environment ministry and the nongovernmental agency pays the villagers not the giraffes authorities have also established a protected area the ten head tear reserve features trees and shrubs which provide the giraffes. with a food source as well as a breeding ground so if you need a lot of it we're here to help people out there of course this is their land but we want to improve us you know. for the giraffes are an important part of that cause you're not as you know when we protect their habitat like food sources are preserving that which is beneficial to the villagers livestock. planting grasses and shrubs helps slow down the destruction of the landscape it decreases soil erosion and improves the soils ability to absorb rainwater bad allows the giraffes to enjoy more melons their favorite treat. even created the protected area eighteen years ago and it's paid off the giraffe population has rebounded to more than six hundred this in turn has attracted more tourists the n.-g. o. now employs eight hundred two or guides to meet the demands of increasing tourism. homma mooney describes how t

generations as well as politicians and that is who this demonstration is aimed to still see the environment ministry here behind me and these children that took to the streets here in berlin today want to see action and one of the main issues here specifically for germany is the phase out of coal fired energy now at the moment the german government plans to phase out coal fired energy by twenty thirty eight of the students who were on the streets today that simply isn't soon. rebecca in brussels we understand that the just friends of the fridays for future movement they have different demands regarding climate protection depending on the countries where they are what's the cultural perspective. that's right terry but i would have to say that today's protest is very much about the international perspective here in belgium i've been speaking to a lot of people here today they say there's nothing says if you can build and spilled them so much that they're looking for but it's more this they want governments to be maintaining the agreement that was struck by all the european countries in paris the paris

problem with plastic waste the beaches increasingly spoiled by pollution now the island nations ministry of environment has banned imports of single use plastic straws into the country and a total ban is set to follow in june. gorgeous beaches on plastic waste even though it's not immediately obvious. where it's headed in the bushes for one a lot gets caught up here when the tide goes out the young lawyer who funded the ocean project to fight back against the plastic onslaught. they got to the point where every time with good to be carried like would bring in bags of any bags with them and would end up leaving with full bags and so it was just that frustration of seeing so much let's zero. zero organizers regular beach cleaning sweeps especially after a beach party at times the team can recover as much as two hundred kilograms of plastic rubbish and just on our. own to resume and not generate crush this hotel is trying hard to avoid plastic its straws made of paper no there are no plastic straws left. the government has already banned the import of plastic straws the shia there say they will come under

ministry. >> translator: our vision is to somehow harmonize this development along with preservation of the environment. >> reporter: dr. chung isn't waiting. national nature trust is buying up land and spreading rice and corn to keep the birds coming with the helpf the crane association's chairman hong. if korea were to lose these cranes, what would korea lose? >> translator: it would be like losing children, he says. a precious treasure. a treasure they want to protect for generations of cranes and koreans to come. anne thompson, nbc news along the dmz. >> beauty in a place marred by war. >> >> how the food delivery boom is changing the restaurant business. and we take you on a winter journey where they hold the coolest concert on earth. >>> what are you doing for dinner tonight? these days there is a chance that your dinner is being delivered. now a company known for disrupting one industry is also changing the way we ea nbc's explains. >> reporter: lunch rush in chicago is different. the phone is silent. no one is in here eating, but this pizza joint is not just a pizza joint. it's a one-building e