well micro plastic also in june decided to take action. for the sake of the future. and line and paradise. cypress is a jewel in the eastern mediterranean boasting greek and roman ruins dating back to egypt which he. uses for beaches and a lot of trash where it doesn't belong in the natural surroundings island residents are cleaning up after him looks at 3 of their inspirational initiatives say feel good cleaning up beaches and neighborhoods. this armchair clearly wasn't left by the romans it's amazing all the rubbish that can be found in the natural areas. the volunteer garbage heroes 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. or good night's 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. and a minium is a valuable tool material volunteers are collecting drink cans and sending them in the form of protest and the minium dumps the proceeds go to buy medical equipment for a children's ward every local hospital. so far we've given them very close the few 100000 of your recycling argument we always say to pay for don't let. refills cypress do. 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 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 have 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 when we win situation. the. 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 marie shows female farmers one solution that uses the seams and leans of the name tree. everywhere in your neighborhood and easily you can easily produce. your farm. in terms of help. very to help 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 parasites away. when dry the scenes turned white and can also be pressed to produce. and maria explains how to apply the name extracts by mixing them with. water or

supplying them directly to the meat. means products need more time to react and chemical maternity leaves but they're more sustainable. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. pash tank doing your bit. we share your stories. so the author is home to an incredible range of an e-mail and a plant species it's biodiversity is amazing but a trees it is a big country and ha's very different landscapes they too are on trees too boring degrees in the last grasslands 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 for that are 500. 40.

is happy she just sold 3 of her cars for the equivalent of 1000 euros she's a single mother and the most cattle options open ice 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 at the dock to the site 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 the 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 i think rather and i want to tell. people to open up the most brazen associations ready and we offer the options as one of the incentives to belong to the association to get a farm. it used to rate people also want to make cash from the cattle their source

so for banks to 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 options in $24.00 team since then $3800.00 cattle have gone under the hammer for a total of $1700000.00 euros that's benefited more than 500 families. but 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 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. to 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 trip keeping this beautiful grassland intact as a water absorber it's basically the skin on the ground is going on giving us grass then attacked is so important for a plan of 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.

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 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 fire they learned that people are didn't and best tended bads 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. their own really when i didn't really think it's a very successful project. the owners of i used to have 12 cattle 5 sheep but now drew to this are sausage and helping us with the. functionaries you know and other media says well i'm having now.

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 to the end of this week's episode of equal africa i hope you've enjoyed our reports on this work mischa 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 somewhat we know go here in kampala so long by by. by sandra and goodbye everybody out there i hope to see you all next week in the meantime you can all the 1st at our website social media channels i am chris elapse signing up for take us

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