Copresenting with me today is my colleague sunda how do you sundra how you do it hello and not so good to see once again on great things to all of you watching us from different parts of the world i am sundered to know were 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 want to find out about it in foods to protect the antelopes leaving their them to look in a fossil way women run a project through pompous Plastic Waste they cleared from the streets. And we end up being. A famous American Company is helping tree planted in bunny forest. But forced to kenya to meet one of the rarest species of until africa the mountain bungle they are critically endangered with less than 100. 00 still living outside conserving since they are at the most of porches predictors disease and hobbits on close the government is the land and has implemented a plan to save the species and also boast its numbers at the fault of mount kenya africa visit some commute of course a vision its working hard to make that a reality. For the. Animal keep 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 like it i love the job and im proud you know having that. The nontobacco is no more there but now its here so its makes me do it with with me not to read me a lot so i like walking here i love it and 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 theyre given a Nutritional Supplements known as well good cubes these special pellets i reach in protein implied which boost the antelopes immune system. The air force seems to be paying more into the kenyan wildlife conservancy. The mountain bunghole was nearly extinct in the wild in kenya and so are a few bones and taken to the us is for breeding and in 2004 we received was from different in the us and from those 18 we started the Breeding Program here one son and. 77. Last youngest was born on the 7th of july and it is that is in the sort of the bungle. With the increase in numbers the conservancy plans to release 25. 00 into the Mount Kenya Forest where kenya forest service. Has. 800. 00 acres for a protected century. This enclosed area as the 4th of 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 these bongos into different parks because of the species challenge that we have a moment. In the near future when we put them in the sanctuary this is problem would be so they dont completely 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 the schools on the Education Program is very important was number one because were trying to create awareness to the future generation. Species like the mom to. Grow up. Passing the information to theres. A difference and be able to minimize the cases of watching. The habitat destruction of. And thats one of the highlights for visitors is the animal often it where keepers 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 theyll munchkin our love conservancy. For taking care of all this i was. Very interesting crew just. For example of the mountain boyo. Which has been endangered for many years by the process. Its not just poaching the threatens the reaction to lopes they also have to contend with a variety of diseases and the loss of their natural habitat. So limited everything going to an average animal keep looking forward to the coming weeks soon 5 new mountain bumble towels youll be born increasing the species chance of survival. With hunt a lot of interesting reports about people who practice recycling or up cycling from car to as soft as funny to bugs made of drinking straws and women school 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. In the. Plastic waste clutters the environment on contaminated the soil. And on plastic bags and the biggest problem the moon got free is a womans cooperative invoking a fossil and it supports. Female empowerment and environmental protection. For women here wash the plastic bags and disinfect them. The next step is to cut the bags into thin strips and roll them on to spin off. The resulting thread is woven 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 250 year as a week. Not allows them to support their families. Are 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 protecting the environment is one thing Economic Activity is another but they dont necessarily have to be in conflict with one another but in our next story we look at a phony situation in dallas where conservationists are warning that government plans to turn the idyllic meandering river pripyat into a major commercial waterway ultimately linking the baltic 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 plate yet. This is the 3rd year that the chairman of the ballet russian 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 the company for us to appropriate as like a european version of the amazon river. Which this place is unique because people can come here and see what rivers used to look like what nature in europe was like once. And if we can preserve these large areas of wild nature were also helping to keep the ecological balance on the european continent biological you skew so much that if youre europeans come the proposed waterway would cut straight through 11 nature is a its 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 goes through one of the last big wetland areas in europe with rare black older forests. 90 percent of the birds in belarus live here including endangered species some animals nest directly on the untouched banks. This is 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 pan of water way. 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. Should 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 of their own for with us they are. Day 2 of 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 plate yet rather than in cargo transport. When you will miss out on some people dont think about leaving these spots untouched simply leaving them to nature itself. Someone. To just sit down peacefully just like this and simply watch to hear the birds singing or watch things slowly changing. The thought of going by your so to me. The activists 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 in the it would be and here. I think. There are those who often Wonder 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 fox hunt the advantages of solar power because the school generates its own but thats not all and well show you why dont you want to. Go somewhere else and while these kids have lots of ideas about what can be done to combat Climate Change burn fuel for still feel as ride a bicycle use solar power discussions of this nature are giving high priority at the school who want our children to problem solve us who want them to be people able to move and the environment and not do things where you know we School Principal because he is leading by example she runs the abbos heart school the private elementary institution not far from lagos the principal has had solar panels installed on the roof of the building. The firm was such that we have 3 ordered out for all their. Each of them retired what i focus by right. The. Supply and be viewed in. An artery the iffy the best the air conditioning the lights in. The barn and of which out in order cluster. But getting to this point wasnt. A sizeable investment will be required but the school was only able to get a bank loan so part of that money. So make it up with our own personal finance the sandoz pool finances so. We have no issue but challenge of financing and we also have a challenge of getting. Mom power you know tree and manpower all understand the setting up of the project the automation part of the project and then the maintenance also. The students of land that everyone can do their part to ease the burden on the environment. Instead of going in for sue for music and music in your book and it sure seems like so not see or funny when an edgy and i jus imagine tried our best to save the planet like the car ticks on we felt he was in the class she said quote my friend said she only retards foley 2 days the rest of the day sue solar panels 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 turn 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 nigeria in. Bringing up creativity rebated 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 make them their mentors better and safer place the example set by the school is teaching the students the importance of protecting the environment in very practical ways the home is that they will now share their new insights with us. Yes indeed in our sense that European Union phased out and can descend light bulbs amaj a consumption 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 iran so many of the trees have been cut down without regard for the future now i us 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 camera so far its grown 5000 saplings its target is 20000 trees within the coming years Matthew Little of the project manager is responsible for the nursery. Collection of seeds. The germination of the seeds care of the plants and. 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 to blue leads the ebony project fieldwork hes very aware of the threats that ebony trees face. Probably the biggest threat to the survival of ebony is the destruction of forests because ebony is that dense forest trees that thrives in the undergrowth they cant grow in a plantation once the forest is removed the essence is lost they cant regenerate itself in Agricultural Land you go girls. In 2011 taylor guitars became the cohen of this ebony saw mill in yellow one day 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 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 val sound of blue there are viable alternatives to the precious black hardwood. This is obviously this is not necessarily the only wood that can be used and other wards 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 thats what the customer wants. 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 us fit if theres also another one here is that one can take me literally always there is the one in tanzania has been growing pot calling out like and if not wont want to why me and people just because of the nightmare that it rankle with the help of the wild bank misfit you fucking the from by developing i was one of the 5 Network Operating on a little. There was a time when it could take up to 2 hours for you to get from his home to work in the morning although he lives within the city limits so. He was dependent on the. 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 they usually fold 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 darkness is the biggest city in tanzania and its growing rapidly in the next decade the population is expected to belong to 10000000 and 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 ghost. Being on the roads while going to work in the mornings and in the evenings when people would be back well. 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 options in my sisters appear to be easier we humanity and we are simply because all he said nor course was cool train system and we also looked at inclusive it was when you. Bring in a bus system most of the people who are working that out school be absorbed. Into it then you get system the system benefits the environment 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 the us along Public Transport Services provided by heavily polluting mini buses and the b. R. T. Was able to replace 3000 vehicles with 140 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. Right there i used to feel bad because i was getting home so late my kids were p. S. Sleep by the time i got home i want to know much 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 going on because the rapid bus gets me home so much faster i dont know. There are still 5 phases to go until the project is complete the network will then cover around 130 kilometers until then some it even the other residents. Will have to rely on for at least some of their journeys. What a great project the rocky transit bus is with a dedicated lake of it with 100 people flies and me because i know what thats open today it papa thank you for joining us i do hope you have a good plan both i did i am fun to know you find a local can find it here in uganda and fell well for me too now its a bay and i joke of the Mission Foundation talk you can stay in touch by visiting our website im on our social media platform to see the miscreant on to make sure its by. It was most 6 years. 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