just dancing. and for breaking. the our little stars on the big stage. 17. hello everybody and welcome to africa it's great to have you with us i'm chris celebs in lagos nigeria always we have a lot of interesting news stories all the apartment your old and offer that is great piece and i am so proud to be no video coming to you from compiler here in uganda a big hello to everybody today will be taking you on the trip all over you too 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 use. how many times to grow between your book. and the house of africa's breast exams and people's lives. the same time. we had to it's what 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 and the less than. most of its clinics did not have access to clean water when the corner virus seemed to become more than ever before to remedy the situation thanks to an international initiative things are suddenly a lot better. than.

anyone wanting to enter. must 1st. be. only a recent development. i mean 100. the water is heated. it's available both for the patients and stuff. they come with a lot of microbes. so it's spread out they wash and so. they eliminate most of the bacteria on their hands. in the southern african country off. the average life expectancy it's only around 59 years that's among the lowest in the well a lack of clean water it's part of the problem livestock 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 it's his head that a clinic's is safe alternative for now when we need water very clean water and water for free we go down to the hospital long queues form 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. is also here to receive the brush. is becoming an increasing problem because of climate change that water level in the reserve was 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 patents and to introduce one 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 aquifer in real time south africa's water management institute as part of the project and keeps a close eye on what the security in the region groundwater. pollution and once you pollute ground what it is not. easy to. purify dead trees of the state so that is be considered so we. really have to put in place mechanisms to assess and protect the quality of ground water is well it is also money that is what section the what i hit in project was call financed by germany's

development bank k f w. prime minister. says improving public health is a major part for his government and he believes it's key to the country's development when we put her. we had to build the clinics we had to build 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 a company is constructed a large solar plant in is what. you can do a naturalistic date by alternately not directly but indirectly you can get

a final commercial gain out of that that's good business good sense but also it's being a good corporate citizen as well. meanwhile mess well i mean he says the clean water makes the job easier for independent thanks to the new hype in measures it's also much safer for her and the what more time has arrived just in time past winter it's now approaching and the swat team. that is great. are you what are the to see over the sun its energy is just one of the many natural resources we kind of news will use y.c. to make the better on our lives that. all next story is about protecting the lives of wild animals every year 25000 elephants fall prey to poach as in africa most in zimbabwe and kenya i know the god that isn't really considered

a whole sport for poaching there were times people felt they had no other way to make you leave it. it's just free and sane you know used to come to the forest of my job 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. they look nice in the. eye with getting them it's looking like that i've been through with the good he did it break of the ice. thank. you for the nathan is still. going down with.

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 yes. the total 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 how it's just basically like where you live when you're the only about all these droids you cannot survive another community was there into this for so this is how we resolved that one would become pains to reduce the consumption of this frog us food and the 2nd thing that we've

done so very well one will support boreholes sources of water for their people so that they don't need to come in and wash a used this stream in a mine on the highway thought of the place. the only pony endangered species refuge has recently been expanded by an area the size of $16000.00 soccer fields thanks to neighboring landowners and churches a significant achievement considering that gonna has lost 20 percent of its forest cover over the past 2 decades. thank you so we've already heard the balti using energy from the sun to prove. our next report is about how they sing the winds to generate electricity. the country is the time me to leave that's a cool. nuclear reactors behind and produce energy in a clean way that is quite a challenge as a fly a lot and lots of energy hungry factories are part of the answer is to build

ever big and tall vines 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. begin 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 childe is already annoyed that her house is surrounded by wind turbines now they'll be joined by more 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 and i thought. 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. but there was one where i work in a green job myself so i can relate. it's good that we're working toward renewable

energy. and getting good buying to fossil fuels and i can foresee on survivor 5 c there are ways to get communities on board meet on each get talk to residents beforehand and had a good experience on this project he offered them a share in the wind farms profits. that's 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 entrance that a fixed rate i'm going to give that could be 5 percent maybe 6 percent of money for food with that much more that's quite a lot compared to the interest rates banks offer nowadays and there are few. and experts say the environmental impacts especially on animals are less than many assume. if these kind 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 domino effect on which to make the turbines quieter we use flats that 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 needs but not for long because these needs might soon double with more electric vehicles on the road and further digitalisation of the economy. is the wind along with solar

and by a mass are the renewable energy sources of the future. but every winter by it 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 wisely and without waste in industry on the roads and at home this winter park will deliver green power 240000 households. white sun the beaches are beautiful. always us clean the look study found that many bitches for us are highly contaminated with micro plus they also juice the side that actually. for the

sake of the future. and paradise. cyprus is a jewel in the eastern mediterranean boasting greek and roman ruins dating back to him to teach. music for beaches and a lot of trash where it doesn't belong in the natural surroundings i'm interested in cleaning up after pill except 3 of the inspirational initiatives say feel good cleaning up beaches and neighborhoods. this am check here he wasn't left by the residents it's amazing all the rubbish that can be found in the natural area. to volunteer garbage here is pick up the waste that others have left behind

a good deal that's not so fun and will hopefully inspire others to follow suit. 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 cause. alum minium is a valuable tool material volunteers are collecting drink cans and selling them in the form of pressed the mini and loves the proceeds go to buy medical equipment for a children's ward at a local hospital. so far we've given them very close 230-0000 euros thank you recycling are you thank you we always say that before 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 daughter 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 mediterranean island. cheerio 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 win win win situation. 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. farmers one solution that uses the seams and leaves of the name tree. everywhere. and. really. help. very is to help risk free. for 24 hours and then strained. the resulting brew provides nutrients for the plants and helps to keep parasites away. when dry the scenes turn white and can also be pressed to produce. and maria explains how to apply the name extracts by mixing them with water or mind them directly to the meat. products need

more time to react than turn it but they're more sustainable. if you. visit our website. south africa is home to an incredible range of animal and plant species its biodiversity is amazing bata trees it is a big country and has very different landscapes they too are countries to varying degrees and almost grasslands in east of the country are threatened by mining erosion and grazing and that means the lively who over the people also. bought some great projects to help the people and the landscape for that i think.

is happy she just sold 3 of her cars for the equivalent of over 1000 euros she's a single mother and the most cattle options organized by environmental and rural solutions are a godsend the options are very good for us and very vital for us because we don't hire transport to take it the doctor or the side for selling they come to us and some sometimes we do negotiated the price if one looks at this fight in the past small homes in south africa's grasslands could only buy from and sell to their neighbors the big cattle auctions were held much too far away. for many around here the mobile auctions have been the only source of income during the pandemic a rabbit out of a program people are organizing the most brazen associations and we offer the options as one of the incentives to belong to the association you get

a far reduced rate and the people also want to make cash from the cattle their source so the banks have a cash cow that the local economy or the local trading widget so people people love coming to these auctions the environmental and rural solutions ers organization launched the auctions in 2014 since then $3800.00 cattle have gone under the hammer for a total of 1700000 euros that's benefited more than 500. but 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 cattle sold for us to good careful and to make some money. environmental scientist nicky mcleod and soil scientist live to 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 for keeping this beautiful grassland intact as a water absorber it's basically the skin on the ground. giving us grass then attacked is so important for a plantation a water source here. 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.

started long time ago with our forefathers. the way they used to do it was to pile up some stones and paint them. that way to 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 the young that people didn't and best tended but if they talked to the elders of the community then it was easy to have this system more accepted that the challenge that we have that is made around here isn't livestock theft. here in the grasslands 47 percent of young people are

unemployed and crime rates are soaring. but the r.s.s. found the 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 a veteran repairing medics. they work by themselves distributing medicine and vaccinating livestock on remote farm just. they don't really want a different breed it's a very successful project. i used to have 12 cattle 5 sheep but now due to this our sources agent helping us with. functionaries you know and other media says well i may have been now.

sheep i'm having green tea kettle due to this. and they came a cloud 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 eco africa i hope you've enjoyed our reports on. big projects and dedicated people thank you so much for joining us on will be looking forward to seeing you again next week i am standards we know you here in kampala so long by by. by sandra and good bye everybody out there i hope to see you all next week and the meantime you can old is visit our website to social media channels i am chris elapse signing off from take us

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