Become the target of threats after showing a caricature of the muslim Prophet Muhammad in the classroom the suspected attacker was an 18 year old from russias chechnya region weve been granted Refugee Status in france he reportedly asked students to identify the teacher before the attack. Armenia and azerbaijan have agreed to a new humanitarian ceasefire in their conflict over the disputed nagornokarabakh region the troops came into force at midnight local time and was welcomed by french president emmanuel. This comes a week after a russian brokered truce frayed immediately after its announcement. This is d. W. News from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at e w news or visit our website w dot com. Ethiopia in east africa rich in biodiversity and home to many animal species found nowhere else on earth in the south of the country lies the balun Mountains National park. A natural wonder and the source of life getting rivers from st Nick Mcgregor few other regions show how closely linked to the survival of endangered species is with our own believe gunmen shot. Some 12000000 people depend on the rivers that originate in the ballot mountains to protect the rivers from drying up the National Park must be saved the question is how. Water is life but in many parts of ethiopia there simply isnt enough of it. Most of the people here are farmers. Many still work with the simplest of tools the land suitable for farming and grazing is scarce. Ethiopia is among the most populous countries on earth more than 100000000 people live here and that number increases by around 2500000 every year if the growth rate remains constant the population could double by 2050. Ethiopia is part of the horn of. Africa its a country of High Mountain peaks in the south the ballet National Park protects the afro alpine biome its not only home to many rare species of plants and animals its also the source of several rivers that flow through so malia to the indian ocean providing millions of people with water. The banner mountains are the Water Reservoir for the whole region since 2004 the Frankfurt Zoological Society has been helping to preserve the National Park the societys director coast of shank has come to see what the situation is like on the ground he knows how important this area is. For non jewish im told be used to be able to shift your bio diversity is an evenly spread on our planet and 80 percent of species are found on just 20 percent of the earths surface the reason we just have to protect the right places for the gums reached is the most important parts are the socalled hot spots as these are regions where the earths secular abundance of the sixtys and computing folk ones that only exist in those regions as a form one of these hot spots are shrinking hotspot one is the afro alpine region including the bol a mountain of the culture of the ball about a girl. Most of the region is covered by forest one of the last intact expanses a forest in the whole of ethiopia its enormously important as a habitat for plants and animals as well as providing a balanced climate and water supply. The ancient juniper and caso trees are a habitat for various herbivores including the extremely rare mountain niala this species of antelope is found only in the uplands of ethiopia. A mere 3000 mountainy alast still live in the wild most. Them in bali National Park. Theres also a diverse host of Small Creatures its likely that there are reptiles and amphibians here that havent even been discovered yet. Scientists have identified about 1300. 00 flowering plants in many of which are only found here the diversity of species is encouraged by the climate. The High Mountains make for fertile cloud forests. Droplets collect on mosques and lichen. They merge to form streams which in turn converge into mighty rivers supplying millions of people with water. Crystal shank is on his way to the National Parks headquarters. During the drive he struck by the extent to which human activity has changed the environment. The many cows are just one indication. The once clear water is stained brown by this oil its washing away. It seems you are confused for what you can see human influences here large numbers of livestock with massive over use of the land on which the erosion caused by trample and grazing theres also erosion caused by the water behind me or nonnative eucalyptus trees the landscape is told. Changed and in very Poor Condition rushed in to stop this. Ethiopias wealth of nature and disappeared from here a long time ago many children dont know their country any other way. As often happens the weather in the mountains is about to change. Hail storms in the ethiopian highlands. The landscape has been consistently damaged by humans and extreme weather like this only makes things worse. Most visited this year just like peoples future is being washed away on foot we associate ethiopia with drought and their conditions and those are on the increase but huge downpours are washing away the topsoil which is so important for agriculture so its getting harder and harder for people to farm but its most at the same time of the population is growing because that greatly increases the risk of people not being able to stay where they are missed not all that means they will be forced to migrate and those who make the youngest. Coastal shank continues on his way into the National Park the women and men who work as rangers are waiting for him the director of the Frankford SewellLogical Society offers them encouragement and molly have to protect it and you on the frontline of. It most of the staff come from the surrounding villages they work here because there arent many other Jobs Available enforcing the parks regulations often means coming into conflict with their neighbors. The Frankfurt Zoological Society is aware of the challenges the Global Organization provides the ethiopian authorities with Financial Support it also helps with the management of large scale wildlife sanctuaries. In the valley National Park is just under 2500 square kilometers there are a few roads and the rangers often patrol the reserve on horseback. In. This group of mounted rangers say that cows have been spotted in the middle of the park even though thats not allowed. The animals need to be rounded up. And. Even situations like these can easily escalate. Over the grammys big under ethiopia seems such a peaceful country but theres quite a lot of conflict violent disputes are not uncommon theres a strong conflict between using resources and the need to protect this park and because it isnt politicians and the work is dangerous and by no means easy but its also extremely important thats why the front for do a Logical Society finances the patrols equipment and operations. The parks wildlife often has to tolerate domesticated visitors this time horses are grazing alongside mt meola us. As reported there are also cattle on the plane. The domesticated animals have to be captured this happens time and time again. The ranger. Skilfully herd them together there are even a few sheep. The livestock compete with wild animals for food they can also transmit diseases. The intruders are not harmed just rounded up the cattle and sheep are extremely valuable for their owners the aim is to find an amicable solution for everyone. The rangers take the animals to a pan their owners can collect them after they pay a fine. Morning. The cost of shank has arrived wondering morning i want to. Where i. Want what i got but if the animals are still waiting to be reclaimed and. The livestock owner 1st has to pay his fine though it isnt too expensive. Models on the part of the coastal shank and the staff do their best to explain why the park rules should be followed or fought for your children as well also that is the conflict we are in now look at the being of the other negative money we dont get any benefit from the parcel the only benefit is that we use water from the park i mean your data ok its important for the next generation but right now by dont get any benefit from the article i mean if you switch it off i doubt ill get another one to mull it. Over. The farmer is finally able to collect his animals this time everything went smoothly but others arent always willing to comply. With. The metal finish grading of the product we have just heard a farmer saying that we. Dont get any benefit from the park because the benefits arent there sort of all the old they might only become clear decades from now when the forest is gone and the water rushes through taking all the soil with its a wash because thats what makes this so difficult at the end of the day theres no easy solution and it was once our get to lose a. Lot. On ballast high plateau hosts of lush flame flowers cover the ground. Its also home to Something Else an extremely rare animal. The ethiopian wolf. Its the worlds rarest species of canada. There are now only around 500. 00 ethiopian wolves in the wild roughly half of them in ballarat the National Park has become the bastion for the survival of the species. In the end the animals were once widespread in the ethiopian highlands but theyve had to withdraw from humans more and more and today they live and hunt at an altitude of 4000 metres they cant retreat any higher and large tracts of the country have become virtually an inhabitable for the. Rodents are the wolves preferred prey and there are some splendid specimens up here like the giant mobile rat which can weigh up to a kilogram