Have you with us again for happen are packed with ideas on how to protect our environment but also look at some great initiatives designed to make our world a little cleaner and more beautiful here are some of them the truths of Climate Change and on just in tanzania employing to skillfully environment accompanying cameron taking up the challenge of recycling you waste safely and how sure but in south africa you call article revolution. Will start today show in harare the capital of them badly as is true in many urban centers a population there is growing steadily from year to year and that means the need for housing is growing too but not all Construction Projects think about the damage to course to the environment we meet up with an organization that fights to protect vitally important ecosystems. And. Almost every day nature conservationists come to absolve the land surroundings in bibles capital since 2005 the local organization has been wintering the language lent area. Water reservoir the biodiversity consistence boast over 80 plants and the Great Variety of insect species its one of 7 whittling sites in zimbabwe that recognized internationally. This area covers about 5 square kilometers but less than 10 percent have been perceived. Out of desperation and because they cant find affordable property in harare some people are building houses on these ecosystems. We dont have these weapons we wont have to make those dreams runs throughout the yet which is what they do know throughout the year because of these areas regulating the flow from under whelmed they not here to the sea. Grass the work lets also solve as a natural Water Purification systems because they absolve pollutants to the roots and they also help to contain floods when there is existing for but thats not a likely problem here in zimbabwe so then africa has been experiencing a prolonged drought seems pretty telling. Increased development is also causing the citys water sources to run dry finding clean water has become a daily struggle for me. But also this open will of ours is always overcrowded when phila Committee Members in need of water and we have no choice but to help them if there is an outbreak of cholera we all be in danger because its exposed. Just cause and trust has been set up that oversees various environmental organizations and activists to do that they are looking into ways of protecting and restoring the citys remaining wetlands with the help of local communities and donations but the biggest problem is Land Management say the activists or the countrys environmental law forbids the look made on with once the authorities continue to offer land for sale. The legal aspect. Continue wetlands is really very important and needs to be address very urgently. At the moment we are working in an environment where. The legal aspects are not be known are not aligned these loopholes are currently being used. To develop wetlands through petitions and Court Challenges the trust has now meant to stop developments on a politically wetlands within the Capital Cities limit. Since it is held up as an example of conservation and restore edition its important record accurate data to work. And to publicize the fact that the system is functioning the way chewed again. Is instruments are called up is on meters theyre used to measure. Underground order is where is a new world it gives us the fluctuations that happens during the course of the differences and. Israelis are. That there is no much obstruction or far order within these. But challenges remain with plans are often used as a dumping ground because theyre open spaces. To the only Wetlands Trust has joined forces with Community Residents and City Council Officials for a Cleanup Campaign it also involves removing some Invasive Species which block the flow of water in the wetlands streams. We have a lot of illegal activity almost. Like. All illegal activity protecting lawns. But it doesnt and here are the effects of the Climate Crisis continue to intensify including drought and what a shooting but most important thing is to protect or that which runs around the city. So the organization is also working with the younger generations the participation is needed if he wants to continue using the Water Reservoir for the growing city. Now there are many different ways to take a stand against Climate Change just think of activists. From sweden she has inspired young people around the world to go out and demonstrate for climate protection other people used to ask ills in other ways artist. In tanzania creates drawings and i mean clips to raise awareness about global warming. The askari soldier he stands atop a famous monument in tanzania largest city dar es salaam. And this isnt garamond. Hes an illustrator and animator. While passing the statue on one exceptionally warm day he had a sudden inspiration. Because it was so hard they just hit me like a what would he do in this heat and i decided to do any nation and so the men started to build that conversation within my head like ok this is this is an environmental issue its getting really hot why is it getting hot and so i wanted to start off that conversation through the video. The response from social media was overwhelming. I even had people reaching out to me and say hey can i use this video for my presentation on Climate Change for school go ahead. And gary mandara and the starry soldier have now joined forces to raise awareness about other environmental issues. One recent video has them taking on plus. Stix weiss. And how about you if youre also doing your bit tell us about. Visit our website or send his or tweet. Doing your bit. We share her story. I dont know how our viewers throughout africa feel but it seems to me that the more developed we become the more literally quist piles up in our rubbish dumps thats not only ugly its harmful because a lot of it contains toxic substances into the environment it is true that broken mobile phones often tossed by the gold site but in some african context the recent huge market for recycling electronic waste for example the Environment Ministry of commerce wants to set up a recycling infrastructure in the countrys largest city to talk with the toxic junk all reported went to the capital one day. Garbage income irans capital yonder including discarded electrical appliances some of the parts can be sold like the metal from a refrigerator condenser but poisonous gases whose escape during dismantling thats bad for them vironment and for Peoples Health the injury also lead daddy to Technology Takes care of the proper disposal of this kind of west its come in rooms only Electronics Recycling facility devices such as old money to him had drives a picked up a collection point the recycler also collects all the devices directly from companies for a small fee to service a temple yeah lots of the services are paid for by the companies and its sustainable for the informal was 12. 00 action we have placed a 40 square feet large container. As in different neighborhood to collect west say someone in charge at this size to receive all the west and make a preselection law as proud to live is a particular menasha a quarter of an artist is a. Initiated process is about 2 tons of waste a month including lots of computers sometimes more than 100. 00 Component Parts are collected during disassembly metal is reusable and some of the electronic parts. All together about 24 people walk at the center of dust in kemah has been here for 12 years. So you know if you get a readout of banter please i really enjoy working at this far thats because this is a recycling industry where we want to fight against pollution and to protect the environment so im proud to be a part of this while upward pressure on the longer an amount on your part to see. The different components are sorted and kept separately computer Circuit Boards with their Electronic Assembly containing metals life. Which are sold to melting shops. And lead to cables can be reused immediately as a materials are more problematic. Because i want to plaster we have certain types of plastics that come in different forms we have some better ease that cannot be dealt with locally but we have started negotiating a deal with foreign partners in order to export these materials overseas for a 2nd thing just people. Here i had read is being checked and it still functions around 20 percent of the devices can be repaired and resold thats great for the environment and for the company. And the other benefit is that this technology then becomes available to people who normally would not be able to afford it. Is one of all objectives is to promote their distribution of modern technology that is to give people who cannot buy a new device the opportunity to get a cheap recycled one from us. So if you manage to repair this telephone we can sell it to for half the price than it would normally do from one second of christian a former you west gets a new life thats good for everyone and reduces the garbage pile up in the city but there is still lots to do they need is hoping for even more Government Support to be able to go big scale and help manage the toxic west incoming roun. Staying with the subject of waste it is no secret that large quantities of clothing end up in lawn feels shoes dont really fit any better but one john one start up has come up with an innovative plan to tackle the problem snake a rescue it meant old worn out shoes turning them into trendy fresh looking for it with it not only cuts down the waist it also means you never have to throw away any of your favorite trainers. Sneakers convenient comfortable and fashionable. Really like the price is right over half the money on the clock and you can see every year theres a new air max or whatever and people have to have them. That quick on the market make you quick on your feet but theyre also quick to wear out and its not read that they cost between 1. 20 euros every year europeans throw away an estimated 1200000 tons of shoes. Thats all the more shocking given the fact theyre pretty easy to repair something hard. All too well but his mission is about more than saving sneakers from a premature to minds. We want to show people a way of having more respect for things that are made for them by other individuals whether sneakers or whatever so that they appreciate other peoples work. And get shoemaker by trade in 28. Launched sneaker rescue customers send in their worn out Running Shoes and get them back in near mint condition the Service Costs just under 40 euros and is now used by almost 200. 50 customers per month. Gets precious little support from the manufacturer original spare parts a few and far between this is. Difficult to find the big corporations would rather their shoes are not repaired of course and keep parts under lock and key so this is all our own initiative and we want to make our own souls which are in any case far cooler than the originals as your email and this is. Most shoes on the Global Markets are made in china and india in 2017 production in those 2 countries total 16000000000. 00 pence but its often the environment that pays the ultimate price thanks to factories policing rivers with excess died it can contain costs heavy metals. And glues used. Sneak has come with a long list of troublesome chemicals formaldehyde from the soles can cause cancer and flooring compounds that make the shoes waterproof and not biodegradable. Based ngo and khosa helping to improve Environmental Standards and working conditions in the shoemaking industry he says its difficult convincing manufacturers to make the switch to sustainable production. But. Other products in the fashion segment the price does not necessarily reflect Sustainability Standards for the company protect the environment or the people making the product we want to see them taking on more responsibility to ensure that sustainability is something they consider in their calculations and not just for the front. Meanwhile haagen is confident that his sneaker rescue mission will grow from 250. 1000. Just about the financial dividend. Objective is to grow to the point where we can complete the circle so eventually we can give a part of our profit to the people elsewhere in the world to make the shoes at low cost. A dream that he believes will become reality and then not too distant future in around 5 years time. Point is the rundown rain forest husband aside for the wild longest one. There conservationists. On the primates behavior also walk alongside but. We went out into the field of the to remarry and to learn more about these great. Just volatile every single. Cradles National Park in rwanda. As the gorilla truckers. I would be the fighting. Imitates gorillas make to offer assurance the bail by because. I want. The rain just keep detailed for a quart of whats the awards get up to. There we feed it if we. If we could it would activity. Report. If an. Eel the park calls the gorilla doctors the virgin mary chain is dedicated to saving the. Gorillas he sees. We all want to go out in this forest and we dont take on more than. The International Union for conservation of nature has changed the status of mountain gorillas from a critically endangered to simply endangered the total population splits between 2 regions has risen from 680 a decade ago to over a 1000. Tourism has become a significant source of revenue to finance conservation work and support local communities each per bit costs a 1500 dollars last year the park took in 19000000. 00. 10 percent of the parks revenue goes towards the for structure projects in nearby villages including clinics and schools children here. Of caring for the forest and its wide life. We dont want to protect the park with the guns we want to protect in this park with people who understand the why and the. Possibilities as well and the that is. Really. British model Naomi Campbell was a bounce against at this years naming ceremony for baby gorillas an event designed to draw attention to rwandas conservation efforts. And in the name will be. The birth of every baby gorilla is cause for celebration for its own sake and for all the people here. To gorilla tourism. Wow what an incredible job theyre doing now from the mountains of rhonda to the plains of south africa anyone whos been there will have noticed the thousands of kilometers of fencing but cut across the lot intended to contain. This is actually have a devastating effect on the environment whats happening. Well frank says are not only a deadly trap for the wildlife also there to prevent livestock from roaming freely which leads to overgrazing. Asian some birds are now reversing this trend however and they are spearheading an ecological revolution. When herders lead their livestock on to the great plains of the car route in Central South Africa the animals on allowed to linger. To protect the vegetation from overgrazing they have to be kept on. The move as a result they can only eat the tips of the plants. Head chef addicts nothing cooper has years of experience and of seeing how the landscape has changed since hes been grazing his animals here because. Its. Pitches in the grass growth was not that much but now since we have put it you see prices were heading. In that nor is it people now changing on grazing quicker that is more quote actually. The herders are part of the shepherding biodiversity project it supports commercial livestock keeping while boosting langrish the russian on this 24000 hectare farm. Was once much greener and home to millions of antelope and buffalo. Hooves loose in the topsoil while their droppings fertilized it. In a bid to recreate the Great Migrations of the past the project employs shepherds to lead livestock over the plains to. The project leader hes confident that herders can help revive the whole region. As we fundamentally believe that this method of farming give space for wildlife to coexist with production i could call tree so thats really simple vision is to find a way can isnt by which we can. Foster bio diversity on production farms. The thousands of kilometers of fences needed for intensive livestock are a culture one of the main reasons why wildlife has disappeared. Fences prevent the animals from roaming free as they search for grazing land and water. They often end up tangled in barbed wire. In order to study the effects of the fenceless farming method on the environment ecologist so monitoring the project. Over the past 2 years ahead researcher Janine Mcmanus and a group of students have recorded the number of plant species in selected study sites. In addition the group evaluates the earth budgetary index the index is determined by the amount of green seen on the ground by satellites and allows researchers to compare progress in different regions over time. You can really start picking up changes in trains with the way the herd is being grazing especially over a longer recent period in parts of the farm and the green index shows up quite pronounced and we compared it to traditional farms where it isnt quite as pronounced and they seems to be quite a significant color its just looking at the pixels alone you know and taking the green out of pixelization but from that you can really start to see a difference. There are many positive signs. Areas that have been grazed by the herds are now seeing thicker plant growth. Slowly while the animals are returning to the farm more than 500 antelope have been counted and even a leopard was recently sighted. A major success for dixon in cuba especially since south africa is still recovering from one of the worst droughts in recorded history. Wishing the sea process continues for the rest of us so that is there any time they could be named and so that even the neighbors in. The mornings back about what have you seen this. Project could inspire neighboring fondness many of them saw their london grade and lost livestock due to the severe drought for the shepherds however this years lambing season turned out to be very successful adding another 800. 00 sheep to the herd slowly but surely the project is turning profitable. And thats all from us this week we hope you enjoyed our reports on environmental topics from africa and europe jennas next time one of the ideation for now its bye bye from you are you not done last 8 not its nigeria and goodbye from mean kampala uganda do visit us on all social media platforms or even drop us a line if youd like to share with us your thoughts coming we hope to see you again very soon good bye. You think you. Have a. House a virus spread. 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