started just because they took with me facing with a gun. these can change your life. people need to know what is happening with guardians of truth, certainly 3rd on t, w. a . hello and welcome to yet another exciting episode of equal africa. the weekly environmental show brought you by d w in germany channels d v. edna julia and mtv righty. in uganda. mine m e's is sondra tween over you. and with me is michael host, chris. hello from les girls. i improve the loans. wonderful to have you with us.

and hopefully we're going to his par, you with climate heroes and novelty of ideas to improve the environment on clean up nature. coming up on the show. want mix salsa because speak book, an amazing plant. how to do housework without resorting to harmful chemicals and better methods for sugar can forming in ghana we do start the show with some truly wonderful creatures. if you've seen one gliding and jumping in the ocean, i'm sure you will agree, there's nothing quite as beautiful as a dull fit. i have seen one and i can't give it to you. they are gorgeous. and they not only lovely to lucas. they also play an important role in the general ecosystem . now, a group of scientists in kenya, a dedicated to protecting them with

oh, to the month, little cold here in the king and region of what tom all led by marine bone reduced michael mon, gumby. that is, such teams. focus is dolphins, the money to how many of the animals leave in this area and truck, the movements. how do they use this area? it talks in terms of managing them even knowing what is the aid of coverage, how, how long the list to here. so that kind of improves their under funding and even how people can bitter ah, protect them the village of what tom we're located, some 120 kilometers north of mombasa, king of 2nd largest city. what time marine park and resolve is known for its species diversity over $500.00 varieties of fish as well as video c. tuttle species can be found in an area measured in just tense. quick lamita's not to mention daltons. the subject of michael mongoose 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, man, gandhi, and his cool one to know what that means for what tom region and this touch of november 2021 that he's such as counted, a 104 to one in the pacific. brooklyn, those dolphins here about a month later, they found another port michael mon, gambit, tics, photos that will be analyzed later today. there is no sight of any humbug, though. things can see that an endangered species in november, they'd sported 8 of the rear marine mammals. this data is of use not only to scientists, but to people of what time as well. it will, can years even indoor from 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 from, on, cause 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 are now a 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 dawkins away. so thin. what thought is it? oh, i saw a live news if people are not actually observing the right. don't go to her practices. then the garden is the effect that normal behavior does

meaning that her, in terms of, even to production that can be affected and some still catch dolphins intentionally or low. it's illegal even fish in holding in small fish, hot dawkins by depleting their food sauce live hulu. how people, boom, illegal official that did need to miss is there be competition all the little feeds that is available there in their core system. so it, good fishing affects the kidney buttons of that particular animal. finally that such as have time to look at the photos taken on the boat ship that morning. by examining details like the ship of the fins, they can recognize what types of dolphins they've cited in their back will try to analyze all those pictures to see how many individuals have seen and how many and how many haven't been back from boston by the us. in and even looking at

a video that can help us in coaching, the number of animals that was cited on, on that day. 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. 02 children to countenance one giant problem and maria, their normal procedure. a peculiar in miami lazy leo feature is a delay food unit. how will climate change affect us and our children learn more? and d, w dot com slash water. now to leave the city cost of kenya and a head but to dry land here aren't equal africa. we are very interested in finding

solutions to the problem. for example, soil erosion. exactly. that's why with robert to lita carew in south africa. it's so spectacular. 350 kilometer, long valley stretching from the west to the east of the country. now one project there is working with communities the cover lot areas with a common succulent but has few needs and many environmental benefits. this area in south africa is clean carew was long and important grazing source for wild and domestic animals due to over grazing and erosion. the semi arid landscape has become severely degraded, jani curtis and his team of landscape restorers want to change that they are planting spec form. here are hardy shrub that's native to the region. that woman is in the albany,

tech boom is perfect for us. and for the atmosphere through the spare room, spect boom removes carbon dioxide from the air and stores it in its leaves. it's a wonderful plan to live with can withstand long periods of drought. now the thought blend in the plan as a study in dorothy clerk to in his chain work for jobs for carbon and initiative launched in the village of fun big store for 7 years ago with the help of seed funding from private donors and government entities to the, the initiative combines job creation with conservation in the region botanist john flock works with the project which aims to plant spect bomb on $20000.00 hector's in the region. the indigenous shrub will help restore local biodiversity and the soils ability to sustain the other plants in the vicinity. now, 100 is, is a plan benefit plan with the ability to absorb relatively large amounts of carbon one eating a minimum of water or making me more vaught ordered from an early age. children in

front bake stop, learn about the benefits of spec bonham jobs for carbon runs and environmental education program. in 10 primary schools in the area. the young students learn about the unique system of the clean carew. one of the most species rich semi arid landscapes on the planet, project manager ina shots believes it's vital to invest in the future of local children. i need more gordon letter in a thief of ordering us please creek nature conservation is critical. it's the legacy we leave our children, him, you know, they can take ownership of the project and how can serve and protect nature or hearings before if we can take care of our environment. what kind of message are we giving to these children as they head out into the world with students? he cannot do bite of adult jobs for carbon has already provided work for 60 people and replanted 510 hector's. many private land owners have read a portion of their land available to the project, and

a growing number of farmers are willing to sign a contract stating their refrain from grazing on replanted land for at least 20 years. olive farmer peter could see a has taken it a step further removing cattle and small livestock from $150.00 hector's to accommodate more spec bomb. the project helps provide local people with a secure livelihood. and over a longer term his farm will benefit. we fully realize that with dr unemployment in our midst, we're not going to have a happy society. and that's important to us we. we want to make sure that this little village becomes a role model to the richness of africa as to how commercial agriculture can interact with local communities to make it a better society. for for many people in front bake stop, poverty is still a daily reality. jobs for carbon is already making a difference. jani clue to didn't finish school and was out of work for years.

after joining jobs for carbon, he was able to pay the fees for his 2 daughters to attend high school and university. and he's happy that his work is benefiting the environment. he didn't know who would muskogee. i can already see a big difference in the feld, where we've already done some planting the out the sooner the 3 years later, there's already a big difference. the shrug grows and another plant start growing near by, and soon the feld looks beautiful again. in areas that were dry, it helps bring life back to the felt really good as of yet. of along, as the olivia per jani clue to planting. spect foam is a way to restore the natural environment while providing a better life for his family. and as the humble spect bomb was restored to the area, the local community will continue to reap the benefits of you have a student throttle, stock supermarket shows the thought to yourself. there are just to buy the products

to choose from. well, to german entrepreneurs of myth is a bit easier. their father, the company that makes household cleaning products that don't contain any harmful chemicals of are mixed choosing, although lot simpler. here is this weeks doing the obits. ha. if we realized how many home full chemicals are in our cleaning products, we would use a lot less of them or not at all. at least that's what unit schmidt decided towards the end of her design studies. she focused on sustainability and everyday life. i believe in quotes, but i realized that many conventional cleaners in detergents contain lots of harmful substances but not good for me and not good for the environment and all that packed in plastic and parked. she remembered how her grandmother cleaned. so

with her friend henrietta cleveland, she developed a business consent with 6 simple substances. you can make 10 different household cleaners. besides baking soda and vinegar essence, you need citric acid code. so soda and certain other essences the boxes are assembled in the workshops of 2 german charity organizations in lifecycle. the startup cells everything online, either the individual product or the whole set. right, since we set out 4 years ago, our customer base is growing. now includes many retailers, we have many bring your own packaging stores for partly, for the future they plan on developing even more sustainable products. and above all, they want to make their company itself completely sustainable. ah, and how about you? if you're also doing your best, tell us about it,

visit our website, or send us a tweet. hash tag doing your bit. we share your stories. ain't past shows, we've often explored waste. farmers can better protect and store the harvest and ensure they can withstand drought. and heavy rain in germany, we met 2 farmers who have custom made solutions for the corpse. they have come up with many a years including designing a greenhouse. but this one comes with a big difference. these 2 men had a vision and they wanted to create a greenhouse without glass. instead they pictured photovoltaic panels supported by a steel framework. last year their vision took shape and this summer for the 1st time, they've been able to harvest blueberries and blackberries. fabian courthouse and

his cousin, yoseph care are passionate farmers, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to feed a family on farming alone. they miss me out and so cumbersome. we have to keep improving constant. we run a regular agricultural operation. hm. must we keep pigs until the feels and is inside? and in times like these, we thought about securing an alternative revenue stream, the other boyden, making the farm fit for the future august, broadening our horizons like been telecom bathroom. berries could potentially double their income. they fetch higher prices than the barley or corn that used to grow here. the 2 are conscious of the environmental impact. cultivating fruit under plastic sheeting wasn't an option. is it's plastic. it's plastic. we don't want plastic. if only we want something that's permanently stable, it's on to found out because that's what we have with the steel framework and the photovoltaic roof. honda does not, the entire structure was designed to be green. it does. we have all the owns on,

we decided against giving it a concrete foundation simply because concrete has a terrible c o 2 footprint. but baton name is of apple. it's heal tribal on sod. even the irrigation system is sustainable. it uses captured rainwater, which can be stored for later use an app controls the entire arrangement via of a son. he used drip irrigation file it up was we deliver to leaders in our directly onto each plant. we decided against sprinklers because that also went the spaces between the plantation. one this way we can deliver only the necessary water to each plant. this method means we're also conserving natural resources fondant of east. this kind of approach is still pretty rare in germany, but farming these days needs innovation. as extremes of weather become more commonplace. the last 2 years have seen widespread drought. this year, deadly deluge is of rain and hail plants are much better protected in green houses

. the solar panels also feed power to the national. great, providing it and other revenue stream for the farm. researchers at germany's frown over institute have calculated that if this kind of greenhouse were adopted throughout the farming industry. the effect on renewable electricity output would be massive. but family on count house says this kind of project still faces huge hurdles in germany. the 33 year old designed is photovoltaic greenhouse at the kitchen table and had it built by professionals. but he didn't calculate in the local authorities. norma and lisa was invalid to you. i wouldn't take on something as innovative as this. again, at least in construction i some of the restrictions we faced based on planning construction law and the building authority were really something to her the whole day caused us a lot of sleepless nights, raffles and mr. mcarthur, the planning and construction dragged on for months. the financial risk was huge.

the finished unit costs 600000 heroes, but fabian's wife backed him all the way spent as a and a lucky if i think it's really innovative. it's a groundbreaking project. i admired the courage that they took the challenge had on it and also put so much money into it gets, are, invest tehan phobia and caught house and use of canal. now hope other farmers will follow their lead and also embraced the possibilities of greener, growing sugar is one of the key ingredients in many people's favorite cheeks. and i have to confess, i love it too. in fact, i have some right here, but too much of it is bought for your health. oh yes, sandra. not only that reducing, it also causes damage to the environment. one young woman from a crime gonna has moved to the countryside to help look who's a learned new and better methods of sugar cane farming. she is this week's echo

hero. oh, the audrey s darko would never have guessed that one day her work clothes would look like this. she grew up in kindness capital acura studied business administration. now she lives in works in the countryside. good morning. how you doing? it's been an amazing journey, but one that has been a roller coaster as well. and our journey started about 4 years ago, where i came here as a researcher and also asked the tourist. just in the hopes of finding more about what sugar cane is all about, what are the benefits of it for communities within gonna ship if it's a major crop in the south eastern volta region. and it's here that adrienne darko

has set up a small production facility for a cannick fertilizer. that's ok. the chief component is sugarcane waste, which accumulates in great quantities during harvesting. farmers often don't know what to do with it. first, the waste just dried and charred. and processed into fertilizer the name of a product here is 7, tara, and that means to make the new again. and here at testing poll, our goal is to empower farm is to grow food organically and also improve their soil health using more accessible and available organic. so blend or input during farming workshops are held as a small model farm next door. 30 farmers belong to the network. here they can learn about sustainable farming. not just growing organic vegetables,

but also that healthy soil is good for the climate because it stores carbon. instead of burning air sugarcane whispered out on farm. we decided to a use it as organic blend, which helps improve the suave facility. so with this aspect, i believe that as a farmer, i have a middle role to play, which is fight in climate change. this is our main focus. it's mainly farmers with just a few hector's of the land who cultivate sugarcane in ghana. they sell the product at the local market. it's often used to make sweetener and alcohol. 40 years ago she became production was still an important industry in ghana. but all of the bigger factories have since closed down. one of the principal reasons was miss management. audrey as darko wanted to find out more about it. she

specialized in agricultural sciences and decided to go talk to farmers directly. i realized that the culture was different. they had been used to conventional agriculture making years of a lot of chemicals and how they planted, how they prepared their land, burning crop residue in the fields is also a common practice despite people here feeling the effects of climate change. at 1st hand, there's been a change in the amount of rainfall and harvests are diminishing. the fires put a big stream on the already severely depleted soil nature and supposed to work with us and to better our lives said theme of human, degrading it on a daily by burning it by destroying the biodiversity and gating and bad practices. um that put, put um that put the foreign on the floor and in extinction is,

is just frustrating for me because we should be appreciative of what nature gives us. this community is located directly on the avo, the groom, an important wetlands. the canals are used to transport the harvest and growing sugar cane itself requires a lot of water. it's an area rich and biodiversity, but the use of chemicals in farming is damaging the environment and there are fewer and fewer fish. phillip thomas low and his father are noticing that to they own around 5 acres of land and have a big family to support all the more reason for them to rethink things may be nor i to go as i giggle. my fear is that if we continue applying chemicals on our farm lands, lamar, our children will suffer. and they'll find it difficult to cultivate sugarcane in the future. langoria wanna, adrienne darko occasionally takes

a break from the countryside for a trip to our cro in guns cities. urban farming is a new trend, hastened by the pandemic. audrey knows paulina from her university days, the software developer is one of 150 or so city dwellers who have their organic fertilizer delivered to their door. i plus on fees and for fed across you with that and it was like, i mean i learned about $15.00 or so of them and for face you with that and i had that feeling that a case i am eating something. i love it, like it was that good. the countryside might be a world away from the city. but audrey as darko enjoys her new rural life. she's the only member of her team to work full time for the project, which she founded in 2018 together with other students from the university of acura . they also developed the fertilizer in the university lab. she wants many more

farmers to become aware of its benefits. it would have transformed the mindset about seen waste as a resource and giving them more knowledge and more. i'm urgent zeal to pass it, pass this information to their children and grandchildren. andreas darko knows how to get her point across and has gained the respect of the farmers, justifying financial backers. in order for the shavon sac, a project to flourish in its full potential. oh, that's it for today. but if you want to know more, don't forget to follow. also all social media platforms and of course check out a web site. i am sondra tween audio signing from kampala here in uganda. for now, keep it green and take care and go to go to to the next day for another pursuit of echo africa. my name is chris alone sign,

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