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chris. hi, sandra. hello, everyone. i am chris alarms coming to you from august state in i'd area to the on the show will look at why wetlands are unimportant echo system for flora and for that or the coming up or the program today. ah, one initiative is trying to make the if tom meal to revamp down more sustainable our german high school students have come up with environmentally friendly snacks and how a climate activist is working in a troubled region of distant congo. but 1st, we're going to head nearly 2000 kilometers west from here to syrians, atlantic coast, your re bay south of the capitol. free town is one of the many heavens for migratory birds arriving from europe. the area also supports and damage bird

species and offers a livelihood to local fishermen to. but climate change is put in enormous pressure on this coast to region. deforestation, and erosion of the land are, are real threats to the areas rich biodiversity. but one local initiative is sticking to persuades residents to do more. to protect the environment, a long civilians coast to lie. village weavers, finches and pelicans are just a few of the bird species found in your re been on the west coast of cyril. you the best place for bird spotting is out on the water. it's a veritable paradise says of delight. doda yorba is very more beautiful in hub. was lot of biodiversity especially and then it brought species on. it is one of the most important floozies for birds conservation in saloon. your re bait is home to

thousands of hector's, of title mudflats and mangrove forests that cover an area larger than $46000.00 football fields. these wetlands are a habit for migratory birds such as heroines and waders. your re bays popular with local burden clubs, founded by the conservation society of sir leone, and the african bert club. the aim is to raise awareness among the locals and whose protection efforts the bird club members collect important information about the countries many native bird species in the more remote parts of saloon. these have never been properly studied by ornithologist. information on the birds they managed to spot is entered into an app. this also helps them recognized species in their january 2023 sensors. they've identified $44.00 species and counted a total of more than $22000.00 birds. the api is important because true,

the app you will be able to see so many bad so many species of then defend especially the my good see bads. the forest buds, how the flying the sounds. your re bay is an important but fragile habitat. for birds, even though it's the marine protected area, some of the man grew forests have been cleared to make way for farming, or to use the wood to make charcoal. the conservation is one, the area to be designated around the side, a wetland of international importance. the data collected by the only ologist and the bird club members helps the a key for a site for me, from you qualified as the from the site. one of the criteria fits that list should be about an area the, the bud proposition that the shoes at least represents. one percent of the puts up

of nissan was right on reading research. it also was done by 5th, if it was midnight for us that we have more than one percent will, than the quotes are required by drums are. so that's good. drums are the arch to declare that this to be around the fight for. it's all just a moment to see an official ram, so that vacation would not only help boost conservation in the country, but also to or is it burning tours or a small but increase will be significant aspect of the countries tourism sector. fairly own is attracting, growing numbers of enthusiastic bird watchers over the 20, that's all green, but towards ensure you got a lot of budd company on top or towards what could be interview, especially like international i was coming to see where you guys did look totally do especially in but choice, which i was using to sustain my family for the quite way. so now

much of the area is completely unspoilt. the man grew forest and the mudflats which boarded them and which regularly overflow a home to come and species such as gray herons, but also endangered species. the conservation society hopes the growing popularity of bird clubs will help protection efforts. why the birth globe i important is to expound knowledge of fall they young once citizen scientists while coming up in the open. your mind said in terms of are about conservation and ways important to consol birds and read across the country. we have our 4 bark lot in the regions. we doubled 40 members and of course the visions was out of civilian. we are trying to empower these burglary. members, our give them their awareness, bring them on board and see the needs of bad protection in the country. the coastal echo system of your ebay is home to some of west africa as richest bio diversity.

the local bird clubs, a helping to raise its profile, increasing the chances that this natural habitats will remain intact. ramadan is the muslim holy month of fasting. an almost 2000000000 muslims worldwide are observed and eat in one way or another. after breaking the fast at sunset, cities come to live as people are free to drink and eat. many dinars take place outside a warm evenings and consequently pocket in and garbage is left often on the street . now, on the dictionary initiative in alexandria has come up with an environmentally friendly solution. blah. preparations are in full swing for tonight's discharge. the fast breaking meal taken by muslims during ramadan volunteers from the community initiative omega leo

royal work hard to ensure it's already by sunset during the month of fasting and reflection. the group makes free meals for the needy and i live at the last year. we provided to 4800 meals this year we hope to distribute around 7000. many charities and alexandria give out free food during ramadan. but most serve the meals and single use plastic. over 30 days, that creates mountains of additional plastic waste. safe ahmed finds that totally unnecessary. so he looked around for alternatives. let me think on global, i found eco friendly containers on a website of a company called ban stick. they were bit expensive, i own a, reached out to see if they could reduce the price, is that they love my idea and help us a lot last year. and then this year they provided the containers for free local levels and he's called the initiative mot. bach eco or eco cuisine. the food

containers are made of sugar cane fibers, a sturdy material that allows none of the liquid to see through. they cost $5.00 euro cents apiece, making them more expensive in plastic. around a 150 volunteers take turns working in the kitchen. many heard about it through instagram on campus. i, you know, i've never seen an organizational colliding if to me and, and using recyclable packaging at the same time. that got my attention. i think it's exciting, so this is moving out 5 ahmed goal was to draw attention to the problem of plastic waste. he's delighted to be getting so much support to more local associations are now also participating in his equal cuisine initiative. and how about you? if you are also doing your best, tell us about it, visit our website, or send us a tweet. hash tag doing your bid. we

share your stories. we'll stay with the food theme, visit 3 high school students from gem the mel. during the stress with days of the pandemic, candy bars were world of their favorite snarks, which of course are not very healthy. that is why crease and about is why they decided to come up with the more or see old son, the teeth, the global market for health and wellness food was was it's $150000000000.00 in 2022. so it offers good prospects that probably wasn't what motivated them. but the initiative proves you are never too young to have clever and green ideas. the 3 students from western germany might be young, but that doesn't mean they can't also be entrepreneurs. developing a healthy and sustainable snack was the goal. alina shina lay on google, and kristi and spin hot set themselves during the 1st cove at lockdown in 2020. as

alice began to like a warning or started with the pandemic when the school was closed during the lock down again. now all of us on the team have always enjoyed snack and we used to go shopping together to head with a guy one day we looked at the shelf and wandered on. what can we try this time of fingers? we bought some snack bars. thought they weren't very tasty and were full of chemical attitudes. so that's when we decided to hit the kitchen all settled on. i'm wrong. so from nutrition, gosh barrett with some help from alanine us grandmother elizabeth. they started mixing up different ingredients all homemade at 1st. in a family kitchen, in just a few weeks, the friends created a coconut date bar coded and vague and chocolate, with no artificial flavors or added refined sugar. alina leon and christiane, were determined to turn their lockdown project named moon bar into a business, even though they were only 15 at the time. so they began selling the bars online

and promoting them via social media. i had hunched on our parents actively supported us attacked. we founded a limited liability company to be extra safe as high as well. and so being so young coping with, with the pressure is really hard because i had vocational disability and dork austin. so i'm not long after founding the company by chance the students heard a tv show was looking for start ups down. have one the basic they were we actually applied ourselves thinking that even though our product still wasn't super developed yet, we might have a chance. some of i will and we were accepted. moon bar was chosen from 3000 applicants on the show, the students pitched against other food startups, making it to the finals, the prize. their bar is now stockton, an online shop of a major german supermarket chain. and a professional food production company helps make $15000.00 of them each week, but a bar made with dates and coconut and vague and chocolate. how sustainable can it be? void you made so be we want to be as green as possible out of we're working on the

packaging that you can compost at home and having a network of suppliers, we're trying to transport it in as environmentally friendly away as possible. they shouldn't be movies to transportation. the young founders invest a lot of time and running their business. and there is a lot to do. 3 regional supermarkets have already added the bars to their shelves. but fame and fortune haven't really entered the picture yet. long tongues or we have break and even and as slowly beginning to turn a profit. and of course that feels good, all the loan bar team and to encourage other young entrepreneurs. but they also want people to know what it takes, mumble for you really need dedication, you need hash and you need to be enthusiastic about your product. so you can make others enthusiastic to, than anyone can do it, even young people from safe zone. so what comes next? the trio is already at work developing new recipes, but for now,

those are being kept under wraps. it's really impressive how dedicated they are. are they young age? it just goes to show how anyone can bring about change if they are committed. that is also the theme of a next report from the democratic republic of congo. for dickens. the city of gama has been plagued the war and crisis. and yet it's right there that we formed are equal africa hero of the week. ah, good. he doesn't take joseph single, long to attract a crowd. here. the northern part of the gama refugee camp is home to over half a 1000000 internally displaced people. many have lost everything, which sancho has in mind when he explains how important nature easter, there will be. lines in popular soy sauce here law, most of these people can't read or write all. oh,

but it's very important that everyone who is struggling with heart shibel is understand these problems and knows how to respond. a desire to make good decisions . won't. this is your past, this is all i wanted for my shop are both, they understand environmental issues, sally and the role of trees, a lot of waiting. then they can change their behavior. your sue is the whole point to point controllers. actually. the biggest threat to the environment in the region . these deforestation. some 1500 trees are filled here every day. the refugees mainly used the wood to cook with almost no one here has work. nor do they received any state benefits. some of them make a modest living, producing charcoal out of wood. skip away, lilian was what you see behind me is a fire. where would is being burned and turned in a charcoal. ah, there's a risk that we end up with poor air quality because there aren't enough trees purifying the air and producing oxygen was a d. i put you on the look. see,

gen logging is a problem, not just in go marble across the country. according to the n g o, global forest ward from 475000 hacks is of primary forest were lost in the democratic republic of congo in 2019 alone. for several years in a row, the darcy had been losing more old growth when forest than any other country, except for brazil. the civil war and high numbers of internally displaced, people exacerbate the problem. last year, fighting once again fled up between the congo least. government forces and the m. 23 rebel goof, or 5700000 people have been displeased by the conflict in january 2022. joseph songs was a long voice forced to flee his home. he's been in gama ever since. his conservation work is not without risk because the rebels use the funds gained from

illegal tree failing to finance their fight. before the new discussion, while i'm is all you is all one that he really came to my house and vandalized the she on to god. they told everyone they were looking for me is you feed, madame, or fuss e book goods activities i own in many of the activists is or foster face, a lot of security threats to sure. listen it because we're harming the interests of people who benefit from destroying the environment, which shortly love you on more. but he seemed the devastating impact of deforestation got is what drives him, ford. despite the ris, he's managed to galvanize some 3000 people. vote locals and refugees to plant trees in an effort to reverse the effects of deforestation. pharma, my pandora for rehire is one of them. bernini misery. i've learned how important it is to protect trees. unity equally play a crucial role in protecting the environment. to m england. cartucker. many people

i continue to fell tree unless happened that in england. don't plant new ones in there malays, none. but i share what i've learned with others. i want them to realize how important it is to plant trees and the nitty sasaki love me. then we know that the future of our forest depends mainly on women. do fun. they're the ones who are in charge of our families and what they keep everything going enough. i mean, joseph sango has his own garden where he grows a range of vegetables, including spinach. he's also planted unable cuddle tree. he does a little bit of work here. every day he's also committed to teaching his children the body environment. he uses taught them as a way of teaching them. it was, it was secondary man to present. it shall win. every day i give them a drawing exercise to lock them under the sneer. i asked them to think of something

to do with the environmental disa, with nature all shows, dollar naturally to is it helps them develop a mindset, do a mental, social and emotional capacity that will make them more likely to protect the environment when they grow up. so will i block with diction, yolanda on mall joseph's song, go see education as a key to ensuring the environment is protected in this way, he hopes all those around him will get the message, including the next generation in gama, the many thousands of displaced people are pretty much left to fend for themselves, which is very problematic, but perhaps was, is when the state utsa guest the interests of its residence. let's take a look at mistletoe. very cher sandra list though is water reach, which is good, but to feel the state coffers, the government is supporting water to its past neighbor south africa. not only do

li, so those villages suffer. so does its environment. walter, rich le soto is keeping thirsty south africa alive, but the tiny, landlocked country as paying a high price for it. we didn't anticipate that the dams here in the so to wintery the misery that is bringing perhaps worn out too. i see nothing of the better life is that they promised us what if it were up to me, i would decide against building the dam the needful water mains, high vessels of such water remains. there are 2 items which approach we have been able to divert water to south africa, but we are limited by the quality of our environment.

phase 2 of the low soto highlands water project started 3 years ago. one of 5 damage is being built here to supply water to neighboring south africa. the entire village has been moved to another location. as the construction work hit us hard, they had promised us jobs or children are supposed to be earning something from this. but instead they're out of work for a while. other people in south africans get the jobs we go hungry. one and they also took our fields so another bypassing the pool sales and grazing land. now house construction workers, far from leading to greater prosperity. the damn has brought misery for residence. driving 8000 people from their homes. the water will flow to south africa's financial hub, johannesburg,

400 kilometers away. for the 16000000 people in the city and surrounding province, la, so toes dams a vital and already provide 60 percent of their water. since the project has financed with south african taxpayers money, eula, kline hans has been monitoring it for a long time. he works for the organisation outer, which seeks to expose corruption and mismanagement urbanized ations taking place and future development. then expansion of business needs more water. the problem is we are only very limited to the water that we have in south africa. we don't have innovative technologies and circulated infrastructure yet to recycle water. and currently we highly rely on the las darlene's face to scheme to provide future demands. it's one of the largest infrastructure projects in africa and is supposed to benefit both sides. south africa, paisley soto, nearly $70000000.00 euros

a year for the water. and the soto uses the dams to generate electricity for its population of the local project manager from the la soto highlands, authority, tulsa, let him 5 years time. the dumb wool bull stand bright hair, 5000 hectares of land. will them be flooded? as we are all away, this kind of projects would have social impact and environmental impacts. and so we as the project template number of fi programs, which had been there, discussed mac lead vocal amenities are as ways that means ha, ha, ha, mitigating against the laws of land. that the laws over there are crazy if we have an perpetual but to see sick, we heard exactly the same promises 24 years ago when the cancer down was built. all

of the dams feet that water into this reservoir, from where its pipe to south africa, sick, we worked for the se and only legal center. the project was conceived georgia by 2 undemocratic governments of south africa, apathy division, and the military. it is a gym in the social. those governments did not have mandate from the people they did, they say a need for the review of this region. the project is also threatened by massive soil erosion, the construction of the dams, along with overgrazing and climate change. mean more and more soil is being eroded by the rain and ends up in rivers, a sediment in many places only by rock remains totally

to say lay as a consultant for a national project. the aims to protect the so toes, rivers, work. his hair rebuilding low walls into the hillside to reduce the speed and force of rain water run off and prevent erosion. they also remove invasive shrub, but what otherwise whitehouse endemic clones, he's roots help to keep the soil in place with the current erosion, the life of such dems would be fairly compromised the lifetime, because in no time there will be more full of sediment done water. so this would be last investment. in my opinion, i read the rings of saving this for letting it once again we've seen today how the dedication of inches or small goods can really make a difference if you're actively involved in protecting the environment. do let us

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