wellenzohn, from mals in south tyrol, soon realised something was wrong. wellenzohn: you can see that these leaves have been damaged or burnt by a herbicide. it happened this autumn, just before the harvest. someone sprayed these trees with glyphosate. reporter: now wellenzohn may be unable to sell organic apples from this orchard for years. he's certain it was an act of sabotage. agidius wellenzohn: why? well, i guess some people didn't like my activism for a pesticide-free mals and organic farming. reporter: agidius wellenzohn and many other environmental activists want their village of mals to remain pesticide-free. in a 2013 referendum, the villagers made clear that they reject pesticides. and they don't want a monoculture of endless apple orchards. those already dominate agriculture and the economy in the valley below. apples generate about 300 million in turnover annually. the provincial councilor for agriculture is a conventional apple farmer. he doesn't think the attack is linked to the conflict in mals. arnold schuler: i don't think this is becaus

party has to show their change in altering government also politics that's worked very see for south tyrol as a part of austria softer orleans the german and latin softer only ones austrians and that's what they will do. now who has the rights to fish well nobody from eastern european countries especially poland according to a sign as a lake in the english county of oxfordshire one outraged polish anger is taking legal action right up obviously ask the ennis to remove the sign but his request was ignored yanis also haven't responded to a letter from the equality and human rights commission just about yes he also claims he's had no support below close or it is. a sign is actually been reported to me by two remain you know. and because of a project i'm running for the last seven years which is the cation of integration to eastern european migrants they decided to. ask me for how i followed the rules of the this country went to the police police told me it's nothing to do with then i've appealed and appealed has been upheld so it means they did everything in their power to you know to deal wi

it's better for the environment — and saves money — as bethany bell reports from south tyrol. of the snow on the ski slopes here is natural. many resorts in the alps depend on artificial snow. the snow conditions are great today and the slope behind me is also used for world cup races. but skiing is a sport which takes a toll on the environment, making artificial snow uses up a lot of water and a lot of electricity, which means big energy bills. but skiing is also crucial to the local economy and this resort here has figured out a way of reducing the use of snow guns and cutting energy costs. this man came up with the idea to cover the entire resort with artificial snow very early in the season,in artificial snow very early in the season, in november, when the temperatures plunged to minus ten degrees. that way the snow lasts much longer, half a season or more. the snow‘s regularly spread around to ensure it doesn't melt, a process known as snow grooming. with the grooming machine we saved about 20% of the gasoline, that means 20% less working hours on the machines. with the s

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