obviously full well the law it's always us clean house to look a study found that many bitches in novel side for us are highly contaminated with micro plus they also juice of the side to take action against states for the sake of the island's future. and paradise. cyprus is a jewel in the eastern mediterranean boasting greek and roman ruins dating back to intimidate. you from beaches and a lot of trash where it doesn't belong in the natural surroundings and intransigents are cleaning up after it looks at 3 of the inspirational initiatives say feel good cleaning up beaches and neighborhoods. this am check here it wasn't let's try 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 deal that's not so 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 pressed and a $1000000.00 the proceeds go to buy medical equipment for a children's ward at a local hospital. so far we've given them very close to 300000 euros for recycling argument we all. with face to face 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 boards 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 mediterranean i'm. let's go meet some women here in nigeria who are following 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 leaves the name tree. everywhere in your new wood and easily you can easily produce it for your farm in terms of help. very 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 parasites and wane. when dry the scenes turn white and can also be pressed to

produce one on and memory 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 than 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. ashtray doing your bit. sharing your story in. south africa is home to an incredible range of unreal and the plant species its biodiversity is amazing bata trees it is a big country and has been 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 live me who over the people also. bought

some good projects to help the people and the landscape more unified and i. was happy she just sold 3 of her colleagues for the equivalent of a 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 very tough for us because we don't hire transport to take it the doctor or the site they come to us and some sometimes we do negotiated the price if $1.00 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 mobo auctions have been the only source of income during the pandemic that there are there. people are organized raise associations and we offer the auctions

as one of the incentives to belong to the association you get a far reduced rate but people also want to make cash from the cattle their source of the bank of a cash cow their 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 24 team since then 3800 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 bar good careful and to make some money. environmental scientist nikki macleod and soil scientist lipolysis you see michaela founded e.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 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 the community knew which side was follow and which side was for grazing there were to be 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 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 isn't 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. you know really when i didn't really think it's a very successful project. in the owners of i used to have 12 kegel 5 sheep but now due to this are so c.h.

in helping us with that they are. facts emerging and other media says well i may have been now. sheep i'm having green tea kettle drew 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. with come till the end of this week's episode of equal africa i hope you've enjoyed our reports on swoosh achieves big projects and dedicated people thank you so much for joining us on what we're looking forward to seeing it again next week i am summer twee 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 and the meantime you can always

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