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while manufacturers rake in the cash. the question of ownership companies exploit the knowledge of indigenous peoples for profit and mounting concerns. people in iran face new struggles on a daily basis. since september 2022 iranians have been protesting against their countries, islamist regime. around 500 people have been killed and tens of thousands are imprisoned in during torture and the fear of a death sentence. more than 80 percent of the population reject the islamic republic, according to a survey of around 200000 citizens in december 2022. roha is a very active child says for reba bud resides. she used to be an english teacher, but giving lessons on line proved impossible during the pandemic. roha gave her no peace for reba forced to change careers. now she sells jewelry and household goods

in her instagram shop. she does it all herself lighting taking photos, putting the items online, then she waits for customers, but these days business is slow. i seen them and they not, they're not there necessary for people and they don't buy them. and they bought deb mainly mutation of the internet and stopped me. and i did. i am and got their prayers then i got sad am and then now i can't worry to reba and her husband had dreamed of a good life. he spends all week travelling around the country to reba has to manage on her own earning just 60 euros a month with both salaries. they come to round $250.00. that's not enough to make ends meet with no. my salary's online business and may be a one day or 2 days,

maybe one week. i don't so saw anything. she doesn't dare take to the streets against the government. in our interview, however, she deliberately doesn't wear a head scarf yet. she belongs to the silent majority who clench their fists in their pockets and otherwise fight for their daily bread. just like raise us a lay he. he delivers eggs to grocery stores and supermarkets. he thought the job was crisis proof. but since he started 7 months ago, the price of eggs has almost doubled as i was at the by hoard. if a government is eliminated feed subsidies that now the farmers have to buy chicken feed abroad. and because the dollar exchange rate has risen, so much producers are having problems. so my expenses have risen to bad management was abscess as initially farmers middleman like razor and shopkeepers, like ali, all have less income. and the wave of protests that is swept the country

complicates the situation even further. as i've, i guess when strikes were cold, people stayed at home in protest had nobody shopped. i no longer know how to pay my rent, electricity, water milligram? yeah, the well known business journalist saheed layla's says they're all victims of a fatal development in iran, one flag despite sanctions, the rainy in economy has grown, evolve in may, the rich even richer and the poor, poor of continuing boundaries. we have a lot of poplar, but pull people the poverty line it in might it seems that includes 25 to 30000000 people at the moment. ah, the unrest is an additional burden on the iranian economy. banks and companies close to the regime are being boycotted in protest. many of these are owned by the revolutionary guards they have earned well in recent years,

if the regime is now fighting the protests with all its might, it's defending the islamic republic, but mainly its own financial interests. this is looking not, not only for option, you can imagine between 20 to 25000000000 list dollar as export book fair capital 2, mainly canada or are other european and best and country. while the powerful send their money around the world, small businesses struggle to survive. mike, the metal company, not here, they euphemistically refer to corruption and mismanagement as economic problems that will let me show you how problems are huge and have their roots in our domestic economy. if the economy improved, all industries would benefit and every one would get a piece of the pie, the saw, the ham m. yes, we're on our way to visit the non factory and shallow. a 4 hour drive from tehran for the 1st time, as the protest began in september. the authorities have allowed us to leave the

capital. protests took place and shallows to, but hasn't hereon, the authorities want to show us. they have the situation under control again. at the plant were told that of course no one protested here. managing director, montessori mohammed. he guides us through his empire spare parts for the german made machines are no longer available due to sanctions. suppliers from friendly countries such as russia or china have stepped in. so the sanctions hardly affect his business, unlike most of its customers in more than behalf that we have customers in india to but they came and said we can't transfer money to you any more with an incident of the vaughan. instead, we can give you black fabric for your shadows, or rice that isn't necessity is the mother of invention. not responded to the sanctions by finding new markets in asia in the middle east and grew despite all

the problems. but the wave of protests is an expression of dissatisfaction and he ran months or more comedy longs for normality. post them all fit for the muslim. we want our nation into a government to stand together. mistakes need to be corrected. and the issues between us need to be resolved to take the pressure off us to follow the rule of law. but online trader for reba bud reside doesn't want to wait for such a miracle. price is arising but her income is not. she sees no future for herself and her family any ran i decided to immigrate. emigrate to al there contrib and both. i don't know where because of the immigration. a situation is so hard. for reba bud reads. odd wants to leave the country for her daughter's sake attached around her. she sees dissatisfaction and anger growing with each passing day. ah,

count. this products contained ingredients from nature. ready but who do they really belong to? many companies have researched and used natural products for decades. some have even been patented to own in the name of profit. but what about the indigenous peoples on whose knowledge these profits when i don't, they deserve a fashion to. ready bio prospecting is defined in a united nations document as the exploration of plant and animal species for the utilization of their genetic resources. it basically describes companies and institutions looking for new natural substances to use in their products. then in recent decades, it's, it's pharmaceutical companies. it's buying that companies regard recalled through companies can or chemical companies as well, or claiming intellectual property rights relating to lourdes. the research and

development that they've been doing, and they're doing that through payton's. the idea is that new inventions cost companies, time and money and research to help them make that back. patrons give them exclusive, right? so for that innovation, for a set period of time, the bottom that the should have a patton's sister model did. ah, the industry's od appreciated for dirty set, but it becomes more problematic when traditional knowledge of communities is involved. take the name tree known as the tree of life in india. it has vast medicinal and healing properties, and it can also be used to make organic pesticides and fungicides. in 1995 u. f multinational w r. grace was granted a european patent for name oil used as part of it, so gannet fungicide, mnemic a brand worth over $60000000.00 per year, according to

a 2008 report indigenous communities in india had already been using name oil as a fungicide for centuries. but others profited from then knowledge the appropriation and commercialization of genetic resources like planting strikes and indigenous knowledge for profit. this is whereby a prospecting can turn into bio piracy. companies use patents to protect innovations without fair compensation for communities where the genetic material and knowledge comes from. there should be a balance between the advancement in technology and also what is entre if noted on it should be preserved. it should not be misappropriated. ah, it took 10 years for the european patent on the use of the name compound to be overturned. but this is far from a typical outcome for indigenous communities. they often lack the funds and support to fight peyton's. and there are other problems too. it can also be harmful to buy

a diversity who dea, gordon, i is a plant fountain, south africa. it's like a cactus. essentially, it doesn't look appetizing, which is pretty fitting because he is a natural appetite suppressant. the son people of the region used the plant to keep them going while hunting, but its properties made it very attractive. the business research south africa's counsel for scientific and industrial research, c, f i. r used the plan to extract to formulate the molecule p 57 as a hunger suppressant for treating obesity in the 19 ninety's. the center patent at the molecule and licensed it to multinational farmer company pfizer. and then you k based biotech fighter farm. no credit was given to the sun people and there was so much interest and hi about this on the parents. in the research,

it was in newspapers. it's reported globally on that. it was decimated by opportunity. so people came out, answers decided they were going to make money off off on the removal of this plan. the sale of this plan who dea has had to be protected in south africa and namibia, illegal harvesting is one of the main threats against the plant. it took until the early 2, thousands for the some people to become aware of the c s. i a patent with help from an cios. the community successfully campaigned for the role of their traditional knowledge to be acknowledged under a benefit sharing agreement. they were to receive milestone of royalty payments. it's not clear how many cases of bio piracy there have been. the united nations has tried to instigate a solution under its convention on biological diversity. the aim of the nagoya

protocol is to shad benefits from bio prospecting with indigenous communities. there's a growing recognition in general that the whole issue of nature and by diversity is important. and it's important because consumers are more, more interested in a more aware and asking questions. nuts, rick coach le ganga, executive director of the union are unethical by trade. it's a membership based organization that helps companies comply with the protocol and awards them with the certification on that product. if they do, all these regulations are still, you are still at the elephant, sometimes a clear still on land. there is a framework one that extends around 200 nautical miles from a nation's border into the ocean. beyond the new frontier for exploration and potential exploitation, the high seas offer an abundance of possibilities. marine organisms

can live in extreme pressure temperatures, darkness, animals like sponges, produced chemicals that have the potential to treat cancer. the global market projected for marine biotechnology by 2025 is $6400000000.00 with the potential for use in farm suits, calls, chemical and biofuel industries. nations are currently trying to figure out how to share the ocean's resources equitably. countries in the global south don't want to be left behind bio discovery by a prospecting. however you want to call it to make scientific and technological advancements. well, it's clear that we need it. it has very, very significantly contributed to kind of human human well being. and if you look at all kinds of medicines, they're based on natural remedies. they're based on bio prospecting. so by

prospecting is perfect is important, will remain very important in the future. but it has to be done in a way that is fair to the biodiversity rich nations, where the solutions are found. one way is by creating guidelines on what can be patented and howl companies and research institutions should work with indigenous and local researchers, developers and marketers. working together gifts, both local communities and companies alike, the opportunity to profit it also ensures the protection of the species providing us with the means to make advancements in technology, health, food security, and beyond access to clean drinking water is a human right? yeah, it's around 2000000000 people around the world. don't have it. this most important resource has long been big business. something food producers are well aware of in

2023 in the industry expects to generate $334000000000.00 of revenue. international food companies like nestle and on and coca cola, buying up water rights for low prices in order to manufacture their bottled water. but climate change, droughts and over use mean ground water supplies on to when sling in some countries, sugary, soft drinks and now cheaper than clean drinking water. ah, a serenade in honor of their friend who died much too young from diabetes. the mariachi play at funerals for diabetics all too often. tea various various there. so very many, especially during coven 19, and a lot of people with diabetes died receive in the chance of my relatives have the disease, friends, and other musicians. and what is the formula?

diabetes is the 2nd leading cause of death in chiapas, the state is known for its rolling hills quaint villages, indigenous culture, and its coca cola consumption. not everyone has electricity. the tap water is often undrinkable. coca cola, however, is available everywhere. 2 liters of the soft drinker drunk per person every day here. a world record. the number of deaths caused by diabetes doubled between 20112021. doctor marcus ariella checks what's on offer at a school kiosk, then finds only junk food. he says the company's deliberately target children in most mr. in his 2 years. we know from studies that these products make up almost a 3rd of the total calories consumed by children. you know, for food, coca cola is the most widely available. soft drink must must put it into around or

speaks of coca cola colonization through aggressive marketing. the fizzy drink has even hijacked maya and ceremonies. sherman pasquale ideas says that it appeases the gods. her patient also suffers from diabetes. many healers replaced alcohol with soft drinks because they seemed to be the lesser evil. coca cola now accompanies the prayers of bygone generations to jason milady's call. no sugar is not the cause of her patience. diabetes. she says, oh yes, bond. this woman has anxiety and dreams, a light on it has made her sick. that's why i do this cleansing, it's a blankie of breath. oh, junk food is readily available here and has come to replace the traditional diet of maize beans and chilly. and then there's the water problem. coca cola is permitted

to tap more than a 1000000 liters of water every day. all approved by the state says micro serena fizzy drink is often easier to get than clean drinking water. right, testimony, thrill? nobody is monitoring how much water is actually being taken out of our work. there's no oversight on why you were throwing up. will feel good with you. the growing scale of production at this plant puts the supply for the rest of the population at risk of his gun loser whistles by a part of the pool of hill. the company refutes this saying its not taking water away from anyone. instead, it donates water tanks and recycling containers and has reduced the amount of sugar in many of its products. the neighboring state of war hucker is not relying on that teacher deonna. lopez has declared war on soft drinks. one in 3 children is overweight. she counts the spoons of sugar in a single glass of soda. oh

we drink this amount of sugar in a single glass. does it sound like you should drink that. 7 0 no, the children learn how soft drinks are harmful to health, but in many families, coca cola is a by word for hospitality, a low and will hucker prohibits the sale of junk food to miners. however, its implementation has been stalled. he's embargo out. however, if we send any child into a shop they would be able to buy sugary foods because the vendors don't know the authorities are not doing their job with who is enforcing often. no one activists also have to contend with the widespread belief that coca cola has healing properties. i law on was owned by you were a country with poor water quality. you can find soft drinks even in places where there is no electricity. people become addicted to sugar in it. oh no,

he doesn't. i i think see on the way back in chiapas, doctor's face some overwhelming wave of diabetes cases. it's a mammoth task. educating people and testing their blood sugar because many people don't know that they have the disease. darwin gomez feels abandoned by politicians . ok. in to get a radio, the riddle. now we need to educate children better, jackie, song and football. they're the future of our country and can help fight this problem, which is considered a global pandemic if we go local warner bonding in gay. shaman pasquale ideas ins, the spiritual cleansing with a soft drink, but not coca cola. she says, love oh gus. yes'm. but don't mother, a lot of people only drink coca cola. i don't como. yeah. but too much sugar isn't good for them. esl is sick or necessary in my head. but the pineapple soda also contains sugar. the road back to healthy eating is long and kicking. bad habits is

the hardest part may be just starting to show them. the un commission on the status of women, says the coven 19. pandemic was a crisis which had women and girls, especially hot the pandemic, or a spike in domestic and sexual violence against women, as well as arise in teenage pregnancies, street artists in zimbabwe, a using provocative murals to spot debates about women's rights. at the studio in zimbabwe capital herrera graffiti artists are working on concepts to help stimulate debate on social issues made worse by the pandemic. after their focuses on problems affecting women and girls, they 1st visualize their ideas with sketches on paper and on the computer before they set to work on the murals for us in some ery,

imagination for future and re imagination of our contemporary life. and also i'm going back to our traditional knowledge systems, you know, and there's been a lot of getting the car time to realize that. and they, we, we, we took halves, we'll took conclusions that were used leg like 200 is ago branded is ago that have been passed down through that through generation. so that showed us on the importance of traditional knowledge system. the graffiti artists have been painting murals on the streets of some of her are, is poorest neighborhoods. their imagery incorporates the faces of influential women . the hope is to inspire young women and girls who have been negatively affected by the pandemic. in zimbabwe, the number of teen pregnancies rose sharply during the lockdown. over 4000 girls

did not return to school. when they reopened in early 2021 girls and women's rights advocates say the arts are an effective way to communicate and to spark change. based on the learnings and experiences with head out from covey. 19 the needs to be a concerted investment in developing messages that are relevant threat messages that i informed by experience and evidence message is that hi me as the power of the us both the visual and performing arts to propel messages around goals right out to propel messages that ensure the protection of girls to also are put forward messages. i've had guardian sexual into productive health rights and information. the pandemic is also shaped. zimbabwe is urban street culture. through the fashion collective fabric party,

young people are exploring issues around identity that took a back seat during the pandemic. that in the car with he said down hell, but enough time to look into the internet and so as going on. so we'll call, bless ourselves in his face. it was yes that i am known by now. after that lead out, we identify our dual credit. i attended for them by wednesday, kosa fabric party is developed into an art movement that brings together graffiti artists. and fashion designers to explore new possibilities for collaboration. when people spend 2 years log down, when missed that element of a community in element with way can collaborate and work as a collective people who used to do that through covered who did it online. but soon after carving people realize the importance of, of what i see and qualitative with at the height of the pandemic,

the artists raised awareness of coven 19 by painting murals, encouraging people to follow health regulations like wearing masks and social distancing. they drew on the star power of influencers, who they painted, wearing masks like the artists planned to keep working with the concept to spark conversations about what humanity can learn from the pandemic. and that, so from us at global 3000, this time, right to us that global 3000 at d, w dot com and visit us on facebook tape. see you next week, take kath ah, [000:00:00;00]

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