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it is the lifeblood of the economy of botswana. lot of life size. the offspin of it, we are talking about people in the government, employees, people in hospitality, education. >> the trade union says diamond need to be marketed differently to appeal to younger buyers. executives are urging government leaders to make concessions. >> they wanted to buy diamonds, ship them out of the country, they called it flexibility, and wanted to have services removed from the diamond. they have all sorts of things. there are those which we have. >> reporter: botswana cut the economic forecast by half. many say current conditions are a wake up call for botswana, to ensure that it diverse fizz it looks like it's losing its smashing now -- sparkle now >>> /* >>> volkswagen will recall cars affected by the emissions scandal from january. vw's new chief executive says they will be fixed by the end of next year. up to 11 million diesel cars are said to contain software. to cheat emissions tests. the firm will review investment and cars and technology.
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diamonds are central to the economy of botswana.ut the oversupply of the precious stone are hitting the diamond industry. thousands of people are losing their jobs. >> botswana's bread and butter. diamonds contribute more than 70% of its export income but for too many polished market sales are down. >> it's a challenging period for everybody in the pipeline, us as well. the manufacturers and the retailers. as i say, that imbalance will pull through, and you know, we're working very hard to insure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> this >> jobs have been lost in botswana and other countries which cut and polish diamonds. >> diamond cutting has already lost their jobs. two companies have shut down with many cutting back production. but diamond suppliers hope this will help the industry recover. >> traditionally they have mined and sold raw diamonds. now it's time to improve the skills of their workforce so they can cut and polish the precious stones. >> the diamonds are the lifeblood of the economy of botswana. not only in the d
diamonds are central to the economy of botswana.ut the oversupply of the precious stone are hitting the diamond industry. thousands of people are losing their jobs. >> botswana's bread and butter. diamonds contribute more than 70% of its export income but for too many polished market sales are down. >> it's a challenging period for everybody in the pipeline, us as well. the manufacturers and the retailers. as i say, that imbalance will pull through, and you know, we're working very...
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. >>> diamonds are central to the economy of botswana, but a global oversupply of the precious stonesing the industry, and thousands are losing their jobs. our correspondent reports. >>> diamonds results in 70% of botswana's export income. >> the imbalance will pull through, and, you know, we're working very hard to ensure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion last year, but this year's economic uncertainty in many countries and a slowdown in growth in china are damaging the industry. the world's leading diamond company says demand remains strong despite a more than 20% drop in sales in the first half of this year. >> we're investing heavily in the long term. >> reporter: but jobs have been lost here and other countries which cut and polish diamonds. a third of employees in the cutting and polishing sector have already lost their jobs. two companies have shut down and many others have cut back production. but suppliers hope this year's christmas period will help. traditional traditionally botswana has mined and sold raw diamonds. >> diamonds is t
. >>> diamonds are central to the economy of botswana, but a global oversupply of the precious stonesing the industry, and thousands are losing their jobs. our correspondent reports. >>> diamonds results in 70% of botswana's export income. >> the imbalance will pull through, and, you know, we're working very hard to ensure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion last year, but this year's economic uncertainty in many countries...
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of botswana. not only in the diamond industry, the off spin of it we are talking about people in the government employees, we are talking about people in hospitality, we are talking about education. >> the trade union also says diamonds need to be marketed differently to appeal to younger buyers. executives at local diamond polishing companies are urging executives to make concessions. >> buy the diamonds, ship them out of the country completely, they call that flexibility we could have very added services removed from the diamond, they come with all sorts of things. but those we can help them with we have and those we can't, we can't. >> but botswana has cut the economic forecast by almost half, wakeup call for botswana, to make sure it is not reliant on a single commodity. looks like it's using its sparkle for now. famida. miller. al jazeera. >>> now to our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various events. attack on doctors without borders hospi
of botswana. not only in the diamond industry, the off spin of it we are talking about people in the government employees, we are talking about people in hospitality, we are talking about education. >> the trade union also says diamonds need to be marketed differently to appeal to younger buyers. executives at local diamond polishing companies are urging executives to make concessions. >> buy the diamonds, ship them out of the country completely, they call that flexibility we could...
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. >>> following a hunting ban in botswana, we meet villagers who want it lifted and the big game is back. >> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. another day of violence between israeli israel and palestine. following more violence in jerusalem and the west bank. >>> funerals are taking place all over turkey for the victims of the blast in ankara which killed 97 people. the turkey prime minister says the government is close to identifying those responsible. >>> those against islamic state of iraq and the levant are joining with spaller groups to create an alliance in western syria. >>> years of conflict government neglect and the rise of i.s.i.l. for its demise, imtiaz tyab reports from southern iraq. >> all he's able to do in his field is loosen the soil so the ground doesn't harden. this stretch of land should be planted with barley but he hasn't been able to grow any crops this season because of the severe shortage of government subsidized seeds fertilizer and pesticides and he says if the situation doesn't improve soon he may have no choice but to give up farming. >> we need
. >>> following a hunting ban in botswana, we meet villagers who want it lifted and the big game is back. >> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. another day of violence between israeli israel and palestine. following more violence in jerusalem and the west bank. >>> funerals are taking place all over turkey for the victims of the blast in ankara which killed 97 people. the turkey prime minister says the government is close to identifying those responsible....
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. >>> botswana's diamonds industry is losing its sparkle you could say.oo many of the precious stones on the market and sales are falling. thousands of people working in the industry have lost their jobs as we report. >> reporter: bobotswana's bread and butter. diamond account for 72% of its income, but with too much dial unon the market sales are down and so are crisis. >> it's a clearly challenging people for everybody in the pipeline, us as well, the manufacturers and retailers, as i say that imbalance will pull through and you know, we are working very hard to insure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion for the first time last year. but this year's economic uncertain any in many countries and the slow down in growth in china, are damaging the industry. deboers which says it's at world's leading diamond company says demand remains strong, despite a more than 20% drop in sales in the first half of this year. >> we are investing heavily in the long-term, we have about $3 billion invest ed in future projects. >> rep
. >>> botswana's diamonds industry is losing its sparkle you could say.oo many of the precious stones on the market and sales are falling. thousands of people working in the industry have lost their jobs as we report. >> reporter: bobotswana's bread and butter. diamond account for 72% of its income, but with too much dial unon the market sales are down and so are crisis. >> it's a clearly challenging people for everybody in the pipeline, us as well, the manufacturers and...
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the sales are falling and thousands of people are losing their jobs. >> reporter: botswana's bread and butter. diamonds contribute to 70% of its exported income, but with too many on the market, sales are down, and so aren't prices. >> it's a challenging period for everybody in the pipeline, us as well, the manufacturers and the retailers. as i say, that imbalance will pull through, and we're working very hard to ensure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion for the first time last year, but this year's economic uncertainty in many countries, and a slowdown in growth in china are damaging the industry. de beers, the largest company said that they had a 20% drop in sales in the last year. >> we have $3 billion invested in future projects. >> but botswana and other countries which cut and polish diamonds, two companies have completely shut down, with many others cutting back production, but diamond suppliers hope that this year's christmas period will help them recover many. >> mine and salt diamonds, and now it's trying to improve the skills of its
the sales are falling and thousands of people are losing their jobs. >> reporter: botswana's bread and butter. diamonds contribute to 70% of its exported income, but with too many on the market, sales are down, and so aren't prices. >> it's a challenging period for everybody in the pipeline, us as well, the manufacturers and the retailers. as i say, that imbalance will pull through, and we're working very hard to ensure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales...
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we have the story. >> botswana's bread and butter. diamonds contrib ute. sales are down, and so are prices. >> clearly it's a challenging period for everyone, us as well, manufacturers and the retailers. and that imbalance will pull through, and we are working hard to ensure that consumers desire diamonds. >> sales reached $80 billion for the first time last year. this year the slow down in growth in china is damaging the industry. demand is strong, despite a more than 20% drop in sales. >> we are investing heavily in the long term. >> for jobs lost in botswana and other countries, which cut and polish diamonds. a third have lost their jobs. two companies have shut down with others cutting down production. this year's christmas period, they hope, will help it recover. >> now it's trying to improve the skills of the workforce so they can cut and polish the stones. >> it is the lifeblood of the economy of botswana. a lot of life size. the offspin of it, we are talking about people in the government, employees, people in hospitality, education. >> the trade u
we have the story. >> botswana's bread and butter. diamonds contrib ute. sales are down, and so are prices. >> clearly it's a challenging period for everyone, us as well, manufacturers and the retailers. and that imbalance will pull through, and we are working hard to ensure that consumers desire diamonds. >> sales reached $80 billion for the first time last year. this year the slow down in growth in china is damaging the industry. demand is strong, despite a more than 20%...
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. >>> in botswana, the diamond industry is losing its luster. >> reporter: botswana's bread and butterds contribute more than 70% of its export income, but with too many polished diamonds on the market, sales is down and so are prices. >> it's a challenging period for us as well. but as i say, you know, that imbalance will pull through, and, you know, we're working very hard to ensure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion for the first time last year, but this year's economic uncertainty in many countries and a slowdown in growth in china are damaging the industry. the world's leading diamond company says demand remains strong despite a nearly 20% drop in sales in the first half of this year. >> we have about $3 billion invested in future projects. >> reporter: but jobs have been lost in botswana and other countries. a third of employees in the diamond sector have already lost their jobs. die -- diamond suppliers hope this year's christmas period will improve sales. >> diamonds really is though life blood of the area. we are talking about people i
. >>> in botswana, the diamond industry is losing its luster. >> reporter: botswana's bread and butterds contribute more than 70% of its export income, but with too many polished diamonds on the market, sales is down and so are prices. >> it's a challenging period for us as well. but as i say, you know, that imbalance will pull through, and, you know, we're working very hard to ensure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion for the...
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the offshoot will be more tourists. >> botswana believes it will benefit. famida miller, al jazeera, botswana. >> for millions of poor people in india, the daily struggle to maintain life means little time for artistic expression. but one teacher is meaning to encourage creativity. and the meaning of life. liddy dutt has this report. >> every brush stroke is an exercise of perfection. for six years he has been coming to this art school. the facilities are basic to say the least but his exposure to colors and creativity has inspired him to pursue a career in art. >> translator: i want to be an art teacher. at the school where i study, there are art teachers but not to the level where they know everything. >> reporter: younga mckohl is the inspirational teacher who has introduced arts to students like him. for 30 years she's taught students many from nearby slums how to draw, paint and sculpt. but she says she's only helping them to see beyond the limitations of poverty. >> art is a gift from god. you don't have to learn it. i don't teach these children anyth
the offshoot will be more tourists. >> botswana believes it will benefit. famida miller, al jazeera, botswana. >> for millions of poor people in india, the daily struggle to maintain life means little time for artistic expression. but one teacher is meaning to encourage creativity. and the meaning of life. liddy dutt has this report. >> every brush stroke is an exercise of perfection. for six years he has been coming to this art school. the facilities are basic to say the...
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. >>> botswana's diamond industry is losing its sparkle. sales are now falling because there where too many of the precious stones are on the market and thousands working in the industry have lost their jobs. >>reporter: diamonds con tribute to more than 70% of its export income but sales are down as well as prices. >> clearly it's a challenging time for anyone in the pipeline. us as well, manufacturers and the retailers. that imbalance will pull through and we're working very hard to ensure that consumers still desire diamonds. >>reporter: sales reached $80 billion for the first time this year but this year economic uncertainty and a slowdown in growth in china has damaged the industry. debeers says demand remains strong despite a more than 20% drop in sales in the first half of this year. >> we're investing heavily in the long term. >>reporter: jobs have been lost. a third of employees here have already lost their jobs. two companies have completely shut down. diamond suppliers hope the industry will recover over christmas. >>reporter: th
. >>> botswana's diamond industry is losing its sparkle. sales are now falling because there where too many of the precious stones are on the market and thousands working in the industry have lost their jobs. >>reporter: diamonds con tribute to more than 70% of its export income but sales are down as well as prices. >> clearly it's a challenging time for anyone in the pipeline. us as well, manufacturers and the retailers. that imbalance will pull through and we're working...
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. >>> we have more reports from botswana. and fifa's top man is provisionally suspended as they continue into alleged congres wrongdoing. >> we're in the "prairie state" yet we have such little of it left. >> now old-school methods meet cutting-edge science... >> we've returned this iconic mammal to illinois. >> with a much bigger long-term benefit. >> grasslands have a critical role in climate change. >> it's exciting. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> awesome! >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. >> a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. russia has fired 26 missiles from the caspian sea. >>> tension in israel following reports of a number of stabbings. one in the palestinian talker stabbed a palestinian man to death. >>> fifa president sepp blatter could face suspension during an investigation into criminal mismanagement. >>> the police in moldova working al
. >>> we have more reports from botswana. and fifa's top man is provisionally suspended as they continue into alleged congres wrongdoing. >> we're in the "prairie state" yet we have such little of it left. >> now old-school methods meet cutting-edge science... >> we've returned this iconic mammal to illinois. >> with a much bigger long-term benefit. >> grasslands have a critical role in climate change. >> it's exciting. >> techknow's...
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. >> botswana banned big game hunting two years ago to promote conservation. since then, wild animals such as lions and elephants have thrived, but they're increasingly coming into contact with villagers, which is causing fractioproblems of its own. >> the village in northern botswana used to earn $300,000 a year through government sanctioned big game hunting. local land was leased to hunt organizers, but hunting was banned two years ago. >> since the ban, we have seen more lions and elephants come into the village. we don't know whether it's because during hunting, lions were kept -- >> she lost all but one goat to a nighttime lion attack. >> there are no jobs in the village and we really on livestock or income for my family. i applied to the government for compensation for my loft animals but i am still waiting to be paid. >> few eerie sources mean the village can't continue patrols to keep dangerous animals and poachers out. the installation of modern sanitation have come to a halt. the government urges the village to promote photo tourism. the program has
. >> botswana banned big game hunting two years ago to promote conservation. since then, wild animals such as lions and elephants have thrived, but they're increasingly coming into contact with villagers, which is causing fractioproblems of its own. >> the village in northern botswana used to earn $300,000 a year through government sanctioned big game hunting. local land was leased to hunt organizers, but hunting was banned two years ago. >> since the ban, we have seen more...
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. >>> botswana's diamond industry is losing its sparkle. too many of the precious stones on the market, and thousands working in the industry have lost their jobs. >> reporter: botswana's bread and berter. diamonds contribute to more than 70% of its export income. but sales are down and so are prices. >> clearly it is a challenging period for everybody in the pipeline, us as well, the manufacturers and retailers, but as i say, that imbalance will pull threw, and we're working hard to ensure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion last year. but this year economic uncertainty in many countries and a slowdown in china's economy is hurting the industry. >> we're investing heavily in the long term, we have got about $3 billion invested in future projects. >> reporter: but jobs have been lost in botswana and other countries. a third of the people have already lost their jobs. two companies have completely shut down, and many others cutting back production. traditionally, botswana has mined and sold raw diamon
. >>> botswana's diamond industry is losing its sparkle. too many of the precious stones on the market, and thousands working in the industry have lost their jobs. >> reporter: botswana's bread and berter. diamonds contribute to more than 70% of its export income. but sales are down and so are prices. >> clearly it is a challenging period for everybody in the pipeline, us as well, the manufacturers and retailers, but as i say, that imbalance will pull threw, and we're...
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. >> botswana banned big game hunting two years ago to promote conservation. but they are coming into contact with villages who want the ban lifted and tourism profits that it brings. >> reporter: the sleepy village in northern botswana, it used to earn $300,000 a year. local land was leased. but it was banned two years ago. >> we have seen more lions and elephants come into the village. we don't know whether it's because hunting, kept busy, or animals that were short at that time. >> he lost all but one of her goats. >> there are no jobs in the village. we rely on livestock for income. i applied to the government for my lost animals. >> fewer resources mean the village can't continue patrol to keep dangerous animals and poachers out. and its installation of modern sanitation has come to a halt. >> the problem is we stopped hunting before we met the photographic activities in place. that's where the problem is. so we my greated to zero. >> the village is surrounded by wildlife, including elephant, buffalo and hippos. people say hunting kept wild animals away.
. >> botswana banned big game hunting two years ago to promote conservation. but they are coming into contact with villages who want the ban lifted and tourism profits that it brings. >> reporter: the sleepy village in northern botswana, it used to earn $300,000 a year. local land was leased. but it was banned two years ago. >> we have seen more lions and elephants come into the village. we don't know whether it's because hunting, kept busy, or animals that were short at that...
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. >> reporter: botswana's bread and butter. diamonds contribute more than 70% of its export income.too many polished diamonds on the market, sales are down and so are prizes. >> clearly it's a challenging period for everybody in the pipeline. you know, us as well. the manufacturers and retailers, as i say that imbalance will pull through and you know, we are working very hard to insure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion for the first time last year. but this year's economic uncertainty in many countries and a slow down in growth and shape a are damaging the industry. deboers which says it's the world's leading diamond company says demands remains strong despite a more than 20% drop in sales in the first half of this year. >> we are investing heavily in the long-term, we have about $3 billion invest ed in future projects. >> reporter: but jobs have been lost in botswana and other countries which out and polish diamonds ape third of employees in the diamond cutting and polishing sector here have already lost their jobs. two company have his co
. >> reporter: botswana's bread and butter. diamonds contribute more than 70% of its export income.too many polished diamonds on the market, sales are down and so are prizes. >> clearly it's a challenging period for everybody in the pipeline. you know, us as well. the manufacturers and retailers, as i say that imbalance will pull through and you know, we are working very hard to insure that consumers still desire diamonds. >> reporter: sales reached $80 billion for the first...
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from san coyo, botswana, we have the report. >> local land was leased to hunt organizers but hunting was banned two years ago. >> since the ban we have seen more lions and elephants coming into the village. we don't know whether it's because due the hunting, lions were kept away by the carcasses of the animals at that time. >> she lost all but one of her goats oa nighttime lion attack. >> there are not many jobs in the village. i applied for compensation from the government for the loss of my animals, so far i haven't been paid. >> development projects including the installation of modern sanitation have come to a halt. the government's now urging the village to promote photo journalism but the process has been stopped. >> we stopped hunting before we met the photographic structures in place. that's where the problem is. we migrated to zero. >> pataba village is surrounded by wildlife including elephant buffalo and hippos. they want the ban on hunting list e-the country's environment minister says in a population of thousands, ove own 40 em elephae been butchered this year. >> it goe
from san coyo, botswana, we have the report. >> local land was leased to hunt organizers but hunting was banned two years ago. >> since the ban we have seen more lions and elephants coming into the village. we don't know whether it's because due the hunting, lions were kept away by the carcasses of the animals at that time. >> she lost all but one of her goats oa nighttime lion attack. >> there are not many jobs in the village. i applied for compensation from the...
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. ♪ music narrator: a few years later frank was deployed by his company to botswana.emory of arriving in africa for the first time is still very fresh. narrator: in 2000 frank quit the company and together with his friends they drove from botswana to zambia to start a new life. frank fang: this is lusaka hotel. and this is the first place we stayed on the first day, from the first day we arrived in lusaka, we stayed here -- i can't remember if it was this room or this room -- for about 30, 40 days. this is one of my brothers here. i've known him for long. how many years we know each other? >>i've been here for almost 13 years. frank: 13 years? >>how did you know each other? frank: how did we know each other? >>we know each other (unclear) when i was younger. frank: when you was young, you're still pretty young. [laughter] narrator: in a friend's wedding, frank meets a zambian gal lucy, who was going to change his life completely. frank married lucy. together they have three sons, regal, caleb, and bubu. frank: okay, go and catch regal, catch regal. narrator: the inter
. ♪ music narrator: a few years later frank was deployed by his company to botswana.emory of arriving in africa for the first time is still very fresh. narrator: in 2000 frank quit the company and together with his friends they drove from botswana to zambia to start a new life. frank fang: this is lusaka hotel. and this is the first place we stayed on the first day, from the first day we arrived in lusaka, we stayed here -- i can't remember if it was this room or this room -- for about 30, 40...
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from sankoyo in northern bots botswana, famila miller reports. >> hunting was banned two yeerlings. >> since the ban we have seen more lions and elephants coming into the village. we don't know whether it's because during hunting, lions are kept busy by the carcasses of animals that were shot at that time. >> killie lost all but one of her goats a nighttime lion attack. >> i applied to the government for compensation for my lost animals but i'm still waiting to be paid. >> fewer resources means the country can't keep dangerous animals and be animals athe process has been delayed. >> the program is, we stopped hunting before we met the photographic activities structures in place. that's where the problem is. so we didn't -- we migrated to zero. >> ataba village is surrounded by wiefnld wild area. the country's environment minister says in a population of thousands under 40 elephants have been poached this year. >>> for communities will benefit from nonconsumptive tourism. it goes for entire jeer and employs more people. product of tourism is wildlife. if we can increase though numbers
from sankoyo in northern bots botswana, famila miller reports. >> hunting was banned two yeerlings. >> since the ban we have seen more lions and elephants coming into the village. we don't know whether it's because during hunting, lions are kept busy by the carcasses of animals that were shot at that time. >> killie lost all but one of her goats a nighttime lion attack. >> i applied to the government for compensation for my lost animals but i'm still waiting to be paid....
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. >> so the problem in botswana, is there a poaching problem? >> the great thing about botswana, a third of the world's elephants there and no poaching. you know, we lose five elephants an hour. 35,000 elephants a year, in botswana they are protecting them. greg: why are they doing that? >> it is for the ivory. we also know right now people are storing ivory because they are banking on the extinction and then it is more valuable. we wanted to show and celebrate who elephants are and showing how similar they are to us. we should be more like elephants in so many ways. before? >> derrick and i have been in the field for 32 years. we met in high school. we have been in field 32 years. we have lived out of tents for most of our lives. we started off and still do work very closely on predators. we have done films on lions and leopards and study and research them and protect them. greg: big cats too? >> yes. rosanna: have you ever been in a close call living in the wild? >> not really, we have been hit by buffalos and elephants. greg: like how? >> the
. >> so the problem in botswana, is there a poaching problem? >> the great thing about botswana, a third of the world's elephants there and no poaching. you know, we lose five elephants an hour. 35,000 elephants a year, in botswana they are protecting them. greg: why are they doing that? >> it is for the ivory. we also know right now people are storing ivory because they are banking on the extinction and then it is more valuable. we wanted to show and celebrate who elephants...
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as wildlife thrives, following a hunting ban in botswana, the big game hunters back. hello there, thank you for joining us. israeli forces have shot dead at least two palestinians in another day of violence in occupied east jerusalem and the west bank. a palestinian woman was shot dead, as she allegedly attacked forces with a knife. earlier, a palestinian teenager was shot dead, niers lion's gate. near lion's gate. two israelis are in criminal crl condition. one later died. a rally has been held in solidarity with palestinians across the west bank and occupy east jerusalem. the israeli parliament has opened after its summer break with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu briefing parliament about the issues. >> we have fronts and board police in jerusalem and all over the country. we are taking responsibility on ourselves destroying terrorist houses, we are wiping the people who are against us and the islamic movement. we are fighting against the molotov cocktails and the stones and taking revenge for the people who have been killed. i expect the support of the oppos
as wildlife thrives, following a hunting ban in botswana, the big game hunters back. hello there, thank you for joining us. israeli forces have shot dead at least two palestinians in another day of violence in occupied east jerusalem and the west bank. a palestinian woman was shot dead, as she allegedly attacked forces with a knife. earlier, a palestinian teenager was shot dead, niers lion's gate. near lion's gate. two israelis are in criminal crl condition. one later died. a rally has been...
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. >> two years ago, botswana banned big game hunting to try opromote scefntion. try to promote conservation. >> big game hunting has been banned two years ago. >> since the ban we have seen more lions and elephants coming into the village. we don't know whether it's base during hunting, lions were kept busy. >> nighttime lion attack. >> there are no jobs in the village and we rely on livestock for income to our community. i applied to the government for compensation for my lost animals i'm still waiting to be paid. >> keeping dangerous animals as well as poachers out. development projects including the installation of modern plumbing has been stopped. >> the problem is we stopped hunting before we immediate thee photographic structures in place. that's where the problem was. so we migrated to zero. >> the village is surrounded by wildlife including elephant buffalo and hippos, people say hunting kept the animals away. they want the ban on hunting lifted. the government argued that the ban on hunting is the best way to promote conservation. over 40 elephants have
. >> two years ago, botswana banned big game hunting to try opromote scefntion. try to promote conservation. >> big game hunting has been banned two years ago. >> since the ban we have seen more lions and elephants coming into the village. we don't know whether it's base during hunting, lions were kept busy. >> nighttime lion attack. >> there are no jobs in the village and we rely on livestock for income to our community. i applied to the government for...
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. ♪ ♪ hello again botswana banned big game hunting two years ago for conservation and since then thethrived but increasingly coming into contact with villages and want the ban lifted and tourism profits that it brings and we report. >> reporter: the sleepy village in northern botswana and used to earn $300,000 a year through big game hunting and local land was leased to organizers but hunting was ban two years ago. >> lions and elephants coming to the village and don't know whether it's because during hunting they were kept busy by almost the way front at that time. >> reporter: lost all by one of her goats to a nighttime lion attack. >> translator: there are no jobs in the village and we rely on livestock for income for my family and applied to the government for compensation for my lost animals but i'm still waiting to be paid. >> reporter: fewer resources means the village cannot continue the patrols to keep dangerous animals and porchers out and development projects including installation of modern sanitation have come to a halt and urging them to promote to to tourism but the pr
. ♪ ♪ hello again botswana banned big game hunting two years ago for conservation and since then thethrived but increasingly coming into contact with villages and want the ban lifted and tourism profits that it brings and we report. >> reporter: the sleepy village in northern botswana and used to earn $300,000 a year through big game hunting and local land was leased to organizers but hunting was ban two years ago. >> lions and elephants coming to the village and don't know...
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. >> in june i went over to south africa to take part in the rhino relocation of botswana and trying to remove the remaining rhinoceros from where they are being ferociously poached from south africa to botswana who has put their entire army behind protecting the environment and wildlife which is unbelievably >> philanthropy, food and fallout boys all in a day's work for this hollywood superstar and and be sure to check the "burnt" that opens nationwide on friday. coming up next, matthew broderick caught up in an unusual love triangle pwaking up to fatigued skin? sleep on this! garnier creates its first miracle sleeping cream. nit fights signs of fatigue and wrinkles while you sleep. a sleeping cream... that's a first! like a lightweight mask of continuous hydration, it works while you sleep, when skin is most receptive. and here's the real wake-up call... in just one week, wake up to more refreshed, younger-looking skin. stop waking up to fatigued skin! xsleep with this. v miracle sleeping cream. from garnier. 1,100 meals a year... 300 stressful decisions... no wonder our digestive
. >> in june i went over to south africa to take part in the rhino relocation of botswana and trying to remove the remaining rhinoceros from where they are being ferociously poached from south africa to botswana who has put their entire army behind protecting the environment and wildlife which is unbelievably >> philanthropy, food and fallout boys all in a day's work for this hollywood superstar and and be sure to check the "burnt" that opens nationwide on friday. coming...
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. >>> botswana ban big game hunting to preserve conversation and elephants and lions are thriving and contact with villagers and want it lifted and the tourism that it brings and we have more. >> reporter: the sleepy village reduced to earn $300,000 to government sanctioned big game hunting and land was leased to organizers but it was ban to years ago. >> and we have seen more lions and elephants coming to the village. we don't know whether it's because during hunting, that is a way kept busy by the calcutters or animals that way at that certain time. >> reporter: lost all but one of her goats to a night-time lion attack. >> translator: there are no jobs in the village and we rely on livestock for income for my family, i applied for the government for my compensation for my lost animals and waiting to be paid. >> reporter: they cannot patrol to keep dangerous animals as well as poachers out and projects including the installation of modern sanitation have come to a halt and the government is now urging the village to promote photo tourism but the process has been delayed. >> the probl
. >>> botswana ban big game hunting to preserve conversation and elephants and lions are thriving and contact with villagers and want it lifted and the tourism that it brings and we have more. >> reporter: the sleepy village reduced to earn $300,000 to government sanctioned big game hunting and land was leased to organizers but it was ban to years ago. >> and we have seen more lions and elephants coming to the village. we don't know whether it's because during hunting, that...
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don't appreciate also that we have the border along botswana. that's where many of the poachers come from. >> they say there is not enough money to cope with the nationwide spike in the cyanide poisoning. it has badly effected tourism. tourists are coming but it's not as high as it used to be. >> the money from tourism feeds the animals and creates security to protect these elephants. the cyanide poison does not discriminate. all animals are vulnerable. what is a valley for rangers is that they target fewer animals at a time possibly to avoid detection. al jazeera, zimbabwe. >> from the very big now to the domestic dog. where do they come from originally? well, apparently they can trace their origins from central asia. researchers say they may have started somewhere near me balance and mongolia coming from wolves. www.aljazeera.com for more on all the world's news. ♪ >> after almost a decade in charge, canada's conservatives were routed at the voting poot. prime minister stephen harper is out. and the liberal leader, justin trudeau will form a n
don't appreciate also that we have the border along botswana. that's where many of the poachers come from. >> they say there is not enough money to cope with the nationwide spike in the cyanide poisoning. it has badly effected tourism. tourists are coming but it's not as high as it used to be. >> the money from tourism feeds the animals and creates security to protect these elephants. the cyanide poison does not discriminate. all animals are vulnerable. what is a valley for rangers...
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neighborhoods where the infant mortality rate is worse than that of countries such as guatemala, botswana. and even north korea. >> eric price is a lifelong cleveland resident. he says the scale of the problem is a product of living in a forgotten city. >> this used to be a great area. it was great for bringing up kids. it was great educationally. it was a middle-class, typical middle-class, mid-western neighborhood. >> eric remembers these neighborhoods as prosperous places when transport, oil and steel drove the city's economy. >> but now, there are no jobs, of course there's no money. they even started tearing down schools. they didn't care about our educational systems. they didn't care about our healthcare. i know parents who struggle to feed their kids on a daily basis. we literally have nothing. >> with the collapse of those communities, have come soaring rates of infant mortality. factors that social historians of the city say are inextricably entwined. >> sometimes we wanna deal with just the medical piece - which is really important, right? because people are dying, babies are d
neighborhoods where the infant mortality rate is worse than that of countries such as guatemala, botswana. and even north korea. >> eric price is a lifelong cleveland resident. he says the scale of the problem is a product of living in a forgotten city. >> this used to be a great area. it was great for bringing up kids. it was great educationally. it was a middle-class, typical middle-class, mid-western neighborhood. >> eric remembers these neighborhoods as prosperous places...
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. >> we've lived in the wild in botswana for 30 years. >> reporter: it's been a labor of love for twowho fell in love in high school. high school sweethearts? >> yeah, that's right. that is right. >> reporter: their latest journey, "soul of the elephant," took two years to document. you were five days from the nearest town. was there fear? >> that's what we love the most. >> that's the sweet spot. >> we can't live life thinking about the dangers and the fear, because then we wouldn't be enjoying it. >> reporter: how do you remain calm and tranquil when one of the elephants is charging you? you call it hypnotic. i'd call it something else, but -- >> we're very aware, when an elephant is posturing, they're going to get us. >> reporter: and your defense is confidence. >> yeah, and sometimes we even get it right. >> reporter: they have a brain five times the size of ours. these are very sensitive creatures. >> you can see the, that there's thought going on behind their eyes. >> reporter: this mother and her newborn, learning how to walk almost immediately for survival in the wild. and wat
. >> we've lived in the wild in botswana for 30 years. >> reporter: it's been a labor of love for twowho fell in love in high school. high school sweethearts? >> yeah, that's right. that is right. >> reporter: their latest journey, "soul of the elephant," took two years to document. you were five days from the nearest town. was there fear? >> that's what we love the most. >> that's the sweet spot. >> we can't live life thinking about the...
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i have been in botswana and have seen overgrazing by elephant and it just -- it wipes out trees.have to manage species. if you don't manage the lion population and spills out into the rural areas. oxford university interviewed villagers in tanzania and 98% said that they had lost cattle to lions or other carnivores like leopards. this is a pretty expensive proposition for those people and as a result they poison them and spare them, they trap them. it is far less humane than any other kind of hunting that we may allow. stossel: the only way to get the money to preserve them is for hunters to pay to kill them? >> hunting brings in revenue to these villages. if it pays, it stays. they are willing to put up with these carnivorous. they build schools, dig wells, they built clinics. stossel: why does it have to be hunting? why not photographic safaris? untold hundreds of people can look at the same animal. >> yes, it's true that many of them spend a lot of money on photographic safaris, but what they don't do is pay the villagers as most of these hunting cases do. photographic safaris
i have been in botswana and have seen overgrazing by elephant and it just -- it wipes out trees.have to manage species. if you don't manage the lion population and spills out into the rural areas. oxford university interviewed villagers in tanzania and 98% said that they had lost cattle to lions or other carnivores like leopards. this is a pretty expensive proposition for those people and as a result they poison them and spare them, they trap them. it is far less humane than any other kind of...
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i have been in botswana and have seen overgrazing by elephant and it just -- it wipes out trees.have to manage species. if you don't manage the lion population and spills out into the rural areas. oxford university interviewed villagers in tanzania and 98% said that they had lost cattle to lions or other carnivores like leopards. this is a pretty expensive proposition for those people and as a result they poison them and spare them, they trap them. it is far less humane than any other kind of hunting that we may allow. stossel: the only way to get the money to preserve them is for hunters to pay to kill them? >> hunting brings in revenue to these villages. if it pays, it stays. they are willing to put up with these carnivorous. they build schools, dig wells, they built clinics. stossel: why does it have to be hunting? why not photographic safaris? untold hundreds of people can look at the same animal. >> yes, it's true that many of them spend a lot of money on photographic safaris, but what they don't do is pay the villagers as most of these hunting cases do. photographic safaris
i have been in botswana and have seen overgrazing by elephant and it just -- it wipes out trees.have to manage species. if you don't manage the lion population and spills out into the rural areas. oxford university interviewed villagers in tanzania and 98% said that they had lost cattle to lions or other carnivores like leopards. this is a pretty expensive proposition for those people and as a result they poison them and spare them, they trap them. it is far less humane than any other kind of...
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on the gambian side in botswana. so this is where most of the poachers do come from. national parks say there's not enough money to cope with the spike inside the life poisoning cases. the negative perception that some have has badly affected tourism. tourists are coming. the numbers are not as high as they used to be. >> some of the money from tourism helps to pay the rangers, tries to improve security in the area to protect the elephants. >> the poison doesn't discriminate. all are vulnerable. what is making it a challenge is poachers target few animals at a time. possibly to avoid protection. >>> now, our global view segment. a look at how news outlets across the world react to various event. the moscow "the times" says the west lost the right to lecture vladimir putin, that he is exploiting precedence set by the west, and says russia is there in self-interest, to distract from the stalemate in ukraine, forcing leader to deal with vladimir putin. the daily star of lebanon has this cartoon. showing binyamin netanyahu, and palestinian president mahmoud abbas boxing.
on the gambian side in botswana. so this is where most of the poachers do come from. national parks say there's not enough money to cope with the spike inside the life poisoning cases. the negative perception that some have has badly affected tourism. tourists are coming. the numbers are not as high as they used to be. >> some of the money from tourism helps to pay the rangers, tries to improve security in the area to protect the elephants. >> the poison doesn't discriminate. all...
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i have been in bot botswana seen over grazing by elephants it wiping out trying, you have to manage the species, if you don't manage lion population they spill out to rural areas, oxnard university interviewed villagers in tanzania, and 98% said they lost cattle to lions, or other carnivores like leopards, this is an expensive proposition for those people, as a result they poison them, spear them, trap them, far less human than any kind of hunting we might allow.al john: only way to get money to preserve them to get hunters to pay to kill them. >> hunters bring in revenue toit the villages. they build schools they dig well and build clinics. john: why does it have to be hunting to get money, why not photographic safaris they bring in hundreds. >> true people spend a lot of money to photographic is a ar --- safaris they don't do it pay for individual villages like they do. they 10 not to put the money on the ground. john: more money from hunting? >> certainly there is more money from an individual animal than and photographicic save ratheries. john: we have a market success in u.s. from
i have been in bot botswana seen over grazing by elephants it wiping out trying, you have to manage the species, if you don't manage lion population they spill out to rural areas, oxnard university interviewed villagers in tanzania, and 98% said they lost cattle to lions, or other carnivores like leopards, this is an expensive proposition for those people, as a result they poison them, spear them, trap them, far less human than any kind of hunting we might allow.al john: only way to get money...
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. >> we'll tell you why botswana's diamond industry is losing its luster. >> seth blatter is a hypocrite and a liar. >> the race for the fifa presidency is getting personal, as one of the candidates says that he's going to sue outgoing boss, seth blatter. >> a doctor's aid group is calling for an independence investigation into the bombing of one of its hospital ins having a. 22 patients and staff were killed in kunduz. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has apologized for the mistake on the frontier doctors without borders hospital. the doctors aid group is call for the inquiry to be done by the fact finding commission. it was set up to monitor war crimes. it's never been used and needs a state to request an investigation. >> it is unacceptable that states hide behind gentlemen's agreements and create a free for all in an environment of in finety. it is unacceptable that the bombing of a hospital can be dismissed as collateral damage or brushed aside as a mistake. today, we are fighting back for the respect of geneva convention. as doctors, we are fighting back for the sake of patien
. >> we'll tell you why botswana's diamond industry is losing its luster. >> seth blatter is a hypocrite and a liar. >> the race for the fifa presidency is getting personal, as one of the candidates says that he's going to sue outgoing boss, seth blatter. >> a doctor's aid group is calling for an independence investigation into the bombing of one of its hospital ins having a. 22 patients and staff were killed in kunduz. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has...
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on the zambian side and botswana. this is where most of the poachers do come from. >> national parks say there isn't enough money to cope with the nationwide spike in cyanide poisoning cases. the tourism industry is affected. >> some of the money from tourism helps pain the rangers, feeds these animals and tries to improve security in the area to protect these elephants. >> the cyanide poison doesn't discriminate. all animals are vulnerable. making it more of a challenge for rangers is poachers seem to target a few animals at a time, possibly to avoid detection. al jazeera, zimbabwe. >> time for sports now. >> the elections to decide the next president of fifa will go ahead as planned. the meets was made in headquarters an tuesday. it was the first time the executive exit tee met since the suspension of president seth blatter. blatter and u.s. president are serving 90 day bans for improper payments. lee wellings has more. there may be decisions that the presidential election will go ahead as planned. with everything t
on the zambian side and botswana. this is where most of the poachers do come from. >> national parks say there isn't enough money to cope with the nationwide spike in cyanide poisoning cases. the tourism industry is affected. >> some of the money from tourism helps pain the rangers, feeds these animals and tries to improve security in the area to protect these elephants. >> the cyanide poison doesn't discriminate. all animals are vulnerable. making it more of a challenge for...
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on the zimbabween side and botswana.is where most of the poachers do come from. >> national parks say there isn't enough money to cope with the nationwide spike in cyanide poisoning cases. the tourism industry is affected. >> some of the money from tourism helps pain the rangers, feeds these animals and tries to improve security in the area to protect these elephants. >> the cyanide poison doesn't discriminate. all animals are vulnerable. making it more of a challenge for rangers is poachers seem to target a few animals at a time, possibly to avoid detection. al jazeera, zimbabwe. >> so sad. well, there is proof this morning that the force is strong. huge demand for presale tickets ahead of the new star wars film crashing websites overnight. ♪ >> the force. >> this is a new trailer for the star wars, the force awakens, that debuted last night. hours earlier advance tickets went on sale. many fans had a hard time getting them. >> several websites crashed, overwhelmed by the curb of orders. we'll be back with two minutes.
on the zimbabween side and botswana.is where most of the poachers do come from. >> national parks say there isn't enough money to cope with the nationwide spike in cyanide poisoning cases. the tourism industry is affected. >> some of the money from tourism helps pain the rangers, feeds these animals and tries to improve security in the area to protect these elephants. >> the cyanide poison doesn't discriminate. all animals are vulnerable. making it more of a challenge for...
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and now there is a story of a beloved cheetah in botswana.along the highway. they call this an unthis and unprovoked act. they don't know who did it but they are investigating the case as a poaching case. >>> edward snowden says he would be willing to two to prison if he was allowed to return to the united states. you may remember snowden was a contract worker with the national security agency who leaked details of nsa programs. he flew to moscow two years ago. he faces 30 years in prison if he returns to the u.s.. in an interview snowden says he is waiting for u.s. officials to give him a formal plea deal and so far they have not called him back. >>> governor jerry brown has signed a bill that requires law enforcement agencies to report the race, ethnicity, age, and gender of my person stopped by police officers. yesterday members of the youth justice coalition gathered at the state capitol to thank the governor for signing the racial and identity profiling act. they call it a big step toward proprotecting minorities against racial profiling
and now there is a story of a beloved cheetah in botswana.along the highway. they call this an unthis and unprovoked act. they don't know who did it but they are investigating the case as a poaching case. >>> edward snowden says he would be willing to two to prison if he was allowed to return to the united states. you may remember snowden was a contract worker with the national security agency who leaked details of nsa programs. he flew to moscow two years ago. he faces 30 years in...