n.t. thanks ian a warm welcome to all of you from lagos nigeria and now it's i am here to go present this week's show but let's see what's lined up today you will see how one of africa's largest waste dumps is beginning to clean up its high. they will pay a visit to a german town that warmed up to the idea of geothermal energy and then we'll hear about a traditional and eco friendly alternative to plastic school. fast a report concerns traditional practices in west africa where land is traditionally handed down to the males women are only allowed to cultivate lands that they've been located by the men but that can be very frustrating when the women successfully farm the plots because the men can come and reclaim them one year to the next that's now a thing of the past in and t. iraq or a village in western booking a fossil in that village the men up to meeting the women to use the lines for long term and that is proving to be quite impressive also for the environment. there's still plenty of life in these dried out the plant stalks they're being hurt for use as organic or to life we may n