Special edition of africa i am sundra to nokia here in kampala uganda and we meet today as always is my colleague in nigeria hi new to a. Year i really like this subject of nature and the projects i will be looking at today well all started before the pandemic for many of the ideas i especially powerful in this time i mean stars to love and look after our environment lest i would have briefly got whats coming up on the show today. I mean german i disavowed im sure our town architects are kind linkup naturally with their surroundings the new design trend conquering euro natural materials argued successful new creations. And music is said to be the language of emotion and its getting people in ga not to think environmentalists protection so hard. Now in which we can the arts the use of possibility but on the stand me of Environmental Issues someone hears stanley and they dont have a clear on sides of this and i dont argue with beijing they have this science uses creative skills to remind you money since you can for the environment with music poetry photography and paintings he speaks to the younger generations in a language they can relate to and prove that the art of potholed medium for conveying the message mother earth needs to be the lets go see this i swear. Letter. Trees i didnt get any air for joining. The trees trees trees trees but. Stanley i need to is an artist on a mission and paper and paint and not his only weapons in his fight to protect the environment. Is also a singer you really need to listen to his songs focus on water and drought the felling of trees air pollution and the loss of africas animal population. Its a cool for others to take responsibility but not everyones a funk. Favorite people weve got politicians not so much interested in business because you actually project is the practice of sometimes telling them not to use force if youre thats the letter from stanley and me to spending time in nature drawing is both relaxing and inspiring but these work so hard to sell so the artist has come up with new techniques to make his chosen subject a success the f. And animals sketched with a reflective pen when it comes to Environmental Protection stanley sets an example his way instead of brushes he uses different colored light bulbs light out and the magic begins and strains ition from green and healthy to the Alarming State that it seemed today captured through the lens of a camera. Usually a painting done with oil an acrylic on compass should take a couple of hours to a few days depending on the size and ill be considerable waste this is done in just a few minutes and there is no waste. When you use things like or your paint used to dispose a tube at the end of the day do or end up in the environment so this helps us mileage are pretty tools which our actions in our environment its invested gives us the appeal that we expect to get from that this isnt how stanley ammeter used to work a graduate of fine and applied arts he painted like regular artists with oil on campus has made over 300. 00 pieces using his new method and now sells multiple copies of each piece around the world the current virus pandemic has given the Natural World some much needed rest Pyatt Stanley any to has watched the changes with the amazement the air quality improved want amazingly wonderfully and whats the use of air quality has improved tremendously so i think if it favors the environment that we should get locked up for the what if it wasnt because to show that we act killing ourselves by ourselves like a Stanley Anita once the rest of the world to pay more attention to the environment he believes in the power of art to bring about change right now i think if we have time we have the opportunity to make a difference lets says lets make the changes so that our children know what would be great for those of the brits for protecting this environment. Stanley any 2 will not stop painting and record in new songs audiences love his music and it gets a lot of radio and t. V. Airplay maybe one day people will just listen and take action to. Art uncalled for i have always taken much of the inspiration from nature certainly paint courts and thing as what they are even people groups whose culture and way of life highlights humankinds dependence on the environment. Let is right and that is why we are now off to south africa where the indigenous sung people can point to paintings of the new most of hunters dating back 26000 he is the son of a tremendous knowledge of nature and plant life and the sharing it with the visitors to the far flung Culture Center in south Africa Africa took a 2 hour. Deal and antelopes are shy creatures. But my tears knows how to get up close slowly and steadily and from downwind. His people the sun hunt the animals but today material says only checking up on the herd elance have special significance for the sun. If you look at the rocks on the animal its massive and can provide a lot of meat it can provide a lot of you know the same terms a blanket the skin is a blanket and there is also a fence they use it for cooking they use it for their use and for cleaning themselves the. Doctors they use it also for another purpose and my teohs works as a guide at the quad to sun culture and Education Center in as a fun time near cape town its the 1st center dedicated to sun culture in south africa. The traditional hunters and gatherers are an Indigenous People in Southern Africa their ancestors lived here when the dutch reached the shores over 300 years ago the rock art they left behind emphasizes the sons deep connection to nature. The dominance of the european colonialists massive land loss and assimilation have marginalized the group today there are only about 150000 people in Southern Africa who identify as sun working at the center as colleague. Has learned to appreciate the beliefs and traditions of her people whether its animals it is. The way of living that i learned so that you can keep your child so that you can live with so that the one thing you can tell. From that community. Not far from the museum materials continues his trek across the shrub land the South Africans call fine by us its out in nature that he can best illustrate the sounds immense knowledge of Medicinal Plants like congo bus or cancer bush and why of mint. He explains to the group how an infusion made from the leaves can be used as a remedy to treat a cold the flu and a host of other elements. The guide and his colleagues have been working for years to read naturalize the 900 hectare site improving conditions for native Medicinal Plants like wild garlic and wild cannabis around quad to. Today native animal species like zebras springboks and leopard tortoises graze on fields that in the 1990 s. Were dominated by monocultures. My teohs and his colleagues have already achieved a lot his message about the environment is clear use it sustainable or keep it for the next generation is what want to lend. Sustainability and Environmental Protection a message that has been passed down by the sun for generations. Well another way artists can help protect the environment and send a message to others of the same time is by taking trash on to beautiful works of art that is want done after growing angry about the extent of pollution in his homeland of kenya he decided to repurpose tons of waste metal he is this weeks doing a bit. This lion sculpture is made from animal snares once used by poaching in national parks. These works were created by kenyan artists kyoko taking he works with waste from factories. Years ago he started off as a welder. In his spare time he fashioned artistic objects. One day and art broker bought them and displayed them in a nairobi gallery. About swimwear chickie realized he could make a living with his art his works now fetch up to 10000. 00 a piece he also trains younger artists he says that over the years hes 10 thousands of tonnes of scrap metal into alt. And how about you if youre also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. Hash tag doing your bit. We share your stories. Very nice those lifelike sculptures will inspire people to protect the lions living in the wild in fact there could be an idea in there maybe if we bring more of the Natural World into our homes one have more incentive to take care of it it turns out their point of view design as theyre walking with that goal in mind they make every day job. Wont in most homes using materials money but very own Mother Nature lets have a look at what some of them have come up with. There is something of the sea in the air these lampshades are made of dr seaweed stretched over wire frames. And fish scales have been worked into the top of this small table. People think it might smell but it doesnt because once its dry so it loses all the smell and just look like fish scares munden based designer used sand for his desert storm lamp red cabbage for the intricate veins of his veggie lights and seaweed for the marine light lampshade. The native israeli has been experimenting with natural materials for years to find some of his materials at the Produce Market i grew up close to the sea in israel and i love like going to the sea as i was a child and i was trying to experiment in different materials coming from the sea and seaweed was always Something Different things can be interesting to work with. And i just started spearman family and friends are going to bring them back. Into the tent near me he started his Design Studio in london strangely so how kariya. He sells his pieces and limited editions to private clients around the world. Being prepared more willing to accept the fact that you can have like lamps or other products made of this kind of material and we think whats happening in this world is making people understand that we need to start using this kind of material instead of artificial Material Plastics i hope so that this kind of material. And become something very common as i dont want to very much benefit to the environment. Designers the world over experiment with natural materials its really dutch designer it is navy patna coats his objects with salt deposits from the didnt see the dips tools and other objects into the highly sealing content when it dries the furniture is then frosted with sparkling salt crystals. Berlin designer. Uses burj bark familiar from her native siberia for her creations traditionally the bark out earlier is harvested once a year this way the trees dont have to be felt and the left. Victoria from ukraine draws upon the land for her Luxury Furniture pieces shes been revitalizing and reinterpreting the traditional handicraft techniques her furniture line steep stuff is coated with clay. Is a. Great craft and. For me as mature always a levy and im just going. To stabilize the clean furniture the metal frame is wrapped in organic cellulose and flax that makes the tables and chairs durable and suitable for daily use and recyclable is moving in harmony with nature and every spec for ecological cycles the sources of creative and Sustainable Design ideas are buying exhausted. Yes that is definitely true but is very much what we about here. All of you to live in ways that are more sustainable sometimes it can be. Helpful to go to places that highlight what we stand to lose somewhere the showcases the environment and i know just the place under its a museum in ethiopia its capital addis ababa theres the money is there green or serious in the middle of all that we city of concrete and glass visitors will discover traditional the theory of architecture and the rich ovary of plant life all with the aim of learning from each of. The rainy season has started and the zouma garden is rejoicing this lush oasis is a recent addition to addis ababa cultural spaces and the creation of mesquite him and her friend ileus here architecture and nature are celebrated together these ecological huts turned into works of art were built using an ancient construction technique. Process where you actually get the subsoil you have to be about half a metre before you get the soil we only add is water and straw for about a month and it lasts for hundreds and hundreds of years. For more control so in so many ways its one of the best i think sustainable houses surrounded by a labyrinth of plants most of which are endemic a dream come true for mesquite am the dinner is underneath but this is what it looks like tenet is often dipped into coffee and this plant has strong medicinal virtues. In a city where cement towers are growing like mushrooms zome a museum is a space for humans to breathe and for nature to grow in cities going fast i think. Not in the right direction many of the trees are. Dying out. Of the air is polluted or even complete me poisoned were all affected one way or another were all connected through the environment reconnecting humans to the environment is precisely the aim of this all my school one ive been here. Several times a week these kindergarten children come out in small groups and take care of the zouma garden and its farm the school is open to all but only the most privileged can afford the feel of this alternative teaching. The student when this age they have to learn about their gardens me about the foods its organic they can pay it they can see and that can even pay so they know about it and its getting to that. These facets of the zona museum had attracted hundreds of people a day since the grand opening in march 2019 until the coronavirus pandemic began but the idea of creating artistic green spaces in the city has gained ground Prime Minister ahmed asked the museum team to build a huge garden at his residency. If each project called unity park has also become a tourist attraction for ethiopians and foreigners alike. So listen up everyone announce my big moment rap music has traditionally been. So how about rapping for their environment this is what it could sound like. Garbage everywhere why dont people seem to care thats what we have. So lets learn to love. More ok you know i may not get a record contract but its clear. Im a couple of musicians. The best way to effect change is to change the way people think so they wrote some rap lyrics and designed it just stick in peoples mind. How. Nice. And hes from where he goes bananas maize and hes no longer producing music he sees on the boat telling people about the advantages of farming. Down in the music business. Just i have my way about nice to have the big take the subway but because of so i thought i was going to do with it. Now we have lost a lot of the each. Family so listen folks listen im about to rock i can rap but i still have a 4 inch yeah im trying to change im a musician but i also have to do something after feed myself so im doing something small small to feed myself so every man in my family by look at this now we do sulk and i grew up and i found a me feed my family the plastic the rubbish everywhere is polluting the land is destroying our right thailand i do something about 3 people say 4 seas its important to reach out to everyone your gonna down. Your back that hes known for his very direct approach. Open dumping like this has been a call to action for the tsunami according to recent studies ghanas capital accra generates more than 3000 metric tons of waste by you and is to method 60 percent is collected during the rainy season the rubbish gets carried out to sea in the gulf of guinea. One of the each is one of the most polluted beaches in accra when fisherman patrick rolls out his fishing nets after a big down pole its not fish he holds in but all kinds of plastic report. Sometimes the trash pushes the net into the rocks and past the end of the net you cant go out there to free it because to report so you need to find money to make a new one that its really tough. Value they also known as african gypsy has come to see patrick he was born in germany and grew up in ga now assume musician and artist he addresses the problems ghana faces with shocks like refuse. Reuse recycle sound. With more than wood plus. Oh. Boy. Refuse reuse recycle. Prior bad you know parasitic. Is what our bodies are were not taking care of rescuing the life in the end what has happened because theres no fish no frog no i doubt creatures in the water the only thing tribe and what are now are mostly to be mostly for love and sudan environment is becoming more dangerous for us to live in. And if were coming in on a reaching out to the countries where the 2 musicians are attending the street economy event at a privately run school for kids living in the street they aim to influence the way students think of something for them and. Theres fish i mess that moment i think youve got them all sweetness and love this ball of plastic and we just love. The world. Sure we knew the use of robot you know something i was excited next time so there would kill our country so thats how i come to become most beautiful one world these sunni have been one if a comedians last performances but he and i have clearly got the message across theyre trying their best to fight governments pollution problems if a comedian. With music. And the best of luck to them looks like theyre doing a great job there so on balance musical note it is time for us to wrap up this special edition of eco africa on nature and the art it is a goodbye from me to nobody else here in kampala uganda and of course ill be looking forward to having your company once again next week. Hey sandra im already looking forward so our next show i hope you all enjoyed our stories today if you want to know more about the environment and its issues go to our web site also saw media pages i mean that anything you want to share do drop us a line you can also use us as a media platform and now tag me bye bye for now ill see you next week. Actually recently just. Shows how much. The smart way to go when youre going. On. We know this is a scary time for the coronavirus is changing the world changing our lives so please take care of yourself a good distance wash your hands if you can stay at how we do w. Me here for you we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all of our platforms were all in this together and together and well make it. Easier by. The series so stay safe please stay safe. Mimi. Let me look at the. Above. This is news live from berlin to beirut in shock after 2 huge explosions devastate the city. 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