Closely this impact was bad and good so that we can week an informed decision about your choices how welcome to equal india that one way of tackling the problem of overconsumption and the subsequent winston generally is for people to work with the environment where they live the people in our next story live in a remote region of india with extreme climatic conditions its not easy to make a living and transporting the regular supply of food and other essential uses a lot of energy in their bid to help the end by small sustainably growing wild petit a potential before providing them with a new source of nutrition and. Conditions are cool up here in the mountain desert of long haul speedy in the indian state of him. Winter is approaching that you realize 4000 meters above sea level and temperatures can drop really below freezing in winter. Conditions here can be harsh and Climate Change is making things much harder 2 years ago heavy snow fell in september by being out of. Part of the harvest farmer priem chand is 84 years old he says life here used to be quite different. In the past the better circle was fairly predictable that we were no one time and there was no trouble with water so it was only travelling from one village to another was a problem as it isnt going on among the school. People here are cut off from the outside world for 6 months every winter during that time they have to live off whatever they have produced in the summer if the harvest of potatoes peas or barley is poor the farmers cant sell as much so some people have started picking Sea Buckthorn berries or jeremiah as theyre known here on your super you will know its only been the medicine men that have used them or on the local mall didnt put them in the mideast for video. Or. We had no idea or knowledge about the berries ourselves but the norse is called we dont know anything about their medicine the properties or any of the uses. We just thought they were a vile fruit. You. Once a remedy used to treat altitude sickness high Blood Pressure ulcers and bone conditions today see buckthorn is considered a super food the berries are in high demand among indias urban middle class and they are plentiful up here making them an ideal source of extra income the shrub also plays a key role in preserving the landscape. Or is this just found in abundance across the malias across and many other areas too much of progress make the environment here is very fragile and croon to soil erosion. Helps to preserve it by stopping the soil from eroding which protects the wildlife and thats just one part of the story reason. Why i left it off to you within this ng has spent 30 years studying sea booked on the 1st scientists in india to do so at a Research Center in lahore and hes breeding new where right is that are more suitable for farming the idea is to increase the use of Sea Buckthorn and maximize its potential those caught fruit in the fruit and the leaves are extremely rich in vitamins amino acid fatty acid and polyphenols. Nor the plant in the world possesses such a rich composition of compounds pretty issued the amount of vitamin c. Present in c. But is 4 times what is present in the indian gooseberry for example. 3000. 00 tonnes of seed both on are sold every year in india and the scientists believes that the demand could double over the next 5 years many areas have yet to realize the shrubs economic potential. Im sure c. R. Is looking to change that with her start up working within the sing and supported by Government Institute shes developed and marketed a range of Sea Buckthorn products including fruit piri and fresh juice. Meijer levy actors or you know Marketing Agency for taking these producers and at the same Time Products also into the market the specific industries where they fit in basically so we plug in different at those and different kind of existing technologies and make sure that i did from the harvesting do the deliver time that the product reaches the customers or the businesses in the right place and it reaches in no particular we order in hands do nope quality we basically so that is what the person made shores. The start of works closely with pharma producer organizations known as if deals one of them is led by 81 year old former teacher be deeper she he represents the interests of 150. 00 small holders in marketing the berries the farmers have long since recognized the benefits of seabrook tone. Or is called would remember when we were with the process involved. And we far most hardly have to do much work with. We dont have to deal. With the gated who argued with manure. And yet were reaping the benefits because were bored over there or. The farmers used to sell their berries to intermediaries for less than 20 rupees a kilo and even that price wasnt guaranteed now my selling them to the f. B. O. They get 4. 00 times the price for their produce so each farmer earns an extra 40000. 00 rupees per season in addition to what they get for their other crops this is the marked on flourishes in the cold desert landscape which covers more than 40 percent of the matter predation the shrub is hardy it can cope with drought and temperatures as low as minus 43. 00 degrees celsius for the farmers it has the potential to become a cornerstone of their income and because the seabrook torn is also good for the ecosystem its a definite win for the region seem not congruent is not only in the him ali and clinton but also in many parts of central asia and even the arctic over millennia its spread all the way to the alps in Central Europe and the costs of the lot and the baltic sea. See about corn is also farmed in germany but in the past 4 years theres usually undemanding plant has begun to struggle. See buckthorn is basically our life philosophy or company philosophy. This area. In the north of germany used to be covered in Sea Buckthorn the lemon of the no as locals call it but now families like punch better sounding. For over the past 5 or 6 years weve noticed that more and more Sea Buckthorn shrubs are dying at 1st there were just isolated cases maybe one or 5 shrubs but the last 2 to 3 years its been really extreme. Vast areas that were covered in buckthorn are just dying off. Its not exactly clear whats killing the shrubs with its northern climate and favorable soils Sea Buckthorn used to thrive in the area around. But thats changed function is working with research has to find out whats happening to its plantations. The researcher checks the question is there problems usually begin to affect the plant from inside many dry out. But why its still a mystery. Here to us. That the weather will no doubt have had a massive impact in recent years. So also obviously. At the moment it doesnt look like were dealing with any kind of new previously unknown pathogen or disease. It seems to be a complex of different factors all working together. Samples of Sea Buckthorn from all over germany are being examined for possible causes the German FederalResearch Center for cultivated plants is running tests to try to save the plant our hypothesis is. How a major role of hunger this is complex. Its quite likely that we are climate influenced but there are certainly other factors that need to be investigated like forms of. The effect or other. Like cultural practices. The harvest ended in september previously function better collected around 80. 00 to 90. 00 tons of berries this year he got only 110th of his normal harvest. This freezer is usually filled with contain is. Putting this kind on your freezer could be fuller given the time of year. But im not thinking about it too much at the moment for now well just process the berries that we havent turned them into a good product and if i want to run out well have to see where we go from there. See backs on berries have a long history in the last germanys 1st ever plantation was here the berries are tart fruity and have a strong flavor and soon became popular in germany and theyre a powerhouse of vitamin c c bucks on oil is used in a wide range of food and Beauty Products and in attritional supplements mind you its my favorite is the juice its the most versatile product. Whats also nice is honey with Sea Buckthorn and Sea Buckthorn chili mustard as productive to save the local plantations researchers want to do an experiment they will plant 8 different varieties of Sea Buckthorn here most of them from the elves and then study how they cope with the local ecosystem. Will be investigating whether these other varieties develop the same kinds of problems we see in the local shrubs. It may be that some of these other varieties are more robust and better suited to cultivation here in northern germany over the long term. Full fam is the Experiment Office the hope that theyll be able to continue their production or that a solution will be found to restore. Part of that might involve new farming practices or organic supplements to bring the nordic lemon back to life. Now when he begin to talk about the impact on the planet population is one of the factors of the list its being blamed for global default a station shortage of resources among many. India for example has the worlds 2nd largest population of china. But is there not a way to examine this problem just looking at. Lets find out. In the time you watch this almost a 1200 people would have been added to our population. Breathing the same oxygen sharing the same space and creating more and more Greenhouse Gases. Worries about the population are bad we need to address much more aggressively the population part of the equation if we keep norine Exponential Population rise nature reduce human population for us is this the whole story. About nature where this. Is just too pretty trivial. How many is really too many and what does the also have to do with frozen food. Lets start at the very beginning when multifuel around meant security in an insecure show on the indian subcontinent for example china get the full also 1st suggested that widows quickly find new husbands and during the month the increase in population was celebrated as it meant more people could work on a farm and produce more food for the roman emperors were no different in some cases passing laws to promote early marriage and frequent childbirth so that armies could stay up to strength. Life was mostly about blocking babies and setting up new colonies until the number of people started becoming a visible problem. In the 18th century british economists started ringing alarm bells ok ancient history lesson. In more modern times the feel exploited by the publication of a book called the population bomb its author an american biologist won the western world of the conditions he had seen in new delhi. Overpopulation will soon blamed for everything from poor Resource Management to destroying the environment. Some countries began experimenting with moderately and political. Control. China became the poster child and its one child policy resulted in a disaster gender imbalance and like other control measures in asia it was eventually repealed but the enemy had been identified as. So what exactly is overpopulation. It is defined by carrying capacity a slightly complicated concept which basically means the number of individuals in ecosystems resources like food water and space can sustain indefinitely but demographers have consistently got it wrong. There almost. Because we have. Natural resources. So were not quite sure what the odds carrying capacity is because the variables are constantly changing one things for sure its not the population element thats going to be the problem. Already in the developed world the population has largely stabilized or begun to decline and the developing world is on track to follow. Education and access to contraception are driving the numbers down even if cities dont look like it yet. Is deception the crowded in there. Is planners havent really taken into account population growth and have a new way and then theres the 2nd point which is actually a kind of bigger impacts on the environment and a link to consumption. So i could say. As seen around the world consumption unlike population is on an exponential price. If we look at the levels of consumption across different contexts. Globally across cities within cities are highly highly any. Ok so lets then look at how we are consuming resources and that equation. Every year researchers look at the earths annual resource budget and calculate at what point he was that. If we look at this by country the differences are startling many nations in the middle east and west exhaust the budget in the 1st quarter while a few countries like india dont overshoot yet. It will come with. India. And correspondingly how much Carbon Dioxide we entered on the world is different to in 2018 an indian family of 4 had a Carbon Footprint of less than 8 tons an American Family of 4 in the same year came in at almost 70. And so shouldnt we have done me looking at who is consuming and how much instead of simply counting the number of people. One. The 1st studies to compare global emissions involved over 200 diverse researchers and policymakers the result called project draw down published a definitive list on reducing our impact we deal very complex models we didnt know what they would be i had a strong hunch of what the top 10 would be and i was clearly wrong and all the rest of us were wrong. Yes you have that right the way we keep things cool is one of our worst offenses against the planet our air conditioners in reference to largely emmet Greenhouse Gases much stronger than Carbon Dioxide when cooling like transporting frozen goods. The project estimates that changing to more efficient cooling could save 5 times more emissions than if all cars became electric. Another big one on the list is something we can all individually do something about. Almost a 3rd of our missions go to the food system to waste nothing. No one can really deny that the human population has an impact on the environment but right now wealthier countries emmetts so much carbon that even. In the global south want to significantly impact the rate of Climate Change also loring consumption sounds weird easier than deciding whether that many people should or shouldnt exist to say theres too many people is sort of. Kindness to a person you know which person thinks are too many. Its time to change the narrative away from the easy to blame visual problem of population to the more hidden and dangerous concerns of waste and overconsumption. We try to answer the biggest questions concerning Climate Change today. In metropolis and around the world traffic is one of the major causes of. Part of the worlds population who live in urban areas by 2050 according to the un expected to only get worse city authorities the world works in changing the infrastructure in germany capital berlin and developing projects in the in making the city greener and smarter. Or limit livable is best achieved with the help of people who live here where hes in new technology to contribute to a better understanding of traffic. I would like to see the city authorities and the general public taking care of the trees in the. City. The streets of berlin are increasingly busy with cars cyclists pedestrians. Take a left gets around by bike. Its really nuthin i know. And i dont want to live in a noisy polluted concrete jungle but i want to live in a city where people chat on the pavements and dont have to shout at one another over the roar of porches was a pass to porter. The platform fix my berlin was set up a year ago for the city Cycling Community it allows users to see for example where theres a new bypass where a new one is planned it already has a 50. 100 users the idea is to put pressure on urban planning authorities if i. Already said planning a new bicycle boulevard or new bike racks the public can say whether they approve of the plans. So you can see whats possible what the public sees as a priority and what it sees as less urgent and where there is less demand. 8 people now work for the startup its office is in city lab or land a shared work space for people developing projects and ideas to make berlin greener and smarter. The city levison a city labs a Public Innovation Lab coat run Biotechnology Foundation and the berlin state we focus on the future of berlin as a digital city and we develop a range of products designed to make this city more livable. Berlin population increases by about 20000 a year according to forecasts the city will be home to some 4000000 people by 2030. How can traffic be reduced how can traffic flow be diverted to reduce congestion and pollution. These are questions that a group of scientists also based in city lab are land are seeking to answer with the help of Data Collected by traffic cameras. Lets take a busy balanced each as an example a street you think would be quite dangerous for cyclists. Would look at that your checked aries see if they often need to overtake trucks and buses say and see if that could be quite high risk of. Their findings could be used by urban planners to redesign busy cross roads for example. Traffic patterns are constantly in flux recent months have seen a 25 percent rise in cyclists on berlins streets when the pandemic hit the city created a number of pop up cycling paths. But the fix my berlin team say theres still a lot of work to be done. To understand i mean. Compared to other cities the mayor and the City Government arent very invested in cycling policy. In paris and london its a political priority at the water. And. Perhaps not yet but the visionaries at city lab are working hard to get berlin up to speed. That so many people are rising around the world to make a positive impact on the uk in the hot fact i hope you will examine your back how they go big or small it was if you have any questions or thoughts about it at equal india and. Well see you again next week until then good bye. As long as. My measures do not go to day nothing would change you know the banks and you know why and so watch the language of the bank running. Speaking the truth global news that matters g. W. Made for mines. The fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Has the rate of infection been developing. Measures are being taken. What does the latest research say. Information into context. The coronavirus of data the goal of special monday to friday on w. We know that this is a scary time for. The coronavirus is changing the world changing. So please take care of yourself keep your distance wash your hands if you can stay at how were d. W. For here for you we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all of our platforms were all in this together on together and were making sure you. Stay safe everybody. Stay safe and stay safe the priest gets to say. The least to be announced get a. Leave should love his wristbands. Is the biggest. Peeve the brits love meet the british the bugs. The beach the 1st place the band. The band the beasts the ball hog the bees the beasts. The big love and respect. The be. The best. This is deja news a launch from berlin the u. S. Lawmakers prepared a blocked troop withdrawals from germany. To. Clock is running out on Donald Trumps presidency does this mean his order to reduce troops here is null and void. I decide but not out of danger bangladesh is moving thousands of refugees to an island in the bay of bengal theyve been promised a better life for human Rights Groups warn of disastrous conditions. Its good to have you with us. Lawmakers in the u. S. Congress are preparing to block president Donald Trumps order to withdraw u. S. Troops from germany its a rare instance of the democratic and republican parties working together to pass legislation the final version of the annual defense bill which still needs to be voted on voices support for the continued presence of u. S. Forces in germany and it would require an Impact Assessment before any troops are removed in july the pentagon announced it would withdraw about a 3rd of the 36000 u. S. Troops based here earlier we talked to Thomas Silva Horn from the German Defense ministry and asked him how the essential how essential the presence of u. S. Troops here in germany is for the security and stability of the region there is a bipartisan consensus in the United States that you should. And i have this huey as we as is jones have to do for our own security United States army did a magnificent job for 75 years of. Orse germany remains an important. For troop deployments of United States africa. Countries by afghanistan so i think its in the american interests to state germany and its in our common interests as nato allies. As strong as possible to us and for our Washington Bureau chief in this poll standing by in washington d. C. Now it is as we just heard germany is still a vital piece for americas self interest how likely is it that u. S. Troops will not be withdrawn from germany at all. Well u. S. Lawmakers have announced a bill that would i am pretty sure did lay the withdrawal of u. S. Troops until after the president almost trump has left office and in that regard makes it very very unlikely that his announcement comes true that he will take troops out of germany even so he still has the chance to bedo this bill. Remind us why did the u. S. President pull troops or at least make plans to pull troops out of germany in the 1st place. Right so since you dont know trump actually entered office he has made america 1st policy a priority. He talked a lot about making his goal to leave all foreign wars as part of the nationalist america 1st policy so he announced actually to withdraw american troops from afghanistan and iraq even before the nato mission is officially completed and regarding germany he nolens to splenda in june as we just heard to withdraw close 220000 of the 36000 u. S. Troops based in germany citing a balanced failure to meet its nato spending commitments but the bill we are talking about now states that Congress Continues to value germany as a strong nato partner and that the u. S. Troops in germany are a central importance for supporting u. S. Missions in the countrys. Civil horn just talked about. What is likely to be the most significant change to come in the transatlantic lation ship with the incoming biden did ministration. Well for President Biden its going to be a tightrope i mean he certainly does not want to be the president to send more troops overseas and turn military families. Much of the International Community is hoping that he really has a plan to stab allies. Countries like afghanistan and iraq something the most definitely will watch closely once he is in office but i mean however what we really can say i think for sure is that biden and his cabinet picks are strong supporters off a transatlantic relationship and that we will see a much more relatable reliable and stable leadership in that regard d. W. Washington bureau chief in a spall thank you so much for that bangladesh has started removing the refugees to a camp on a recently formed island that critics say is vulnerable to cyclons and dangerous flooding almost a 1000000 live in crowded camps on the mainland the United Nations says no refugees should be moved there against their will many have pinned their hopes on what bangladesh has promised is a better situation. For refugees every journey is a step into the unknown these rockin just have been on the move for use seeking safety since fleeing myanmar now they are being shipped to another uncertain situation. After that. That we are not citizens of any country and so we are moving to wherever there are more facilities for us than we have had. Were not happy at the camps we heard from seniors as well as the television that we will get more from the facilities. Of. The island of passion is to be their new home by camp built by the Bangladeshi Navy to house 100000 people the silt island formed just 20 years ago critics say the low lying land mass is prone to flooding and dangerous cyclists some families say their relatives are being moved there against their will. To live there forcing my son and his family to go he didnt want to go but they forced him i came to see him probably for the last time. And i wanted my family goes to the island they will die because of floods bangladeshi Authorities Say all relocations of voluntary and that the new facilities are better than in currently overcrowded mainland camps. On the island flood defenses have been built to keep back the threat from rising seas but so far no independent inspectors have been allowed to visit the facilities the United NationsRefugee Agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world at this hour in peru at least one person has been killed during protests by farm workers demanding better wages and working conditions protestors blocked highways in clash with police attempting to disperse them Agricultural Workers have been on strike since monday protests have spread northwards to regions known for growing grapes tangerines and this. New video has been released showing the collapse of the. Observatory on the island of puerto rico one of the Worlds Largest radio telescopes suspension cables snapped on december 1st before engineers could conduct a controlled demolition you may recognize that structure from the 1905 James Bond Film goldeneye. Trench rains have killed at least 2 people and flooded nearly 3000. 00 homes in indonesias northern sumatra province local Authorities Say several people are still missing the areas power and Water Supplies have been cut off after floodwaters reached as high as 5 meters. World leaders have been holding a special session of the Un General Assembly focusing on covert 19 it coincides with the release of a u. N. Study according to the u. N. Findings 10 years from now more than 1000000 people could be living in extreme poverty due to the long term effects of the pandemic. Now is the Holiday Season approaches many countries awaiting help best to allow for festivities without spreading the virus we asked some of our correspondents around the world whats happening where they are. Christmas will not become so this in bethlehem said to be the birthplace of jesus but it will be completely different because of the corona pandemic everything here is much quieter just in front of the church of the nativity this is usually the busiest time of the year for the palestinian town then no foreign visitors because israel is still banning foreigners from entering the country and occupied territories as well it is unclear whether Palestinian Christians from other parts of the west bank in israel will be able to take part in the festivities the Palestinian Authority has recently imposed a new nighttime lockdown to help curb and use bike and infection rates but why celebrations will be severely scaled back people here say they still want to send a message of hope from bethlehem to the rest of the world i mean cities iconic bonzai peaks its crowded bus if you look closely beachgoers social distancing on the track here in australia there is very Little Community transmission and to the relief of many of the destructions are not easy time presents other countries International Borders for the products well this Festive Season will be overshadowed by the pandemic australia success in virtually starting up on this means many are beginning to see a lot of the time im going to be in our system to get back together with everyone you know a lot of people have been separated for a while and definitely have my period where i can see my family so ill definitely be sort of centering on not to show off plenty on celebrating here and also ascending and going home but yeah even here i definitely think its changed. Its going to be a little bit easier i think just because im restrictions have kind of relax a little but earlier on in the air i was really worried about if i was going to be able to travel to my friends here in australia now we can have more each time its a bit better and it will get the best that and that. Comes up to 3 weeks like. To be ok christmas and new years night all this family celebrations in my a childhood during the soviet union people get together for a meal at home watch soviet films and eat but in the last few years that changed and russians discovered street festivals this year everything has to change again because mass meetings outside opera hit you yes night will be intimate and small again just like in my childhood with one exception which is ice skating is it remains a lot in moscow this year despite the pandemic from my point of view the most beautiful place for it is here in the legendary gorky park if you. Were here actually we all get together as a big family with our parents too but this time were avoiding them because theyre senior so unfortunately well celebrate without them it. Kind of Magnetic Pull me out because it changed our plans we wanted to go skiing in europe but now were going to sochi probably with about 20000000 other muscovites. Yeah im going to celebrate at my cabin as usual the coronavirus doesnt really change anything for me. Lets have a look at some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic joe biden says hell ask americans to wear a mask for a 100 days once he becomes u. S. President the south korean capital seoul is imposing a 9 pm curfew on most establishment thats after. The city reported nearly 300 new cases of the virus in one day and germany has reported more than 23000 new infections thats one of the largest daily increases in europe just after russia and italy Germanys Health minister is calling for tighter measures in areas with the highest spikes. Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic games have announced that the postponement of the event will cost an additional 2300000000. 00 euro to the future the coronavirus pandemic the games were rescheduled and will begin in july of 2021 the i. O. C. Previously said they will contribute over 500000000. 00 euros to perspire costs meanwhile tickets can be refunded but so far less than a 5th of holders have chosen to do so. And finally a story for cat lovers firefighters and the turkish city of izmir were called to an unusual mission from an underground pipe after receiving calls about its strange noise coming from below ground the 1st responders got to work with a thermal monitor and camera they quickly located a frazzle feline in an underground cable though its not clear how the cat got there in the 1st place it is reported to be in high spirits and certainly with a healthy appetite. Business is up next well have another news update at the top of the hour and dont forget you can get all the latest news and information around the web of the around the clock on our web site thats dot com well see you in 45 minutes. In the far north. Its lonely. And breathtakingly beautiful. Arctic going to take a journey around the north pole