steinmeier says he wants governments to make better efforts to deal with the issue of plastic waste. when we continue this way then by we'll have more plastic in the oceans than fish that's why we must change our thinking miss and. it's the first official visit to the galapagos islands by a german president steinmeier is following in the footsteps of legendary german researcher alexander from home board more than two centuries ago who both studies took him to latin america where he recognized the destructive effect humans can have on their environment plastic is just one example thrown out elsewhere it's threatening the ecosystem here. accumulates in fish sea lions and seals eat the plastic garbage and that's how it returns to the food chain. in the not. understanding the world in order to preserve it that's what. sought here in ecuador the researcher climbed a volcano to take measurements and gain insight into nature in eight hundred two he set off from this hut to explore the anti sun of ok no. a path president is retracing as he voices support for protecting the environment. the.

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service in the eastern city of why mark where the constitution was drafted present one called the steinmeier is giving a speech and germany's national assembly met in y. mar to create a republic after imperial germany's calamitous defeats in world war one. the first world war was devastating nine million soldiers and six million civilians were killed starvation and misery were widespread including in germany people began to riot. high ground on the ground in november of one thousand nine hundred eighteen social democrat philip shot a man proclaimed germany a republic. and after the first free elections in january of one nine hundred nineteen the national assembly in find maher created the first democratic legal system the so-called weimar constitution the most modern and the most liberal of its era. it formalized the principle of separation of powers as well as women's suffrage it also laid the foundation for the modern welfare state and introduced work councils and regulated wage agreements. later the constitution proved to also contain fatal flaws the president of the german reich had enor

german president frank-walter steinmeier pointed to its lasting importance. >> we live in a time whenistorical achievements, including the separation of powers, the parliamentary system, and the rule of law, are being challenged and questioned, even here in europe. reporter: after the first free elections in january 1919, the national assembly met in weimar and created germany's first ever legal constitution, the so-called weimar constitution. it formalized the principles of sovereignty, separation of powewers, and women's suffrage. but the constitution also contained fatal flaws. the nation's president had considerable power and could even dissolve parliament in an emergency. that was a power hitler later used to destroy the young democracy. despite its shortcomings, today's german president praised the weimar constitution's ideals. >> praising today's constitution does not mean its weimar predecessor was a bad one. on the contrary. much of what was created then lives on today. weimar's ideals of freedom and democracy, the rule of law, and the welfare state, have not failed. reporter

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