northern syria ah insights into the isolated world of radical islamists, a film about family, faith, masculinity of fathers and sons, starts april 16th on d, w. a . hello everyone, and welcome to vis edition of echo africa. your weekly adverb to show. as always, we've got a great lineup of reports on inspiring ways to preserve our planet. i am chris alone in lagos, nigeria, and i am sandra, twin over you here, income parlor. uganda. today will touch on a number of topics including white life conservation,

aunt renewable energy. here is a quick preview murray, tanya looks to take advantage of the year round sunshine to produce green energy. the ocean may be vast, but that doesn't protect, don't things from danger. and farmers in wonder find a way to prevent over gracing of land we being in the congo besson advanced area in the center of africa that solves as an important water reservoir for farming and electricity production the forest. they are also home to the critically endangered loan and gorilla. these primates, a play a key role in the ecosystem by spreading the seeds of plant species in their droppings. this helps to maintain the biodiversity and also sure the future survival of the rain forest. but unfortunately, this isn't like a boiler and corporate 19 pause. a growth rate to the animals exist us

it's early in the morning. put, rabbi blue cocker is already out in the koga least jungle. the young environmental scientists to study in guerrillas in the forest. after a one our track, he finally spots a group is here to study their behavior, but always keeps a distance of at least 25 meters from the guerrillas. to must be privy to like what i mean. the mask is to avoid any airborne contamination will be, it's important to protect the guerrillas from the pro enough virus. simple thing. we know that when the disease migrates from humans, the animals you know, and then possibly back to humans. let me get straight on a gated. now if you want your call to remodel on, i put it in your can pick up. the nolan congo is home to the western low land

gorilla. thousands live here. in fact, there are more guerrillas here per square kilometer than anywhere else in the world . but what extent is cov 19 a threat? rabbi bach aka and his fellow scientists say it's too early to tell. the team has been joined by magdalena benito, one of the world's leading primatologist. alter a silver back gorilla, fell sir as the ill with cobra or the u. s. z. last year. they've all been extra careful, and all all vaccinated. be my galena, but major saw herself how nearly 5000 grilles died, of he bola, in the early 2, thousands we were following 7 different groups. how were that dying during 2 months? and you begin for a group of 15 and you follow until is only one and disappear. this one he, bola was most likely transmitted to the guerrillas by bats. it's possible they at the same fruits. so rabbi and students from the university of brazil also studying

the areas massive bath population because i'm not on the phone. this is important to follow up on paths, pathogens, because there's a local community that gets bats. and we know that diseases can be transferred from baxter humans to do so. we need to know and avoid these pathogenesis will might also be able to project what future diseases could or call her your future current virus matter. if you like from early future, go on, have you. in brazil, the capital of congo, there are a number of bush meat markets. these can be breeding grounds for new or existing diseases while selling and digit species like guerrillas and chimpanzees is illegal . but there are almost new official controls. rabbi because i can understand that local residents eat bush meat or sell it to make a living. but he opposes the market, which he says often sell endangered species to click on the market to that profit.

this marcus ally, clusters of diseases. it's an environment where viruses can easily be transferred from animals to humans. and then if one individual contracts a disease, he didn't spreads it to others at the market. the symmetry is can easily escalate from epidemic of the panoramic gun. last, the danger or those markets funding nacley got to look in with you or to, to see marcella to prevent future outbreaks of disease among the guerrillas. the scientists have increased their surveillance by checking on the animals more often . the research base is the core of the congo conservation company. it seeks to finance the research through eco tourism that creates jobs for the community, encouraging local people to get involved in conservation, where they want to keep the number of taurus low. we don't want to push one's a glorious to much and or so we don't want to have a,

a kind of factory and like a lot of people coming in coming in, coming in. we wanted to keep it as was kind of as possible to be a bird, as to manage that waves of park and leaves the consumption aspect. we don't want to nice to reason here. the congo basin is the 2nd largest rain forest in the world, often referred to as the earth, african lung. it absorbs a lot of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. and it has a unique and diverse echo system with a lot of endemic species. rabbi bach aka has a few more weeks for his research here before returning to the capital to write his master thesis known as i think i will never it's high of seen that gabriella g. for me, it's a dream. the okay, perfect. it's a dream to be here. love to be able to see them is a dream that one i could spend all day long just watching them. okie before me. me, johnny. this is the life i want to live with bringing in his master's course. he's

one of just for students, he'd like to see more congolese coming to appreciate the local environment and supporting the cause of the guerrillas with the rain forest in africa on head to the offs in europe. switzerland is considered a romando when it comes to renewable energy bond. many believe there is still room for improvement. so now a wide range of options is being explored. missed gathers between the mountains of the glare is elks is the common site here and not ideal for generating electricity from sunlight. but further up and maybe 2500 meters above sea level. it's much clearer. the sun shines in the pool and winter to even if it's foggy below for this was energy company expo. this was one of the reasons for installing

a photovoltaic plant on the mitzy damn. the company says despite the challenges of the remote location, the mitzy is ideal. christy exclaimed, initial home, our all boston is the highest altitude, dom and europe, rome we wanted to go high to ensure the supply of electricity in winter and you can see it face of south nicely. hydro electric power covers about 60 percent of switzerland's electricity needs. so the country is doing well in terms of renewables, but full nuclear reactors, a due to be shut down in the future. so switzerland needs new sources of energy and is looking increasingly to solar power limit on the organ of northern annoy, upon unseen. if we look at these so called new renewables, particularly when the buyer mass and solar pow wow, we're at the beginning of the steep curve. it's production is rising sharply, but we're not quite as far as other countries around us. solar power, currently only accounts for about 5 percent of switzerland's energy consumption.

christian schaffner showed us the view from the roof of the energy science center. zerrick is very beautiful, but there are hardly any solar panels to be seen on the reefs. and rebecca eastern, sealed by our schools this year. we really want to reduce switzerland, c o, 2 emissions to 0 by 2050 than all the buildings that rely on heating oil and natural gas. clearly pose a major challenge. and also the transport sector, which runs on gasoline and diesel, and we have to get away from all these fossil fuels. and that is the big challenge . he explains how photovoltaics could play a decisive role. here, one such system is installed on the lake in the panels. it provides power for $220.00 households, but there are even more stunning possibilities. we returned to the roof of the energy science center in syracuse. it features a movable parabolic mirror. it looks like a satellite dish but actually produces synthetic fuel outs of air and light

in spain. engine is built a larger scale replica of the system is hundreds of mirrors focus light so intensely that temperatures in this tower reach up to 1500 degrees celsius. this trick is a chemical reaction, splitting carbon from the carbon dioxide in the air and bonding it with water vapor . the result is fantastic fuel could at one day replace kerosene is sort of hard to somebody who group for camel kind of good to lose somehow as yet . we don't have a good solution for use an air traffic and that's important to acknowledge it will require more basic research yoke. my con, we can manufacture the synthetic fuel and smaller quantities was, but with will ever managed to do so on a large scale of whether it's technically and economically viable. it's too early to say to fly long back. so the claris alex, with no road access,

everything has to be flown in running a solar plant installed on the highest elevation dam in europe is probably one proved cost effective, but that's not the tearing the expo energy company. the system can power about $900.00 households for a year high up in these mountains expo aims to try out new ways to satisfy switzerland's growing hunger for energy producing paula in ways that are compatible, we've looked conditions emits a lot of sense in the cost of regions the ebb and flow of the tides, a one of reliable energy source near the equator. it is the sun. that's a good point, sandra mauretania is 11th, largest country in africa. well less than one percent of it. it's suitable for growing crops. but thanks to modern technology, the country does have something that can harvest in abundance. it camp is served for dinner by can generate income for the country. send sun and

wind more return year. his more than enough of all 3 that north west african country is almost a complete desert. but that could be it's lucky break. the government in the capitol marked shore is investing in renewable energy's solar parks. in some wind farms already operate outside the city. a coil of hassan, so our estimated annual electricity output is about 115 gigawatt hours. we produce at least that much though monthly output varies one. the most favorable months are april in may when we can generate up to 13 gigawatt hours. won't be there some less favorable months where it's approximately 5 to 6 gigawatt hours. the power is transmitted to the our, of a sub, a power plant from where it's distributed across the capitals, ne boldoff madison. his own orders of the energy requirements are growing in more, italia, it's population has tripled over the last 40 years and is rapidly approaching

5000000. and the trent shows little sign of slowing 4 fifths of its people live in the south of the country. any one who can move to the evan centers, because they're more does it outposts? leg basics like electricity, yet the potential for renewable energy is huge. in a desert ever met minister marion b. k is determined to tip it. also mines in 2018 renewable energy made up 38 percent of the energy mix. and we intend to increase this to 50 percent by 20 pitch involved. do me comp. they have already been other trailblazers in north africa. marie tanius, northern neighbor morocco, his already built the 1st of 5 plant, large scale solar power plants, and it is located deep in the desert. here the sun usually shines $365.00 days a year. electricity output is correspondingly high. morocco also aims to have

renewables supplying more than 50 percent of energy production by 2030 market research assumes that by 2030 africa solar plans could be generating a total of about to $600.00 gigawatts. if there were massive investment in the sector, that would be the link to the output of $400.00 nuclear power plants. millions of africans could be provided with clean energy, but only if electricity grids keep pace with the development. many sudden energy plot a gamma of gemma. another ministry of energy is piloting an important project to develop green hydrogen is excellence. the president of the republic announced it at the club. 26 claim. it summits, fossil law, thumb defect. he also focused on the sectors most vulnerable to climate change because for us in the african states, adapting to climate change,

you means the chief priority unity, passcode will she be thought is if that's because we suffer the effects of climate change through frequent droughts. in also some times floods and bush fires, but also the threat of flooding in coastal in marine erosion. any re screen on the saw, the submerge. so martin, son, wind in hydrogen green energy is more than abundant here. maria tamia is planning to build latch solar power plants in the countries north end to even export. some of the electricity as well from the west coast of africa will cross the continent to the east coast. there is nothing quite beautiful at the door foot. john paine, and gliding in the open sea. if you've ever been lucky enough to see one with your eyes, i'm sure you'd agree. while i saw maybe marin species doff in numbers, a drop in at an alarming rate. one group of conservation is then kenya is dedicated to protecting that o for the month,

little call here in the can and regional. what time will lead by marine biologist, michael min gumby. that is such teams. focus is dolphins, the money to how many of the animals leave in this area and truck their movements. how do they use this area? it talks in terms of managing them even knowing what is the aid of coverage, how or how long the list to here. so that kind of improves their understanding on leave and how people can better ah, protect them the village of what time we're located, some 120 kilometers north of mombasa, king as 2nd largest city. what time will not in park and resolve is known for its species, the varsity of a $500.00 varieties of fish, as well as video c. tuttle species can be found in an area emitted in just tense. quick lamita's not to mention dolphins. the subject of michael mongolia was such in the indian ocean, the numbers are fallen by more than 80 percent since 1950 industrial fishing is

likely to blame. as dorothy and skip getting caught up and fishing nets. michael mongolia and his school. want to know what that means for the what time a region at the start of november 2021. that is such as counted a hand and foot to one in the pacific. but those little things here now a month later, they found another point. michael mangan bay takes photos that will be analyzed later today. there is no sight of any humbug, though. things considered an endangered species. in november, they'd sported 8 of the re, a marine mammals. this data is of use not only to scientists, but to people of what time as well people can use in engulfing watching are what's saw. instead of just going on a tool and sing dawson's, you know, you can go out in a to,

on someone tells you the numbers of animals than guessing what are the names of these. and so it gives it quite a biggest significance. and it's max way of coming to attempt to watch and often have a good experience. this is an example from tanzania of what dolphin watching shouldn't be like. way too many boats getting way too close to the animals and causing them stress at what time will marine fuck such practices out now and rarity. but on us and tour guides have received special training. they know that in the long run is bad for the business to fight him. the dolphins away. it's a thing about thought is 0 actually means if people are not actually observing the right dorothy water, her practices then the garden is the, the effect, the normal behavior does meaning better in terms of even to production that got to

be affected. and some still catch dolphins intentionally or low. it's illegal. even fish in holding in small fish, hot dorkins by depleting their food source live, who have people boot the legal official that did that need to miss it? there be competition. all the little foods that is available there in the course is still saw in the gold fishing affects the kidney buttons of that particular animal . finally, been such as have time to look at the photos taken on the board ship that morning. by examining details like the ship of the things that can be cognitive, what types of dolphins, deep sighted on this day, the such as caught a glimpse of 50 in the pacific button was dolphins over all this, every indication that the opposition remains relatively stable.

just as with humans, animals both wild and domesticated, nit food in order to survive over fishing ropes dull things of the food source. but when it comes to cause another life stock, sometimes they themselves help create the problem. it seems silly vance, it is true if the animals go up everything in sight, it leaves the land depleted with that in mind. a community in ronda is taking steps to kick off the land and the animals healthy and productive chopping up graphs for cows. traditionally, catelynn rwanda, a left to graze outside that rebellion agrees a keeps his cows in a bon every day he and his wife prepare at least 100 kilos of fodder just for their 3 cows. then he has sheep and pigs in sheds to ground up record with our

keeping cattle. in the enclosure is a policy we have to enforce physical coding. we put their cattle and not allowed to graze in the fields anymore. or you are we have to feed them in a pan, like i'm doing here to prevent them from damaging the environments are, doesn't, and is a much requisite, but many kettle heard as still follow conventional methods, like juvenile and this sunday mana in the southern region of bouquet sarah, he leads his animals to grassy areas to feed. but increasingly grazing land is in short supply to to more cutty, we live in a region that suffers a lot of drought. i don't think we'd be able to find enough to feeder cattle if we didn't take them to uncultivated areas to graze. they would just starve with if it were thought to go. over grazing serves to loosen the soil, allowing it to be washed away during the rainy season. this erosion is

a growing problem. it's a vicious circle. but that's not the only reason. rwanda is seeking to anchor. it's 0 grazing policy in national law. one day, if they say cancer, which has the high density population. and so when we, we, we, we, we, we focus on we want to increase the minute my much men wanted to use the bread. and more importantly, we want to the management of the small man that we have to help farmers adjust to the new message. the agricultural board of his training course is lasting several weeks. they run by a government initiative called greening drinker the farm. as the tort which grasses are especially nutritious, like the syn road scraps stored in a crate, it will keep for almost 3 years. another conventional option is napier grass,

which can be stored in the ground from avo coronado yogurt river. we have just compressed the fodder and covered the last part with top haulin for year before rosure blue. that way the ground will be covered and we will create gullies to prevent water from penetrating the grass for the store. this way napier grass will also keep for up to 3 years either it allows farmers to keep feeding their herds through several dry seasons, which usually last for 3 to 4 months of the year. the theme long was new for me is that i now know how to adapt to any changes in the climate. i'll be able to feed my cattle and i don't have to worry any more junk of would either use not rebellion. ogrinas a has had his livestock inside now for more than 2 years. it involves more work providing the fodder and cleaning out the stalls. but the training calls also

taught him how to recycle the cow dung. now that's another key aspect of the project decided to go home to code dung and julian are having cod all met, angers that destroy the sky. so we have that to model said they are able to collected that manure. and there they have knowledge on how to make compost of that my newer by mixing roof crop residues. so they have a good compos that not only helps to improve the soil, but also to bind methane gas in the dung, reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a region that has a lot of livestock farmer juvenile in the suns humana has decided to start keeping his livestock in bombs to he's come to rebellion ogre wizard to find out more. oh, what did you come here and you miss it? this project has told me that it's possible to keep animals in

a pan and that they can be better off than my own that graze on the hills. yet i've got to morrow keeping livestock in a pen is beneficial and easy. what a good i have to change the way i raise my animals lead adults on that. if you look livestock, a key to the survival of farmers throughout this orig region. the project is now teaching them to manage their animals in a way that's less of a burden on the environment. we've come to the end of this edition of echo africa. if you enjoy to day stories right to us and tell us about it. i am chris alone saying good bye from lagos nigeria. see you again next week, and that goes for you to sandra. thank you, chris. and for all new viewers out there, if you want to know more about eco issues a do for us and all our social media channels for now, it is a good buy for me, sandra to nobody sanks along from compiler. here in uganda.

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