From different parts of the world i am sundered to know theyre coming to you from kampala the biggest city in uganda we do have some amazing reports for you today lets get started. We will take you to mount kenya to find out about him forwards to project onto the living there then to look in a fossil where women run a project through papas Plastic Waste they kill from the streets. And we end up in. A famous American Company is helping to plant a bunny forest. But forced to kenya to meet one of the rarest species of africa the mountain bungle they are critically endangered with less than 100. 00 still living outside conserving says they are at the most you porches predictors disease and loss the government is the land and has implemented a plan to save the species and also boast numbers at the front of mount kenya it will africa visit some commute of course a vision its working hard to make but a reality. With. Animal keeping us women more ruthie has come to check on his charges he looks up to mountain bongos of the mount Kenya Wildlife conservancy he feeds them twice a day and makes sure the head of their antelopes is intact. I love the job and im proud you know. That. Because im no more there but now its here so its makes me do it with with me not with me a lot so i like working here i love with. My aim is to have as many as i can. Here in captivity the animals dont have access to all the vegetation that would find in the wild thats why the id been made to tional supplements known as well good fields these spatial pellets are reaching protein and pride which grossed the antelopes immune system. The effort seems to be paying more into the kenyan wildlife conservancy. The mountain was nearly extinct in the wild in kenya and so are a few. And taken to the us as a breeding i mean poodles and for we received. From different in the u. S. And from those 18 we stop and the Breeding Program on sunday and. 77. Last youngest was born on the 7th of july and it is that is 7 to 7 the bungle. With the increase in numbers the conservancy plans to release 25 into the Mount Kenya Forest where kenya moore is so obvious. Has about 800. 00 acres for a protected century. This enclosed area as the foretold mount kenya is not just a sanctuary for mountain bungalows knows the rare white zebras and halves of buffalo also find protection here from porches and pretend we divide this into different products because of the species that we have a moment. In the near future when we put them in the sanctuary this is problem would be so they dont prevent so what you can see here is one of the breeding hunts the conservancy also offers to us to tourists and schoolchildren to get revenues and donations are the main sources of much needed funds for this. Program is very important was number one because we are trying to create on. In this to the future generation. Species like the monkey bongo. Grew up. Passing the information to the us their parents and their friends and believe that we are able to minimise the cases of watching. The habitat destruction of bear in one of the highlights for visitors is the animal from it where keep us look after all fund and injured animals before returning them to the wild about 15000. 00 kenyan schoolchildren come to visit the conservancy every year are very excited to be here. I think they almost going to love conservancy. For taking care of all this i was. A very interesting crew just. For example of the mountain longo. Which has been endangered for many years by the process. Its not just poaching the threatens the real antelopes they also have to contend with a variety of diseases and the loss of natural habitat. So limited everything going to an average animal keep looking forward to the coming weeks soon 5 new mountain bungle to be born increasing the species chance of survival. With haunt a lot of interesting reports about people who practice recycling or up cycling from car to as funny to bugs made of drinking straws and women school or party in a fossil came up with another idea you need to take a look at that yes indeed sandra they turn plastic bags into new products well meet with them now in a new episode in our series of doing your bit where we will showcase initiatives of individuals who are really doing something to help the environment. Plastic waste cloth is the environment and contaminates the soil. And plastic bags are the biggest problem. Affray is the womans cooperative in between a fast so. Its a postponed female empowerment and environmental protection. The women here wash the plastic bags and disinfect them. The next step is to cut the bags into thin strips and roll them onto spindles. The resulting thread is woven on looms into durable fabric. Which is used for making briefcases and other stylish bags. The item sells for between 20 and 50 euros. The woman in the cooperative earning 250 euros a week. That allows them to support their families. Also doing something good for the environment. 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. Now for taxing the environment is one thing Economic Activity is another but they dont necessarily have to be in conflict with one another but you know next to look at if only situation in balad where conservationists are warning that the governments plans to turn the idyllic meandering river pripyat into a major commercial waterway ultimately linking the baltic and the black sea would be an ecological disaster. This might look like a legendary kayaking excursion but for constantine chick karloff its a protest for the river. This is the 3rd year that the chairman of the belorussian Environmental Organization bogner has organized tours like this one. He wants people to experience the unspoiled nature along the river and to demonstrate against an inland waterway which could be built here. Then asked a company for us the purpose it is like a european version of the amazon river. This place is unique because people can come here and see what rivers used to look like what nature in europe was like once. In africa preserve these large areas of wild nature were also hoping to keep the ecological balance on the european continent along soko you skew. It if youre europe is come the proposed waterway would cut straight through 11 nature reserves and the activists say it could destroy a unique ecosystem the canal is supposed to connect to the baltic sea and the black sea its route to go through one of the last big wetland areas in europe with rare black older forests. 90 percent of the birds in bellerose live here including endangered species some animals nest directly on the untouched by. This years tall covers 35 kilometers along many narrow wild sections of the river which would have to be dug out to allow commercial traffic. When the group stops for a break they talk to local thats about the fun of waterway. Often people in the villages only have limited sources of information and we can be one of those sources for them so that they dont only get information from state media but also hear a different opinion. To be sure the war because then they can decide for themselves what they want the rivers infrastructure to develop what they want to protect the environment around them and keep it healthy. With us they are. Data you have the kayaking Campaign Many here are participating for the 1st time during breakfast constantine chalak of shares his concerns about the water way he believes that balance should be investing in eco tourism on the river p. P. At rather than in cargo transport. When you will miss out on some people dont think about leaving these spots untouched by simply leaving them to nature itself. To just sit down peacefully just like this and simply watch to hear the birds sing or watch things slowly changing the thought of going by your clock so to me. The activist warns that the construction of the canal could destroy the wetlands here the river bed would have to be deepened to allow big ships to pass thats why constantine chalak of is doing what he can to prevent the prepared from becoming another example of an ambitious economic project with catastrophic consequences for the natural world. Here. There are those who often wonder if school really teaches you what you need to know for the future well there is an in the mantra school not too far from here on the ask it of lagos where the children certainly learned some important lessons about Renewable Energy about Sustainable Living on the earth they do indeed for one thing they see fast on the advantages of solar power because the school generates its own but thats not all and well show you why because. Its only what these kids have lots of ideas about what can be done to combat Climate Change burn fuel for still fuel is ride a bicycle use solar power discussions of this nature are giving high priority at the school who want our children to be problem solvers who want them to be people able to look at the environment and not do things the hero we School Principal because he is leading by example she runs the abbos heart school a private elementary institution not far from lagos the principal has had solar panels installed on the roof of the building. Firm was such that we have 3 already out. There oh. Each of them retired out by right. Supplying butin. And. The ac the dust the conditioning the lights in. The barn im without in order classroom. But getting to this point wasnt. A sizable investment required but the school was only able to get a bank loan so part of that money. At so make it up with our own cars so now the Nancy Sanders school of finance there so. We have issued the challenge of financing and we also have a challenge of getting. Mom power you know trained to manpower all understand the setting up of the projects the automation parts of the project and then to make demands also. The students of land that everyone can do their parts to ease the burden on the environment. Instead of going in for sue for news you can use in your book any source you. Like so narco snuff on the wind energy and i jus comanche tried our best to save the planet like the car ticks on without using the plants have called my friend he said she only uses j rituals for only 2 days the rest of the day susu up on those i think that was all humans should try to do on days where there is little direct sun the abbotts hard school is dependent on reserve solar energy stored in batteries it then has to limit the use of electricity turn down the air conditioning or ton of some of the lights but by generating its own clean energy the school is saving money and producing electricity without producing harmful c o 2 emissions we are way behind in my jerry are in. Bringing up creative and innovative ideas of protecting our environment and protecting the future of the nation one of the greatest lessons we have to teach our children in this day and age is how to read them their mentor better and safer place the example set by the school is teaching the students the importance of protecting the environment a very practical way the home is that they will now share their new insights with us. Yes indeed in our sense that European Union faced out and can descend light bulbs and edge of conservation for lighting has dropped 30 percent african countries could do that too what do you think sandra i think that would be a great idea that Technology Comes from the global north but there are many other ways rich countries can support the global south undoing environmental damage income aaron so many of the trees have been cut down without regard for the future now a u. S. Get america is helping plant thousands of new ones. Is the most important material when it comes to making guitars. With its density durable a t. And dark color is particularly suitable for fret boards and bridges taylor guitars a leading manufacturer of acoustic guitars gets most of its raw material from cameroon one of the worlds biggest suppliers of ebony recently the u. S. Based company committed itself to raising and replanting ebony trees in the congo basin forest of southeastern cameroon so far its grown 5000 saplings its target is 20000 trees within the coming years matthew the project manager is responsible for the nursery. Collection of seeds. The germination of the seeds care of the plants. For the. Number of years to. Get to its full capacity cameroon is facing a rapid increase in deforestation the country is set to lose an area of forest around twice the size of gambia by 2035 according to the center for International Forestry research. Ebony trees which take hundreds of years to mature are disappearing fast cameroons forests are cleared for Palm Oil Rubber and cocoa plantations the cameroon based Congo Basin Institute carries out research on ebony and other tree species in the region. Then sound the blue leads the ebony project field work hes very aware of the threats that ebony trees face. Probably the biggest threat to the survival of happening is the destruction of forests because evony is that dense forest trees that thrives in the undergrowth and they cant grow in a plantation once the forest is removed the essence is the last it cant regenerate itself and Agricultural Land you go to goes. In 2011 taylor guitars became the kohen of this evony sawmill in yellow in de camerons capital. The wood comes directly from the forest to the sawmill where the company processes it to make different parts of guitars and other musical instruments. Only the best wood is used to make the instruments this means that many trees have to be felled and milled to ensure the company gets the quality it wants. The firm insists its not interested in green washing trying to buy an environmentally friendly image. I think theres a wonderful opportunity for us to. Not just use the word that people like to have on their guitars and violins but also a great opportunity to be able to replace that that that would replace those trees make. A really responsible exploitation of ebony the benefits not just the people who buy the guitars or the company that produces them but also the local communities that depend on these forests for their livelihoods. The evony project has teamed up with the cameroon government local villagers and the Congo Basin Institute to ensure a Sustainable Production circle. But there are also plenty of people who criticize the companys initiative. According to van sounds of blue there are viable alternatives to the precious black hardwood. If them so this is obviously this is not necessarily the only wood that can be used and other woods are also popular but i think theres actually a very strong aspect of tradition in the end we use that money to make the guitar because its what the customer wants to kill q so. With these young ebony trees the Company Wants to insure its own future of course but it also hopes to give at least Something Back to the forest after all thats been taken from that. Getting around and make a speech if theres also another warning or if you can take me literally always there is the one in tanzania has been growing but calling out like and if not wont want to watch me and people because of the nightmare that it very well with the help of the wild bank misfit youve been the from no by developing i want one of it but it was operating on a little. There was a time when it could take up to 2 hours for easy to get from his home to work in the morning although he lives within the city limits so. He was dependent on the dollars mini buses that are the most common means of transport here. Theres a lot of pickpocketing on the many buses because so many people are packed in together theyre usually full before you even get on. The other problem is that there are so many traffic jams. So you spend a lot of time just sitting and waiting to move its also exhausting. Heavy traffic on a typical morning here with more than 5000000 inhabitants done in a salon is the biggest city in tanzania and its growing rapidly in the next decade the population is expected to balloon to 10000000 that poses a huge challenge for transport authorities run of luck atari heads one of the agencies tasked with adapting and improving infrastructure. People were experiencing a look when just. Their infrastructure was also some of it was not very good so many hours were lost. Being on the roads were going to work in the mornings and in the evenings when people would be back home. One solution a bus based Rapid Transit system with a network of dedicated bus lanes that bypass much of the traffic across the city the system so far stretches around 21 kilometers and has already cut travel time for some residents and half the 1st phase of the 6 phase project was finished and 2015 when we considered all their options systems appear to be easy if we can maintain our city because all he said nor course was. Train system and we also looked up inclusive it was when you. Bring in a bus system most of the people would keep thats would be absorbed. Into a new system the system benefits the environments and it was supported by the institute for transportation and Development Policy at Global Organization that advocates Sustainable Transportation before the b r t came into doris long Public Transport Services provided by heavily polluting mini buses and the b r t was able to replace 3000. 00 of those vehicles with 140. 00 high capacity buses that all meet a much better emissions standard and it was also able to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions that contribute to the global credit crisis the new bus system has been a blessing for salim and hes just one of thousands of passengers who have cut up to 50 hours a month from their commute. Money. I used to feel bad because i was getting home so late my kids were p. S. By the time i got home i want to know what but its so much better now you know i get to spend time with my kids and look over the homework im playing with them a little so its not the model because the rapid bus gets me home so much faster when. There are still 5 phases to go until the project is complete the network will then cover around 130 kilometers until then some a medieval and the other residents. Will have to rely on Dollar Dollar as for at least some of their journeys. What a great project the wealthy transit buses would then be kept in late in the cold but 100 in peoples lives in any case and the one thats open today on it papa thank you for joining us i do hope you will come close i did i am fun to know you are finding open confided in uganda and farewell for me to now its a way and not just of the Mission Foundation talk you can stay in touch by visiting our website and on our social media platforms to see them on your screen on to our next show as well by. Good. 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