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scarcer. habitat for wild animals is disappearing. an access to water becoming more difficult, but there are promising solutions. joining me for this show will be sandra. it is a very to crease that sometimes we can achieve lot with very, very little. i am sandra to be nobody else here in complex uganda, and here are some what topics today an initiative eat up when they will be me ladies connecting people to clean out a cheap water? how scientists in france use in vincy plants was equal catalysts. and how a primary school teacher is fighting coastal erosion in cynical according to a you and report humans share over half of the global on area with other animals, especially in the poorer regions over the world. people and animals are at odds

when it comes to vital resources such as food. what's a and how different for many lions, paula bears, sills, aunt elephants, the struggle to secure the basic needs ends up costing them their lives. now these human wildlife conflicts in danger, the preservation of species in the bone attempts on there will be made to find a fair resolution for both sides. in the dense cover of the rain forest, they're difficult to find what you might spot. the traces in the mud and branches some time he tossed marks on a tree trunk. and then suddenly in front of you, a group of forests, elephants, and pawn, gar national park, and gabon central africa. the rain forest, their home protected national parks,

covered 10 percent of the country. but hungry elephants though, venturing beyond the boundaries, plundering nearby fields, that caused problems to cause villages shield themselves from those plantation. and when the elephants, it's all this something you have been for months and that will give me food for my children and all this the elephant in one day, only one day. he destroys it. something that could last me and my parents maybe one year is just vanish and one day she how people get mad and sometimes killed the elephant. don't let people hear venting their anger in other ways to farmers recently. stage protests as well as having less to eat. they're worried about rising food prices. the government, as responded by providing $4500000.00 to farmers, was filled, have been destroyed by elephant

authorities are also erecting electric fences to scare elephants away from the fields. some people cannot farm any more. the elephants are eating so much of their crops. and and so if we cannot provide protection to those people in the form of electric fences, we have the technology just a matter now of money to build the electric fences to protect people's crops. more than 50 electric fences have been install, some of them a solar powered liquors your brush. as soon as i connected you should hear a sound. that means it's on these vents is a being seen as an important 1st step as well. it seems like they see it working a procedure. it's early days because elephants are smart and you know what might

keep them out of offense now is they get shot. they can eventually learn to get around if they really want to. so i, i think that there is a great promise, but at the same time, you know, needs to be followed over time and we need to be, would you be careful about that? so the government is also planning to gather data on the roots. the elephants are taking so they can better anticipate potential conflicts. exec, okay, got to go around 95000 forest elephants living good born. the species is critically endangered. the environment minutes recess around 50 elephants are killed every year and acts of self defense or revenge. while 10 people have been killed by elephant with about 2 and a half years, it's healthy electric fences will help ease this conflict. but as long as more and more habitat has been cleared for farming, it will be tough to find workable long term solutions. and the types of

vital for any more survival in europe, there are many instances where the habit of especially fund fabian's, aren't retina, is being lost. but today we have a somewhat over heart warming story about 2 people who care deeply about protecting species in the region. does right, sandra, while in recent years, the u. k. has increased its amounts of protected areas. these hasn't been able to provide any help to a lot of smaller animals. what initiatives like vis worn in england run by a hobby tweets and tom, why 1st could help the non venomous ask a lap, ian snake. the more frog. and the european pond turtle. 3 species that are nearly extinct in great britain, 18 year old harvey tweets wants to change that on a strip of previously derelict. landon staffordshire, near manchester, he breathed endangered reptiles and amphibians. basically you've got these lodge

out dover variance and they are open adding closures in which the habitat, the animal which lives in them is re creative. so they feel right at home, we got the more frog. and here we've got sal as is and not a jap toads here. we've got about 20 species in about 200 individuals within those species. so it's one of the largest collections you're going to find in europe and 2020 harvey tweets and tom whitehurst, the least lamp and began constructing the facility to their aim is to conserve breed and ultimately reintroduce creatures that were once familiar sights and britons countryside. they obtained their 1st reptiles from private breeders and breeding remains. one of the biggest challenges they face does nothing more rewarding. i mean, it's amazing to say when you know, when it, when that snake hutches in the egg face, so of cracks. and you say the head come out in a, it's amazing in the eve, so fame. you spend all year in billable to, you know,

seen that name and say it's really, it makes you feel more human in that makes you feel alive. the, to 18 year olds regularly post their progress on youtube. so join us our journey with over 2000 subscribers. this project is part of the growing re wilding movement, the goal of which is to restore the natural habitats of plants and animals. this practical knowledge, there's academic knowledge and then there's just know how i'm and i think that, you know, with this sort of thing, passion drives what you know, you know. and if you have a passion, you are willing to learn. you read, you know, you talk to people, you network and it's those things which allow you to become in a good at what you, dave. one animal that clearly shows just how urgently action is needed is the slow worm. this used to be wide spread throughout central england and the

local area around here. they've gone an ac stinks regionally extinct em due to the fact that, you know, the type of agriculture we have here doesn't provide enough habitat, you know, for them. and especially when there's deep plowing, so when i'm in a de, so that's plaid, so seeds can be planted. and that just kills the harvey tweets is always on the lookout for suitable locations to re wild, slow worms. and from a distance, this green landscape looks like a perfect habitat for his reptiles. but upon closer inspection, he noticed that signs of farming activity, which in its modern form, has harmed biodiversity. it would be completely unethical to release the species to habitats which are not suitable. and that's especially why we're picking areas which i'll be actively re wilding, because the habitat is only going to get bigger and better. the re wilding location gun more near the small town of leak will provide such a habitat. environmental activists ran

a crowd funding campaign to purchase the area about the size of a $110.00 soccer fields. they currently have 5 re wilding projects being assessed for approval. the 2 teenagers will hopefully be able to begin re introducing animal soon, but it will take years to see whether the restoration is successful and the species are back in the wild. we've often reported on echo africa about the damage dawned by invasive plants, such as what a high since in france, japanese not weed is also famous for displacing native plants. species, scientists are the university of mon paulia, have not discovered a surprising feature of the invader in this week's doing your bits. ha,

every country helps to hear the japanese not we'd have spread all along the a little river in southern france. be invasive. species has displaced many native plants here, and it's shallow roots are putting the river banks at risk of erosion. researchers at mumford yay! university. are clearing the non tweet. they've discovered it has surprising properties. crushed dried and ground into powder. it can dramatically speed up chemical processes. sweaty, i assume it's either the roots or the leaves, which are rich and minerals, metallic minerals of interest. it, they'll be thermally treated to obtain this vegetable powder, put on the vegetable powder is already itself an eco catalyst. that is to say, a reaction booster, which will allow us to transform a simple molecule into

a more complex molecule. plex. the researchers save is so called eco catalyst, could make the manufacturer of products like face creamed, more environmentally friendly, and of indicates the field of cosmetics today, still use of mineral, or petrochemical catalysts. yeah. this idea of plant base catalyst has never been developed before and jamie, to develop the of the researchers have already developed at least 60 plant based catalysts. they're now being marketed by the startup at the university of more video. and how about you? if you are also doing your bits, tell us about is visit our website. oh, send us the tweets hash tag doing jo, base. we shack your stories

back to africa. now, the ongoing climate crisis is forcing us to be more frugal with our most important resources. you guess it water in lake us, less than 40 percent of people have access to clean drinking water. the situation is similar in chaos. capital nairobi where the poorest residents leave in terrible conditions. now, a private sector initiative is entities in, in november technical solutions to help them. oh, just one touch of the sensor and clean water flows from the machine is changed merrily can jeez life my de tonight. but any therapy, the water we get is clean, affordable, and easily accessible them. barella kenji has left all her life in monterey, one of the biggest slums in nairobi. those 22 years have been governed by

a daily struggle for clean water. she had to walk long distances to walk or to point in constant fear of being attacked or getting sick from the water to come out . what my matter, the dirty water gives people diarrhea. they drink it when they want it because they have no other option. what i do, what are your major half a 1000000 people live in monterey and very close quarters settlements like this one, keep growing. and so does the need for water. the cities are exploding, we are and planned that you have more and more before coming from the countryside and settling down in the cities in slams that are not on the map of her worth her provider. so we are not getting water and boost gay from un habitats sees another problem. there is a backlog of infrastructure development over the years of a couple were whether companies were government, i've not invested enough to maintain the pipes,

so we have very old. so what cell networks that are leaking and on top of that, coll towels often control the taps they may charge extortionate prices or sexually exploit young women for water. berella kenji feel safe now that she can get her water from the machine is charged at a fixed rate and she doesn't need to carry cash yet. then if i have 10 canyon shillings on my chip, i back with that last me up to 3 days before i could only get 3 jerry kinds of water for that money that the users receive about 10 times as much water for their money. now, kenneth window from the supplier much emily had his work cut out trying to convince water companies under 30 to back the idea. when you started in the world, you are not very popular. but i think one of the biggest impact is to get organization. and to do is to think about technology,

do you think technology is being 2nd, are very good. one of the things we see now is that notion of the prepaid, what a d m i we have is anybody is becoming more efficient, low operating costs. so one of windows main arguments staff only required for maintenance, and this is actually helped to diffuse conflicts in some places. areas where they will probably 50 help you more. but if you are, let's say, from time you cannot bridgewater from to me because the tendency events for reaching the water. now, this doesn't happen, people are indiscriminate to use. the technology comes from ends today in the netherlands. and tom lay. paula was working in africa for an 8 project when he came up with an idea to better regulate the water supply on sir joseph presents, his tall coroner fell so open and the floor material measured the amount of water is arshubra. g. as our modem is charge and as the car to store older transactions,

the machines sunday to run consumption to the cloud. this allows supply and demand to be regulated. is he all the systems in my power? down here? are you crunchy revenue for one? what a point there are already around 800 of these pay as you go water dispenses in kenya and some neighboring countries. fortunately, that's been very little vandalism so far. barella kenji comes her several times a day. she says that with this new clean water supply, stomach upsets, are thing of the past. now let's head from the crowded cities to the contra sides. what if you assume gilby cleaner water on more feet away from the cities? you'd been mistaken. absolutely right, crease installed and african countries in particular,

the what the situation has wasn't considerably due to increasing periods of drought in is invalid. people are tranquil. sov. on to still pile. want only to water louise room in the morning. shabba and gara steps out of her house to fetch water from the tank in her yard. she's only had the cistern for 5 years. it's a life saver for the single mother who like all the families in bodily faces, increasing challenges because of climate change. shabba and gara grows, everything she needs to sustain her family on a small plots of land. scoffed i've been going, i knock that out. i haven't produced much these past seasons and what i can we either get too little or too much rain or i'm fine. the sense of uncertainty has made it hard for the chilled to concentrate on their schoolwork, underscore, before i had this water harvester, when the rains came, the water would just run off and waste away. we had no idea what to do with it. we

can also reach anger to the see that sometimes we collected a little in small tins and bucket. so my dish apple was on my dish is now bass i. but that didn't help you're in dry spells for years. in babylon, drought serve increased in frequency and duration. the consequences address matic it's favors. victoria falls were reduced to a relative trickle in 20. 19 making international headlines this year hasn't seen enough rain either. the corn in the fields is in grow in properly. harvest yields a shrinking year by year. the un says almost half of zimbabwe population of some $15000000.00 is now dependent on food aid. people with no access to a well as to get their water from rivers that are also drying up. the 8 agency care has helped solve the water shortage and sharon garret village. the country south east. it's supplied 50 families with water tanks and together,

the community has built a damn that holds 45000 cubic meters of water. the water flows along the terrains natural slopes to irrigate the fields, eliminating the needful climate damage in huh? wonder when we're when award protein as long as we have several options to store rainwater efficiently, we stand a chance of survival even through the dry season one medication. we can afford to grow food for our families, whether there is rain or not during any given year grant, actually i want, i don't addition, the farmers have another present problem that still needs to be solved. the water from the reservoir is in safe to drink. that other, there are already a few ideas on our care, has drilled 12 wells in the region. some i, equipped with solar pumps, that saves money and put facts, the climates every well should be able to supply 500 people along with their gardens. there's a designated repair team to make sure everything stays in good working order that

creates jobs, including for women, like precocious mal katty, who is a mechanic. what i'm a ball hole can't be inoperable for more than a day to ensure the availability of clean water. if it's out of service for several days and left unattended, become become a target of vandalism, and some individuals might end up messing around with the parts. in many areas of zimbabwe, even the ground water is being defeated by drought. that's why, regardless of where the water comes from, priority should be given to conserve in it. a water shortage ink is in by way, but too much water in a synagogue in our next story is that about drinking water. but about the salt water in our themes, the atlantic ocean is eroding the costs of west africa, an unstoppable phenomenon. now, residents of young in the fall than cynical have reversed the trend and we wanted

to take a look. trees no longer grow here, and nobody can live here any more. on the island of deer, gay and southern senegal, the atlantic waves are eating away. the shoreline is happening on the whole west african coast. the reason rising sea levels, a consequence of human induced global warming, jude thereby, sam is an elementary school teacher in vio, gay. he says in the 6 years that he's lived here, the situation has become much worse. and then the daniel up logo, but the see the sea levels have been rising, taken over the beach. remember that when i arrived in 2016 just here and you could see coconut trees all along that much. yeah. the memo even had houses just here that were about 20 meters from the sea theater at now. the seas advancing. way in the land that nobody is on tomorrow you rucker yell on there he lost comstock pity

the chief now shall thereby send his fighting against the destructive force of the waves. joining him in the fight is patrick. shout ye a retired business professor. he's brought a new idea to deal gay, which has given the people fresh hope. structures made of wooden posts and palm fronds hold the sand in place and bring back the beaches. curious, children gathered to watch the work. this red string shows by sin and chevalier. how much sand has accumulated thing live, but oh, would you be the stick came up here before um where the string is one week later we can see but 25 centimeters of sand as accumulates. vincent sentiment, the semi permeable barriers are arranged in right angles on the beach, as the sea carries in sand. the side arms catch it. unlike less permeable defenses made of stone or concrete, they also don't drastically change the currents along the shore,

which could cause erosion elsewhere. the proven effective, sheila and kito met sank upon a stretch of beach measuring 1.5 kilometers, which we call the fishing talk. it will likely gain at least 30 meters on the entire stretched met shannon. so these are the results we saw in the 2 previous places. we worked on windows on the wall. so we think it will have the same effect here called ball school. remember if, if i had talked to you, but despite the proven success of the method, some locals are skeptical than what the sea has destroyed over years, could ever be restored until i got a new clinic. to pappas you de decide has got imagine it's not easy to admit, but one day the village will have to move. it's not easy to leave the place where you were born apart and set up a different place though dedicated. it's not easy. cartler loyalty any but one day it's going to happen. i own uncle on on. maybe i'll be there to witness it,

papa or not. but one of my sons were witness yourself. what may lender makepeace? why as he thought, however, you thereby st. is certain that the erosion of de yogi shoreline can be reversed and that it can be done without waiting for help from the state. the greater, when in lean, i felt would need a lot of resources to slow down rising sea level. but with a little that we have on it, we can achieve extraordinary work, right? because with this we can gain up to a 100 me to like santa in santander, meta in one the summer. but despite these successes, many west african countries are seeing increased coastal erosion and better coastal management is needed on a regional level. well was come to the end of this week's program. thank you for watching and don't forget to be careful with on natural resources. because we don't have an unlimited amount of them for now, it is a good find from compiler,

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