the news planet tribes on balance. but since the industrial revolution began and the need to 18th century, humans have been encroaching upon every kind of land to build factories, offices, and activity endangering many fragile ecosystems around the world. and slowly leading up to speed in balance to the only going the or let's deeper into some aspects of this problem and find out what's been done the course correct. hello, welcome. i'm some of that. let's start on you to come island. dr. me in poorly catholic off the be of mingling, surrounded by brackish water. this ecosystem, both super rich bio diversity of plants book and animals located in just

a will 50 kilometers from the metropolis of channeling it on island. used to be a popular we can get to meet with climate change, forest pollution and government apathy, endangering the lives of the people who live along with the ecosystem may help protect the pharma anonymity. nothing is how it once was thanks to increasingly frequent extreme better. thank loans, regularly flood have fields with salt water and then that other extended dry periods that cause his crops to fail. his harvest photo compromised by animals now emerging out of the woods because they have nothing left to eat. their near love and water in the nearby forest and foxes come into the village and afford to hear

this. d and d that will prompt and i'm with the lives on it a come a small island in the liquid lee in south eastern india. it's the country, 2nd largest brackish lar gone after to make up. the lagoon is a rich repository of biodiversity under the home to their animals such as the fox business, pelican, and the black stalk. the lagoon provides the entire coastal region with an important buffer against the increasingly intense cycle that also include the nearby regional capital j. but the islanders fees, particularly acute difficulties due to climate change. not only the farmers out affected local fishers are also under pressure. the long dry periods have seen traditional grounds disappear. seas sociologist, gideon, balancing of southern part of the the cutler couple who live in the southern santa

frederick fisherman. here the state of thermal nod whenever you learn, if it's new shipment or decent people refreshing an automated annexing planet and along the better in the grade level, the island than me, but not to do it because there is no water in it a little for on the rocky one or 2 feet bianca, it's become mostly for lamar. would you say a score for fishing of the school, from the community? ah, a lot of people have already left after 160 families who once lived in drama more. these neighborhood just 40 are still there. a local community leader told us that for many catching shed, fish is the only way to survive. although not as denying low, i don't want to love winnable if we don't make enough money. how long could christina, or, you know, number one, we have to take care of our children and families will probably go out. i'm a little 4 or 5 in a blue metal to collect shelter. lawn de la ward w wanted war but it's not just shellfish that people harvest from the bed of the lagoon some time ago. they started digging deeper in search of shell limestone.

that's millions of years old. on some days, the head out in a fleet of 50 boards, mining several dozen tons of the stone from down below a practice, but disastrous consequences. while the local ecosystem explains marine biologist mortgage in the mining silly it. a good. when people look for the stone cell, dig out there and then the middle i get that is because i do need to be on that. but this seems this. and although this mom in the water then becomes more fish and that's still being low. and under the law says in the bottom, what is the pre historic shows are sold to local factories. they use the limestone in the rock for manufacturing, everything from sugar and salt to seamen and leather products. it's an awful credit comment for local climate change is forcing them to look for other sources of income, some of which are destroying the ecosystem. and logos also play

a vital role in conserving the lagoons. biodiversity in the landed, believe we learned that there will be no one to speak up for this to stick with us . and so we are looking at how people can continue to stay marketing and talking about the challenging and the fees and how they can diversify the right one on here and we'll bring it up one. ida is soft eco tourism visited from tonight on already a frequency. right. even if just for a couple of hours under the goon is also famed among bird watchers around the world of john, perhaps for don't living by the lagoon and an especially welcome bon for the time after the pandemic. ah, ah. like you to come island? germany's forest on the severe st. trees are dying at an alarming rate. an indian one researcher working in the country is on a mission to save a forest by me,

see them more resilient than the impacts of climate change. the woodland equivalent of a status go here in one of the warmest areas in germany. research is, are taking the pulse of the countries forest to dia. i want to test how the, the speech treat. sampling is responding to different light intensities and also to our simulated and enrich c o 2, which very likely built will be there in the future. therefore, it is very important for us to know when this sapling is growing on the soil. where there it is, it has enough water to do that level of photosynthesis. indian bond research has summit saw her, has put together a team of young scientists from various countries and disciplines. the group are

called sylvania us after the ancient roman god of the woodlands. and world wide summit saw her see those woodlands under threat also from sprawling irvin's zation and rapid population growth. including in his native india. we have to make our forest covered there in india intact bottles of the high quality forest which means highly dense forest. natural forest are getting declined, but the plantations and the deep plantation coffee plantation, or an eucalyptus plantation, or acacia plantations, the robber plantations. these are increasing and gone, and sometimes also consider plantations as a forest. so you can see that sometimes they all, we have 21 percent forest in india, and that's the huge amount of compare if you look the size of india. but out of this 21 percent, there are huge amount of plantations and high quality forest which can provide

habitat to, to and then your 3 species like tiger or other animals is actually low active deforestation to make way for farmland and temper. production is one reason for the large scale loss of woodland. and then there is climate change which has taken a heavy toll on our force here in germany to, according to a government study, the proportion of unhealthy trees in the country has risen to 80 percent. and that in turn makes them vulnerable to pests such as the box used. and normally barbie doll is a part of our ecosystem. they are always there. but nowadays they are kind of destroying so many trees because trees are actually weaken 1st by drought. and then when someone is already weakened then the 100 ability to disease will be increased and that's like human. it's the same in the trees. germany is home to almost 12000000 hectares of woodland 2 thirds of which are used by the timber industry.

spruce, pine and beach trees are grown in minor cultures. trees that are particularly susceptible to drought conditions. the reset is a planting new saplings in an attempt to keep 3 mortality and check with moderate success. this little beat tree never got off the ground. when you know that that 3 species is dying, then however we should blond it again. but in my opinion, we should be very careful here because the trespass is also has a capacity to do evolve. if you dig out completely from the system, then you can loss the species. but at the same time, you should try with the species. witcher may be neal to this environment, but not invasive. native trees are being rapidly and permanently displaced by invasive species, such as this poisonous perennial plant american poke weed. so how can reset his find out which non native species can be planted in german forests without

endangering them? the landscape gardens of cars who have palace feature trees from all corners of atlantis. many of them over 200 years old. my recommendation is that we can try to study the exotic species which are already here for centuries, rather than, you know, bringing some neutral species from anywhere in the world and planned them the american, red oak for example, has integrated perfectly in central europe. it cuts well with heat drought, and rising concentrations of c o 2. and it's adapted to local conditions without displacing native species. here the red oak somehow get adopt it to the new condition. so any and that went to one direction that they can actually survive under shape and beer. so the red oak ears are also growing foster. in this commercial timber forest, american red ox were planted among european horn beans. that competition has

encouraged the us to grow quickly and relatively straight resulting and exceedingly high quality timber. it's 10.5 timber ease actually, e e, renewable resource, and it is eco friendly resources. we should have a goal that the requirement of the timber of our region should be fulfilled by the trees which are cultivated in our region. ok. the direction as far as the research is hope their work will foster. a revival of germany is ailing forests. by mapping and measuring the way to greater resilience against climate change. now global warming has increased the risk and severity of droughts worldwide. the desert state of roger's pan in india is no stranger to these conditions. the changing climate is having an ad was impact on local weather tissue and as causing

grief problems for families whose livelihood depend on it. to count on this local initiative has been distributing traditional fruit trees ceilings in the region round just done in northern india, temperatures here regularly, sore above 45 degrees celsius and the heat waves are getting longer. a consequence of climate change says she comes under gianni. for years the sociology professor has been alarmed by the excessive loss of water in this desert state. scarcity of water is a big concern of lizard because they dont have groundwater because it is in very deft and also are not good in quality. it is not usable, and as far as the n is concerned, every year we receive minimum rainfall in this area. she and zoned

gianni didn't want to sit back and do nothing. so in his spare time, he travels to villages to give away free saplings of ancient indigenous fruit trees . these plants can thrive in the harsh climber today or the gar, ah, today he's visiting the school at band or on village. he urges the villagers to take care of the trees so that they grow to provide shade and fruit much stops after plantations. but generally, people to consider that when we did plan vision, it's all that. but you said that no, no, i would responsibilities, thoughts from that point. so i had requested them to consider that no other responsibility has in is and we have the little all siblings advocate in my little family. but a committee with the limit these trees will give us fresh air to breathe and fruits

up in it. we've learned that trees need to be treated as members of our family. only then can they same are planets helping out with that problem to day, the binder on villagers are also being given a tree each to take home once planted their water with waste water. she em cinder gianni named his organization for meal you forestry after the idea it was founded on it all started back in 2003 when she em cylinder gianni was a young sociology professor working at a college and because the few trees on the campus grounds were almost dead along with his students. he saved them and replaced them with saplings. from then on, the students cared for the trees. the next step came a few years ago in 2013. we started no lament mr. do snow for us, then. we started plantation over there. you can see busy this except that of land and having more than 3000 vehicles. oh,

warmond went and i went under different than i did. it is most davis is seduce. none put us in any education institute over i just dont need madonna. she am under gianni piece for the seedlings out of his own pocket. he often ends up spending a large portion of his salary. while his peers focus on advancing their careers. he invests his time and energy in familial forestry. the dedication sometimes makes things hard for his wife karita. she often has to look after their 2 daughters alone. my money is often tight at the end of the month. i that's proved to sacrifice for his family, but it hasn't been in vain. familial forestry has planted more than 3000000 seedlings in roger sunny villages. these efforts long went unnoticed. but in june, familiar, forestry won the united nations land for life award,

thrusting shims under johnnie's organisation into the media spotlight. recognizing efforts to prevent to certification world wide, it's bestowed by the un, ccd. i've seen many activities that you're donate a tree and then somebody else takes care of the tree on your behalf. but the idea of, i'm here for a c, e. i see a tree as a member of the family year. will cultivate that careful in the tree. their food or the survival rate of the trees in that region where familiar forestry, planchet is significant, significantly high. yeah. he's hoping the award will attract donors and financial support. he sees the indigenous fruit trees as crucial to stop era desert areas expanding and keeping villagers from malnutrition. and he points out yet another

benefit. his work brings full bearing these eclipse biodiversity. it increases biodiversity also because these trees at red butterflies, small insects pollinators, even worse. so, by this way, we can increase and we can protect our viola city. also. she m center gianni has another idea that he's dreamt of for a long time planting trees among roadsides in india's sprawling cities. where space is scarce, urban populations are in need of clean air and vitamin packed fruit as well as t. now it's not only the bio diversity on land, but biodiversity under water too, is at risk. the marine ecosystem is sensitive and can be gravely influenced by human activity. as we've already seen, in many instances around the world on portugal cost researchers are investigating

how c grass meadows can be protected, and what advantages this has in terms of carbon dioxide storage. we're conservationists see grass meadows, our heroes of the ecosystem. home to many different species. they grow in shallow coastal waters and harbor. huge benefits for life under water and on land. that's why team of scientists is studying the meadows of portugal, southern algarve coast to day the team is preparing to dive down to the sea grass beds of 30 formosa lagoon to collect sediment samples for barbara corcoran. we can be made with about of koran in the federal in

a time of climate crisis. carmen santos research is more crucial than ever for months to come. she and her team will be coming back to the lagoon. each trip usually spends several days the field work in close mapping the approximately 10 percent of wetland that's covered by c cross, which is one of the lagoons most valuable assets. they are very efficient carville things, which means that they can sequester and restore a huge amount of carbons in their biomass and in the settlement behind where they roll. and this is very important because when sequestering their seal to the carbone that is sore in their sediment. they are a helping us to mitigate the climate change. ready scientists estimate that coastal ecosystems like c grocery store 3 times more c o 2, then forests at no cost. ready

ready sherylin santos and the team from young golf sent off marine sciences. want to find out exactly how much of those blue carbon is stored? injury a formal sac they've taken about 80 sediment samples over the past 3 years. they slice up the samples and then analyze them by burning them, the scientists can calculate the amount of carbon they store the team. hope that their research will convince policy makers, etc, crosses meet more protection because of their potential to absorb you to their insides could also help on the local level in coastal development planning. and on the global stage, the findings could aid efforts to reach climate neutrality goals. see grass meadows world wide, or under threat from the incessant traffic of boats and damage caused by anchors.

in europe, the scene said, since it sixty's, we have lost one 3rd of the secret males that we have one of the major threats to see grasses. he's dead, the amount of 4 of bolt that we have. because go it 1st the it travel very fast with just create said big waves that he, it's the margins of channels and day erodes there the cost of the day while the city men were their son large and the secrets are growing. water pollution also threatens see gross theses around the globe. stricter legislation has served to improve water quality. andrea formosa, which in turn, has helped to see grass bates to recover and that's benefited one of the lagoons, most iconic inhabitants the see horse. their numbers have dropped by more than

90 percent and recent years, primarily due to illegal fishing and the destruction of their habitats. protective zones and artificial structures like these has been set up to help see horses need something to cling on to judge panama is the driving force behind the see horse project. he's studying the relationship between the animals and see grass as well. those areas are highly productive in terms of food and as a, as an abby thought. and even if the sources don't use it directly to lose it that indirectly as it produced the food that later on day will feed on log small tramp the small a. f both and all of the food that is also provided by the ponds at the

research station where george palmer works it's feeding time for the c horses that a team breed. here palma has been studying them since 2007. some of them will be released into the waters of re a formosa. it's a start o fully. it won't be a futile measure to support what's left of the current population. all of them are considered as flagship species, which mean that are species that represent bear. i be thought for few what we are studying c horses and trying to figure out what's happening with their environment . if they biodiversity is decreasing, you should be thought to be going to be graded. that will affect all due by the voice of the all the animals if leaving that same abbey thought. the degradation of the sea grass ecosystem threatens other wildlife 2, like these spoon bills at low tide. they feed on the meadows offering

a formosa of carbon santos and her team plant at c cross in the summer. now they're trying to track it down to see if the plans survived. though cameras can't capture them, divers can spot them within naked ice. he will vase in the 8th and it's great to see that they it works. so we'll see how it happens in the winter and health lead, sir. it goes well and we can see plaza growing and his grading from across the globe a conservationist sa, focusing on replanting c crosses. like here near the spanish island of ma, georgia. it's tedious work. the young plans are sensitive and the growth is slow. but recent studies point to a reversal of the decline of c, this is in europe assigned that protection and restoration efforts can make

a difference from the health of our planet can be gauged by how rich are biodiversity is huge. organism has a role to play and contribute to this dynamic health. if we don't abuse our rule and committed to protecting our ecosystem, the earth, when he'll and thrive, i'll leave you with that thought and see you again next week from all of us in india and germany. good bye. and thanks for watching with

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