A better place and not just for us humans welcomes eco africa. In Lagos Nigeria and heres a look at what we have lined up on the show today. Parties are fun but plain enough is another mans im a clever compactly spare you the trouble. In bali so love is helping people to realize their dreams without having to leave home. And then gonna have is making Waste Management more efficient a lucrative for people whose livelihoods depend on. Our 1st report showcases one of the worlds greatest Waste Disposal services im talking about one are provided by vultures this scavengers are not only willing they are eager to do the dirty work of cleaning up caucuses found in the wild they are about 23 different species of the bird across the world but sadly far too many of them on the threat and that is a problem because vultures the vital role in keeping ecosystems healthy which makes them well worth protecting thats tickling. With. The health of africas 11 vultures species are teetering on the brink of extinction the environmental and nature kenya has been observing the developments in east africa its distressing because without these scavengers dead animals would rot wherever they dropped and that set in china ek shish which is a very much important enough. Cleaning the environment we call them the. Undertaker the clean the environment all the dead carcasses and by doing this they stop the spread of diseases diseases like rocks. And all of that nature kenya introduced a Vulture Conservation Program in them aside mara nature reserves in 2014 its a mystery spread awareness of the crucial role vultures play. This group of my son i work is nature kenyas vulture ambassadors they explains in villages where the dead cow all go to spoil a good chemicals in order to kill a pet it says that threaten their livestock all of the animals that feed on the caca poisons and that includes a lot to vultures so as i fight a volunteer i usually go my region for example in my location i usually go take some data on one of the conflict when there is a conflict. But it should be for its place and we we actually sometimes take that carcasses of those. Rats to kill animals and we with an aside and you can. Actually talk to the or know that i am not always with. Support from villagers and their leaders is key to the Ngos Campaign the system chief of one village tells us that battles between humans and animals are an ongoing issue in the area. There is a lot of conflict. Or less but people who are also getting killed by elephants and lions. Are presenting a serious challenge for us youre going to have a conflict incident i mean to be there. But too often the main victims of these conflicts are vultures and thats the environmentalists message to put an end to the agonizing that nature. Kenya also cool parades but the mara reserves ranges. I think the biggest challenge is the issue of reporting. Cases of poisoning we normally dont get a lot of reports from the community because they know that its a crime and so a lot of this go unreported. But its reported the cases would get becomes a vacation is the chance to save the birds thats why keeping Communication Channels open is important. The operative. Basically talking we discussed because we dont assume that they dont know they know something so what we do is to add a dividing line and basically to create. Also supported by bird Live International the program is focused mainly on east africa because thats where vulture death rates are especially high the campaigns push to improve the exchange of information is now starting to yield results were getting reports on one human to live conflict and also responses to. What voices poisoning and by these some voters have been saved because there is. Poison in response protocol that is being followed in case off in the. Incident. This yeah an International Initiative was launched with the goal of reducing vulture mortality in africa by 50 percent within the next decade. But for it to where its vital that the local communities are also on board. And now from the birds to be like vultures being is also in danger as toxic pesticides used in agriculture are causing them to die off i dont president at rates one startup has come up with a neat idea to help these important pollinators the companys 3 founders developed an insect friendly placid mixture that you dont need to plant theyve created a combustible confetti back and simply be thrown into the whip its not only easy its fun to just take a look at this weeks do you know bit. When humans gather to celebrate they often friend confetti to lighten up the party. But for many bees and other insects the party is over. Due to industrial agriculture many of the plants they need to survive being lost. Phillip via wants to give bees a helping hand. So he and some friends have created bio degradable confetti made from starch. And they add to the mix seeds of 26. 00 local flower species. Be entrepreneurs hope that happy humans will toss the eco friendly confetti and i have been areas that by creating additional foraging options for beings and other insects. We can read. Train during a celebration. And that means that 1st the human celebrate and then the nature. Of fun im delightful way to preserve biodiversity. And how about you if youre also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website post said to us a tweet. Hash tag doing your banks. We share your story. Wow what a wonderful idea. For the environment thats a good one but lets move on to another great green idea eco friendly Construction Projects that are also designs to cope with the threat posed by Climate Change rising sea levels are making headlines everywhere but particularly in places like the netherlands where a quarter of the country over ready lies below sea level some architects and also thought it would make sense to build a floating houses the results are pretty impressive thats it. Living on water in the City Center One day more than 100 people live on this site can now in amsterdam. And his wife in one fine stock among the 1st residents. To this lynch commission its a different way of life here least the sly and. The water sparkles and reflects everywhere. And now exactly it actually seems more extreme. And some are closer to nature when the wind blows and you open the door a gust of wind will come rushing into your face so everything arrives pretty directly here. Is one of a total of 30 buildings which are part of the project from strip amsterdam each building has. On design. Have one thing in common they flows on special concrete rocks fastened on 2 pillars the Swimming Foundation needs to be able to carry several 100 tons and must therefore be balanced precisely by architects like howard up front you have to go every thing that you put on the boat how heavy it will be because if you put in too much. Weight it will be too low and then the water starts to come in so thats why we make a lot of calculations but front how heavy the boat will be 20 different architects were involved in the project the houses were built on land and then brought to the dock. Sustainability is particularly important to the inhabitants short trip translates into clean she wanted to achieve is to show that you can live on water with very sustainable houses and in a Sustainable Way in the sense that we as a community so we had 3 high levels of what we wanted to show to to amsterdam and to the world actually. Like all the buildings kid rocks house is supplied with produce solar power sustainable and eco Friendly Materials we used for the houses the facade of the rocks is made from cork. We had lots of discussions with a whole group and we had help from from different. Pfizers materials so we ended up with a list a green list orange list and the red list wreckless was a no go orange was ok if you really have to because of cost reasons or technical reasons but prefer try to use only materials from the greenest. On the green list and we liked it very much oh that was our choice to do so. Living on water has a long tradition in amsterdam houseboats can be seen on almost every canal. One of the 1st districts was built a couple of years ago in the district of. 50 houses on artificial arms now the trend is arriving in other european cities in london for example where british architects back up planning flushing homes in the us copenhagen has responded to a lack of Affordable Student Housing with the socalled. 12 floating houses designed by star architect. B. Archangels doesnt shy away from even greater visions of Floating City for 10000 people in regions threatened by Climate Change. In amsterdam demand is on the rise too i think theres a really big. Building on the water we see we have some requests all over the world from new yorkers looking to live on the water belgium or in the netherlands there are several areas where they are building houses and communities over 5202200 houses. For ivana van saga and Marcus Schmidt this vision has become a reality 150. 00 square metres 2 floors a roof garden almost like a house in the countryside. There is one difference their home. Is a little weird 1st. Yet but i did have a day where i need to sit on some solid ground. Board. Its a small price to pay for their dream of living on water. If you are a regular viewer. Youll know that lots of people in africa do not have access to electricity. Its not just that they cant turn on the lights. The flip of a switch electricity also drives business and without it people are deprived of valuable opportunities many results vying diesel generators but of course d they arent environmentally friendly how much better if the electricity comes from a renewable source one startup from germany is bringing solar power into remote areas. And valley thats. Residence in the village of sera kaoru in southwestern mali are getting ready to welcome visitors the village has never had electricity now thats about to change thanks to Thorsten Shriver and his wife aida. Theyre the founders of a Company Called africa green tech they arrived to great fanfare. Now. They come to neighboring solar power plants to remote villages in the circle region. Everyone here has been looking forward to this day for a long time. This is also in life so it is such a relief to finally achieve this and make it possible for the people here. You know. This is taken nearly 9 months of preparation when the moment finally comes where you know now its happening tomorrow theyll be light its a great relief. While the villagers celebrate the mali in technicians from africa green tech set to work. Drop. Theres lots to do before the lights can go on one after the long journey every component needs checking the container spent 6 months at the Customs Office followed by a long drive lasting many days over sunday. The solar system costs 150000 euros the hope is. It will strengthen the local economy. So on log on and off to the effort to make a solar plant like this worthwhile you need a village with at least 4. 00 to 5000. 00 residents we also look very closely at whether theres potential for a productive use of electricity unlike home solar Power Providers our focus is on strengthening small and medium sized businesses so we want to know are there carpenters and welders and tailors here and we look for 40 or 50 small and medium sized businesses. I need a schreiber was born in mali. Shes particularly keen to help the women here many of them sell goods she wants them to benefit from the new supply of electricity to. Them and im not going to give them an example and i will be most of the blame of the state most of the problems that the women here have stem from the fact that they have no access to education. As a result theyre much more focused on having children and the birth rates go up and up here want to have to go green Africa Greentech does this offer them an opportunity to receive training and improve their chances of earning money its interesting. If the economy in the village improves the residents will also have more money to invest in their childrens education so beyond providing electricity its also about improving the villages prospects. In the village if they leave a 5 hour drive away thats already evident here a solar plant from Africa Greentech has been operating for 2 years now and the local economy is flourishing. Caterer runs a restaurant on the main road that leads to mollys capital bamako he also has a workshop and a chicken farm. There before the 21 i was already on my way to spain but when i heard that electricity was cut. Integer leiber i came back and opened this restaurant and thank god im now earning enough solid beyond that. To locate a has also created jobs providing a secure income for many other families in the village. That haider and. Keep contact with customers like my cater to learn from their experiences his successes confirmation that theyre on the right path. Back in syria corps all the work is nearing completion the last few streetlights are being cooked up some who were previously undecided now want to sign a contract with the company as they see things a really happening. So leave connotates wife sells vegetables and poultry so he wants electricity in his house. Sign the contract because i want to buy a fridge and. Then my wife will be able to keep her produce fresh for longer to get a better price for it. My children will be able to study better and life here will be safer. Customers do have to pay for me to city but it costs a lot less than power from the diesel generators that are so widespread enough fricker. It takes about 15 years for the company to get the money back on its investment 18. 00 solar containers are already up and running including one in neighboring nish air for more are on their way to africa. One of. What motivates us as founders is wanting to make a mark bring change and inspire others to follow suit for me personally helping the environment is key i want my children to know that i had least tried to change things and didnt just watch as everything got worse. Towards evening everything is finally setter. The control systems for the but trays are chested one small to ensure there would also be a way when it gets dark. In the region a shot of the that was an important moment if the Storage Systems werent working that would have been it but now we can produce a light. At the bottom of the another topic frequently featured on eco africa is Waste Management which in several countries on the continent is i doubt badly organized or nonexistent in west africa one stossel has developed an app to help improve the efficiency of collecting on recycling waste could the idea catch on elsewhere too many people in god are already using. Oh. Just a quick leak and they waste collectors on the road and a crime based company is always on call to pick up its clients Plastic Waste and not only does their recycling phone call their waste its also pennies for each of their beds await the amount entered into the ad and the money transferred drive to the clients account up to the time ive been in the morning and in mine. Please make a request and then place my request then one of the i ready to pick from and to pick up that the plastic. 20 by small collection trucks have been zipping around across streets for 3 years every month they collect of tons of Plastic Waste from regular customers and around 2500. 00 housewives brings teamed up with a friend for the project. By the mobile platform recycling Service People spring got tapes because. They can record for pickup. To be sold to them because of the possibilities would be i would cycle between you put on. At the companys processing sites the plastic is 1st sorted and shredded. Then the resulting plates and pallets assault on 2 companies in ghana and you roll. Up 80 percent of this stuff is female their women say they are able to and leave the wage from their work here. 3 or 4 starts in a day that is a lot of money and we have a company. Health Health Insurance and health and Life Insurance too and we found. That when we call the company. And medication that company buys their medical and the medicine for us. Clearly about also buys Plastic Waste from women who collect it in the streets and believe in themselves it has become an important source of income for 68 year old rosalynn to take and have family. And friends its helped me plan my critiques from my me i have my own me. My 4 feet deep in there and reasons for my grand children of food and ask me to give them some food for them i mean i would just go for the money i want anybody to be this way i want to get them to put down for them several times a week rising in to take its watches collected and prepared to acknowledge that jumps into one is just a lot. From her home she delivers 80. 00 to 100. 00 kilos in month to the company with no smartphone she prefers to be paid in cash pinning down options it can be even conscious of the food i paint whichever you dont buy thing most of them going like money but dont use the baby i like goes what i believe to feed you know i dont like that and we have a package for kids with coverage yet the. Business is also supporting their recycling model and they are some separate your station has signed up for the services and has installed its collection beings on each strand he says which can use. Were hoping to do even bigger things together. We will follow bam into when they need to do the outreaches and stuff like that a southie radio will be there to give the support. So that more and more people are educated and so the practice becomes a habit very psyching said this also gets ways from down to accommodate the growing volume of plastic the Company Recently acquired a latch piece of land on the outskirts of the city. Well i hope that if you dont already recycle your rubbish that this will persuade you to start be sure to join us again next week for more inspiring green ideas i remember you can always this is our website all show thoughts on comments we doesnt treat on facebook ill be enjoy the show thanks for watching and military were signing off from Lagos Nigeria. Oh. Oh. Oh oh oh. Oh. Why did this person. There are many of us are. Gone. There is a mosque that can be done playing. Make up your mind. We know this is a scary time for the coronavirus is changing the world changing our lives so please take care of yourself good distance wash your hands if you can date and how were do w. 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