very much for the time. for to tanzania now which has announced new measures to control the spread of the corona virus so departure from the approach taken by the former president fully who played down the pandemic before his death earlier this year in early this summer has been in office for months she's been in neighboring kenya on a visit and improving trade relations her supporters say her son is gradually paving the way towards more democracy in tanzania. to have used charles combi reports from varicella. expectations were high winsome yes a lot her son took over as president following the death of joining michael fully his rule was marked by controversy and division her son has started

a process of change that many see as a fresh start for the country she lifted a media ban allowed public debate formed a coven $1000.00 task force and is seeking to end years of tension between opposition and government. democracia in the interest of protecting a democracy i in team to meet with our political party leaders to discuss how they can best to conduct their political activities for the benefit of our country this marks a big shift from happy deceased our critics say michael hooley used to repress political dissent in tanzania opposition politicians are now more optimistic the president. has shown leadership. and as an opposition. we have seen like the ending that only run in we think. they discuss a. good discussion about their future of accounting. of leadership is also

different the bulldozer is a known she's more diplomatic analysts say. that could be good not just domestically. dition to me to her position think they're trying to strengthen democracy. because minnesotans are a country that limits people's freedom of expression and opposition parties for performing their activities rights activists are also happy for. change we were not safe in the event political parties leaders. lead us where not actually favor. their previous leadership we think that. has started when john lennon citizens i came to see what hasan's leadership brings. and what the constitution sees the constitution is the mother and if she feels it

should be touching as data pete was howard used to go to hot challenges we want to progress that's the thing so there's an opportunity to talk about who is willing to listen to the development if it helps the youth it can help the country grow her son his already touched on key issues affecting tanzania like democracy in development raising hopes for change implementing these changes may yet prove to be a challenge despite a different approach from the same party is among the fully and she will still need he's backing. some more stories making headlines today israel's president proving rivlin has met with 2 opposition leaders as he holds consultations on who should get the next monday to form a new government prime minister benjamin netanyahu failed to assemble a coalition in time to meet by an overnight deadline. and before us

police officer convicted of murdering george floyd is asking for a new trial lawyers alleged misconduct by both prosecutors and jurors jordan was found guilty of 2nd degree murder and manslaughter last month in what was seen as a milestone ruling. authorities in mexico have said they will punish those responsible for the deadly collapse of a metro overpass of the capital of mexico city 25 people died dozens were wounded many residents have taken to the streets saying corruption and poor construction standards are to blame. for the news now mentions the city's opponent in the champions league final well they were revealed in the coming hours the 2nd semifinal between chelsea and real madrid is delicately poised at $10.00 after the 1st leg in the dritte almost forced to travel to london without one of their key players. as call ups go it was out of the ordinary

round madrid defender who had been picked to be a vote monitor in the city's election but luckily for him and his team another citizen offered to take his place and soon was heading off to london back on the training pitch the latest obstacle overcome in reality a champions league campaign. it was the moment because we've had difficult moments throughout the season but i think we need to take our hats off to this team you know more than anything else this team has character and when the going gets tough they always do again they've always shown that. goes down the. road. ray allen have won this tournament 13 times more than any of the club but standing in their way of trophy number 14 is a chelsea team led by germany's thomas took all who reached the final last season

with paris sandra man. the pressure's on it's a knockout game is the 2nd leg the decisive one so to arrive with a certain level of belief and so confident is absolutely necessary this club is about winning this. game is about winning this competition is about winning sure chelsea emerged victorious they'll face another english site pep guardiola manchester city in the final in what would be a clash between 2 former coaches. now breeding lions in captivity for tourists to hunt or pets as long with a thorn in the side of south african conservationists now the government wants to ban the practice ending for a more authentic experience it's a win for animal rights activists but with tourism already hit by the pandemic many in the industry fear for their future. and century for some of

nature's most beautiful creations. this is how willie jacobs sees his safari lodge and conservation center in johannesburg it aims to connect human beings often living in urban areas with wild land. but jacobs business model could now be at risk. when it on sunday south africa and now and still end its multimillion dollar lion breeding industry. we are saying is that we don't want captive breeding captive hunting captive. captive use of lions and good or over to. the decision also aims to stop a slew of inhumane practices including the growing black market for lion as well as so-called canned trophy hunting where people pay to hunt animals in a fenced off area but it will mean the end of captive bred lions in wildlife

reserves like this one having potentially fire raging impacts to conservation tourism and education but now during covert we're all being hard hit so we will we still need to see how things will develop but there will be a. substantial loss due to the fact that we do not offer the into at the be experiences any more you know although these experiences were very well regulated with the benefit of the animals in mine despite the objections the environment minister is convinced it's the right form of action it will now go through a consultation process with stakeholders before heading to cabinet for approval the decision has been praised by animal welfare advocates who say it is a win for wildlife. you're watching the news here's a reminder of all top stories daily coronavirus deaths in india have reached another all time high almost 3800 people have died in a single day of hospitals and morgues overwhelmed the true extent of the tragedy is

believed to be much bigger. and a month off of the former president died his successor sparks hope by moving tentatively towards more democracy and mending stained same time as with neighboring kenya. that's it you're up to date coming up next is all environment magazine in africa don't miss that i've got a 1st in berlin thanks for. africa

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an ongoing quest for a bit of. the arab spring began in 2000 love and. people stood up against corrupt troopers and dictatorship. they had hold true more security more freedom and more dignity have their hopes been fulfilled 10 years after the arab spring. a rebellion starts june 7th on d w. why are wetlands important to the cities how can we make cities greta and more sustainably we're all for a few ounces on today's show hello and welcome to echo our freakout where the focus

is all nature and the environment i'm krista levs in lagos nigeria is going to be with you all want to take a not in-depth look at sustainable see it is but that's not all also coming up on the show. why i could find was need to dump to blow sustainable methods. how goods can help prevent forest fires. and how i can generate electricity. from. just 3 to 6 percent of the price of a chocolate bar actually goes to those who grow the cocoa least that's is the case for cocoa farmers in ivory coast to boost their harvest and our incomes they have been using more and more chemical fertilizers and cultivated more and more lemons

all fast just not sustainable the soil is depleted on the road in fost more than 2000000 cocoa farms in ivory coast off a serene. but what if there were to adopt more eco friendly farming practices. much of ivory coast interior looks like this cocoa plantations as far as the eye can see the western african country is one of the world's largest cocoa producers and its economy is heavily dependent on earnings from cocoa exports sister a man who has been a cocoa farmer all his life like many generations of his family before here in recent years the ground has become dry and dry and the cow fruits of grown smaller he used to use chemicals on his land now he's trying to farm without them you know i don't want to part there pesticides make you sick mark but when i use them they

stayed in the soil and destroyed it people get ill you know if you go to the hospital they tell you to chemical fertilisers made me sick. to say a boy now makes his own organic fertilizer with soil organic waste many all and ashes he finds right here i'll save told him how to do it as also enterprise helps cocoa farmers switch to organic methods 150 follows 2 parts in the 1st trial. all gannett 1st lies are costs $3.00 euros to make it costs $30.00 to buy the chemical kind is my take a while but it's worth it says a while save instructor. like you he's exhausted your icon is based on are a culture if you talk about farming you have to talk about the soil we need to use organic fertilizer develop all the methods so we cannot generate the soil for us or

for the south the damage is even more evidence the farms here were ravaged by cocoa swirling shoots virus disease droughts and rising temperatures have made. plantations more vulnerable to the virus which is transferred by needy bugs the land is considered on usable. now scientists issues instead of 1000000 smart farming techniques to revive its biodiversity it's part of a research project on the the auspices of what style of the climate services body funded by germany that helps farmers in west africa adapt to climate change plans physiologist albans involved company inspects seedlings planted in the shade of a banana tree. where the horse is committing us all this is the irrigation system. trunkless was fitted with water. on the water last up to 2 weeks of different. such decentralize reserves of water help young growth

even when there is no rain. deploy new techniques the farmers here should be able to revive their damaged land in the nearby village found was attending a training walk. when the stakes are high for the country's 2000000 farmers. providing farmers with the liberty of technologies were allowed communities to sustain their farming i give it to you. as well as any bit more money which they can put into our children's education. level today's nurses are practical how to install the bamboo tube and deficits organic fertilizer. farmers have to be won over materials need to be readily available and cheap and it has to work. out in what we've been doing doesn't work anymore if there is an alternative i am happy to test it. when i see the results i know it's working

then i'll be convinced. to back. since 28 seems the value of science department of the university obviously no office studies and my big change students in this mass this program may go on to help transform the country's agriculture sector making it more efficient sustainable and eco friendly. beyond their studies here they face major challenges when. they include raising awareness about climate change and creating the legal means you an administrative framework so we can effectively implement solutions. back to central ivory coast aiming to help farmers switch to more natural methods bio safe has developed a mobile app to share information such as recipes for organic fertilizer so as many

farmers as possible in the region the instructions are given in the 3 main languages spoken here. all the villages have to do is take and listen to the 42 by 2 mobile phones are everywhere and even in a very remote villages people have access to a phone book so why not invent something that people are going to have with them at all times. and use the good effects when they need to just. throw your cheesy i want to see. the need is real the future of farming families and farming in ivory coast hangs in the balance some experts say cocoa farming will have disappeared by 2050 or let's farm a succeeds in adapting to changing conditions. in our doing your segment we'll look at the exciting projects and ideas that make life threats up

protective garbage or use their sources more wisely this week when it's about the sylvia who has come up with oh really a bright idea you could even call it electrified. there's something special about this cap it has a built in solar panels so you'll never be left in the dark. because it was invented by dinner say to come to studying to become an electrician and southern. most of them if you know what inspired me to create these products was the problem of power shortages might be specially the ones that occur in rural areas not to go . to summer a panel on the cap collect some light and converted into solar power you can even use it to charge your cell phone it comes with a memory card flashlight and radio. dearest thing has previously designed other

clothing items and accessories this women's bank can also generate power from the sun which means you can always have an eco friendly power source close at hand. and how about you if you will also doing your bit tell us about 6 visits how websites oh send us a tweet. hash tag doing your best. when jack your still rings. well it's a cool idea my phone would never be out of you know projects would have to be complicated to be really useful on that story shows another example of that we all know by now imports of forest for the global eco system and as the climate. we hear of. droughts. forest in portugal is so.

cold out. here in the portuguese mountains nico remember these goats are playing a vital part in preventing forest fires. the 80 animals feed on greenery to create natural fire breaks by eating away the brush which catches fire easily. i'm proud of their job and the job are there to be the with them and the think that they can be part of the solution for the the forest fires. he remembers the last big blaze in 2017 the flames destroyed vast areas of local forest and half a 1000000 hectares across the country more than ever before. back then luis was

working as a building contractor after losing his warehouse and machines to the flames he reinvented his life. today the 40 year old is a goat herder just like his grandfather before him. because most local landowners have moved away there's nobody to clear away grass and shrubbery which act as a fire excel and in the summer until now fire breaks have been maintained using expensive machines. with a go through can actually do the same job and they're. bring some some value and some occupation back to to the interior of country to be in the desert the then the van then for a few of their kids. avellino ray go to has switched careers to help prevent forest fires he quit. his job as an i.t. specialist and moved back to his parents in the mountains today the 35 year old

works as a cattle farmer. more what are. all my time used to criticize what we do what we don't do for nature conservation and when i realized that i didn't do anything as well. i decided no i need. to try to do the things i am calm playings that others aren't doing. he aims to show that merrill needs a traditional domestic breed of mountain cattle can also prevent fires because they too eat grass and shrubs. montas a nature conservation association which avellino rego belongs to because even purchased land itself pruning should help these young open trees to grow big and strong. less grass will grow under the shade they'll provide meaning less flammable

material they know that they will not take any money from that from the land but they are ready to adopt another management model so we are trying to demonstrate that with small money we can have a fire that's true but with a lot less damage. portugal is the european country most affected by forest fires in cooperation with fire department scientists at the university of koa are researching the causes of such fires. they say the country's climate monoculture tree plantations and rural depopulation all play a major role in the north if we don't manage our forests better we're likely to suffer even bigger fires in extreme weather conditions. particularly. searching for strategies to prevent wildfires from spreading in some cases that

means returning to age old methods luis frontin year and his goats hunch us the beginning. there is a lot going in the tunisian capital to the boats controlled growth was disposal of the struggle. for people living nearby it's become a nightmare of flooding and mosquitoes the authorities have a plan to remedy the situation but environmentalists are not entirely convinced. a place of natural beauty and a damn sight this is to me live in tunis is both buildings have gone up around much of it including 2 entire new commercial districts on adjacent marshes. the wetlands risk being swallowed up by the city. see jimmy is also being devastated by sewage and the vast amounts of waste dumped in the water. now do you agree dare heads

a government project to restore and develop the lake and people deposit stuff in the lagoon all the time so it's shrinking construction rubble while dumping if we do nothing it will disappear. that would be a disaster because the lagoon is needed to help prevent flooding and because more than 100000 migrate tree birds spend the winter there environmentalists say the government plan is flawed in detail if not in general. is our association friends of birds is not against the development project in principle but we are against the particular plan that has been accepted by the authorities it doesn't take into account the specific ecological features of the site. the plan involves deepening the lagoon to conservationists say that is problematic because it would put some resident animals at a disadvantage. to give up. this will allow certain ducks to feed the ones

that can dive. but the ones that remain on the surface will no longer be able to find food.