Great to have you with us again for half an hour packed with ideas on how to protect our environment but also look at some great initiatives designed to make our world lead to a cleaner and more beautiful here are some of the truths of Climate Change an artist in tanzania employing the skills for the environment accompanying cameron taking of the challenge of recycling new waste safely and how shifted things all the. Revolution. Will start today show in harare the capital of zimbabwe as its 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. Almost every day major conservationists come to absolve the lance around in zimbabwe as capital since 2005 the local organisation has been wintering the language land area. Water reservoir the biodiversity ecosystem of 80 plants in the Great Variety of insect species its one of 7 whittling sites in zimbabwe the 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 wetlands also solve other natural Water Purification systems because they observe pollutants to the roots and they also help to contain floods when there is success when for. But thats not a likely problem here in zimbabwe Southern 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 many. Of our as it is always overcrowded when phila Committee Members in need of water and we have no choice but to help them if theres an outbreak of cholera we all be in danger because its exposed. Just. And trust has been set up that oversees various environmental organizations and activists together 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 woodlands the authorities continue to offer land for sale. The legal aspect. Concerning 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 his loopholes are currently being used. To develop. Through petitions and challenges the trust has now meant to stop developments were not politically with lance within the Capital Cities limit. Since it is held up as an example of conservation and restore ition its important record accurate data to work. And to publicize the fact that the ecosystem is functioning the way chewed again. Is instruments are called up his own meters theyre used to measure. Underground water is where is or take any wells it gives us the fluctuations that happens during the course of the differences and. Is well is to monitor that there is no much obstruction or fall order within these wetlands. But challenges remain with plants are often used as dumping grounds because theyre open spaces. To the highly Woodlands Trust has joined forces with commute resistance and City Council Officials for a Cleanup Campaign also involved with some Invasive Species which block the flow of water in the wetlands streams. We have a lot of illegal activity happening almost. Like. All illegal activity whilst protecting. The environment. But it doesnt end here the effects of the Climate Crisis continue to intensify including drought and water shortage the most important thing is to protect order which runs around the city. So the organization is also working with the younger generations the participation is ideally needed if it wants to continue using the water is of well 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 use their skills in other ways artist. In tanzania creates drawings and i mean clips to raise awareness about global warming. Be a star recently. He stands atop a famous monument in tanzania largest city dar es salaam. And this is an 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 ok what would he do in this heat and i decided to do any mission and so the scary moment started to build that conversation with 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 on 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 garry mandara and the starry soldier have now joined forces to raise awareness about other environmental issues. One recent video has them taking on plastic waste. And how about you if youre also doing your bit tell us about. Visit our website or send us a tweet. Time doing your bit. We share your story. I dont know how our viewers throughout africa feel but it seems to me that the more developed we become the more in the tronic waste 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 broke her mobile phone 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 color wants to set up 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 your own day including discarded electrical appliances some of the parts can be sold like the metal from a refrigerator condenser but poisonous gases through this during dismantling thats bad for the environment and for Peoples Health the injury or slowly daddy to Technology Takes care of the proper disposal of this kind of west its coming rooms only Electronics Recycling facility devices such as old more knitters im had drives are picked up its a collection point the recycler also collects all the devices directly for. Companies for a small fee for service a temple young Blood Service and the services are paid for by the companies and its sustainable for the informal was 20. 00 action we have placed the 40 square feet large containers in different neighborhoods to collect the west say someone in charge at this site is to receive all the worst and make a preselection has brought to live use a particular menasha a quarter of an industry. That initiated processes about 2 tonnes of the waste a month including lots of computers sometimes more than 100. 00 Component Parts are collected during its assembly metal is reusable and some of the electronic parts. All together about 24 people walk at the center of dust in kenya has been here for 2 years. Community initiating here to do it every dancer dancer 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 part of this while i would be shunned along on a modern. Cities that are stronger the different components are sorted and kept separately computer Circuit Boards with the Electronic Assembly containing metals life. Which are sold to milton shops. And lead to cables can be reused immediately as the materials are more problematic. Because i want to plus we have certain types of plastics that come in different forms we have some better trees that cannot be dealt with. We have started negotiating a deal with foreign partners in order to export these materials overseas for recycling people. Here i had read these 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. Another benefit is that this technology then becomes available to people who normally would not be able to afford it. But to produce a is one of our 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 that it would normally go for you from want to circle 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 not 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 long fields shoes dont really fit any better but one john one startup costs 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 food with it not only cuts down the wisdom it also means you never have to throw away any of your favorite trainers. Sneakers convenient comfortable and fashionable. Really like device ready for a house alone or a mock up you can see every year theres a new air max or whatever n. P. R. Hole 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 haagen much 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 have been made for them by other individuals whether sneakers or whatever so that they appreciate other peoples work. And get shoemaker by trade in 2018 hog 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 its original spare parts a few and far between this is the official 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 they were enormously. 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 producing rivers with excess died that can contain costs and generate kevin metals. And glues used. Sneakers 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 whether 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 p. R. Front. Meanwhile hes confident that his sneaker rescue mission will grow from 250 pairs of months to a 1000 to him. 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. He believes will become reality and then not too distant future in around 5 years time. Point is the randon rain forest has been the site for the wall longest one. There conservationists. On the primates behavior and also walk alongside the. Doctors we went out into the field with all the to remarry and to learn more about these great. Right just volatile every single gorilla it will cradles National Park in. The end though as the gorilla truckers. Out of business for you doing. Imitates the gorillas make to offer assurance the male by because. Oh. The rain just keep detailed for a court of whats the awards get up to. That we feed it every day we. If we could if. They report. If an. Eel the park calls the gorilla doctors the virgin mary chain is dedicated to saving the. We all want to go out in this forest we dont take on more the outside of. 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 guns we want to protect in course of this park with people who understand and. Its possibilities as well and the that is. Really do. 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 it. Will be. The birth of every baby gorilla is cause for celebration for its own sake and for 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 we have noticed that thousands of kilometers of fencing that 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 and asian some herders 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 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 or dixon cooper has years of experience and of seeing how the landscape has changed since hes been grazing his animals here it has made its. Pitches in the past growth was not that much but now since we have cut it and you see process were heading. In that nor is it people now changing even your own crazing program that is more quote that you. The herders are part of the shepherding biodiversity project it supports commercial livestock keeping while boosting Land Restoration on this 24000 hectare farm. That was once much greener on home to millions of antelope and buffalo their 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 recall too so thats really the 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 the 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 head 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 but you take index the index is determined by the amount of green seen on the ground by satellites and allows researchers to compare on growth in different regions over time. You can really start picking up changes in trains with the way the hood is being grazing especially over a longer racing period and 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. Its just looking at the pixels alone you know taking the green out of pixelization but from that you can really start seeing 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. It specially since south africa is still recovering from one of the worst droughts in recorded history. Wishing the sea process continues for the rest of their lives with us so that they will make to be named and to so that even the neighbors in other countries can be more inspired about what had i seen this. Project could inspire neighboring foulness 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 how do you another 800 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 you wrote janice 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 okami we hope to see you again very soon good bye. Influence. Perception. Our thinking and our actions. Were willing to change attractive appearances and look old soon easily final to the danger of what happens when the bug. Its time for clarity made in germany. Against the law. To take is never satisfied. I always have doubts something can only achieve artistic quality if you question it. Its the recipe for his International Success busy. John knowing my eye has been head of the undead ballet since 1973. Devoted his life to don. In 75 minutes on g. W. Its a deadly sin. And the whim of nature. It motivates us. From strong most of the folks greed. To secure. The most tribes and. Putting danger between one big nothing ive come to oppose capitalism because i see the harm is done to the world while south of is dont care if the top. We run the risk of being the 1st form of life to be responsible for on a special. While. We go in search of an answer. Group starts may 21st on t. W. Discover your concept discover with. A legend after 100 lives the ideals of the bombs are more relevant today than they were a 100 years ago visionaries reshapes things to come the fall bombs people understood design as a way of shaping society. With this. Future. Laos world the 3 part documentary stars made on t w. The folks. This is news and these are our top stories in the United States the number of confirmed corona virus infections has surpassed 1000000 thats according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins university more than 58000 americans have died from covert 19 the disease caused by the virus
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.