many challenges and whose people are striving to create a sustainable future clever projects from europe and india. eco india. next on d w. a thought they were great with humanity mark to milestone recently. when the global population hit 8000000000, or the presence of ever more people on earth is

a stream on nature. as communities compete with wildlife for food, water, and space. but maybe consider the advantages of preserving animal habitats and the dangers be faced if we don't. hello and welcome to eco, india. i'm some of that. every day there are fewer places left for why life to call home, even in places where they're emblematic of a whole region. big the northern indian state of the british. for years it's official bird, the sawdust cream has been under intense pressure. now an extensive outreach program that's put wetland conservation front and center with the local farming community is seeing population numbers take off. ah it's 6 am on a monday morning, and farmers in a cedar than ali and ged are looking for nesting, cyrus greens. they are part of

a conservation organization and have been working to protect the clean population for over 10 years. cited screens are the only resident reading koreans in india and the world's tallest flying bird knocked him urine, sir darth licky, i get a torch in the night to check on the nurse and eggs. i protect them and make sure nobody harms these birds or tries to kill them. i take care of the tags and nerves, so the birds are safe. i like their presence here. walter taylor sat sightings used to be read even here in that radish which is home to nearly 70 percent of india solder screens. and in a decade ago, if farmers saw the birds on their farm land, they would shoot them away. take their eggs or even kill them.

sometimes our lie explained to other farmers that this is our state, but they don't cause us any harm. they don't eat much just a little to feed themselves or not, but it is no major lost to us. i was not happy, well, let them live in the wetlands and quote, the health of colored. we'll have one of the red headed cider screen, which is all $150.00 centimeters stall on average. usually nests in natural inland wetlands or in fatty fields where the tall rice crop in short, that its eggs remain protected. using straws and grass from their surroundings. the birds build big nests that can be 2 meters wide. it's one reason why they're unpopular with farmers who, what he, their craft will be destroyed. the conflict helps explain why the sawdust green is categorized as one of the bull on the international union for conservation of

nature's list of threatened species. according to the w w f, they are now only 15 to 20000 sada screens in india today. some of the biggest threats for side of screens, therefore, not surprisingly, are because of the way in which human beings are using the landscape and how to change the use of the landscape. so in manipulative, for example, when right, and we was replaced by the cash crops. so you're being, we see that the number of claims that exist in the, in that entire state in the area that has had it, has it used quite a lot. the cranes bedford habitat is that land depredations home to some 2200 square meters of wetlands and area twice the size of hong kong. but now some of these valuable ecosystems are being destroyed to make way for so i feel according to the non profit wetlands international india has lost one 3rd of its natural wetlands over the last decade. and if red lines disappear,

the green will do. i should to say from the life of india points out another problem, garbage problem, big sickle cell. the problem is that this, the land was in its natural state a few years ago. but in the meantime it has been leave. the laser has converted direct land into smaller bonds, as you see because he lives on a scope on scope. neutral questions got several years ago. the vi life just of india launched a special conservation project to protect the greens habitat. those, one of the aim for the project is to register unprotected wetlands as far as the red line conservation and management rules in order to protect them from exploitation. so far the project has, they just stood 37 of the 51 identified wetlands in the region. meanwhile, a group of more than 151 and years act as thought as smith or friends of the

scientists, including cheddie, aniseed denali. the local community has also invested in protecting the board and its dad. as part of a state wide project, i'm going to call data galia was invited screens and indicate that effect. because if there are status screens, it means there's water over at lance. and if there is water, then it said it j b. so it's an indicator of agriculture. so we can with the local community to join us. and they did a model since 2013, more than 20000 pharma one and 2 years across 10 districts of the for these have joined the project. they meet regularly to monitor water quality in the wetlands from i think it's on the check the temperature level, high floating ammonia fluoride. what sort of an hard now is that a little funny?

why, whether sunny joined the wetlands projects 80 years ago and has witnessed a change not just in human behavior, but also in the greens. i'd rather the sarah screens aren't threatened here any more. they're still at risk from cheaters and jackals, but not from you. as part of the thing since the 1st census in 2013 when 600 santos greens were counted in eastern author for these a region where conservation efforts are still relatively new development. the population has more than quadrupled. the side of the screen has also adapted so the evidence seems to suggest that be great. have learned to figured out that there that it really does not have enough food, but 2 birds to feed the chicks. and so they need a 3rd, but the headboard. it's adaptive behavior as to the resilience of the bird

and tanks to therefore from growing number of dedicated one dears, but halves, it won't be long before the cause of the thought. a screen will be heard more often . the fresh water pearl muscle is a globally endangered species prized for their delicate gems. populations have been decimated by hunters, agriculture, and water pollution conservationists in germany are working to boost their numbers . and as this next report from southern bavaria shows that can involve some pretty heavy machinery. restoring this stream, their pass, our in southern germany requires a 20 ton excavator, with a 150 horsepower. that sensing a stream runs 3 meadows before eventually feeding into the danube. one of the longest rivers in germany. biologist,

marco janet has been working in the region for several years, many of the various waterways a badly degraded when i was a young man and give us obstinate fear. this stretch of water has no structural variation. the i'm tunic, one of you can see that it's deborah doesn't very roy. the water flows at a uniform speed on and the bed consist of only sand and small pebbles were there aren't any larger stones or boulders on the golden stein in the face walking from basically the round, any naturally occurring structures in the stream that provide variety and help stabilize, the bed is longer logging into this. so does kate's streams like the swan we're adjusted to suit agricultural needs. for example, by making sure the water flowed faster to make it easier to drain meadows and farm land in wet weather. can audi almost on this sort of situation is not good for

wildlife fernandez because the lack of structural diversity in nature leaves wild life with less scope to find a suitable habitat to and so frankly, the excavator is helping to re introduce that structural diversity. distributing boulders, stones, and tree roots, and leveling the banks, flew the olive latrevia and you get some ideal habitat. it's when the material that's being re introduced gets mixed with the fine of pebbles and big rocks if like this and that protect against and stronger, currently washed, orchestral, among other good type. goodson now and then nature itself gives the restoration efforts an unexpected boost. his him on the list are beaver dam. we are obviously not the only ones trying to reshape the stream or aquatic plants, insects, fish, crayfish, they've all returned to the stream which was restored several years ago. but according to marco done it, there's still no sign of any fresh water poll muscles. it's an endangered species

and nearly extinct due to harvesting and pollution. the muscles play a key role in the ecosystem because they help purify the water. they filter out tiny organic particles from the water they take in this benefits of a species big and small, but also inhabit the waters. a perfect food chain, germany streams were one's home to thriving, fresh water poll muscle populations listed here. soon. you can see the difference in size between a muscle that's at least 50 years old and a young one that's about 8 years old from a breeding project. in recent years, most made their home here in the area that i need young. if the housing for captive breeding programs are currently the best way of boosting fresh water power muscle population. since most river habitats a 2 degraded conditions in the breeding stations are ideal,

and the muscle can flourish, i think, is in little so the trick in the breeding program is to replicate the life cycle of the river pearl muscle, which is a bit complicated. it's got lockers, we keep mature muscles and wait for them to release their larvae into the water. the water in the crate then flows into the container with the host fish as well. the brook trout best flow from the river put in bed from it. the nets were full in buffalo. hundreds of brook trout live in the tanks and they need the mussels to successfully complete their reproduction. cycling these subtly mcgill's for about 9 months before falling off. they're not yet ready to be released into the wild. they spent the next few years in boxes with water flowing through them in a stream next to the breeding station and are regularly monitored. he humbly

staggered and trickled. these have developed well this and there will be releasing them quite soon. the next on the most important is the shell links on there. i should be about one and a half to 2 centimeters long, because then they've survived the critical juvenile stage, which i spend in the crevices in the gravel has been bubbling and can then cope well with the conditions in the water, in a social consequence. but before that can happen, more streams need to be restored and then muscle baths complete their part in repairing the ecosystem. staying under water and to an invisible problem that severely impact why life in all of our oceans, under water noise. ever since the industrial revolution, human activity in and around marine, embodiment has bothered the seas with salt. as we discovered the effect on creatures, large and small, is disorienting and destructive. ah,

lou, the ocean is a symphony of sounds. at least where they can still be heard. we humans have made the sea noisier than ever before. and the way things are going, the underwater world is set to become one thing. even louder with devastating effects on marine life. oh keating, tis creditor lloyd incense in their environment. they're really finding or is it actually okay? let's explore some smart ways of turning down the volume in the ocean and find out why this might also be good for the climate. oh, underwater sound. waves traveled extremely fast and up to thousands of kilometers.

sound is essential for almost all marine animals from whales to jelly, fish. mm. animals you sound to communicate, to navigate, and to find meeting partners or pray. but hearing what those creatures need to hear is getting increasingly difficult. some marine life is currently exposed to noise levels. the can destroy, their sense of hearing, literally rendered them deaf or kill them. it's like you're logging around the fraud. that's a pretty serious effect to for animals that depend on sound so much. so why are the oceans becoming so noisy? one factor is offshore wind farms, and when energy is generally a good thing. but installing offshore turbines creates a great deal of noise. in the north sea, it damage the hearing of porpoises driving them away from their feeding and

breeding grounds. and agents are most likely exceed pilots and they have to drive into the steep it by hammering or impact pile driving. and this course under water noise, which is smallest comparable essence stopping aircraft. the sounds emitted by the pile structural elements smashing into the sea floor travel several kilometers from the source. but help is on the way compressed air flowing through tubes on the ocean floor round the piles creates bubbles that rise to the surface, forming a tight insulation curtain. fewer sound waves managed to penetrate the barrier leading to a 90 percent reduction in volume. this is how things sound without an air bubble curtain and this is with an air bubble curtain.

challenging issues that if to, to lift with the offshore conditions, wind, waves, weather conditions, currents and so on. but thanks to ty, to regulations the curtains are now almost standard for construction off germany's north sea coast. and interest is also picking up in the us, the netherlands, and taiwan implementing bubble curtains cost just one percent or less of the total investment for an offshore wind farm. the music loud we're going in. so wind turbines are one thing, but there's a bigger problem. container ships. international shipping is by far the main source of noise pollution in our oceans. the culprit and the potential solution is the ship's propeller. domestic pressure cooker is worked by controlling the steam pressure inside them, pushing up the temperature at which water boils. the resulting higher heat means

faster cooking. i ships, propeller the opposite happens, not with food, but with water and effect called cavitation. so it, due to the fast motion of that propeller through the water. locally, the pressure is extremely low. so that ambient temperature, the water boils and creates the am bubbles, creates a vapor bubbles. and these bubbles grow. and these bubbles shrink and collapse. this generates noise levels comparable to a rock concert on dry land. the solution has the potential to be good news for the climate. and the profit margins of big shipping companies, essentially, fewer bubbles can mean lower fuel consumption. in 2017 denmark based mask retrofitted, the propellers and engines of 5 vessels, primarily to say fuel. but their sound emissions also dropped by 75 percent. this add on device improves the vessels flow and the water,

which according to its maker means less cavitation and fuel savings of up to 8 percent. but installation isn't cheap. and shipping, firms are rarely obliged to make. the changes with cargo price is currently very high. they prefer to keep ships in operation rather than investing in a retrofit for many ships. that could be savings possible, especially due to the fact that each ship needs to go to dr. dropping each say, each a 4 to 5 years to incentivize ship operators. the port of vancouver has cut port charges for certified quieter vessels by as much as half but the loudest defenders are seismic air guns. the fossil fuel industry uses them to locate new oil and gas fields in the ocean. their sound waves are as loud as the spacecraft and can be heard hundreds of kilometers from the source

for days, sometimes even weeks or months. these tubes fire out compressed air every 10 seconds. with every blast, 2 thirds of olive oil plankton larva, within a kilometer of the explosion, dropped dead. they insure the health of the ecosystem around credibly wasteful their way too loud for what they need to do. i rightly the fossil fuel industry is itself conducting research on more environmentally friendly methods. for its surveys. one technique is called marine viber size, which generates the required signals by a vibration instead of an explosion. the result is more of a constant hom, rather than a big sudden blast and air gun, so strong a good faith the rapier more. whereas a virus eyes on land, you can put an egg underneath and wrong great. initial models suggested the impact on marine life would be just 10 percent of that of an air gone. the

likes of exxon mobil total energies and shell may have their eye on another advantage. however, marine viber size can also map oil and gas in shallow waters. but doesn't this sound paradoxical, more sustainable methods to find more fossil fuels? we really should not be, we just should not be searching for oil and gas under the ocean anymore. we, you know, we really need to make this green transition. that's the main solution. there are plenty of options for reducing marine noise pollution, but more progress is needed on the regulatory front. in 2011 germany introduced one of the world's 1st noise limits in place to protect north sea marine life. air bubble curtains are now standard, there in the industry is doing fine. taiwan is introducing a similar regulation. quieter is better for the environment, but without incentives or new laws, the industry has few reason to change. the role of who's in conservation is

controversial, but some argue they play a valuable role in educating the public about animals and help foster vendors about the need to protect species. we met a new application officer in chin. i was committed to doing just that. i me see that the green iguana see were 30 flashing splash of cool water. a new born gavia called its mother and broke her heart global so that she can the madame crocodile bank sees the bees allows web users to get up close and personal with all these animals that are due in the southern indian. not being them on line with income visitors

to drop by in person and learn more or less tell you when people come to the create, you gave them about the animals, how these animals live and eat what we give this information to the people of those who was founded in 1976 a time when crocodiles had almost gone extent in india. due to the trade in crocket, i led to the government place perkins who sees under protection. and my task record l. bank was designed to help provide numbers with a breeding program at the beginning, the house, exclusively crawford as nowadays, exposed to many other to like turtles equinox and make. it's nice that people are particularly scared off. they are deemed to be dangerous. stuffy. john works closely with all the animals. i just got them unless you don't mind.

it's not like they do not bite. if they bite, we have to endure it. animals cannot talk and biting of how they express themselves, but i think that was a big role in fees on educational well, she wants people to understand them. no, no more in india, every year. 50260000 people. die because of sneak bite. hans. it is very important to spread awareness about sneaks, but they didn't get the stephanie john received a b a in the lodging in terminal. afterwards, she did a masters in biology and conservation in portland. she was recently elected to prevent keisha in the international educators association role, which put her in dialogue with lose ward white who added, who educated my main ambition and goal is to create a change in people's perspectives about animals. this exist because of that,

so that people will get curious about animals and get to learn more about them, that they will also learn about how to build a better future, where people and animals can co exist harmoniously. they can also learn about the importance of animals, of humans and animals are dependent on each other, setting the goal of a way to make people understand how we can both going with that on the band. make blog down for then the 0 and it's employs with many challenges with visitors, forced to stay home the lag income, but that obstacle helped it in a way. now companies and individuals can adopt animals and health finance. they keep those social media, but then helps it to find the table sponsors and ensure the protection of endangered reptiles you into the future. our planet tribes on balance. as we've seen, to the,

the ult belongs to every living organism, not just human beings. the movie embodied this, the movie ensure the security of photo and species. think about that and i'll see you again next week from all of was in india in germany, goodbye. and thanks for watching with

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