take us straight because we tried to to shell dirty, a face of mafia all over the world. environmentalists are in danger. the enemy, ruthless corporations corrupted government agencies and criminal cartels. with a guy who has been targeted, environmentalists in danger starts october 29th on d. w. a welcome to these new edition of echo africa, excuse you, have you with us? i'm chris alone, snuggle state nigeria. i with me is my charming co host sandra to no buell income.

paula hi, crease own today show. we'll hear about a highly controversial topic, an oil pipeline, currently under construction in east africa. it could have disastrous consequences for the people and also wide life. but before we get to that, we also have these coming up with why oh, begun the funding and high take unknown to mutually exclusive, cold gunners cutoff breeders on trying to solve the animals from getting diseases and, and why wills? in south africa at under enormous stress in africa. frayne. governments are spending 40 times more on for so fuel projects done on initiatives to reduce the impact of the continent sick and biggest killer air pollution. according to the un, every single year, close to $10000000.00 people around the globe died from air pollution. yet due to

the current energy crisis. many countries still one access to cheaper and less eco friendly fuel supplies. and hoping that countries like uganda anto zeniah will be able to deliver, ah, ah, murchison falls, national park and northwestern. uganda is a sanctuary for wildlife. it's just one of 35 reserves sanctuaries and parks managed by the uganda wildlife authority, which was established in 1996 and tasked with the protection of the countries flora and fauna. the parks attract a lot of foreign visitors after farming and forestry. tourism is one of uganda's biggest sources of revenue. but in for these biodiversity hotspots, are under threat from plans to extract the 1700000000 barrels of oil that have been discovered under the ground here. set to open in 2025. the east

african crude oil pipeline or eco, will begin in hymer and one nearly 1500 kilometers. that will transport oil from the to langer and king fisher fields. and then continue to rain forests and alongside towns and villages before passing just west of lake victoria. a fresh water reservoir for millions of people the pipeline will then cross northern tanzania, before reaching tonga on the indian ocean coast. from there, the crude oil will be loaded on to tankers. north in early 2022 uganda's energy minister ruth none chavira, sat down with the c e o a french or see the 2 companies have committed $10000000000.00 for extracting and transporting the oil. we're doing a whole new a welcome development for uganda state minister of finance for investment easily in any day. this is an exciting news for our country. it's a long awaited nuance we should actually throw

a patty. the ugandan state has a 15 percent stake in the pipeline and there's widespread optimism about the oil produced in the country bringing thousands of new jobs as well as additional revenue among the critics of the project. as dickens kamesia, an attorney and the head of the africa institute for energy governance. he's been skeptical from the outset. if you're with all the other countries that though renew perusing, when you go in africa, you discover that oil doesn't with creating jobs. if you would, the community that, that thing the properties that are being feed, invented it when the money has rendered the value of the actual didn't good school . so they define millions, most of them getting, getting broken, know and say that those people are finally willing to get a job. this is the village of the guido not far from the to lanka. oil fields

like their parents, the children playing innocently here are about to become so called pap project affected persons. among the older generation is charles or tamer. i'm online and he used to own some of the land here. i received money from the stars. he rented a promise to give me a house the corporate investors have faced accusations of giving locals like, oh, tamer, insufficient. if any compensation is from one is not, then the process is not concludes that people will remain on land. and he went out a really important this is really important for us. and his son was a guarantee to push who would be to be. and then the

total energy is activities in uganda are being monitored by mazda galle, a member of the parliament. and now that you've gone to has pledged to implement measures to limit global warming, the green party politician says uganda isn't a good position to turn it back on fossil fuels, not renewables, adjust the far better option for you than people. and i mean like they do have all the minerals they need to create really carbon free future. they could be a play and are very, very important role in the green transition, but decision to leave the oil underground and thereby limit emissions would also be supported by conservationists. the w w. f has raised concerns that the pipeline project could disrupt over 2000 square kilometers, a protected habitat that is home to a diverse range of animals. the parliamentary opposition in uganda is in favor of the pipeline, but also shares the concerns of those who oppose it. the government is said not to

have done due diligence and to have done an environmental impact assessment, adequate environmentally. but that's ok on the fix of the pipeline on the areas where the pipeline is good to go through their water bodies, the land and air. those are just what issues that you is raising the immediate worry for dick and come disha is the grave environmental impact from the pipeline proximity to like victoria they can use it in the middle of over 20000000 people in the kenya into the near uganda. and it is a river late that 1000 how many countries. so we don't think that is a reason why you should risk such a natural resource. we as the project, they're planning concerns that are not unfounded,

given previous incidents elsewhere in 2008, several 1000 leaders of oil spilled out of a pipeline in nigeria, leaving the soil contaminated by chromium, lead and mercury with lasting consequences. our lives in bordeaux, the pin, the lag dionte. see with the pin a like he only see, i see ports to d, almost all of those c foods of gold. we can't find them again because of the oil spear on these as lead to e. a level or poverty i, i will ye is fine enough. not find a way to describe over in france. total in a geez is eager to rule out disasters of that nature. with the new pipeline project, there will be monitoring process for fiber optic or along order loans and pipeline. this is 1st and in the addition of these

monitoring, we love what we got some men line broke valve. that is to say some doors that we can use in case of incident and thanks to is, is we will be able to plug the stop the flow of the product at any place of this pipeline in brussels. however, environmental risks and human rights violations remain on the agenda for e. you, parliament, members like monte galle. he continues to press for answers and accountability together with like minded colleagues and was among the initiators of an e u resolution. we want them to halt the project until all this is resolved and of course as well, you can then and tanzanian site to respect human rights and to, to comply with them. and this should also be a clear sign at to every other company in europe that is active outside of europe.

that a we will watch them very clearly and we will not turn our backs to them if they are involved in human rights violations as well. yeah, supporters of the pipeline in uganda recently vented their anger at the resolution outside the u. delegations. offices in kampala. oh, you stuff regarding rudy biplane, you can serve. we are here to tear it up your new noon to stop to stop mentally will know. are you oh is our hub? yes, i left you a back over so. so one of employment. yeah. again and uganda's president, you're wary mu 70 has accused the e. u of arrogance and dismissed the competence of it's politicians would be to ship you when you got this part of it is i just youngest member of parliament. oh, do you look at him?

you know what, what to do in uganda. you younger citizens criticizing the pipeline face being arrested as seen in a growing number of cases posted online. what's more substantial deposits of gold were discovered in uganda earlier this year with the chinese company set to mind the precious metal. oh, the question again is what price with the countries delicate ecosystems have to pay? ah, what a story will be sure to keep you updated on any new developments. now we head of to northern gunner, where the cattle ranches ever way. you look, but they are dealing with a serious problem. climate change till a small creek will change in where the pot inside increase in the risk of

infectious diseases. we came across of project that allows farmers to better protect their animals with the help of mobile technology. let's take a look. so seine rymer is worried, his family's cattle and not doing well. here in the savage, good districts in northern gonna, it's dry sees in the grass has been scorched by the sun and good watering holes. a rarity load where you just opened up from the house, though it are moving, you yourself will suffer. and the curtain, they will not get it like the rainy season. so at this time they are not enjoying damp. surf of the animals may be more than exhausted and hungry. the herdsman fears they may also be seek. climate change means that it's getting hotter and the cuts all have to work father to find food that makes them susceptible to new diseases.

ganawe's chief veterinarian doctor was she'll kicky motto, works at the animal health laboratory. the ministry of food and agriculture. government agencies have noticed that more and more livestock are becoming ill due to climate change unless are forced to travel long distances. looking for the water and audrey for the seam sauce, and then by convergeone liberal disease from one to the another, 2 it mo frolla animate another solution lives stock market meet reduction is an important part of the economy, especially here in northern ghana. but every year, farmers here lose about a quarter of their animals, the diseases many losses could be avoided. but there are not enough veterinarians in the country, and far too little prevention through vaccines. the young kenny and stat up cow tribe is currently trying to develop this potentially huge market for 5 us

dollars a year. the company registers, farmers interested invest in services or products in a database company. the families use their cell phones to sign up. looking at the platform, you can see where groups of farmers are located. so we send messages to them and say this is the time you should resume to animate in order. and when they respond, we know how much demand is in different locations, the company and the farmers workouts in annual vaccination shed altogether. the stat obtains the vaccines from distributor's or the government in the future. it plans to order from international manufacturers directly in other to obtain more favourable conditions. vaccinations a shed old for to day in st. lou village about 30 kilometers from the nearest col.

try branch. the vet is employed by the company. yahoo addresses shape a 1st up. i think that the a vaccinated against all vine vine to pass 1 am pool is enough for several sheep. it costs around $10.00, which includes a 20 percent commission for cow tribe owner. and for your cuba, it resume. it's worth the cost because more animals survive and he has significantly fewer financial losses. when your production is high, definitely you get more money. you sell out some. and now the way our and my were dying, they were nearly gone as things. so now we have more of them any time we are in financial crisis, we are sought to sell in some of them. so it has in fact,

that i lot economical for us over 70000 farmers and their animals in northern donna are already among the cow tribes. customers, the dollars happy because we protect the animals, i guess diseases retrieve them. we impact knowledge on them and it's so helpful. but for sammy rymer has not, he has had his cattle vaccinated. he still wants to wait and see whether his neighbors investments really pay off. we're staying with agriculture, but our next report takes us to europe. you might think that organic farming and high tech i incompatible. not so were visited a far my gemini, who's completely rebooted as business, going high tech, save, same money. and it's completely sustainable. me. ah,

if i get my that let me show you all the nerve center of my cattle shed. this is our fully automated milking system. make it consistent of 2 individual milking robots. the cow's milk tear automatically 24 hours a day on the key field. plants is still numb taco tomorrow to ski, moisten. they have completely free access to the system and get a little treat when they arrive. look a bit of mash lanton and that's why they like to come here to be milk cell. so gone from megan for me, therapist as old, obviously automatic, milking is a huge help because it gives me complete flexibility in my daily routine. always. i thought it will then it's i for i had to be in the shed at 6 o'clock every morning in the evening to milk them. i'm for my target. then there's all the weekends and holidays and play f county. for those be fun. i can call up

a specific cow on this outline. let's take number 79. otter on bar he led to make. when did she last check in the how much milk did she produce with what ingredients either. when was she put out to pasture? is she there? now, i saw marcus raised the grey's way sorting gait works a bit like the milking robot. it recognizes a cow by its color transmitter and decides if it's allowed to go to pasture or not for the knee. ah, the scowl, depending on it's milk status in this field, that's great for us because it selects the cows for us. select yield, buchanan godson, park, widen. we can let the cows graze all day, but only the ones who've been milk regularly van that way. we don't have to keep hurting them. and that type of fun. fuel insides bueller's an

organic grass fed dairy, producer, free grazing, his essential, i'm, it's, and carly cows need space. they have to and want to get out doors line, and that's why they get their grass on the pasture. he accost bones off to via detachments. you fortunate onto your clear knology and ecological farming are in no way. a contradiction in terms aren't understood. technology just helps us work more efficiently. unsustainably and above all helps us to conserve resources. sean focused items yolanda chastity bombing is a very capital intensive business. these days we had to take on very high liabilities to get this project off the ground floor yard. it's big creature comforts for the cows or the pre stall and the automated milking system. so clearly that takes a certain level of self confidence in a given and calculated entrepreneurial written record.

does this will despite this is our floor cleaning robot. i get real name is discovery, but we call it disco on. that helps me with the daily drudgery of keeping the slots in the floor. clear spot, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. and that's a huge relief because i used to have to do that every day by hand in the morning. uh huh. and doing that once a day was nowhere near as effective as when disco does it all day long would yes. and now to sit down to talk with him today and in general, farm work should give you the chance to enjoy what you do along with all the hard work i need to have times where i can simply take a deep breath and just save of the moment to have them come to the user tomorrow. in south africa is among the top locations for we'll watch it.

but over the last 10 years, drastic changes i've been detected among it's will populations. what's happening there? sandra? well, one challenge, eas, global warming. it is affecting migration routes and also the animals ability to reproduce local scientists, their hobby, observing the huge aquatic mama for the kids. so we paid them a visit to find out k costs on the right, the right. yeah. you know, a little guy mom but all don't know mothers. yeah. flicks under us. yeah, i just hold back despite appearances, this is no conventional whale hunt. matthew jernace, hasan and his colleagues from the mammal research institute at the university of pretoria are trying to take scientific samples for the benefit of whale kind. saw in the arrow there are some bogs or hooks and ducks or hooks. some of the skin

or glover, the skinny, is the blush. florida indicates them loughborough the factory parts to reuse it for different analysis. i was not a rental there. i mean, it feels cory like a beast thing or something just like a quick, sharp pain. and sometimes they just flip their tail upwards. generally, as we saw, they normally just dived on and, and within a few minutes they don't really care. the bay of admonish, just east of cape town, is a winter bass for many southern ride whales. they migrate thousands of kilometers from their feeding grounds of antarctica to carve in the sheltered waters. but the numbers coming to south africa have been dropping for some time. now. the researchers are trying to find out why back on land, the scientists returned to the lab to process and label the skin samples and linked the mothers with their cars. the samples of and frozen for further d n a analysis

d b s. date of the whales. location is also locked into the system. some whales are tagged with satellite transmitters, explains research manager, else for marilyn. they provide insight into the mammals movements. for example, this fema went with her path to the falkland islands. will her cat from now on? do that always? or will this kathy random as they appear next year? i'm going to go to close a i, we don't actually understand that what we're doing now, and another student is overlapping dna would stay isotopes as they were isotopes with basically markers in the skin that tell you where the animals been feeding and what it's been feeding on the research is have waiting station record books on file of to hunting, pushed the southern right whale population to the brink of extinction. wailing was banned in south africa in 1935 and the population was able to recover. right, well so i mean we, but recent years have seen an alarming reversal fuel whales and worrying development among the females. in particular, looking at body condition,

we see to fema forgotten skinnier. since the last, when years the something's drastically change in the last decade. all the crew that whales feed on moving further. so or is there just less of it? no one really knows. but the research is a sure the climate change has a big role to play. oh. and let girls know that if the whales stay away, it would be a disaster for the small town of admonish. the wheels outside are very significant where minus i would say that the men are driving force for traffic here. everyone who comes here, they come looking for wheels, it is important for tourism. it is, it is the meantime from force for tourism. the pandemic restrictions hit hard, but at manas is now once again welcoming well spot is from around the world. i just laughed to see him when they dived. and those tama,

that such beauty in so peaceful like i said, and we need to make sure we manage it. so i'm hoping the leaders of the world understand that not just on the south african perspective, but just understand that climate change is affecting us all. and we need to do something about it and do something drastically about it. to matthew, germans, hasan does not doubt that the oceans are changing due to climate change, but to discover how that is impacting on the whales, he will have to spend more time out at sea. wow. what's amazing creatures. well, that's the for was this week. we hope you enjoyed watching and found our reports inspiring. my name is chris lambs could buy from a good state. nigeria. i'm so that we know of you and it is also time for me to say good bye from counselor here in uganda. feel free to i to ask if you have comments or ideas on social media. i hope you can join us again next time, please do take care and see you soon. done

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