to the world, all too often silence in the face of tragedy. con empire of silence starts february 15th on dw, the now when there is a problem, they've always almost a solution and that can sometimes bring unexpected and exciting opportunities with it. now we're really looking forward to sharing some whole field stories with you today on echo africa. i am on my calendar here. it looks like a zambia and driving me from lagos. nigeria is my colleague, chris, m. hello, hello, and welcome. do you have us to all show? let's take a peek at what we have in store for you. what's the offer because one bronze

can do to adapt to climate change. the danger see, touch is enjoy a new kind of recovery off the lease and how special deals are removed by for plastics from the single use plastics. this so convenient for wrapping food and drinking altoff based convenience comes off of price. plastic waste can take hundreds of years, the roads. this pollution is bad for people and wide live elisa are also looks o food, especially in areas of special beauty. like said, bob was victorious for people that decided something had to be done as well. same as victoria falls as seen sounds and bubbling cliffs. what to unplug it

from a spectacular natural one to spending more than 1.17 armitage. and this is the of the victoria thoughts. the town is a gateway to the world heritage sites dominated by stone. metal and plastic the town and the national park are linked by attempt to allow me to highway today's destination for these waste collectors out on a mission. rustic is our number one problem. when it comes to which in order to clean up, i can almost say that 70 to 80 percent of the way that we collect is plastic in its various forms as the custodians of, of, of the one with the 7 metro and as of the world, we are obviously beholden to ensure that we keep it clean and presented at any given time. douglas, misleading golf has been with the pristine victoria full society since 2022. it's

a small team of 6 employees. but these mobilize up to 400 quality is for helping them clean up the surrounding area. the victoria falls drawers 400000 torres every year without a functioning waste collection system for them and the towns 35000 residents. garbage often ends up in nature. so the group is also active in the nearby communities in 10 villages, including here and she told me to sit up cages for residents to store their waste with the local wildlife concord edit the the issue of animals cause you mean plastic issue of humans as well. um, banning stuff, which in 10 photos the a we have issues with people to pick it's and when they dig pits they just you know,

fill up those pieces and then what do you have? what happens at the end of the day is you get micro plastic going down to the water table and it's, you know, it's a chain reaction of so many bad things. so this is why we decided to have these cases every week of volunteers visit the 10 villages to empty the cages. together with a key that's in the street. we collect around $3000.00 bags of garbage, a month amounting to 40 times a year. as a result, local residents have become more aware of the problem of environmental solutions. that's the only thing we do. we think that will do a if we could get more of these cage bins in of surrounding communities. that would be so helpful because people still travel long distances to come here, but why? we need them in a sent a number 134, and 5. right now we only have the kids been here at sent a number to having more of them would really go a long way and that you all now, and i'm going to one day the collected waist is taken to the only landfill in

victoria folds. with the support of environmental groups and tourism companies, the pristine victoria for society has built a solar powered electric fence around the attempt to keep out animals. but smaller space these like the bones still find a way to come in and scab inch for food. the local tourism industry is worth millions of fuels, but despite the landmarks, popularity with visitors, local environmental is complaining that the tone of victoria for next an adequate waste disposal system and that the local console should to move the painting of a text to the government just to make sure that we're protective, we live in a clean environment. what do you have other people do? it's for them to. so when, when people for the services, they go to the list, those updates to do the job to operate. is this

a 14 mccain up and have setup garbage bins? and one company sells metal drinking bottles, which can be filled up and see what these patients around the town. a big health as the average tourist consumes 3 or 4 bottles of water a day. we decided to basically deal with the plastic problem before hand, so it'd be pro active and then react to fraud. and so by giving the clients the bottle, they don't need to get a plastic bottle and we don't need to clean it up. so the environmental is a walking at multiple levels. they also organize a regular awareness campaigns to encourage residents to keep the streets key when the difficult part on the so the idea is we actually go out, educate them on why it is important for us to, to clean up our space so much that's tomorrow we don't have to be finding west in that space. we still have a way to go, but the campaigns are reaching 3000 homes as well as many tourists so that victoria

falls, remains a jewel of 50 nature. now we all know that visible plastic waste is a problem, but as far as the stuff we can see easily micro plastics. now these tiny particles are everywhere, even in the water we drink. now effective filtering is proving to be expensive for most places, but a scientist in germany has found what looks like a possible sustainable solution. or was it containing micro plastics on water without shooting sewage treatment and environmentally friendly jellies used? it's main mainly from common on silica gel, binds the micro plastic into clumps, making them visible. i'm sorry, real quick uh, hybrid. the silica gel is like

a magic glue that brings the microphone particles together. they then slugs to the surface where we can easily is getting them all settled for tons, many small part to go into just a few clusters. micro plastics typically enter a water treatment pump through cosmetics, closing an industrial waste more to industrial con, submit the biggest check. a smaller proportion comes from private times. the research team regularly collect data on a wastewater treatment plant in southwest in germany. they also test the purified water and once it's been fed back into a nearby stream that gets and then the 2 years of reset window able to remove 85 to 90 percent of the micro plastics in the water. that's the kind of result. so you can work with the up to within the slide off by the small level, retrieve the scientists to rest mulkins to the water samples these activated when

lights of a sudden wave length is directed onto the sample, revealing how much micro plastic is present more the sample close, the more micro plastic container to turn in to make a discovery available to others, types and show and found it. a nonprofits thoughts up a few years ago to advise treatment plants and companies. the equipment is sold by a partner company on the job is widely available. good customer and to see what is the company's gonna buy the equipment and build the bonds themselves because they've very simple. the low tech. it's a basic, oh yeah, said, well equipped with this, the inside and a power supply also, sometimes enough to trick the processes. we have soon, some wastewater treatment plants on companies including some, some abroad now approaching to ensure and to use the system. so that was an incident name once removed, the micro prostate can be cleaned and recycled

a 2nd or economy that makes the system even more attractive for companies. in recent years, climate change and driven by human activities has been causing havoc on south africa's wine industry. now vines, a very sensitive to shifts in with a passive. now this has led one go as the to read things, some of their cultivation message with some many challenges being faced today. traditional know how and modern technologies can provide the much needed solutions . the have you ever seen these guys? they're running adults, and their job is to flip snails and insects off of grapevines at the hot bath wine estate and skill and bar south africa, wine grower, feel him jewel, but added the ducks lined to his team of natural pest controllers for him. eco friendly, wind production starts at the very ruth so so part of part of

a genetic everything called che seats. the integration of, of animals into the back into the form. and we use capital m a u shape. and then this year we added something else, which is an index that specifically because they, the way they woke, they woke upstate, they can, it eats into the vine. and they can also do big at a distance says data in a normal duck. and then these, the geese and these, these are the like they like the guardian, the animals instead of chemicals. the trend among south african wind farms is going towards regenerative approaches. as much of the soil has been degraded due to heavy test assigned to use cattle are deployed to help restore so low quality there's a lot of you in and a lot of them and you're that's being deposited. we just got to measure the impact on the, on the solely my couch, and that gives us more shortly, activity most shortly,

off the off. you lose you off the plot. healthy food and the off the wine at the end of the day. they just, i me, so l degradation is only one of the challenges that wind growers face. climate change has led to more extreme weather conditions and it's already water scarce area where like a doctor and a long fat and her students at the university of stem and bush are researching, bio stimulants which are substances similar to fertilizers that can make the plants more resilient the team experiments with bio stimulants made from kelp. see we, the specific one we're interested is the economy and maxima, spc, which is indigenous to the coast. you're uh, you're in south africa. another products that we also looking at in the study is citrus extract. um, so we want to see what's the phone for sponsor to be and with the problems will become more resistance to climate change or temperature fluctuations during the growing season. specifically, here's

a team member test whether the bio stimulants can help the plant with stand route these 2 lines running. yeah, one line will be with the well water line and the one line will be what the space that i want to say. it's going to get much lower amounts of fluid. so what do you guys have into the flux? a pressure test on the leaves will tell how stress the mallow plants are. and these 2 trial groups here. this is the pressure that's actually inside the font. and the higher it is, the most stress, the blonde, is in a few months time, the team will have gathered enough data to tell how effective the bio stimulants have worked against the water stress. most south african wine is produced, indicate plural region, a global biodiversity hot spot for plants and animals around cape town and beyond. protecting this habitat is key, pamela anata, or heaven and earth valley lines within this region and is considered

a hidden gym for wine lovers. the south african wine is known for being top quality, and most wineries are eco friendly to, with 90 percent green certified. but retailers and fraud often don't want to pay more for it. we have different sustainability issues that we face. we are not using so much energy and we are not using so many resources as global notice using to be honest with you. but in the global south, one of the most important things is how do we take care of people and our communities? and i think sometimes google knows once winds at certain price points. what about making sure that we pay everyone really a decent wage? and this is so important that we do that for me, that's the most important thing. the south african wine industry employed more than 270000 people in 2023. many depend on these jobs. you

know, we haven't quite to big unemployment in south africa. agriculture is one of the ways that we can really create jobs for people. and we need to take care of the environments, but if we not, if people are not well educate, since they come to that easily and they don't really value the land in 2016 carol in march and help set up the pebble center in elementary school for the children of farm workers, which also helps as a skilled development center for young adults. 22 year old ma hika fund. vanka took a wine training course at pebbles which helped her atlanta job, but the creation wine, vineyards, restaurant the board, inspect the roads. i got extremely charged more than i actual i grew up, really not. i'm not going to say for but what circumstances could i have 11?

i got it and as i stated on file, we are to spell the last one years old so i can send them to the tables project. during that time i can fund vanka, finished high school and started her training. and she's determined to learn more about wine and sustainability back in houghton bag farm and still in bush dr. block that and her students visit their next study site. research has already shown that cattle grazing of a vineyard can help restore the soil. now they want to learn more about the regenerative processes below the surface and share their knowledge with interested farmers. sustainable wind growing in south africa is multi faceted centering on both peoples and nature. i'll search for solutions now takes us north to the mediterranean sea, where fishing is a big industry and the water is often easier. for example,

we have many troll love and fishing boats. unfortunately, they accidentally catch em in jeff or even kill lodging. marine creatures such as turtles. but how is that hands? this is best buy a seat talk. so leaving off the clothes, top 10 a lot. go insult. and to me the best my it's free a game of to being a patient of this one of a kind facility, a floating rehabilitation center for c, tahj jones reflection from an apple cartwright enclosure. i love the head see top, sol, such as best i can see the of the triple spacious, every thousands of little get heads, get caught by trawlers and fishing nets. and there was also tanisha. many of them i left in just, but this platform here is to help set. i found out that there was here, it is important to them to see talk to us because in the natural environment because it's easy to see water it. oh god, you know,

and also the area where we put the see touch on a going rehabilitation is large enough for them to move and feed more comfortably. they can set them a minute or 2 to rescue a session. can take care of up to 5 tops of our time and is often to visit us today, a group of students these here for a field trips with some funds on experience, recover the titles of prepared to be released again. so you should have to guess what do you like, the hazard that they only can look into his own. this is a direct application of vis you logical things that we've been studying. it is also a 1st interaction with maureen species that we don't to fully see into these as part of the studies, whether during practical workshops or in the birch trees. it's something new and reaching uh how to do go has oh, as you saw me raising c, temperatures over fishing and pollution of shift at the my directory roots on hobby

tons of c titles and other marine species over time. as well as helping engine titles getting back on the 5th. these projects also things to help society changes in the echo system and how they can adopt leaves titles, gets a beacon attached to the shell, which helps collect valuable research data. in the future, the platform 3 such as hope to attract some a tourist to raise awareness about endangered species and marine conservation. and now we'll take a look at this story from right here in nigeria. what's the 220000000 inhabitants? it's also one country that deals with pollution as much as other countries. only consummate deck has a considerable impact on life expectancy. in 2021 gets rates from air pollution among the other fives, with the 2nd highest in the world. both things change it can

you guess where we are cyclists and electric lights, real way. urban county initiatives, or in lagos, mega city is commonly associated with cause congestion and port a. over 20000000 people live in the mega cities and some 2500000 vehicles take to the roads each day. a situation that the local initiatives are trying to alleviate. let's take a closer look. the one project is annual cost. 3 days, 500 people participated in the event, 3rd edition in 2024 organizes of thinking big. how can we also have good public transport? so it has this sustainable transport festival. it talks about walking,

cycling or the means of transportation, but also sustainable transportation mass transportation. and that starts with plans for cycle costs, which have one of the packing of local politicians to get them to put them in the old lawrence might be chatted because the size of roots, us for sponsors, and also the plan. what's, what's being done, these them? well, which on still in popular to, to have done that a few changes, most of which are for us to, to apply to the long term goal of the lagos of and development initiative. ludy is a healthier and more livable city. people can get out and have fun and the plans of going down well with women here too. who don't often ride bikes every time . well, and i cause i'm the most that gets. so they'll see with the smoke that comes up. we'll see if it doesn't help us to breach well. and so we've begun to learn how to do it on our bicycle. the

exhaust fumes and industrial pollution labels and quality has improved a little in recent years. but pollution levels us to 3 to 4 times higher than w h o guidelines and that has an impact on the cities, presidents, the number of people suffering from respiratory illnesses and asthma has increased here as it has in many of the attic and countries for a lot of things, especially for children, you would see the fixing it are wanting to let you might not even be mediates, which is why things like this of a home for more green spaces. good health matches the in short supply in the city and the environmental experts from ludy. i think there is definitely room for improvement inspired by european initiatives, basically launched planting projects together with one and t is to create community gardens in particular on the highways

the . so what other legal authorities doing? they've been building and electric rails network. the 1st phase was open in autumn, 2023. the blue line runs from west to east and spend 13 kilometers. so for the rest of the schedule for completion by the end of 2026. meanwhile, the new red line open in october 2024 and the mass transit system is set to be further expand it in the us to come. if you look at the blue line, now we have this income as soon as things are going between between not the buses that day people the, you know, so the regular work, you know, ready? i going to go on the display of the city and then on direct bill us will a risk vision of the red line, positive post. i mean the trains of quite popular. it's 40 years since a ticket. there's a not expensive and it certainly keeps being stuck in

a traffic jam. o wilkie was amazing. lag this visible guess because i was in david was quiet like not know my leg was right inside because see who the the enjoyment is key for sports instructor because she teaches surface skills to kids and the art of motorcycling is a fun way of encouraging awareness of the environment and health here academy. the lead this on this for me, your age. this was the already tell me that when this that's a very much i, when this health benefits are weekly, very young, he does need to stop letting me when they get older or some of them are. i

basically suggest most of them are very healthy range of new initiatives, helping to get things rolling and lives in a place like a ghost so much more attractive and enjoyable. that's all for today's show would love to hear your thoughts. so please drop us a line at eco, a dw dot com, and join us next week to see more people making a positive difference from me. chris, 11th and illegals. it's good by and remember if you want more inspiring stories from africa and around the world to search for eco africa online. i muller mama one day in the sock, as that'd be a say good bye for now. the the

saving our so much of germany's farm land is depleted and needs help. young farmer sar, answering the calls and experimenting with new props. sustainable practices, and speak a logical diversity. things 75 minutes. on d, w the, the

this shadows. these costs and video shed lights on the dog is devastating colonial horrors infected by germany across up and she employed scorched post tactic farms and destroyed lights. what is the legacy of this wide spread race as depression today? history, we need to talk about here. the stories, shadows of german colonialism really couldn't be watched the latest news. 12 single time it was put some sliced chicken of 3 current. these events in sub titled videos. jennings in german would so explains quick and easy, short and sweet. found us on t w dot com, click on apply and social media. video news for learning german quotes from sliced

the of the

old. we can be the generation, the ends that feel good. malaria must die, so millions can live the, this is the, the news live from berlin, ukraine's president and the us and vice president. sit down to discuss how to end the russian invasion face to face automated zalinski and j. d. vance. ukraine wants security guarantees from the us before it enters any piece. talk with russia. also coming up the us, vice president taking aim at america's european allies, accusing them of censoring their own people. in britain and across europe. free speech i fear is in retreats. vice president advance slamming european leaders for running into.