Welcome to you cough into the weekly environment so im now its a way in Lagos Nigeria has a look at what we have coming up on the show today. Well find out how people use anecdotes that might be because theyll be roasted. How women can be out of cycling blasted weight. And why volunteers and they call it was a lot. To begin the show in senegal a country that is home to some 15000000 people about 4 decades ago a forest in the northwest of the country to combat the problem of coastal erosion changed the lives of farmers there but now yes lisa population growth and other factors are putting a strain on this for us lets go see. A down to fall harvest of. Plans thats not something that former money so takes for granted his one of over 20000 farmers living in the near his region of Northwestern Center go many live clues to the clues and still potentially faces facts of the rose and sand storms thats 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 from a modern india it says the philip trees or whistling pines west aciphex lead shows and because they can thrive in the harsh coastal and firemens and because the steady lies the dunes. Will move from city of ramadi a new suburb right here when we are know was once nothing that was and is is known for his living in before this trees were plugged it up. We did with him cause. They call that much learn busines in here in the produce of a cultural activities theyve made it possible for the foremost to sense that here it was but im a thorough proved to be that today 60 percent of senegalese Vegetable Production comes from the new use region. An estimated 225000 tons of produce here on early. It has become the countrys food basket and it was of high injuries that allowed farmers like a smaller so to create their fields. If you really want to because we were going 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 the sun knocked out everything in its path thanks to the pine trees asunder stable and because of that we have a fertile forest and Beautiful Homes i can cultivate vegetables on a public sort of. Talk not a model to be anonymous. Its a delicate balance though the farmers need the trees for protection but a growing population means the demand for timber full feel and fulfilled in fairness is also growing. But the solution the forest has been divided up into some 200. 00 plus money age by different agricultural and forestry troops. Each group decides which freeze can be felled according to Strict School says. Some planes up plans and to replace and each release at a chop down of this nasreen to leave a supplement to fund those all over the closed. Book booklet and waiting in. As you can see its because of the abundance of pine trees that we have for thailand sold maintain the forest to central to the work of our association it will be in order to do that we have to plan to replenish trees before its crucial to Sustainable Development when it can but that you get money dog what the young trees are wanted in their plastic shoots 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 and farmers from encroaching sand and rising sea levels. Are the 1st road on the african continent was constructed in south africa and cape region the 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 plastic bags or 650000 plastic bottles removing all of that waste from the environment were definitely because. Difference this street has even been nominated was soft africa you quote logic award its a great idea weve got a problem here is 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 bottles. 1. 7 kilometers stretch of road in Port Elizabeth was made of an asphalt compound containing pellets of shredded plastic this project was commissioned to test the feasibility of building roads like these in south africa the right thats exactly. The simply fact that weve got a softening on. The right. By removing but they did on the bench about reducing them because the requirements of that need for you have fossil fuels that are to prevent as a byproduct of oil. Obviously reducing about the fact that thats right into that boat. And potentially international the company says that compared to standard asphalt or concrete roads there is also a last longer in south africa only 16 percent of Plastic Waste is recycled the rest ends up in landfills 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 ward. And how about you if youre also doing you know bits tell us about it visit our web sites. That dust a tweet. Hash tag doing your bit so. We share your story. In our next report we have to one of the smallest countries on the mainland of africa the gambia like many west african countries a lack of functioning Waste Disposal system waste is a serious problem trash is everywhere in the rivers on the fields and powered up in the streets like wherever people are that is where a Womens Initiative is helping to reduce the amount of rubbish and promote recycling while providing women with some extra income. Oh. What he would woman is so enjoyable because to be one is woman. And in any development in the world 1. 100 percent of the gavel in anything and they live a simple act you know for stability. These are 2 cs i has been called the gambia as queen of recycling before you get firewood today it did not are communities you have to walk maybe one and a half to 2 kilometers before you get to the forest the half maybe that you can use for one meal you know its about your time there are real poor people get access to the chapel what do with this one is easy access wherever you are in the country. If you dont have a better reason to do is the founder of the ngo Womens Initiative the gambia its found a way to produce fuel per cuts from the shells of peanuts or ground nuts. Out of the african groundnuts or the gambia as main cash crop and export product left to decay the shells produce c. E. O. 2 and methane. So 1st theyre crushed then slowly behind. 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. It allows us to pay the school fees and School Materials when i get up in the morning at 6 to come here there are up to 500 other women here. Their families wouldnt survive without this job. He was in was able to look at them. 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. Around say as high as one of these or to use 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 the 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. To get what they picked up to demand of the community and i may have blamed him for that because thats the michelin does the culture but were living in what i already said. The idea one who. Is about to the reason that were leaving and what he was a man leading is not a problem but women also today they have a right to eat because they are contributing. To the recycling center in the village of him you know where he said he says i comes from was the 1st and the gambia she employed just 5 women to begin with they would collect and clean up all plastic bags and then leave them enter new ones today up to 20000 people across the country working 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 and want to clean them on economic how you can call me little that they have so when they receive them one is from the fields of deposit if it is 100. 00 you have to sit back and tell us how much you want to do you want to give whatever happens you have to put some money into here because we are planning for the more. When you said who says side i was growing up this area was covered with mahogany and acacia trees. Deforestation and Climate Change have transformed the landscape into an errant 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 suppling source still in a tree nursery but will eventually be distributed across the country you want to make a change. Be 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 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 sort right. From the forests of the ground to the last in the meadows 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 biggest survey of butterflies and its a huge help in assessing the health of the. Rights of. A 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 yet these delicate creatures are important pollinators and pest control this. Was really helpful to know what advice and 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 us a fly and most species anyone can report they sightings using a Smartphone App that locks on to their location. 3 of those coming you say very simple if you want an invocation guides you can go and find that click next its at 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 night. As hot as the cave at 900 pandemic has been on the british economy its had some Positive Side effects for nature and wildlife. I think in general not done 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 profitable 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 rest basement in full blast of lice. So the app days had could now prove a specially imposing for their protection. But you can. Really get. To know where they are so. Well. Over a 1000000 and a half a bunch 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 bottle flies and youll be amazed at how many other apps you can use to protect the Environment Africa has another tip for all the techno its out there i think youre one of those who 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 animals and plants. The university appeals coast which projects examines all types of coastlines where the cliffs. All sad. Vacation is going up both their photos and specify the exact location to the coast which website the images go into the Global Data Bank and help scientists better understand the risks of rising sea level. The wild me project by an american n. G. O. Documents to migrate 3 parts of wildlife anyone with a tourist a researcher cannot blow 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 to repentance 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 daytime like time and place with their own satellite images which among other things helps them improve research on the atmosphere and. 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 chickens and ideations and laying eggs these birds are not pest control as they feed on insects and food waste thats one reason why enough of a musician is encouraging more pharmaceutic up chicken breeding we went to meet some families who have done just that to see how they are getting off. Theres no guarantee that c. Q. We do based produce enough. Here in northwest in zimbabwe farmers are already feeling the effects of Climate Change. And like the way. The weather is different now we used to get rain. In the past. To make sure shell have enough to. Do they have some hens she feeds them kitchen waste but because they can run about freely they can also follow it for food. Is about an hours drive south close to the city of. Commercially that meat has become trendy restaurants in zimbabwes towns and cities its said to be tasty then the meat of battery hens. Used to be a vegetable farmer and she decided to take on free range hens as well today an expert and free range breeding has come to go. Tips on getting even more out of. The cocoa. Eggs and meat production so its very popular leaders. 6 not to rely on a single green theres a bubble free range. Different breeds. For free range poultry production is a market for the indigenous. And we want to protect that. Genetic pool so that to produce that protective. Banks here dont go to market. Use for them theyre incubated. For 3 weeks as the chicks are sold each to farmers who want to start their own free range operations still here 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 crazy and were going to leave the island dismissed because we use electricity for shit in a way they said is they have to be so out so hes sorted into not being tested so that it becomes that he himself but not with the income is also the way he found out is now very expensive to run it in that it doesnt age to 10. 00. And the jeep may be costly but waste from the field 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. Beauty gigi spends much time probably throughout zimbabwe i 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 to beauty she shows villages the environment 1st and financial benefits of raising different breeds on a large scale. Anyone in any farm can start that end up price we thought. Pretty door bed that they had secondly it investment enterprise. It doesnt need complicated house seeing it doesnt need complicated breeds or feed you could use the local available materials. Farmers tend to be cautious even if the hens do generate cash they want to keep the cost down to earth warms are one type of water that comes for free and raising them in the 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 its an encouraging of us to take up responsibility for the environment too dont forget to tune in again next week for another edition of eco africa in the meantime you can stay in touch with us on social media Instagram Twitter and facebook stay safe be mindful of others and see you soon i am now in taipei signing off from Lagos Nigeria about. 5 matches. And its said to be based on its power. Box what does it tell what others dont. Find out. We send reporter my choucroute got to check it out. Your. Eminence t. W. Player. Did beethoven to justice did you did dont want to do. It is it does and does 61. 00. Rock n roll. Many rubber bands of stolen beethoven. And of course the subconscious always one thing is clear the mandate is wildly popular. I see a sure. Push through the movie sound the biggest composers of the time i cant even begin to imagine a world class one player centralist on a musical journey of discovery. Without they. Start september 16th to tell you. A meal im good welcome to the 2nd season on the fence its about the environment its still about society its still about us planets on the brink he spoke to some of the leading experts in the field about how to check. Just a couple of days since. Theyve been robbed of their soul thats what a people experiences when their heritage. Taken from them. Countless cultural artifacts were brutally stolen from africa by colonialists and carted off to europe. Left to have yet to steal what should be done with the stone north from africa. Stolen soul starts september 7th on g. W. This is the news live from berlin. Make a fresh show of determination and defiance. In minsk tens of thousands of protesters brave heavy security and a government warning to demand the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko very angry about his disputed reelection last month the contest they say was rigged also coming up. 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