Senegal might see before still boast of. How women can be out of cycling but to wait. And why volunteers in the Council Passed a law. To begin the show in senegal a country that is home to some 15000000 people about 4 decades ago a forest was planted in the northwest of the country to combat the problem of coastal erosion it changed the lives of farmers there but now yes lisa population growth and other factors are putting a strain on this forest lets go see. A bountiful harvest of. Tens thats not something that former. Takes for granted. Heres one of over 20000 farmers livin in the now is region of northwest and senegal many live close to the closed and still potentially face of threats of erosion and sand storms but a belt of trees is helping to protect them. Almost 200 kilometers long its 500 metres wide at its narrowest point. The forest was planted 40 years ago as a shield against wind and coastal erosion. Regional Farmers Union representative moment in india it says the philip trees or whistling pines west pacific leech shows and because they can thrive in the harsh firemans and because the steady lies the dunes. Will move from city of ramadi a new suburb writes here when you are no was once nothing but it was and is is known for his living duties in before these trees were planted to adopt them to move we did with a cause illusion that. They call that much learned busines in he needed to produce a culture a to the things that made it possible for the foremost to sense that here it was but im a thorough proved to be that today 60 percent of senegals Vegetable Production comes from the new i use region. An estimated 225000 tons of produce here under the. It has become the countrys food basket and it was the pine trees that allowed farmers like a smaller say to create their fields. If you really want to because we were concerned with this was only after the trees were planted that were able to live and work the land. At 1st you could only put up temporary shelters because everything is. In sort of pine trees asunder stable and because of that you have a fertile forest and Beautiful Homes i can cultivate vegetables want to. Talk not a model. Its a delicate balance though the farmers need the trees for protection but the growing population means the demand for timber for feel and fulfilled in felecia is also growing and even. The solution the forest has been divided up into some 200 plots monitored by different agricultural and forestry groups. Each group decides which streams can be felled according to Strict School says. Subtly ends up planted to replace any chop down of this nursery to leave in some planes to fun as all over the coast. The holy book plainly. As you can see its because of the abundance of pine trees that we have for thailand so maintaining the forest essential to the work of our association it will be in order to do that we have to plant and replenish trees so if its crucial to Sustainable Development when it jumped up again one day i would go i think young trees are water in their plastic sheets to ensure the absorb as much moisture as possible then the plastic is cut away to let the tree take root over 50000. 00 trees are planted each year and hopefully theyll also protect future generations informants from encroaching sand and rising sea levels. Are the 1st road on the african continent was constructed in south africa eastern cape region but new paving technology has only been tested in a few countries gathering but its already looking like a Good Alternative conventional asphalt made from petroleum its kilometer of this plastic world is built from a mountain of waste close to 2000000. 00 plus it backs all 650000 plastic bottles removing all of that waste from the environment will definitely make a difference this street has even been nominated for stop africa equal logic award its a great idea with a lot of promise yes this weeks doing your bit. These cars are driving on plastic bottles shopping bags and packaging. The 1st road in south africa made from plastic trash is proving its worth no cracks no potholes. The 1. 7 kilometers stretch of road in Port Elizabeth was made of an asphalt compound containing pallets of shredded plastic this project was commissioned to test the feasibility of building roads like these in south africa the right that is that we use the stuff like that i think that would have a softening on that for the right to. 2 fire reviving but they did not affect about reducing them because the requirements of the need for you to have fossil fuels that could have prevented the byproduct of oil. Obviously reducing about the fact that thats great into that both that and potentially international the company says that compared to standard asphalt or a concrete roads theres also last longer in south africa only 16 percent of Plastic Waste is recycled the rest ends up in landfill science or the environment every kilometer of the new roadway uses the equivalent of almost 690000 plastic bottles for the Pilot Project is now among the finalists for a prestigious South African ecological award. And how about you if you. Tell us about it visit our websites send us a tweet. Hash tag doing your bit so. We share your story. In our next report we had 21 of the smallest countries on the mainland of africa but like many west african countries it locks of functioning Waste Disposal system waste is a serious problem trash is everywhere in the rivers on the fields im proud of in the streets like wherever people are as well. A Womens Initiative is helping to reduce the mounds of rubbish and promote recycling bob providing women with some extra income. A working woman is so enjoyable because to be one is woman when ever they are committed theyre committed and in any development in the world one. Only under the thumb of gavel in anything and they never said it will yes you know for stability. But these are 2 cs i has been called the gambians queen of recycling before you get firewood today it did not accommodate if you have to walk maybe one and a half to 2 kilometers before you get to the forest behalf maybe the that you can use for one meal you know its to give up your time the real for people to get access to the tap what you make this one is easy access wherever you are in the country. If you dont have a record these are true is the founder of the ngo Womens Initiative the gambia its found a way to produce fuel brick cuts from the shells of peanuts or ground nuts for. The 2nd groundnuts or the gambia as main cash crop and export product left to decay the shells produce c o 2 and methane so 1st there crushed them slowly burned. Who knows it them well. Were here for our families we come every morning to this place to earn as much as we can for them when there was little aus us to pay the school fees and School Materials when i get up in the morning at 6 to come here there. Up to 500 other women here. Their families wouldnt survive without this job. That was able to look at that. At a landfill near see size village these women are collecting discarded glass plastic and leftover fabric dumped by local seamstresses if you know what to look for there are rich pickings to be had. Moran says high as one of these or twos 1st partners she remembers that there was some initial skepticism about the project and the idea of women gaining financial independence. When i started in 1907 my family thought i was crazy. As a young married woman i was expected to get up in the morning and cook food for my husband in the kitchen but my family and my husband had to watch me heading off to the dumping ground they told me i wasnt a good wife they expected me to be home with my husband. They had no idea what i was up to better than good. At this time of year theres not much growing and the Central River region gets over 40 degrees celsius and the rains wont come for another 6 months but people still need to earn a living. Get what they get back to the members of the community and i never blamed them for that because thats the mission and thats the culture that were living in what i always said. The idea one who. Is about as to the reason that were leaving and what feels a man leading is not a problem but women also today they have rights to eat because they are contributing. Member of the recycling center in the village of knowledge where is that who says i comes from was the 1st and the gambia. She employed just 5 women to begin with they would collect and clean up old plastic bags and then weave them into new ones today up to 20000 people across the country work with or for her and geo. They produce briquettes soap bags jewelry and toys some of the best selling items are purses made from reclaimed plastic. Village banks look after the money earned by the womens groups around the country so it doesnt all disappear into their household spending. We want to empower them im the one to clean them on economy how you can call me little that they have. So one is from the fields of deposit if you this 100. 00 you have to sit back and tell us how were going to do you want to pick whatever happens you have to put someone into here because we are planning for them or. When he said who says side was growing up this area was covered with mahogany and acacia trees. Deforestation and Climate Change have transformed the landscape into an arid step. Funded by donations the Womens Initiative also started a project called reforest the future. Of water from a well irrigates the newly planted seedlings. Along with indigenous trees like mahogany the women are growing mango and coconut trees the saplings are still in a tree nursery but will eventually be distributed across the country. You want to make a change. Be the 100 percent sure that it will never be overnight and then you have to have an expectation that if it is 100 People Living within your area 75. 00 but then we see you know at the beginning what let that be a motivation for you let everybody tried to make sure that whatever you are establishing let it be in reality and it is helping to survive. From the forests of the ground to the last metals of england its a lot of crises there not only lovely to look at but theyre also play an Important Role in the ecosystem volunteers taking part in what you want to be the worlds d biggest survey of butterflies and its a huge help in assessing the health of the. Rights of. The red admiral. A small bite. And this is called a comma. Environmentalist simon saddle has no problems finding better flies here in hutchinsons bank and nature reserve on the outskirts of london. But industrial agriculture and urbanization have caused massive line numbers to drop. Experts say 3 courses of species in the u. K. Are in decline these delicate creatures are important pollinators and pest control is. Both really helpful to know what a price where they are flying because the butterflies are very good indicator of the quality of the environment how well is the environment being managed for the wildlife. To get another view the Wildlife CharityButterfly Conservation launched a u. K. Wide census. Its targeting 20 keep better fly and most species anyone can report they sizings using a Smartphone App that locks on to their location. 2 of those primary use a very simple if you want identification guides you can go and find that take next its not the right date if you can change it if you need to think of next again and then submit that and then youve got another kind of the night. As hard as the coded 19 pandemic has been on the british economy its had some Positive Side effects for nature and wildlife. I think in general lockdown has helped many of our butterflies particular if you look at parks and gardens road verges theres been less cutting of the grass and the areas like that and so more plants are be able to grow and i think more butterflies have been able to thrive i think the quality benefits that came along also probably going to have some benefit as well. However as life increasingly we think its to the way it was before lock down the unexpected respites may end fullbacks of lice. So the app days he could now previous especially important for their protection. But you can. Really get. To know where they are so. Well. Over a 1000000 and a half of flies were counted by more than 110000 volunteers in the 2020 census taking the pulse of nature before its too late. So theres an app for counting fly youll be amazed at how many other apps you can use to protect the Environment Africa have another for all the tech notes out there i think youll want to go one takes pictures with your smartphone all day long like i just did that this one for you your photos can help save god. Heres how. Can contribute their photos to Citizen Science projects and supply valuable data for research on coasts Animal Center outside. The university appeals coast which project examines all types of coastlines where the cliffs. All sat. Vacation is can upload their photos and specify the exact location to the coast which website the images go into the Global Data Bank and help scientists to better understand the risks of rising sea levels. The wild me project by an american n. G. O. Documents to migrate 3 parts of wildlife anyone with a tourist or researcher cannot gloat photos of wild animals to the site artificial intelligence. Recognizes each animal bites individual traits and records the date time and location the photo was taken this allows scientists to follow migrate 3 patterns and users can see where the animal they photographed on their holiday has moved on to. Anyone can take pictures of clouds with nasas globe observer app and again help researchers. The u. S. Aeronautics and Space Administration compares the photos and other data like time and place with their own satellite images which among other things helps them improve research on the atmosphere and climate. Zimbabwes changing climate means that farmers are being forced to look for new ways to make a living some have now started to breed Free Range Chicken and irish into laying eggs these birds are natural pest control as they feed on insects and food waste thats one reason why enough from a musician is encouraging more pharmaceutic up chicken breeding we went to reap some families who have done just that to see how they are getting on. Theres no guarantee that c. Q. We do based fields will produce enough. Here in northwest in zimbabwe farmers are already feeling the effects of Climate Change. Is real. And like the way in previous years the weather is different now and we still get. To get its act in the past there was enough. To make sure shell have enough to eat and philip do they have some hens she feeds them kitchen waste but because they can run about freely they can also follow it for food. About an hours drive south close to the city of. Commercial meat has become trendy. In zimbabwes towns and cities its said to be the. Hands. Used to be a vegetable farmer then she decided to take on free range hens as well today an expert on free range breeding has come to give the tips on getting the. Farm the cocoa. Eggs and meat production so its very popular. 6 not to rely on the single green theres a bubble fridge. Different breeds. For free range poultry production is a market for the indigenous to fight. And we want to protect that. So that from us continue to produce that protect. The eggs here dont go to market. Use for them theyre incubated. For 3 weeks and the chicks are. Each to farmers who want to start their own free range operations. Come to about a 1000 euros a month but nonetheless energy costs are so high that mccaw is planning to switch to solar power. Electricity is facing huge uphill to a much dismissed because we use electricity fortunately in his day after the storm. So he saw it in that heat so thats the take up that he has but not with the increase when he found out its now very expensive to run it in that it doesnt 8 to 10 hours. And the g. May be costly but waste from the fields is free its used to feed the hens. Their droppings are used to fertilize the feed this is organic cultivation and the farm is a ready supply in 3 supermarkets the bulls. Beauty gigi spends much time traveling throughout zimbabwe reference are paying off some 5000. 00 farmers have already joined the zimbabwe free range poultry association. But she wants to recruit more of them and for that she has prepared a workshop. In a clear and simple way beauty she shows villagers the environmental and financial benefits of raising different breeds on a large scale. But anyone in any farm can start that end up price we thought. Breeder beds that they had secondly it is a low investment enterprise. It doesnt need complicated house seeing it doesnt need complicated breeds or feed you could use the local available materials. The farmers tend to be cautious even if the hens do generate cash they want to keep the cost down to earth warms are 1. 00 type of fodder that comes for free and raising them in a mash of kitchen waste cattle dungan moisture means they can reproduce easily. So how to lack of awareness of these programs is why interest among my peers is low and many would rather leave to seek employment elsewhere than take part in the project ill do my best to convince them its worthwhile to get involved its a chance to develop a meaningful livelihood jobs are hard to come by nowadays. Then at sundown something odd happens. Something that never sees us to amuse the villagers. Theyre free range and all take to the trees to settle down for their nights rest. This has a beneficial side effect the trees in which can sleep are valued by the villagers and are therefore really cut down. Now what a Great Initiative hopefully it will encourage others to take up responsibility for the environment dont forget to tune in again next week for another edition of eco africa in the meantime you can think about it off on social media Instagram Twitter and facebook stay safe be mindful of others and see you soon i am now tied with signing up from Lagos Nigeria about. Me. Look closely. Listen carefully. Choose to do good. Discover who. Lent. Subscribe to documentary on you tube. Im not nothing to look at i guess sometimes i am but most often whipped up and thinks deep into the german culture of looking at the stereotypes of a call at 8 years in the seas of the country that i now know im playing. The piano needed to be taken to this drama play out to me its all about ok bob look im a joke joe i mean for me the jam and sunday w. Post. 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