Coming to you from lagos and joining me of course is my colleague sandra to know b. O. And hello there sandra. And hello from company or i one welcome to you all of us from all across africa and the rest of the globe so glad you joined us for the program once again lucia examples of how to make a wild a little bit cleaner and thereby making it a bit better heres a quick look at a few of this weeks reports. In ronda we will learn how communities can live in harmony with the mountain gorillas. In cynical we will find out how simple it can be to go full steam kitchen west. And in ghana well meet a man who calls himself a forest saver. The heart of the tom hasa nomics it is a small scale Affordable Housing project in South African ownerships and its main mission is to replace informal bucket shots we do about structures and whats even more important recycled construction west is used to build the homes made the founder and director was already won a number of awards for his innovative business idea and also see how it works. The. Least so the greater john is back is home to around 8000000 people many of them live in densely populated informal settlements alternatives like so were told just southwest of the city. He lives in you know. We have a lot of people who are. Coming to old ones burke going to look for Work Opportunities so most of them to prefer to live in a township because its cheaper to live there when youre ready and the critical window for you to there from where i used to go to work so theyve created opportunity for homeowners to try to create a coalition for those people where theyre venting structures but that accommodation often consists of simple corrugated metal shacks and written in backyards which often little privacy or protection from grain and called. Ludlow who grew up in a sheet metal shack him self trained very clear he got the idea to replace corrugated chucks with brick structures he even data locked away to make the breaks he uses to keep them affordable and if they are mentally friendly as possible theyre more like almost like theyre walking because its not working for you have a different lesson or sort of a try to cut your britain caused by absolutely prevent lead lover maxes breaks out of all construction west so he doesnt need to use that also means the vics dont have to be fighting a kill with selves on energy because the Building Blocks are interlocking the pressure of their own weight is sufficient to make their walls strong and stable its an unusual way to build but its less of a back on their environment than traditional monson 3 days. Before moving into one of the new brick houses theres only sibila come economic spent 6 years living in a metal shack now he has a proper home he has to pay more rent for the new house but he thinks its well worth it. Actually our mound very very very happy because if youre staying in the shack is not like a stinging nettle shake his leg. In a place to be like is a human being actually just laying there on me so you feel more confident when everything like check is no better building rubble is a major environmental problem in parts of johannesburg Many Companies just dump their ways to legally to avoid paying disposal fields that are bordered on to mississippi a so much that she founded a startup to recycle the west rather than seed hyla in honey but a lot of people do it Waste Removal right they call it ways and then they call it but then we actually take responsibility over where the waste ends up be they have been shared roads with the waste we compost it we also send it distribute it to organization that make you service. Organizations like led House Building company have they to start ups have compatible trust their construction list provides the basis for global is environmentally friendly bricks one issue still to be resolved is how to process building west and transport eat to construction sites. And. We are working out how we can actually call aberrate and heres the rubble as raw material for making bricks and then we need people to separate their waste encrusted with this will. Lead ludlow who sees that many who come to johannesburg hoping for a better life and that believing in insufficient housing theyd zaki the people he wants to help and not just be building homes for them he has many more ideas for the future. The plan is to actually train the people that live here obscure them to actually build all sorts of so we can replace all the sharks by their names and also training them to prove their own houses sustainable homes constructed from Recycled Materials using mall. It will freely admit i was a forward thinking solution thats been official not just to the environment but the wellbeing of entire communities. Round it is one of the most densely populated countries in africa even so in the west of the country on the border we have a democratic republic of congo is one of the last remaining refugees while the girl redone a foundation is now showing schoolchildren how to resolve the guerrillas hubby talks that may help they feel that people are able to continue to coexist with the endangered animals it off because when by see the glory not. Ok knows National Park in rwanda is home to a very rare animal the mountain gorilla there are fewer than a 1000 left in the wild the spread of disease in habitat loss pose a threat to this endangered species. To help protect the gorillas valerie awkward to sing it teaches children about Environmental Conservation shes the Program Director for conservation heritage tour or c h t which is located in the science district next to the park. Kids have been to morals generation yes kids kids and is very spry been message kids can and so we create so were just sure you have chosen to work you kids scorcher into it because. They can be a board today for their message today arranged of their community to make. Rwanda is one of africas most densely populated countries so these children live close to the gorillas natural habitat most have never seen one. Using Paper Machine masks valerie and her colleagues help bring the gorillas to life. They also encourage the kids to draw pictures of the majestic apes. Who call can she see developed to draw the gorillas when they talk about it and the children start acting like her as beating on their chests. But conservation education is just one pillar in the efforts to save the mountain gorillas another is creating alternative livelihoods for the local community. This farmer has just received a lamb. By donating sheep to local families the conservationists hope to encourage people to stay out of the forest. All right now and they are working in days i feel happy about winning a sheep but as a farmer it will help me fertilize my field able to come with you instead of going into intending for can those National Park which is the home of the mountain im going to is too quick to do so says found can you be sure its going to be. Going to set in the forest they can looking for meat that he was to hop into before but when you give them sheep its a no 10 up to you to what they have been correcting from with a mountain of what has had. The most exciting part of the classes is an excursion into volcanoes National Park there the schoolchildren get an opportunity to see the mountain gorillas in their Natural Environment they come up to discover wow i dismounted what it as because they have been watching them and they feel old theyre already seeing them through very good we were showing them today so and they have never seen that so soon you bury a natural habitat wow down to the lake cuz so that also expressed their. Valerie accord just saying and her colleagues have received numerous awards for their efforts. For valerie its further encouragement to continue their work so that the great apes can be preserved here for generations to come. Hey all you coffee drinkers out there did you know that over 2000000000 coughs and fumed it was white every day and much of that comes from being grown africa did you know that. Where and now i do know while great coffee is high on. Periods or lack of knowledge and resources leaves many small coffee farmers struggling to sustain a livelihood this iteration is particularly critical in Eastern Africa thats why climate academics have been established to teach farmers how to adjust their methods to the conditions of a changing climate heres our report from kenya. And out Training Session at the Climate Academy. Because. It. Becomes more. Blood. Becomes more people. Then moving to prove you are. On todays show. 2 way to prune coffee trees the aim is to prevent the fungus that causes coffee berry disease we should destroys the being says. They found was that the Climate Academy are expected to act as multipliers the idea is that then we pass on the techniques to up to 50 ad the farmers know is there. Such that they will be. So. Much of course is a coffee rejoin in south and kenya here local cooperative operate our model Coffee Plantation but Climate Change brings challenges like diseases drought too much rain and this is causing yields to fall they cant occur to me is visiting today and wants to help the farmers ive just their program is funded by the Fair Trade Foundation running is just one way the farmers can become more successful again. We have. Applications supposed to apply. Because. Despite tips on cultivation many farmers find it difficult to leave just from growing coffee through the Climate Academy they and michael credits and gain expertise on how to generate more income be that through aquaculture. All beekeeping. Because he found my gym is now trying his hand at chicken farming. With all my new knowledge learnt at the Climate Academy i can even sell more than 9 chickens and none of them sell for less than a 1000 shillings. Even when my relatives come to visit me i can take the chickens and use them for food. Before that it wasnt possible. But coffee remains the main source of income in the area theyre called but if the process is its members have it and helps marketing it collaborates with the Climate Academy and follows a green approach to washing. This used to be a waste now farmers use it as a cheap granite fertilizer instead of expensive can call it. Recycling and making the most of existing resources weve got a couple of examples on that on todays program in this weeks doing your bit we had to dakar senegal to see how a simple cleverly designed compost turns the mango peels coffee grinds and other Household Waste into rich fertile soil. Most fossils produce a fair amount of organic waste every day. And that can be used to produce fertilizer for flour all bunched up all gardens. Where not your chin gone couldnt find a compositor in senegals capital dhaka she decided to make her own. Her team turn standard metal barrels into simple but effective compositors. Holes in the sides and top help to eric the kitchen or garden waste and speed up the composting process theyll also allow earthworms and insects to get inside and help break down the organic matter. A small door cut at the base makes all removal easy. After adding a coat of paint the composter is ready. They can be produced in several sizes over the past year the team made about 200. 00 units. I mean its a container the climate in senegal is perfect for come past with the humidity theres no need to do anything it transforms on its own thats how we came up with the idea. That. Any better bowl or fruit scrub can be added as well as bread pasta tea leaves coffee and not an egg shells when mixed together the organic waste breaks down naturally into a nutrient rich compost. It takes about a month for the garbage to transform into fertilizer which can be used for anything from plants in pots or boxes to pile or orange trees. 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 stories. Rising sea levels. And could be venture. Early lead to islands being submerged its a scenario that is already threatening an ecosystem on the coast of North Western europe the world and sea communities on the offshore islands are seeing increasingly frequent floods and local flora and fauna could freeze dramatic changes you call reporter paid a visit to an island on the north sea coast of germany. d the sheep on the island of form might outnumber the 1100 inhabitants but their grazing helps to maintain the sea dikes and that serves everyone because on average lies a metre below sea level the dikes are in fact key to the island survival in times gone by the local population protected themselves from the high waters by building their homes on manmade hillocks known as dwelling mounds. Twice a year these 2 men inspect the dykes to make sure everything isnt tact but can these vast structures continue to protect the island as the planet warms and sea levels rise furby and bush is a Coastal Defense expert for the northern german state. On the classics and ice dike defenses are still the best solution because they offer as a way to counteract the effects of Climate Change and our measures for the coming years offer a secure future that means the population of the whole could continue to live and work in safety. Lucious responsible for the upkeep of the roughly 8 metre high external dikes that run for almost 30 kilometers right around this island in the wotton see. But internal tykes also help to protect the island. As do the drainage channels. Because its not only the north sea waters that pose a threat but also those that rain down from above so how do the locals get the water off their island they channel excess water into a basin by the harbor or the from there its pumped out into the sea at low tide its a solid system except during periods of extremely heavy rainfall. Increasing rainfall and rising sea levels will be challenges for a pair of on but as a tide marker in the harbor shows the islanders have plenty of experience with tidal surges theyve done battle with the sea on many occasions. Nevertheless the local population can no longer rely on the exact same type construction that has served them in the past. Zorba state of schleswigholstein came up with a strategy its called the climate dike and then many people wonder because that were factoring in Climate Change and are currently strengthening our dikes and such a way that we can build them as high as 2 meters above Sea Level Rise of. The green area shows what the dikes currently look like. The climate dayak slope more gently towards the sea and a socalled safety cap of an additional 50 centimeters is built on top depending on how high the Sea Level Rises even more height can be added at a later date the whole exercise is very costly but many on perform share the view that the dikes are the safest form of protection and in the case that the defense has failed to stand up to the sea in the future the islanders are also planning to build emergency accommodation on twirling mounds the same kind of manmade hillocks on which houses used to be dealt with. If in the near future there are moments when the dogs cant hold the water back will seek refuge on the 20 mountains and it wont be easy because storm surges tend to happen in the dead of night during heavy rains and strong winds to actually getting to the dwelling mounds wouldnt be a walk in the park but however difficult we still have to make that provision. On the whole the people of perform are calm perhaps because experience has taught them that land comes and land goes but theyre absolutely determined to do everything they can to protect their island. Protection and conservation thats also what our next report is about in recent decades garnered a lot of vast tracts of rain forest its a situation that is worsening Climate Change. Thats right near to one local equal activist and interesting you decided to address the problem and reforested a piece of land by practicing Sustainable Forestry there has helped revive the not sure ecosystem hes enterprise is not only good for the environment but it has also become a popular destination for the eco to our wrists. Oh. So can i have the ladies come forward this is a moment well intended by gene actually enjoys treating his visitors to the intoxicating center of the lanky lang blossoms example as a rather aggressive man but the fact backs going to smile like that for weeks at School Wellington walking in a Flower Garden is quite beautiful. Isnt this very nice to see that theres a very like this in ghana that. Others whether theyre hearing god or even outside of the country could come to and actually enjoy nature. Is started 20 years ago when biden planted all his holding of 210 acres. He founded porto Forest Estates and initially just sold would pull it off so. We thought we could enter a crop with food crops and keep it going by. Selling those food crops to generate short term revenue except that the community and the workers kept eating everything even before it was ready to generate more income he and his team had another idea they decided to propagate local plants and extract essential oils in 2018 they added eco tourism. Jerry in every tall visitors served up a typical kenyan dish that is made exclusively of local forest produce. 1000. 00 biden is also linking up with the local community in better heres hired several locals as chefs and tall gods to work in his Laboratory Technician isaac could joe is in charge of producing the essential oils as well as Natural Cosmetics such as soap. Because up with us natural source from the forest we tend to have less side effects and then the really how good are very effective treatment for therapy you can really get the feel of the of the room from the plant and they have no side effects or anything whatever the oils are sold across the country including in the capital across retailers there also provide interested costumers with detailed information about the product. On guided tours visitors hear about the companys mission future plans include sustainable Construction Projects for their eco Tourism Business this is because the lottery. From print on the elderly took up cost russia to replace. Every mentality of revenue we want to reduce that and more from a close friend of wellington biden attaches great importance to passing on is knowledge to the next generation. And now our main focus. The Experiential Learning Center where were going to teach people what we have learned over the last 20 years this is the only way that we come quickly disseminate what weve learnt because its all about training and empowering people to also go out there and do it themselves in that way biden spoke jacks provide an example to local residents showing how day 2 can make a livin from protecting the forests on a while lot of interesting reports with plenty of inspiration for ways to take better care of our planet thats all from it off because this time i hope youre feeling to the show as much as the hot i am sandra to no good signing off from kampala see you next time sandra and for you our viewers if you want to find out more about the people on the project who profiles today visit us online and also check out our 1 social media and do be sure to join us again next week well a new edition of eco africa im now its a way so long without from lagos nigeria. Good good good. Good. Good. 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