W. Innovation. But can you conquer the major issues of our society. The food season the founders daily patrolling the streets modern day heroes in asia. Ready to take on this challenge with their unique ideas to look at those 2 problems and make them one solution. Valley this week on d w. Tourists have never been as welcome as they are now. The coronavirus come to make us put the brakes on tourism in berlin everything came to a standstill who weeks. Pleasure boats once hilt with sightseers and now mostly empty hotels and restaurants also worried that people will stay away. We have to show were still hearing that were responsible for the livelihoods of 45 people about. Usually were booked as an 80 percent capacity right now its around 20 percent about 70. The industry faces huge losses now people who depend on tourism hope that the coming months will bring a turnaround as visitors put the lockdown behind them. Welcome to our coverage not in special here in new somewhat adjourns from berlin good to have you with us now normally theyd be everywhere crowding beaches mountaintops and in a city living their rubbish behind and lots of cash but this year the coronavirus pandemic has kept tourists away giving nature a break as for the people depending on tourism they suffer and look for new ways of making a living. For these women cleaning the river is the only job they can do at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic there is no tourism and business of a standstill. There initiated the cleanup he pays each woman 5. 00 a day as part of his effort to restore the ecosystem of the national my messiah conservancy. This is the most important watershed in this part of the mara the local community relies on this water for they are used for cooking cleaning and even also the livestock and our wildlife unfortunately the river is heavily polluted because of the activities of. Areas upstream. There tourist comes all the way to that area and his wife cofounded the conservancy located right next to can his famous must time our National Park national by is run by the local community and like other nature reserves wildlife people and livestock exist here side by side a balance that is supposed to help the community preserve its traditions but also help protect wildlife and then vironment and the biggest problem facing wildlife today in kenya is not actually poaching as people might actually think of it it is the lack of space and that space is with communities so communities have to be the center of conservation this area always belonged to the community but with the creation of the conservancy the people pull down the fences and work to restore the land was only after 2 years wildlife was able to return to sustain those they rely on funding from donors as well as tourism tourism makes up about 20 percent of the conservatives income and this is supposed to be the peak season but the rival of the corona crisis has made it clear that relying on tourism only is not the answer. One mushroom i have managed to refocus on its conservation activities they have also had to provide food aid in communities of the mara region many of the people here because guides rangers in hotels also local jewelry to tourists the entire regions main source of income has been derailed additionally local markets have been closed disrupting trade in the area. Everything has become difficult getting food is a problem that this is all around us i just dont it on and cant leave the room. For the people here its a lifeline and it could be another year before tourists actually start returning to the region so we need. A problem shoot. The Conservation Movement to find out are there are alternatives to sustain important work that is done in conservation. While the effects of the pandemic have devastated the region well there are hopes that this change will also give people the chance to build more resilient communities. And for more lets bring in jane stacey she is the head of the tourism unit for the o. E. C. D. Center for entrepreneurship assamese regions and cities and she joins us in paris good to have you with us. Please tell me hows the tour sector in o. E. C. D. Countries coping with the pandemic. Thank you for having me turn has been as you know as your report mentioned its been really hard you know it was one of the 1st sectors to shut down and will probably be most what among the last sectors to open up an estimate from the moment projects that the im back really to about a 60 percent decline in International Tourism and 2020 maclin actually rise to an 80 percent decline of recovery is the late on till the end of the year so were seeing a big impact Domestic Tourism offers the best chance for recovery in the short term its about 75 percent of the tourism economy you know we see their countries but it wont be enough to compensate for the shock to Inbound Tourism and i think another point is that this shop with tourism is having a Significant Impact on the wider economy particularly in countries cities regions for tourism supports many jobs versus no we think its directly 4 percent of g. D. P. But its higher than that in many guys a porch at all its right there at the edge of it the Economic Impact and with those figures they they really underline that is enormous but at the same time maybe theres an upside to it because the before the pandemic there was a lot of talk about the negative impact of tourism on communities Cultural Heritage wildlife and so forth perhaps now is a good time to rethink the concept of tourism and if so what would be the key points. It was as you said before the crisis it was very much talking about overcrowding you know the pressure of tourism growth is putting on the infrastructure of the environments and these are issues which we have been looking at in the early am as everybody should how do we redefine tourism success because we need to find a better balance between the cost and benefits of tourism tourism can bring benefits jobs businesses its businesses it can support local culture but it does also bring costs it impacts and when it is continuous growth when it is on managed so i think we really have an opportunity now to do as the 2nd needs to be rebuilt to one of the measures that are put in place today will shape tourism in the future. That we can build a more sustainable model of tourism and theres a lot of talk at the moment about building tourism backbencher yes at the moment are very much in survival mode within the sector and the challenge at the moment is opening up and tourism destinations welcoming visitors for the same time managing the virus which is still circulation but i think its also good to be thinking more yeah that. What you say i mean there is this balance that we must be able to strike somehow to serve both the economic decline of may of those tourist destinations but also keep people safe and healthy this virus suddenly reminded us of how vulnerable we are from a tourist perspective what are the lessons learned. As i said i think from that moment the priority is protection of workers survival of businesses and governments removed really quickly the next step is even will be moving to a 2 tier lessons i think its still a little bit early to make concrete judgments on the lessons but there is a clear need to address how to make the sector more resilient to the shocks and but also to address those wider issues that we just mentioned around on managed tours and developments so we see governments are already moving in this direction to try and balance the Immediate Crisis Response weve preparing for a longer term recovery that is more resilient that is more sustainable countries like new zealand for example are undertaking are we imagining of the Tourism Sector so theres a huge opportunity there and its somewhere where your report mentions local communities i think local communities really need to be central to that along with the private sector around along with government to Work Together to her book kind of tourism we want in the future i think it actually sounds exciting when you say it that way jan stacy there from the o. E. C. D. Tourism unit thank you so much. Time now to answer your questions about kobe 1000 over to a science correspondent eric williams. Why was europe so badly hit around a quarter of all cases of covert 19 worldwide have have so far been counted in europe and it slid into crisis earlier than the north or south america. The 1st big outbreak in northern italy took off in late february and within just a few short weeks europe had become the epicenter of the Global Pandemic although that that title later passed to the u. S. Looking back i think europe especially Southern Europe was initially hit so hard because because it was hit so so quickly after china and and italys Healthcare System in particular was caught off guard by the speed and the momentum of the spread the number of new cases in europe peaked at around 40000. 00 a day at the beginning of april but its since dropped to less than half of that. What is the current coronavirus situation right now in europe after country started easing their lockdowns weeks ago every country in europe pursued its own version of lock down and all have been cautiously easing restrictions during the last few weeks but each has its own timeline so so its hard to make blanket statements but there are a few things that you can say sort of in general shops have reopened pretty much everywhere and schools in the majority of countries as well while domestic restrictions on movement have been lifted across the continent travel restrictions between schengen countries have also largely been eased so so tour. Ism is is very slowly ramping back up again although i do think that a lot of europeans will remain within driving distance of home this summer most countries still dont allow large gatherings or or events though in general id say the feeling is one of relief that the initial crisis at least no longer seems to be spiraling out of control but its its mixed with with a lot of anxiety about a possible rebound in the coming months. Of course you can post your questions to derek on our you tube channel and if youd like to subscribe to our coverage 19 years later then just log on to g. W. Dot com slash coronado dash newsletter. 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