nothing i'm just stressing out and for the record. we are little stars on the big stage. starts 17. hello everybody and welcome to call africa it's great to have you with us on crew celebs in lagos nigeria always we have a lot of interesting news stories all the apartment. and offer that is great piece and i am so glad to be no video coming to you from compiler here in uganda a big hello to everybody today will be taking you on

a trip all over you to for continent as we investigate some of the many environmental problems that we face here among the topics on the show. how hygiene is what to. do with just. how many things to grow it's we know. and house of africans. and people's lives. with sometimes. we head to a swat team what is that you may be asking not everybody knows that is what is the name of swaziland adopted in 2018 the small landlocked country lies between south africa and once a week less than. most of its clinics did not have access to clean water when the corner virus and it became more than ever before to remedy the situation thanks to an international initiative things are suddenly a note that. anyone

wanting to enter. must 1st have. only a recent development. 160 the water is eaten. it's available both for the patients and stuff. they come with a lot of microbes from. so it's best they wash that and so. they eliminate most of the bacteria on their hands. in the south african country office what the average life expectancy is slowly around 59 yes that's among the lowest in the world a lack of clean water is part of the problem lifestyle agriculture and see which contaminate the water making it's unsafe to drink until now.

and it's probably only this water to depend on it comes straight from the river and now he's heard that a clear makes a safe alternative for now when we need water very good water and water for free we go down to the hospital long queues for outside the clinics each person is allowed one cholesterol clean water a day to make the water have been heated to 90 degrees celsius enough to kill most jams and bacteria. it's also ok to receive is the brushing. is becoming an increasing problem because of climate change that water level in the reserve force dropped and groundwater has also been affected the station has been set up to monitor the water table we need to understand what to present to our

water table. with changes in terms of for the pittance and. that it's a sure way it's still safe to extract groundwater sofa 10 such observation sites have been set up across the country a central 7 trucks the status of each in real time south africa's water management institute as part of the project and keeps a close eye on what of security in the region groundwater. pollution and once you pollute ground what it is not. easy to. peel fight back too easily no state so that is big consent so we absolutely have to put in place mechanisms to assess and protect the quality of ground water is well is also money that is what section the water hit in project was called financed by germany's

development bank k f w. y minister temba masuk or says improving public health is a major priority for his government and he believes it's key to the country's development when we put health. we had to build the clinics we had to build our infrastructure and in that process all apartments were tapped into that relationship and they said we can come and help you and that is the essence of. development corp the clinic project was implemented by a german australian company 10000 people already have access to safe water every day and soon schools will also be provided with hot water to accompany this construct and a large solar plant in its what senior. you can. do in and out true istic deeds

by alternately not directly but indirectly you can get a final commission out of that that's good business good sense but also it's being a good corporate citizen as well. meanwhile. he says the clean water makes the job easier and a 100 times to the new height in measures it's also much safer for head and the time has arrived just in time past winter it's now approaching in the swat team. that is great for you what are cut to see the sun its energy is just one of the many natural resources we can abuse or used to make the. lives. all next story is a ball protecting the lives of wild animals every year 25000 elephants for preached approaches in africa most and yeah i don't really consider it

a whole sport for poaching there were times people felt they had no other way to make you leave it. so just used to come to the forest of to kill animals now he comes to protect them parts of the forest became a refuge and the poacher has become a ranger he and his colleagues are documenting the traces wildlife leave behind and any destructive human activities now that poachers traps like this one are being removed there are more and loads here again. that i've been through with the good. of the. day thanks. to.

the documentation he works on enables inferences about which species live in the only pony endangered species refuge for once a month he replaces the batteries in the camera traps. the photos will help with the creation of a more detailed census of the forest inhabitants. the slippery frog which only lived in this region is one of several species here that are critically endangered but its population is growing much to the delight of the ngos founder. when we talk about it just basically like where you leave when your house or your neighborhood be destroyed you cannot survive nothing they call knew he was going to this frogs so this is how we resolved it one would become pains to reduce the consumption of this for us foods and the 2nd thing though we've done so

very well one will supervise boreholes sources of water for their people so that they don't need to come in bath and wash a used this stream in a month destroyed the highly thought of the flood. the only pony endangered species refuge has recently been expanded by an area the size of $16000.00 soccer fields thanks to neighboring landowners in churches a significant achievement considering that ghana has lost 20 percent of its forest cover over the past 2 decades. so we've already heard the ball to use in energy from the sun to prove vijay in our next report is about harnessing the wind to generate electricity in germany the countries the tell me to leave it there to cool and dangerous nuclear reactors behind and produce energy in a clean and it will weigh that is quite a challenge to supply a large population and lots of energy hungry factories are part of the answer is to

build ever bigger and taller wind turbines this huge ring of concrete is just one small part of an incredibly tall tower that's going up near munster in western germany. it will support a wind turbine. the segments are so big they have to be put together on site. we're going to help we began with the 1st prototype in 2010 since then we've built in erected more than 2000 wind turbines we even built the world's tallest in 2017 with a hub height of 178 meters. at the moment 13 wind turbines are being built here the energy they will deliver will be needed especially once germany's last coal power plant shuts down in 2038 but the expansion of wind energy is not going fast enough in many parts of the country says. he's managing director of the company

that operates this wind farm which faced pushback from locals that's part of why it can take 10 years for a project to be approved banners like these are one sign of local resistance some people in the region complain that wind turbines are a blot on the landscape. this village is home to an active citizens initiative makes chilled awning is already annoyed that her house is surrounded by wind turbines now they'll be joined by more or less than a kilometer away from her farm. you have who i don't talk you can hear the wind turbines from a kilometer and a half away you hear them turning it's annoying when i'm fucking. other residents feel less disturbed. as me steps in they don't bother me i don't have any nearby only see them in the distance. that i work in a green job myself so i can relate. it's good that we're working toward renewable

energy. and bidding good bye to fossil fuels and i can foresee also vital flopsy there are ways to get communities on board beat on each get talked to residents beforehand and had a good experience on this project he offered them a share in the wind farms profits with your mom it's this because i what we do is raise the capital for the project from local residents they essentially give us a loan and we give them back interest that a fixed rate i'm in view that could be 5 percent maybe 6 percent of the money for food with that much money that's quite a lot compared to the interest rates of banks offer nowadays and there are few. and experts say the environmental impacts especially on animals are less than many assume. if. bird strikes are not such a big problem compared to the number of birds killed on highways or killed by cats . if we really wanted to do something for birds we should consider the

impact of domestic cats or the speed limits on the highway that would probably make a much bigger difference for movies if. nevertheless the industry is working to improve the turbines so they're more environmentally friendly even with blades over 80 meters in length as a down and that's on mission to make the turbines quieter we use labs to help reduce turbulence and reduce noise to help protect the environment we have sensors that register any bats flying nearby. then the turbines shut down automatically. if all the older when parks in germany were replaced with more efficient ones like these the country could meet all its current electricity meet but not for long because these needs might soon double with more electric vehicles on the road and further digitalisation of the economy would have. been called wind along with solar

and biomass are the renewable energy sources of the future. but every wind turbine is an intrusion into nature so this electricity comes at a cost. and that cost is much more than a certain number of cents per kilowatt hour. so this power must be used sparingly. electric cars shouldn't consume 20 kilowatt hours per 100 kilometers if we can get that number down below 10 and we can. it's technically entirely possible. of course it should be standard practice to use energy want to sleep and without waste in industry on the roads and at home soon this winter park will deliver green power to $40000.00 households. white sun the beach is a full. well let's always ask clean house to look a study found that many bitches in noble side for us are highly contaminated with

micro plastics also and juice of all decided to take action against states for the sake of the island's future. and line and pairing guys. cyprus is a jewel in the eastern mediterranean boasting greek and roman ruins dating back to intimidate. you from beaches and. loss of trash where it doesn't belong in the natural surroundings and residents are cleaning up after he looks at any of the inspirational initiatives say feel good cleaning up beaches and neighborhoods. this on check here he wasn't left by the residents it's amazing all the rubbish that can be found in the natural areas. to volunteer garbage here is pick up the waste that others have left behind

a good deed that's lots of fun and will hopefully inspire others to follow suit. but organize events every weekend for those who wish to join us with the cleanup and help achieve our goals. cans for kids recycling for a good cool. on the minium is a valuable tool material volunteers are collecting drink cans and sending them in the form of protest and a $1000000.00 the proceeds go to buy medical equipment for a children's ward at a no hospital. so far we've given them very close the few 100000 euros for recycling argument we always say to people. don't let. refills cypress reduce plastic pollution. the idea is simple people can fill up

their own bottles from public water taps financed by donations rather than buying votes or in plastic bottles 3 ideas one goal getting garbage under control through proper disposal recycling or just avoiding it completely to ensure cyprus remains what it is and it did a mediterranean island. let's go meet some women here in nigeria who are found a very useful practical way to harness nature for a good cause they help indeed crease what they're doing is good for public health good for the soil and a way to save money it looks like a real wind when we situation. and chemical pesticides are still the main weapon for many farmers in nigeria. they

may be affordable and fast acting but they're harmful for the soil in the long run . there are alternatives. and maria bongo shows female farmers one solution that uses the seams and leaves of the name tree. is actually everywhere in your new book wood and easily you can easily produce it for your farm in terms of help. very it's a health risk free. the leaves are pounded and soaked in hot water for 24 hours and then strained. the resulting brew provides nutrients for the plants and helps to keep parents science away. when dry the scenes. stern want and can also be pressed to produce well and really about explains how to apply an emacs strengths by mixing them with water or applying them directly to the meat. products

need more time to react and chemical maternity leaves but they're more sustainable . then how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. today doing your bit. sharing your stories. so the officer is home to an incredible range of an e-mail and the plant species it's biodiversity is amazing but a trees it is a big country and has been different landscapes they too are on trees too boring degrees and the last bus lines in the east of the country threatened by mining erosion and grazing and that means the lively who over the people also. bought this song good projects to help the people and the landscape i don't i don't think

. is happy she just sold 3 of her colleagues for the equivalent of a 1000 euros she's a single mother and the most cattle auction is organized by environmental and rural solutions are a godsend the options are very good for us and very right time for us because we don't hire transport to take it that was docked with the site for us i mean they come to us and some sometimes we do negotiated the price if one looks at this fight in the past small houses in south africa's grasslands could only buy from and sell to their neighbors the big cattle options were held much too far away. for money around here the mobile auctions have been the only source of income during the pandemic that they'd rather not have a program. people are organized. dissociation and we offer the auctions as one of the incentives to belong to the association you get

a far reduced rate and people also want to make cash from the cattle their source of the bank the cash cow the local economy or the local trading widget so people people love coming to these auctions the environmental and rural solutions rest organization launched the auctions in 2014 since then $3800.00 cattle have gone under the hammer for a total of $1700000.00 euros that's benefited more than $500.00 families. the cattle bred here on the grasslands are renowned for their excellent quality. we commercial farmers. but unity for us and for them to get the cattle sold for us to buy good careful and to make some money. environmental scientist nicky mcleod and soil scientist see my tele founded a.r.s 20 years ago. and how the cattle auctions are just one part of

a wider scheme to promote sustainable practices in rural areas. much of the grasslands has been badly degraded. the fragile ecosystem has been jeopardized by overgrazing and mismanagement. the grasslands cover 10 percent of south africa but supply 60 percent of the drought stricken countries water needs. against a backdrop of global warming and climate change problems such as overgrazing soil erosion and water security have become more urgent than ever. to keeping this beautiful grassland intact as a water absorber it's basically the skin on the ground the skin on the giving is grass then attacked is so important for a punishing a water source area. but tackling the issue of over grazing in a region that depends on livestock farming is a challenge. one solution involves reviving an age old herding tradition mabo

ella. i started long time ago with our forefathers. 'd the way they used to do it was to pile up some stones and paint them. that way the community knew which side was follow and which side was for grazing it would have been recorded on our market this traditional system of land rotation had been used for a very long time but as more and more people left the area to find work in the cities the practice died out. a lot of fat they learned that people didn't and best tended but if they talked to the address of the community then. it was easy to have the system more accepted that the challenge that we have that is major around here is a livestock theft. here in the grasslands 47 percent of young people are unemployed

and crime rates are soaring. but the r.s. has found a solution to that problem as well. in the village of sheep are being to toot so it's clear who they belong to that makes stealing them pointless. the branding is done by eco chaps young people trained by the ers team as veteran repairing medics. they work by themselves distributing medicine and vaccinating livestock on remote farm just. they don't really want to drink or use it's a very successful project. i used to have 12 kegel 5 sheep but now due to this our source e.g. in helping us with that they are. fascination and other media says well i may

heaven now and. sheep i'm having going to get drawn to this. and make a macleod have convinced many people here in eastern cape province that living in harmony with nature benefits them to help secure their livelihoods. would come till the end of this week's episode of equal africa i hope you've enjoyed our reports on swamp mission teves big project and dedicated people thank you so much for joining us and will be looking forward to seeing it again next week i am standards we no go here in kampala so long by by. by sandra and good bye everybody out there i hope to see you all next week in the meantime you can always 1st at our website or social media channels i am chris elapse signing off

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