of 41 people have been killed in an attack on his school in the guns. the government is blaming village and linked to the islamic state and says it's pursuing the gun. and we will end it. the next town shrinking via diversity is teaching us to look for a new balance with nature that's and doc film after the break speak to him for more news at the top of the mike, look good. thanks for your company. the ukraine was like a stepping points. it's you know, time what you into that warranty wants to finish your studies. now you have a significant from the train. you can choose to go back to somewhere else. currently, more people than ever on the world wide in search of a pass in life. yeah. give me something that is coming very very soon and yeah,

can we learn more about or know when a story info, migraines it's literally 90. probably human kind is not very resilient, were easy to kill cutter throats and it's all over the tree. you can cushion hot and this will still survive. so body tree, mother full belong it. i explain this, that's good enough. my goal is to preserve nature. that's. that's the great thing about health professionals that we can do that with rosette. yes. okay. that's what we're going to show. if i click on the dental to move it to the 30th this time, once we get into this whole area, is transforming into a natural ecosystem. i kind of a must not to doubt. fission own inhabited areas and via diversity, not mutually exclusive, but this cannot and should not be left to chance for the velocity. it's an iconic

spaces, and if we can really save spaces like this, then we can then we can do anything the from the arctic north to the mediterranean, south or europe's landscapes are incredibly diverse. but in recent decades, industrialization has done enormous damage to this diversity. what is needed to revitalize that for most of our existence, human kind of managed to harness nature without destroying it. many classic european landscapes are in fact a result of human activities. the what can be done to establish a new harmony between human kind and nature. the

church forrest, the places people go to relax, to hype, to explore. but they also have a more practical function. here in the hots mountains, mining has been underway for centuries. the forests have also long been exploited for profit, but it's only in the last few years that they're starting to look the worse for wear. now it's been so slight that was in smooth, not to not have pocket nice. you have you called i thing working in the national congress in 2012. when i 1st arrived, it was completely green. when does the, showing you all to speak to an mpi? and you should notice, kate, it's incredible how foster can change. and how wonder compromising nature can be

shown. yeah, it's ought to deal with lunch. we have me to gain a veteran forester. sabina balding has witnessed the catastrophic impact of development in the hearts mountains firsthand. the 2nd slide talk to on some some i might be honest advice because she still has always supposed to deal with. i understand where you scientists have come together. on the one hand, there was a spruce trees that have been planted here over time. and then on the climate change, deep holly bruce is a spc split. it needs a balanced, cool, and humidity climate job. and that's exactly what we haven't had over the last few years. it's, it's of a high temperatures. the stock of water has strong or some light and also high wind room. so use for the best and lots of evaporation within the spruce is drawing out support the that makes them fragile based on easy talk about the vault veto listed in both and careful people. if the trees don't get enough water, they can become vulnerable to insects. he often times, beetles come along and identify perfect reading. stacy,

the bruce doesn't fight back to the beatles submit to that remaining, send a truck to live friends with all the females, drill terminals in the box where they lay that x and then the trees down to town. i've done kind of strong smell but the state of the forest can't be blamed solely on climate change. mismanagement is another contributing factor for forests all across europe. the deceased is now spruce this, patrice b. c. such promises the best economic return hub. it must be like the stock market . it's ok for tonight. if you invest in spruce, if you don't have a high yield hands, good profit off, of course not been only so long as nothing goes wrong. if i, if i can not see him, even thousands of square kilometers a forest across the earth are dying for the same reasons as they are at hearts. and the continents landscapes are changing radically as

a result that might not sound too alarming. after all, central europe has more force today than in the 17th century. but that's because the 18th century saw a mass of reforestation efforts, fast growing and lucrative spruce was the favorite species and was often planted in mano cultures. as well as in places where it would never grow naturally. this map shows how popular spruce still is. it's one of the most important commercial trees in europe, despite its vulnerability, the climate change in pests might be causing havoc to spruce forests. but new forests are now emerging that are more diverse and more resilient. or the all my, such a not a part constitutionalist as on the all to you here in the national tongue. we are

in a position to say, okay, we'll just leave it that. of course that's impossible in the commercial sector with a goal, so have different ultimate, truly areas like these initially look a nomic, it's nick. it looks like this and nothing here for boys. but in fact, that's a whole new for l y p growing up around us and we'll start to see it in 2 or 3 years, which you're interested. i was a completely different forest as emerging than the one we knew before. of the state of this old us much structure, really rich and the type of force to be more resilient to climate improvements as well. and for this is the national park. it shows how it can be done to the sick forest is simply left to its own devices. while a new generation of trees grow. the assumption is that nature will find its own ways of adapting in good. no, that's what these days we think in terms of generations, but there are no quick fixes with nature. nature will go its own ways and find its

own solutions of thoughts. it's safe to say nothing will ever be the same again, also signed before the funding. so what does that mean for the future? what effects will be altered? landscapes have climate change is dramatically transforming our environment. it's not just in europe. we are the 1st generation able to identify such changes in nature in time to react. the necessary tools are available. like the satellites that monitor your day and night and transmit the data to the copernicus, emergency management service, and italy. this was found to, to detect hazards as early as possible, and prevent worst case scenarios. yet, we're still often unprepared when disaster strikes. as it did in the summer of 2021,

[000:00:00;00] the here in the alps, the consequences of global warming are impossible to overlook. temperatures are rising here especially fast. and the glaciers are melting as a result the, the reason we're up here at 4 and a half 1000 meters on the calling. you said to play c a in the month to those m a c f. and on the border between the city and switzer, eyes, doctor and mortgage we called ski is working to collect ice memory. the information

stored in glaciers that's lost when they melt. the much the that's why i was kind of one. so just i just normally play act, we want to drill to ice. cool. see if the ice memory project just done, please. hi, alpine lacey is a rock kinds that can teach us about climate development in the past and also about manmade pollution. these are the idea is to collect these valuable archive students outline. gracie is from the ice cores at night and takes them to a safe place where they cannot be damaged by melting said, is that safe place that is on top to catch the end? often on time it must be good then now we want to make that material available to future generations if we're such as just a few books today by consensus. yeah. and that's what we're going to month 20 years so. so you wouldn't be able to drill an ice caps that still contains the information that you've done

today. i know that she has some studies indicate that by 2100, the glaciers in the alps will be gone. if this is true, it puts the earth water balance at risk. so far, the outs have been a kind of water reservoir. they make up only 1.9 percent of europe, surface area, but supply water to more than 160000000 people. if the alps loser glaciers, europe loses a vital source of drinking water, it would also be a disaster for agriculture. the climate change is altering the continent dramatically in the process revealing how human kind and nature are inextricably linked. there needs to be fast for reaching decisions, made in the political space and with technology. otherwise, human kinds destructive way of life will not change in time.

the number of small scale projects in europe are already on the case groups, institutions, individuals, all united in the struggle to preserve the natural environment, such as the type boom project in lim noticed increase. so you almost don't have, you know, there's been different areas in the history of mankind, delete the stone and the iron age which the bronze age today we can say we're living in the plastic age for him to plastic. cool. every summer, a boat is chartered for volunteers to help clean up the greek coastline. the project funded by a greek philanthropist, is one of the largest of its kind in europe. hey, i was just wanting to see the process of the issues and stuff at the time. soon as a project that runs $365.00 days a year. oh my god, we still fine tuning it,

so you must 18 months and we're still in the in the pilot stage. we still lending and adjusting on was on the original aim, was to clean up 50 meters of shore line. then we decided to extend it to a 150 minutes. uh, because coming up on this uh, i got the the, the other guy days ago the situation has gotten worse and the last 10 years. and i get this is this every minute we were dumping the contents of a garbage truck into the sea, the scale is massive. it came back into the us, be around 33 kilos of plastic. packaging, waste per citizen, per year are generated in the u. that's in comparison to 28 kilos, 10 years ago. and unfortunately, it doesn't always end up in the trash. it's almost, you know, the frontier with is it the quote a marine pollution effects our country and others in many different ways. if it,

as it goes across people with music in the 1st of all, it ruins the landscape. you see that every time you go to the beach to take a walk or have a swim if it as it affects the health of local residents. because it doesn't stay on the beautiful estimate copy of that obviously gets about a year to day as it also contaminates water. the food on our plates, the even fish now contain caustic particle and you have a property on bicycle what the form is, the type who and project works together with scientists, and helps them advance their research into marine pollution via coastal or deep sea pollution or gift this will be focused file, so to come up, we found pieces of junk with bar codes from russia. these are c a and from turkey. pod quotes from i think given that both democrats, the bar codes allow, is to determine the origin, country date and factory where the rubbish comes from it. but i'll then we can compile

a database and analyze our findings for that level. but if not from back when we're working in collaboration with the volunteers, scientists have managed to simulate the circulation of plastic in the mediterranean . this animation shows why the problem requires an international solution. the, the problem almost seem to give in the problem is it's not enough to pick up the rubbish show and then let me spun. we need to ensure that no more garbage ends up in the environment by taking action to avert and stop the constant flow of waste into our seasons. maybe not just call us as much as could please. yeah. under pressure from the general public researchers and activists. the european union band,

many single used plastic products in 2021. the hope is that eventually plastic plates, cups and straws will be banished from everyday life. with a cotton that suffers from many other ecological abuses as well. many landscapes these days are increasingly devoid deferred, so on the buzzing of insects. nature has become troubling. lay silent. what's happened for thousands of years. human kind has coexisted comfortably with nature. a farming activity even contributed to local biodiversity. but once intensive agriculture, which relies heavily on pesticides took over plants and animals began to die out and their disappearance as know accelerating at

a dramatic rate. the today 40 percent of insect species, world wind are at risk. and around 15 percent of bird species, native to europe, are in danger of extinction. the the decline and insect populations is the cause of great concern. in 2019 the popular saved the bees initiative and bavaria forced the local government to take radical steps to promote biodiversity. this demonstrates that citizens can act to protect in nature and are doing so across here. the unusual experiment is underway in the south of england

rather than protect what already exists to scientists are attempting to reverse the process. it seems utopian, but the results speak for themselves. the large blue butterfly became extinct. people were obviously horrified that you could no longer say it in this country. i knew it, and nobody could really understand why i lived with the last colony for 6 years measuring almost everything. and alas, it was just too late to save it, a. jeremy thomas and david sim cox are to enter maladjusted, who became famous for having successfully reintroduced a rare species of butterfly. the large blue. it was no easy task. after years of tireless detective work, jeremy thomas discovered that the butterfly depends on a very specific species of and without it it cannot reproduce. and the species of

ant itself needs a very specific natural environment. this obviously is a very much a heat loving and i'm gram temperature is actually determined by the height of this comes across. so the tool is across grows the cooler the grams guides. and once that happens, then because of the late fee is replaced by other spaces of bread, and this is why the bus light became extinct. and as a result of modern farming practices, cows disappeared from the meadows, upsetting the prevailing natural balance. the grass grew to answer driven out, and the large blue disappeared. it went extinct in 1979. but almost immediately, we took the decision that we would try to reintroduce it because we felt we understood what it needed in this country. at last. the 1st step was to restore the grassland to its former state,

jeremy and david convinced livestock farmers to allow their cows to graze there again the only this specific interaction between humans, ruminants and grass, lance could restore the butterflies habitat once that have been done and went site said recovered, we set about finding a suitable source of large blues to see if we really had recreated the habitat and to release them in person. was really fortunate to wind up on and i like the end of the east coast to sweden for overland. where i actually found lodge, please. i had one of those moments that you any have once or twice in your life, arriving the lights in the evening. and the 1st thing that happened was the last 3 lines of my face. i'm it still could see was at my spot thinking the backs it next

. oh dismissal. i'm here. i was able to find eggs and we were able to bring it back to do i 1st trial introduction. that was really very, very groundbreaking. this meticulous and pioneering work took decades, and in the end, they achieve their goal, the return of the large blue, the historically, the launch, the used to occur in the back 6 different regions in the u. k. and we've now got it established in 2 of those we could also show that maintaining the sites in a suitable condition for the launch blue benefited many other spaces. we didn't have to 6 an objectively watch these things declining. we could actually do

something of boxes. it's an iconic spaces and if we can really save spaces like this, then we can, we can do anything or their achievement demonstrates that human intervention can be constructive. but that work also lays bear with the complexity of the process and the need to act before a species disappears. this is why over the last few decades, europe has been giving sanctuary status to certain areas in order to preserve their buying diversity. the europe is home to numerous nature reserves, not 2 or 2000, and the emerald network form the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world. their main objective is to protect on across national basis,

the most endangered plant and animal species in europe. today this network represents 18 percent of the continents land territory at 8 percent of its maritime territory. one of the most valuable nature reserves using the button c in this coastal landscape, located in the netherlands, germany and denmark. human activity is reduced to a strict minimum. this so it has always been a haven and an important resting area for migratory birds. so it's, i'm just like this car. cool. the developers show you what they need available to me. they links the button, see the entire world, which is something that's developed to thousands of years. it's an incredibly important thing in the world wide eco systems that these birds that are possible even every year in the spring after wintering and africa,

the birds fly off to nest in the north. a 10000 kilometer flight with a varden c marking the halfway point here up to 15000000 migrating or its can rest before continuing on their way to siberia. it's also a stop over a point on their return journey. in the fall the area is closely studied by scientists among them on a solid just ab hobbins. baltic full belonging to explain this, what was most important to me is concerning nature and stuff. and that's really what drives me here. by the way, i chose this job, even small changes can have a big effect on things. when a low risk pos in protecting a scenario, you immediately see a lot more species that work design and all that. so it's really great about how professionals fucked up by the hour. such can make that happen. that's what we're

going to show. if i click obeta pertaining to reason uncle industry is this, is it today we're trying to find some birds that we've already tacked. and so we know goal the day to so that we know where they are. we can then use the data to track where they are and do all sorts of other analysis and research. for example, we want to find out what they need to kind of in the box in our we're going to accept and that's i, i, that i, filled in by developers a is an interest to data. so be this both experts, the vitamin c is an into title area. there are various different much slots which are underwood to at high tide and try at low tide. and this is happening constantly who called the school the bugs follow the water lines, i think so as soon as the mud flaps become accessible, the birds go them in search of food to die because that's where they can find the best on the freshest things to eat just actually these are kind of in

the fun see is almost completely protected yet it's not immune to the effects of global warming on sea levels. since the beginning of the 20th century, sea levels have increased more and for each year, what exactly does this mean for life here? the developers are using, you know, makes the button see is a dynamic and tremendously resilience system. and it's quite good. it's adjusting the site because the amount of time it's under water can change daily. the temperature swings in the small systems can be massive and all the animals and not the system can adjust well to that as well. so in that sense, the vitamin c is very robustly protecting nature means preserving its resilience. this applies to coast lights and other bio tops to keep box like those of the old funding region in belgium are

a very special habitat. the affinity in this oil gives rise to a fascinating flora, including carnivorous plants, the, the old fun you have been protected since 1957. and with good reason, the p boggs decompose plant remains, trapping their carbon in the soil. they are the us able to store 10 times more c o 2 than any other eco system. people have to cover only 3 percent of the earth, the surface, but they store at least twice as much c o. 2, as all the forests on the planet combined. for far too long marshes have been drained and turned into farm land. but today, many regions of europe are seeking to restore them, including in germany, the

many bogs still remain unprotected. in lithuania, pete is still used for heating and generating electricity, which triggers the release of the massive amounts of carbon dioxide stored inside the year. its primary forests are unique heritage and yet measures to protect them have failed miserably. these virgin forests, the oldest on the continent, most a wealth of native species and unparalleled biodiversity. their value is immeasurable, and yet they are in danger of disappearing. according to recent studies, only a few isolated primary forests are left in europe. and even these are under threat . the one of them is in romania

spa gosh, mountains regions. under the child, she has to go dictatorship. it was largely out of balance for the public. the obama would start with this report then he thought that i had the opportunity to see the hunting reservations created, especially for child. she has to be coverage all physically. a people were afraid to hunt the rest of them. there was little deforestation yet. oh, if there was actually a way of protecting natural areas, not to happen, and that's why some of them still exist to them. i shelven how cool today the forest is protected by rangers like me, high chic and his assistant us because, you know, send me some very special place. the trees are so impressive. you almost want to

help them protect you as much as i can. but once i saw what the tape was, maybe i'm wrong to see i'm about. do you happen to see this male and the humidity's seemed to have changed in an old grow as far as the air is different, there is more humidity. these trees retain a lot of water, except i'm the most awful da da da da as abuse is the most important thing that will put the sticker. this a tree is a symbol for the natural far as kind of a. it is had a rough time, got it. but i think it is 300 years old for all of one of the might stand for another 20 to 30 years. but in time, can we move rocks from the inside to adjust the ways of its huge crowd will get too heavy and it will collapse around. so the forest is a complete acre system fully intact. same complex. it has great scientific value and it serves as a useful model, automatic on, on a students. if you go,

she come all the in siri, romania as primary forests are protected. but in reality, illegal logging is taking its toll. in 2002 romania still had 200000 hector's of primary forest. today, there are only 70000 left a very low cost cuz we're given the rates of which primary forest areas have been decreasing between 2002. and today, kind of the threats over you got a little more than 10000 exit is as far as to where and legally logged in the fog at osh mountains. so this should never have happened if we say it's not like this and not in your she nor no me hi, chic and his colleagues are armed for good reason. in recent years,

several rangers have been killed by poachers and increased awareness of the invaluable importance of primary forests means their defense is no longer left to researchers and activists. the entire local population is now mobilized the what protecting nature by keeping people away from it isn't the long term solution . targeted protection can restore the natural balance sometimes within just a few years. mediterranean fish, dogs have dwindled alarmingly since the advent of mass tourism and industrial fishing here in the bay of los candle, of corsica, marine life had all but disappeared 30 years ago. but since then, it is become a protected nature reserve at home to an array of biodiversity

drama. the domenici is in charge of the scandal in nature reserve. it was easy for most of i started diving into protected maritime area of scan to lot. then i started diving outside the reserves, and i saw that it was basically it does, it does. yeah. he and his team are doing their annual inventory of aquatic fund minds which she is the shift. and there is incredible by diversity in the protected areas is an incredible treasure and indispensable, downstairs and abundance of practically post the easy, but especially bigger fish with a reproduction rate, when any time is higher than smaller fish and lots of discounts to see it as a distinctive scandalized is that regulation is a definitely to the management of habitat spaces and that the regulation is

followed. it needs to be more than just the law for just the when regulation is respected and specific goals for its management of followed. nature responds. we will create environmental assets that the development was, the national parks, a very strong economic drive is that can have a positive effect on the local or even national level see not shown the cost for you. today fisherman understands that a natural was the benefit. does it results in great, efficient dogs which go beyond the borders of the reserve 6, once fishermen understand that they've understood everything so that the company mankinds relationship to its natural surroundings is complex. in europe, in particular, many economies and activities are so closely linked to the environment that the line between human nature often blurs the

. but what happens to these bio chops when left to their own devices? this can be seen in our studios in northern spain, the. this time a single moment until you get lost cbs home on that. we're seeing that the human activity underway in the last 23 or 4000 years on this land is disappearing on the 10th. okay, so this entire territory will continue to evolve into a more natural ecosystem because you stand by categories must not throughout the vast regions of europe have been deserted by their inhabitants. by 2100, spain could lose half its population. when humans move away flora in front of re take the land. this development has been observed by natural scientist, roberto after i sent you need to have a hole in your system one time, yes,

my work in these mountains is to find out how nature works. it's done most and we said because it has come on us. we're very close now to cameras. positions here that's allow is to monitor things weekly. some we possibly, it's quite likely that some there's a wondering around somewhere right now to send them to someone on the sofa. when we began, there were only 30 barriers here, or both of them out there are possibly over $300.00 in the area we work and it's the fastest growing population in europe is stuck with skins. and so i get the most with it is i think in the most so, so we have voters, there's also a few wolves sized. there's so much fire diversity throughout the entire region of a serious of the lead up to come in $10.00 to $3030.00.

the most of most are holding their stuff. i'm being a part of a true we can see a young bear digging into blueberry bushes at this time. most viewed here is a female bear with our clubs sticking open until looking for an larvae to eat most candle. that's a lot of other lots of mucous, but uh, the meant that said a yes the, the populated areas revert to a form of wilderness elsewhere. however, the opposite is underway with wild animals venturing into the big cities driven out of the country side by the intensification of agriculture. they take refuge in

urban areas in search of food and shelter. in some neighborhoods, there is more bio diversity than even in rural areas. the scientists are able to reconstruct the animal migrations using gps trackers. the data shows that hedgehogs, raccoons and bats tend to stick to one area. while wild boars and foxes travel long distances within the urban bio till

the some more varied, the cities fonda, the more predators that attracts in 2020 a wolf was even spotted roaming the german capital. the. this calls into question the division between the natural world and the civilized world. but wasn't that decided a long time ago? susan wound home with beauty, visited the inhabited areas and by diversity, not mutually exclusive and slut these candidates and should not be left to chance. and it needs to be planned just multiply and this requires close cooperation between biologist, an ecologist landscape plan as well. and architect simon once i'd take them to take note of indian thomas, how is a landscape architect? he and his team have developed a new approach to urban planning in an attempt to boost bio diversity in urban

spaces. the me to the animal aided the so we have developed the animal aided design method. this is a planning method with the aim of integrating wild life into other planning into landscape architecture and open space planning. i don't platinum to any degree in this animal. assisted design is used in planning in berlin unit and london. the concept is evidence of a wider rethink that's now underway. european civilization has developed like pitting human kind against nature. but humans and nature are a part of the same indivisible entity in france, biologist, the policy certainly has launched another bold project. hold on, we came back to europe after working in the tropics and realize there are no longer any primary forests in europe. and i thought that this was scandalous. my plan is

to provide them here in western europe on the west. are these objective is hugely and vicious to create a 70000 hector sanctuary of forest struggling several countries right in the center of europe. leaving the area abandoned for several centuries until a new primary forest develops. mostly bulky to city post clearly shows pay more than i believe that the really beautiful, important, and lasting things in life. take time to coordinate. you make that a person to lay the 1st stones of a cathedral, knew that they would never see the end result. so you can see that this tree is shaped like a spiral. it's only a matter of time, but i think it's you don't. but you controversial project. that's the last several centuries could she be to not long ago on these project would have been met with skepticism. but today the response is overwhelmingly positive. even in brussels,

the european union has launched a program to plant 3000000000 trees by 2030. so it could soon be implemented, who takes definitely won't be out of bounds to the public on the but for people sometimes say such will be a century. so they don't like these terms may revisit the 12 month, only be allowed to encourage luxury. the one condition, however, to the names of other stuff, people respect what surrounds them. conditional to in europe, nature has always been used and then shaped in the process, which in turn shape those that live there. if harmony is ever to be found, a new approach is needed to one based on respect your knowledge. and a fair approach. finding that path forward will not be easy.

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