goals, how smart nature for a longer, healthier and fuller life. one of the most insightful discoveries in the history of mankind. down the hatch. more life starts may 28th on d, w. i . hello and a warm welcome from lagos. it's nice to have you with us for this new edition of echo africa. the environmental magazine brought to you by d. w in germany, uganda's mtv and channels tv right here. nigeria, i am chris. the lamps are with me, is my charming colleague in compiler. hi, chris,

and big hello to all of you of us are there. i am sandra, twin odeo, and as always we have a lot of interesting reports lined up for you today. he is a quick look at what is in store why bicycle farming is good of all cities. how large stones help preserve top soil. and why high knows in namibia a one protecting we just on the program right here in uganda, like many cities in africa, counselor is densely populated. honest. people continue to move to the capital, a lot of families and up and living in cramped conditions. now one man who grew up in an informal statement himself is now helping others make the most of your limited space. i mean,

even after 5 years on the job, poorly motto never tires or producing his custom made a wooden vertical forms. so yvette co farm is basically if i'm in a box, so it basically make these trees and we stuck them together, medically are to korean great enough blunting space. and that is something that's disappearing in urban areas. over a quarter of uganda's population, around a 12000000 people on leave in cities, many of capital compilers residents are in informal settlements. montalvo has already delivered about 2000 of his box forms, mostly to poor aliens. the businessman knows from personal experience how precious peskin b people should be aware that there are other ways of going forward in the urban areas to the vertical form for vote for distribution. and want as more people,

as possible, could be aware that you can use multiple forms to grow foods in this small, under a, you know, limited available strips that one areas, some vertical farmers leave in the blink district on compilers outskirts angela. cosima has gone hobbs and vegetables behind her home for 2 years. at u. m. s c t r o u i girls, hillary because it is really good when i use it as a salad. it is also good for your hell did in that anger your will on way you into a day she doesn't need to worry about buying for to laser, as she simply makes, compos from her neighbors vegetable scraps. and she can sell her surplus, or for now will st. is the new me, they are some income to buy small items like soap. i can even save a bit of money. you know, i sell to my neighbors on. i don't have to look for customers. they were soccer, we were castile, missouri sort of apple esanova customer but they would, a products are expensive, a 5 tray system because the equivalent of a 100 years,

which is unaffordable for many families. that's why poor motto has sought sponsors mostly international organizations who subsidized the cause for poor residents in the young inter pin you are has worn several awards for his vast. he called france and he text every opportunity to promote his innovative concept. we found that very many young people interested in farming they want to learn and to want to be engaged. so there isn't, are we are here is 21 communicate with the young people, but also interest them in the product and services that we offer. one of his customers is a large hotel in compiler. vertical farms cover fifteens clear meters of its market gardener. it shows a cham by the girl's herbs and spices here, such as korean dog and rosemary as well as tomatoes and on parkland for leg or dow organic vegetables. ah,

those who are by just rule to look at this get in there who are they in their eighties and they already have a program where they're training young people and empowering them to break this up on funding. they also come, are people from outside to come on, lana motor, a bun fleming. so the already leading by example, and out call upon other hotels tool to land from failure order. poll montalvo has high at 6 workers. when demand these height, he occasionally heisman the ambitious social inter printer is already planning his next project. he wants to build vertical farms for i refugee come in uganda together with the help of an angel. what a great way to supply cities with fresh produce farming is traditionally a rule occupation, but conditions in the countryside are changing and many regions have been

devastated by dropped. that is unfortunately true. one from artic example of that can be seen inter commer county in northern kenya, already one of the dryers region on earth dissertation has become particularly critical in recent years, making conflict of our resources. even worse, water is life. when the source in local toner, milas really trend dry, she had no choice but to relocate. now she and her neighbors have re settled in katy lou. they rebuilt their hats near a well, but they need more than water to survive. along alumni river la la, elegantly alabama. everything is empty. now. i've read, we have nothing to eat, it, it's empty. i knew if good the last 5 days, then i didn't have anything to ela, i did go gonna them sometimes i slept on an empty stomach. i and then again,

it was only this morning that the lord vision gave me po and i don't wanna yard. oh, even if it's a little coin there and i think i'm still happy i can make something to eat, mary. i got my job out of that limited to that a long time where you now are galloway. every william drought is devastating that our carnal region of northeastern kenya. the latest you and report is alarming. form of pastures have become arid, wastelands. rainfall has decreased by more than 2 thirds in the past 6 months and with a temperatures hovering at around 40 degrees celsius. livestock farmers can only look on as the animals die. even camels are succumbing to this heat. from amazon, with a droughts was killing our anomaly. ponder 1st the goats. so how's i eat and

donkeys dining and now it's if, when carmel isn't way up, which are more resilient law where scare that, it's will be the people here it's or connor who died next late phonetic was relieved up of an animal. breed is some way to me. i go to the camera. greta has already lost 29 animals. financially. it's a disaster. camel's usually cost between $700.00 to $900.00 euros each. in kenya alone, some one and a half 1000000 animals died in the 2nd half of last year. the biggest problem is the water shortage 95 percent of open water sources interconnect would be a dry. there is a renewal, more migration, but tons of o d, pastoralists, school, additional writs a law cause when muslims move, they move away with their children. and that,

that really affects the school attendance and the viola really door milk due to a drought and learn which actually causes monetary shall here on the border to south sudan close to the ongoing conflict. many people have firearms in order to defend their watering holes and animals rather than others. even the youngest carry weapons, the battle for water is now an everyday reality. what are your 3 days ago? there was conflicts, were there, the communities while fighting over pastor along this what and as you can see, the abbey at this drought, and saw the how to crossover in such a pasta for their animals. so that's got, it comes along with our conflicts each and every time that this drought in this region, some n g o z, like wild fishing, are active in the region,

but they're not able to help everyone. the wolf program says he needs more than 40000000 dollars in emergency aid, and that is just to help the hardest hit communities local town amola in this group of women, i say, my nomadic, they've settled easily into the new home. a marla has gathered every one to talk about the upcoming work in the new fields with international funding. the n g old pen africa has drilled a well here and provided the woman with a proud of 5 hector's. each of them now has a piece of land where they can grow melons, vegetables, and mays. they had a lot, let me live at 8 the one other one. i told everyone from work hard to greedy own food with the lever for the own food security increase of droughts. the land of

like we have to walk, hide here like that one on the very hard now near land than traditional practices like leaving pastures and cultivated no longer work here. the drought means the swell remains infertile, even after a period of recovery. that's why farming projects like this as the best way to prepare for the consequences of the climate crisis. according to drought expert dennis on chang, that's one of the greatest or initiatives in catello to corner south you san evidence that our group hostile ism can work. projects like this inspire hope. as the drug continues and international donor conference history, some $1400000000.00 to provide some relief to communities in kenya, somalia,

and south so done stain on the topic of foot security. all next report comes from an area of ivory coast, also struggling with drought, farmers they and now banding together to protect our fields from wind and unpredictable weather conditions. here is this weeks doing your bits. ah ah, how can we protect fields that are exposed to both trout and heavy rain in northern ivory coast farmers used to simple methods the small stone walls, their building across their fields retain water, the walls, stay run parallel, but snake back and forth. they use a level not to check whether the ground is even but to find out which way the land

is sloping. the stones are then laid said that they will catch the water run off sapp paramedic fetches zillow that allows us to fertilize the soil. because the compost taste put his show and the ditches we have already dug. if you can fill up with water, c boucher promptly. oh they have all say planted trees to act as wind breaks. they are regularly pruned to keep them in check. less out of grown up lactic. my dear, the trees we planted helped to shield the soil from the wind. that the small walls we are building to distribute the run off their do, did a silly loss so that the water doesn't wash away the soil and create deep channels, which would make the land useless in the long run. tcl along there. so ah, the farmers are now feeling more connected to, they realize they can only protect their fields together.

and how about you? if you are also doing your best, tell us about it, visit our website, or send us a tweet. pastor ag doing your bit. we share your stories with her to a spanish island of the coast of morocco and 22 in the one on extender. volcanic eruption on the kendra island of la palmer left entire villages buried beneath rivers of lava, destroying countless buildings from land and vineyards. in the process while locos i determined to find a way to live with the volcanoes legacy. i rebuild the, our communities cleaning up efforts at the foot of the country. the ha in last, manchester are in full swing. tons of ashes need to be removed. shadow gone valley. sandra, there is a busy tube. it's a special clean up mission. but despite the hard work,

she is relieved. her village is, is still there. boy felicity lama over the mooney. not. we didn't think we come back. the rupture was so close just over there, veteran thought. fire fighters and many volunteers have helped her to free the house from the ashes. but there is no running water at the moment. m e m o was so you can do your house will collapse, collaborate bundle contained by so nice our bottle of lab because of all those ashes there are a lot of pressure built out of the mar, tatooine salus, and rather and others here optimistic that in a few weeks time life in last manchester will be almost normal again. not far from last manchester, the aftermath is pretty clear. what a gigantic mass of lava has buried almost everything,

including the village of told. okay, where horsey garritano lived before me. casara leave her a month with her on my house is literally a few kilometers on here under the lava in it. i cannot tell exactly where any more of i'm in february says if this is just one big black desert thormayer at least quite an impression and imprison the eruption of the comedy, the hub. okay, now has changed his life and that of thousands of palmetto was for ever the lava has been destroying buildings and livelihoods. right? within the architect, garritano wants to rebuild all of it, just where it once was. but on top of the larva, the whole of told okay, is cheer located, digitally evident, click for the so complicated it could prove to be complicated and difficult. when we don't, marvin have an up to date map of the structure here and then swallowing at the moment. but yes, i will. we will have

a new landscape here. see bar must have been made effort of our own way or by saw him. the lava is still hot, though it will take a long time for it to cool down. in the mean time, scientists on the island of tin, a reef, i running tests to see if the ashes of the volcano can be used to make them. and while the reconstruction then gimme a yorkie is how they are. as i understand the ashes are very clean, are like what would be perfect construction. okay. locally that would give houses and buildings on local touch tune for we, gaffer holy the fees show him the air in sadala. near the middle, the architect has a vision. he wants to fully rebuild, told ok to live a life right next to the larva. it's young eagles, so everything that will be built on the lava he should be sustainable and he's a logical brit brook with i'm young boy that i also think from what part of their kimberly protected natural area for the lava therapy. the location of luck or larva

horsey garritano once to give back to the inhabitants of to look at and other villages in the south west of la palmer. what the volcano has taken from them, their homes, and part of their identity. off all the animals in the animal kingdom. hyenas are probably among those of the biggest in big problem perceived as mean ugly and roofless. i know the actually intelligent creatures who formed clowns with complex issue hierarchies. and a bet is not all white is to that they are predictors. they also have ages who play an important role in most african ecosystems. the skeleton coast in northwestern namibia is home to brown hyenas, also known as strand wolves. why knows a very important in the ecosystem,

and i've got a very important role to play, but like with jade as the bad guys. and that's what people think about. i enough in general to if we're coming over, which is always a cargo van who can do nothing about it. but even if i must come of lindsey, we are killing though we are big and we know owns an assembly a listen. we are now living in a nature reserve among side wild animals. we can earn as much with them now as we do with goats and sheep, so i no longer shoot them immediately. the hyenas are perfectly adapted to the extreme desert conditions, an icy cold ben gala ocean current biologist mc favey has been studying the animals here for 7 years, and it's still fascinated by them. she's a science coordinator for a tourism company that supports conservation projects in the region.

i put a lot of respect why nash was to survive as a large scavenger in the days it it's, it's no mean feat m and it was every social. when the out they, they sonnet g. so you just see the single are you not out there? but when they back at the day when they are and cups at the dinner, this a lot of social going on these a lot of time spent with a cups playing with cups grooming the cuffs fair bay discovered a network of dens off the coast where packs of strand wolves gathered to socialize and share their catch, they carry carcasses dozens of kilometers through the desert to fi to their comes in the dens, own scavenger animals like these prevent diseases from spreading, making them important for livestock farming. but their reputation as predators means they're mercilessly hunted.

oh, lipa we put out poison food, lions for liquor to cheat us. and in the hyenas would be by catch of that. just people are afraid of fighting. i said people don't appreciate the value of brown. i know us and they skate of 9. i so people would, would throw stones at them. they would chase thing with course. ah ah, 7 years of drought have ravaged the region. the animals here have to travel ever greater distances in search of food. this means they cross paths with farmers like a manual, gary rob, who are now losing more and more livestock to predators. today. that is the dental place. it. i mean, you caught the ear canal and waited last week went to the alliance to secrecy goals

. 810 sheep, the young to farmer emanuel greg as a result of the lion attack, gary rob, last half of his heard a sizable financial loss for the farmer. the government compensates farmers after such incidents, but at a rate around half of market value. when to go to the wild animals from the desert, the lions, the elephants causes a lot of problems. we'll get graded. our quits are one t, it's getting well, we don't gain anything from having wild animals here. they bring us nothing, no more hoard more. ah, he went to a hole in our livestock, our, our income. how we earn our living, the old work that our whole near his stall, gary rob has discovered fresh hyena tracks. alamo brown hyenas don't hunt goats and but the tracks could have been made by spotted hyenas. through a more aggressive species, lou liquid come gun. what if,

if the government doesn't take care of the hyenas again, we have no choice or google play the dumb, cuz i mean, we have to shoot them. that's the plan on the mazda. ah, when he was a cattle, her phineas casa owner, also killed hyenas in lions. to day. he protects them. he's a ranger, a member of the unable community reserve. since the ninety's farmers like has the owner, have joined neighbors to create their own nature reserves, which now cover about one 5th of namibia land mass. last night, elephants rated neighbors vegetable patch. so for the next few nights casa, ona will stand guard level, despite the problems they cause the farmers still want to protect the animals. and they're both like, oh, you know that didn't things have changed book under the and i my younger she yet

for back in the day. if a hyena took one of your animals out, you hunted it down and killed it. wound wound yet pullman, the air or the kid a we live in a new world. i'm with laws that protect wild animals and okay, do you, how can we do it well with envy and if we take care of them, we can even live from them. so we should try to live together, work in no bible got to hoop it, but we do better then we come back to local you one. whoa, whoa. farmers have agreed on limiting livestock so that both wild and farm animals can co exist. since animal populations increased attacks by wild predators have gone down, one ton of ebb earns its income from tourism and was able to install electricity and water connections and rebuild a preschool. lou, back on the skeleton coast arranger informs fair bay that an elephant cap is missing. the biologist fears the worst, she finds the cat half way to a watering hole due to the ongoing drought. the mother couldn't lactate.

there is no hope for the young elephant. long periods of drought have made the fight for survival, even harder. hearing hyenas and other animals might search for new living environments. but with the help of researchers like mc fair bay and community based conservation efforts, there still a chance in namibia for people and animals to re adapt and for july out of the desert. i. oh. and we can only hope this succeed. we've come to the end of this week's program . thanks for watching. i will look forward to seeing you all again next week for now is good bye from lagos, nigeria. and it is also time for me to sign from uganda. but don't forget to share your thoughts and ideas with us at all on social media platforms. we love to hear

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