We will be looking at some interesting stories on the environment from europe and the atlantic ocean. Well play with them to research the history of the water. Back on land and we will take a spin on the bike made from bamboo. Before switching to a luxury tax review nairobi the very 1st of its kind in the city. We start the show today with the atlantic where a Research Vessel recently made a trip from the far far south to germany it was on a mission to examine the state of the ocean and the effects of Climate Change a group of students from around the world took part in that research lets hear their findings. We are hundreds of kilometers west of the moroccan coast 3 weeks ago this. Research vessel set sail from the Falkland Islands to germany the students and researchers on board want to know just how serious is the state of the oceans how strong is the impact of Climate Change fanny i know. Studies aquatic bio science in madagascar its her 1st time on a ship like this shes never done any deep sea sampling before. They teach us how to sample from the front it defies but. We have no idea how to proceed like deployed or used. For stage or before deploying it directly into the water so it was a bit challenging because you have no idea and at some point it will tell you all you have to tell the crew at that time so its quite like where and when. The probe is lowered to 5000 meters below the surface where it takes water samples cold water sinks to the bottom of the sea and doesnt mix with upper layers anymore the water that they retrieve from the depths was last exposed to surface weather conditions hundreds of years ago that makes the samples very valuable for determining whether Climate Change can already be observed far beneath the surface in the labs the students examine the samples for oxygen microorganisms and salinity all values that are influenced by higher temperatures over the past 50 years the ocean has warmed by 0. 8 degrees celsius with no end in sight. Most of the students come from countries where the effects of Climate Change are already noticeable Mohamed Osman hussein studies c and lake science in belgium in his homeland kenya its now much too dry in many regions. Of the course lay the lot of soil and often. Theres also a lot of well talk of Sea Level Rise so how it will even close to the sea so we all need it ted but at the same time we look at sea surface temperatures so kenya is a tourist people come to you to see the beautiful corals Climate Change kind of affects us in terms of bleaching water looks. Ok so now we can go. To position. The aim is to prepare young people from developing countries for local Climate Research the students learn things like how to calculate climate models how to determine air pollution based on the reflection of the ocean and how to analyze micro plastics Polar Research are paid how lemke leads the onboard seminar on climate models he says industrialized western countries have a special responsibility for climate protection. We started causing Climate Change 150 years ago and were still doing it by a meeting c o 2 and of course we have to do something to prevent that and thats something that only works when we do it together teaching is such a joy because the Younger Generation has to and wants to know more about this. Felony i now from madagascar says taking part has encouraged her to spread environmental awareness in her home country shes discovered how much as possible even without big research projects. Before this trip to some is in trip i had no idea that there is open source. And Free Software you can use for. Resource monitoring for satellite image on the and everything so i truly want to share to my company adds that theres a lot that we can do. Friendships have formed over the 4 weeks on the ocean the ship has now reached its destination germany but the students plan to stay in touch with each other when they return home. Mohammed Ahmed Hussein says hell never forget the experience he hopes to come back next time as a Climate Researcher ill miss the place actually a lot it has been amazing living on board for 4 weeks and now it feels like its already home in a way of peace of me on the polished im a scientist hopefully we need to get as we say in my culture people who meet its only moment instead of me. How much of you know about silkworms recently come from china and i used to produce their use has since bread and theyre known being bred in kenya where the Climate Crisis is forcing farmers to find alternatives to food crops one of those options is to produce. Some forms of the leaves of trees and theyre giving hope to farmers in kenya due to the extreme weather patterns of recent years we know has turned to farming and this is the 26th day and you can see the. Already spinning. They are making points in other words they have already reached this stage that. Stage yet so as they as does the spin we have asked our quince the former Senior Research of the International Center of insect 0 knowledge and ecology. Venture and 2015 what is left for us in form of corns we shall subject it to post harvesting processes that includes the flow shown of the book and you know removing their pupae inside so that we use the many part of it for producing that thread today you dont know we know owns our own 500000 marbles trees planted over 5 because. Many of the farmers in the region are following his example. To find a profitable crop to sustain their livelihood there ditching traditional cash crops such as coffee maize on sugar cane we havent been working. To develop technologies for this ilk. So that we can give seeds and appropriate not get under english and specific. Groups. Of villages where they cannot. Send for the calls and we are linking farmers markets. On your silk production amounts to approximately 2 metric tons of dried cochrans but the potential is far greater the amount of berry trees whose leaves the warms it are drawn to turn around and resistant to the cord morcha sounesss the airing of silk worms for production of frost silk or sorry concha is becoming increasingly popular as a result we have. In the country and in countries where it is. Done isnt getting the production is in china. Japan. And in india it is. So even led kenya and continued. In 96 is also used in the manufacture of skin products contact lenses soaps and proven organic products the National SorryCulture Research center is country offering from a subsidy plants and mary berry cuttings are very subsidized rates and with the help of International Investors theyre also working to transfer money and help them identify markets. Anything. 100 he has a goal tom how did being just to see if it was poltava ended after that. We study that lot of say culture and. Su so now we have High Technology and. About the we cant use it because. Japan is a 2 developed and also the crime its the crime its in the kenya is much better. Japan to take cars and bad doctoring to the chans incremental conditions small scale sent from us like you to we know how fond a way of sustaining their livelihoods. Were staying in kenya but moving from the countryside to the capital nairobi public transport. Traffic is terrible and horrible its all about the petrol diesel thats being bad electric vehicles its missing one poet from doing knew about sources would suddenly make a difference well there will be down on me that they all operated by a subsidiary over thing nice company echo right on it was been growing believe me. But. You dont see the difference you only hear it or rather you dont. Can you express fully electric car is almost silent. In africa they can only operate in cities where theres a reliable electricity supply. Charging takes about 2 hours. And once fully charged they can travel up to 150 kilometers the battery can last up to 15 years. A finish Company Launched its taxi named a ride last year in nairobi you can hail it with an app. Today the company has 11 vehicles operate. In the kenyan capital. And as the drivers dont have to pay for gasoline they charge less for a ride than normal taxis do. It will take many more electric cars to make a difference to the polluted air in nairobi but its a start. And how about you. If you are also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet hash tag doing your bit. We share your story. Why it made a little bungalow not only do they look great but also eco friendly 2 young men from somebody decided to bring the idea over. And so the bikes in the county were growing folks as we went to meet the interest we knew it in all the time and not. Kill and northern germany is a city of boats and bikes. But even here the 2 bikes ridden by maximally and shy and. Stand out from the rest of their frames are made of bamboo. The harvester states people always ask does it hold up many people knock on it of the right and then theyll knock on it to see if it really is bamboo or just painted metal those are the top 2 reactions when people see these bikes. The 2 men discovered bamboo in 2012 as students today launched their my boo company their idea to help produce sustainable bikes in ghana and sell them in europe. The finishing touches are made in germany they say bamboo is ideal for bicycles. Bamboo is a long grained grass unlike other materials normally used for bicycles. The long grain. For a tougher exterior but low weight in very high flexibility construction scaffolding in asia for instance can be very high and flexible in the wind yet its extremely stable and thats why its used for scaffolding in asia and for bicycle frames that our company for found on bones. The men from keel work with a local project in ghana helping to set up a bicycle frame factory. Bamboo is a commonly used material in the region its ready for harvest in just 3 years. About 80 man hours go into making each frame more than 40 jobs were created the profits go to finance building a new school and live on it all right via was not to have our own production in ghana but to work with a great partner there on an equal footing they take the production into their own hands with the raw material that grows there and they know the local people culture and customs when we finish and market the product in europe you dont and you quote often mark green almost. Theyre not the only ones making bicycles from natural materials the tubes for this bicycles frame are made of flax fiber various manufacturers are also making bikes out of wood. To b. S. Rudolph builds bicycles from Natural Products in berlin many hours of work go into each bike even so he doesnt see these materials as real competition for metal. As long as natural materials involve lots of manual labor they have no chance youll never reach a price where the general public says yes i want that bicycle the bamboo bicycles by my foo cost from 15024500 euros many buyers who use them as alternatives to their cars. I know that bicycles have their price but once i realized id be supporting a social and sustainable product the bike was worth every cent to me. Before. But are bamboo bikes really eco friendly after all the frames are shipped to germany all the way from ghana. 100. 00 kind of food for sustainability 3 components are essential to us theres the environmental aspect of course but just as important is the social and the Economic Sustainability its not enough its quite enough which aficionados kind of its a great compromise to say its a step in the right direction but on our social commitment is 100 percent and ecologically ours are a cut above any other bicycle. Bicycles made of natural materials are both attractive and sustainable. Green spaces are right in the ethiopian capital addis ababa but this is. A space on which often is a green in the middle of a tone. For more links between us and the environment the stick of. The rainy season has started and the soma garden is rejoining this way says is the newest addition to cultural spaces and the creation of mass graham and her friend us here architecture in nature are celebrated together these ecological huts turned into works of art were built using an ancient construction technique. Process where you actually get the subsoil so you have to dig about half a metre before you get the soil the only thing you add is water and stroll for about a month and it lasts for hundreds and hundreds of years its. Control so in so many ways its one of the best i think sustainable houses surrounded by a labyrinth of plants most of which are endemic a dream come true for mask around. The dangers underneath but this is what it looks like. Tenet is often dipped into coffee. And this plant has strong medicinal virtues. In a city where concrete highrises are growing like mushrooms the zalman museum is a space for humans to breathe and for nature to grow in cities going fast i think. Not in the right direction many of the trees are. Dying out. Of the air is polluted or even complete me poisoned were all affected one way or another were all connected through the environment. Reconnecting humans to the environment is precisely the aim of the zouma school. And that he shot several times a week these Young Children come in small groups and take care of this all my garden and its farm. The school is open to all. But only the most privileged can afford the fees. Its the student when in this age they have to learn about their gardens. About the foods its organic they can they can see and they can even paste it so they know about it and its getting to their friends. Despite these multiple facets of this all museum has not said its last war yet more than 40 bridges are waiting for International Artists to transform them into works of art after his recent visit Prime Minister i ask for the garden to be extended an encouraging show of Political Support for the project only a couple months after its grand opening. Zimbabwes changing climate means that farmers are being forced to look for new ways to make a living some have now started to breed free range chickens why is that n. T. Well resign and move on majors pest control they feed on insects and food waste now a National Organisation is encouraging more farmers to take up the trick of breeding we went to meet some farmers who are doing just that to find out why and how they are getting on. Theres no guarantee that scenic fields will produce enough for her to eat. Here in northwestern zimbabwe farmers are already feeling the effects of Climate Change. Things arent like they were in previous years. The weather is different now. For one thing we used to get rain from october to december but now we get little to none in the past there was enough rain for our crops and cattle but thats all changed. To make sure shell have enough to eat in future sin the cube has bought some hands. She feeds them kitchen waste. Because they can run about freely they can also forage for food. About an hours drive south close to the city of. French hens are being bred commercially their meat has become trendy in restaurants in zimbabwes towns and cities. Its said to be tastier than the meat of battery reared hands. Used to be a vegetable farmer then she decided to take on free range well today an expert on free range breeding has come to give her tips on getting even more out of her farm the cookbook breed is good for both eggs and meat production so its very popular among breeders but its important not to rely on just one breed. Different breeds. The indigenous. We want to take. So that to produce that. The eggs here dont go to market theres a more. A lucrative use for them theyre being intimidated that just under 38. 00 degrees celsius for 3 weeks the chicks are sold for a euro apiece to farmers who want to start their own free range Operations Sales here come to about a 1000 euros a month but nonetheless energy costs are so high that maka is planning to switch to solar power electricity is based in egypt to island business because we use electricity was just going. To be so out so we saw it in that so that it becomes that but not with the inquiries weve found out is. That any genetic 8 to 10 hours energy may be costly but waste from the fields is free its used to feed the hens. Their droppings are used to fertilize the fields this is organic cultivation and the farm is already supplying 3 supermarkets with that. Beauty gigi spends much time traveling throughout zimbabwe her efforts are paying off some 5000. 00 farmers have already joined the zimbabwe free range poultry association. But she wants to recruit more of them and for that shes prepared to workshop in a clear and simple way beauty g. G. Shows villagers the environmental and financial benefits of raising different breeds on a large scale. A new one in the farm kids taught. The price we thought if up. That they had secondly its an investment into a prize. He doesnt need complicated house seeing it doesnt need complicated breeds or feed you could use the available materials the farmers tend to be cautious even if the hens do generate cash they want to keep the costs down. Earthworms are one type of fodder that comes for free and raising them in a mash of kitchen waste cattle dung and moisture means they can reproduce easily. So how is a lack of awareness of these programs is why interest among my peers is low many would rather leave to seek employment elsewhere than take part in the project ill do my best to convince them its worthwhile to get involved its a chance to develop a meaningful livelihood jobs are hard to come by nowadays. Then at sundown something odd happens something that never ceases to amuse the villagers their free range hens all take to the trees to settle down for their nights rest. This has a beneficial side effect the trees in which the hen sleep are valued by the villagers and are therefore rarely cut down. And thats it for the day thank you for watching you can always find out more and this is us on our social media platforms goodbye from me. And from me in kampala we hope weve given you some food for thought please join us once again next week for a brand new episode of it off by one of. The. Sure you. Didnt politics. Worldwide crisis and. 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