[000:00:00;00] the i am theater of them, but here this slider i case you're going to 7 see in my child cas county in the republic of kenya. and we are talking about something that is of great significance to the continent of africa. the state of the florida station and the under, i'm feeling some say, or the lowering to mean that this a higher a does that is moving down south and we want to ask ourselves, what in the tut from a new can nomics done find in order to appreciate that it is important to look at

the continent of africa and look at some of the play market as owners. this is the continent that is a day of us, a day of us can be. you have the must've. so heart is that up in the knots, you have the non made visits out. you also have semi, i read fonts of the continent of africa in the horn to include fox. so can ya. so my, the to include thoughts even all but still p i literally, and the continental us dry. so vinyl on, but the continent also has launched, published, if you go to the democratic republic of congo, which is now described the long use of the word is the biggest rain furgas off to the amazon. and you see the big grievers. if you look at the revise across the continent of africa, you leave denied and you go to the congo, which has one of the largest volumes of what to anywhere in the world. you go to this reverse, the center,

the gum be. and when you come to the eastern fact you have denied and you have the little one, the golan on, do you have many reverse, including the impulse put down south and many lakes. so there was a link which the europeans called victoria and in uganda is called and that who, by and of cost in kenya is called a real low. the way i didn't. one day scored in youngstown is one of the biggest snakes. if you go to the lakes and you've gone to the numerous late, didn't tons and the uh, the numerous lakes in the west and federal costs, where i've already talked about the reverse but the both sides of the agree. but they are the new shays of the agree by the under of cost of the chart. but the question needs these revise that we are talking about is what the parties that we are talking about. knowing as we do that they are the lifeblood of the economies of

many african countries. what is happening to them and what is bringing about all of these things. one of them is deforestation. you know, they all has the time when many african countries not that those times are behind us, assume that you could destroy you a forest for funding purposes. without consequence, we now know that if you don't take care of you afford as then you are going to suffer. we know is that because you have seen nigeria suffering because of do for this fish you have seen can yeah. suffer because of do for station we have seen, many of the countries suffer because of different a station because when that is different, it's vision. a number of things happen. you know, affect the rain full boston. it affects the side with the consequences that you have a lot of floods in different areas. and these are some of the things that africa

has been looking. not particularly when we get into the i v, not of a team, but how investing or lumbering without control. i know for a fact, for example, in the democratic republic of congo, they are a lot of individuals and companies that i gave in discriminate login. and that was beginning to affect the chromebook based and in a very fundamental manner. and many governments allow us to engage in the it's the size, the really for this patient. but there is what a station was not using indigenous trees which have the ability to holler to the side. this was fried in, in the sub binder vision in the science region. they introduce new varieties waived from from booking of fi. so the senate uh on that does not help. and one need to

analyze the impact of deforestation and the impact of the expansion of the so how do i does that to the economies of african countries that has lucas checked this saturday and best basin is one of the most important based and full purposes of funding on fish and in the last 20 years, they've tried the best and has shrunk by more than 70 percent as the net is 2nd, is the official community in those areas of no economic activity. the reason why you seem, for example, in a gun or you have these additional gold mining which is polluting the what that's called them say is because there is no economic activity. and not only that in discharge and reason, agent, you come to the nile, for example. a denial has not todd, it's what a volume reduce in a dramatic way,

but the egypt sions on. now why did this, if that does that continues in the month of that it is, then i'll bring the car in egypt is going to be affected. and as regards denied, we know that when the british control doc, part of the was in 1929, there was a pretty, in 1959. there was a pretty and these 3 days. why designed to ensure that the use of what size is controlled from the sauce of denied to mean the areas in kenya, uganda tons, and the one the one of the even up to if you up you, which has the blue and white nice on. we now know that in fact, because this, the appearance of decided to build the ground is still $300.00 and also done the jeep sions actually threatening. at one time it was thought that there wouldn't be a wall because of the what as you know, the words,

we say that because of the continued expansion of the dead on deforestation of the ground, what is being affected on one's ground? what that is being affected is then the economic viability of some of these areas is compromise. we begin to see the event, a generation of hydro electricity, which could be used for industrialization, is beginning to soften. the vault is such that um, in gone not that now begins to suffer because of different station. and because of this, the high or that is creeping down with the canes you dumb in nigeria is also suffering because of that in the democratic republic of congo. the grand inga has not suffered because they've forest is to lice and has not been accepted in a very dramatic way. but if you'll come down south and you come to the country, but in the yet $1024.00, the cut he but dried out. oh,

almost 80 percent. what is normally referred to as the victoria affords? what is known in the local language as the most c o 2. now for this month, the fund is was no longer funded and people are wondering what it is that is happening. but when you look at it very candidly, you see that the money in which we have dealt with the afford has been discriminate munna in which we are cutting down trees in order to convert land into agriculture alone. we are not only you losing the forest, but we are also losing this side. and we are not only losing the side via also losing the water. and that in my view is something that is going to affect african countries in a very major way. in the east of the country region, if you go to a countryside, just can you. it is now imagine the most of what, what the bodies a that dead or dying the dead or die. because the west land,

i've been converted into agriculture land or the wetlands, i've been converted into construction site. then that is, that is that we depleting the up with 1st and it is affecting the quality of land. and it is affecting economic activities in the month of october, for example, in the 2010 default, the countries of the 9 best and such on the agreed that they would re negotiate some of the arguments that in place with a view to ensuring that the what of denial used in a manner that is proper because the trans to boundary and therefore ought to be used carefully. but that is easier said than done because in regard to the 9, what does the gyptian understood that needs have refused to sign into the framework of government which then bends the question, what is the economic impact of this the hydra? what is the economic impact of deforestation?

number one, what, what is going to become a marriage up problem in the continental africa in the not too distant here just simply because the quality of what day is being undermined on where people depend on the ground. what the ground was to is being depleted on a daily basis and that has major health and economic implications number to upgrade cost you. when we are losing our sorry to cover it means that the quality of, sorry is suffering and it is not lost to me. that in the 2024, there was a heads of states and governments meeting in a little bit. can you? i wish they were discussing the question all beside the quality and the impact the tubs in terms of agriculture, in terms of nutrition, and in terms of the ability to feed ourselves. i'm saying this because as we speak now,

african imports almost 70 percent of our food. we import fish from china. we bought the ends from romania, we import shifting from brazil. we are important and she can feed on all of these when you look at them, are directly traced about to the impact that the expansion of the desktops of hard . if you go to countries such as what's on where you have to not move, does that all you go to countries such as in the media, you would begin to see how this is also affecting the livestock industry. people lose a live stuck in the millions with the consequences. the people economic circumstances are undermined in a very dramatic way on when that happens, the economy has the major implication in terms of the house, the people no longer have good nutrition. the people no longer have the ability to build a zillion. and of course,

when that happens and you cannot make up with unity is either reduced. then it also has security implications. and it has never been lost on me. that when you look at the countries where you have this, the hydra, all countries where you have lost all these, the levels of violence as very high. because it is easy to recruit young men on these days. even young women to participate in anti social activities. and in incite just is because they have no economic up to it. so as we look forward, it is important that africa asked us of, what are we going to do to ensure that they decide if the cation does not continue in the mind, that it is? what are we going to do to ensure that we are the forest out for the station is given is prior to place so that we don't lose the side cover? what are we going to do that we clean? what time to ensure the, the active as a chug?

what are we going to do on the political question of climate change or participation in the conversation around climate change should not be relying on what is happening in europe by dint of public couple of credit. which should, as the continental us cost selves fundamental questions, particularly in the context of africa agenda print to 63, which promised us that it will deliver africa into on a bit of sustainable development. and will ensure that we are capable of feeding ourselves on these things. critical, and anybody who thinks that this, that the vacation of the expansion of this, the hydra is something that we can continue to know, must know that it is a luxury that we cannot afford. anybody who holds the view that we can continue to cut down or trees with objects to abundance without consequence is the new thing themselves. because history on nature,

very hush on the visit pain up on those people who have been all of them. and i, on of the view that the time is now to get into the every now and begin to do that, which is right to address this certification on the deforestation and begin serious programs of refers bishop. the conversations on the continent of africa and diverse issues continues a pace for let us say our goodbyes for the moment. and we see you on another occasion as we continue with the consolidation, the same rom just don't have to shape house because after care and engagement because the trail

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