essential to life in cities. how can we give them most space on this planet, even in places where they're difficult to pull? that's our topic today on eco india. hello and welcome on some of that i 1st, we had to largest hon. the western region of this indian state is struggling with massive droughts. the process of the certification continues. a revolving project wants to fight against this with a specific planting technique and native trees species. they wanted the vibe and organic bio diverse ecosystem there with positive effects for the locals, who will benefit from the forest produce? ah ah, this is george bush, double the sun city of the state of august hung the land just outside is known as marlborough, me in sanskrit that means the land of the day. but here in the village asunder, sidney a young couple is transforming the added landscape into a forested area. is the called forest everything. imagine everyone imagines like it's all green, which would be like that it will be green wall kind of thing. and that's not how the forest exist, he up. so the potential naturally vegetation of this a space was mostly grasslands and shrub lands and tarney wishes. we wanted to. we like when we put the, the name of furniture, generate us, or any image in their head. and that's why we call it the muddle one leg, the forest on the desert. it's not it, it won't be green. it's mostly brown. it's white and different. distinct and sweaty, scared durned canopy forest in the 1930s, the mirage. old george booth, scattered seeds of a drought resistant mexican blonde across the desert kingdom. that green lock swedes of land, but also displaced native plants which had grown here for millions of years. in 2018, the social enterprise forest sent their in house 3 expert and his life and work. but no doubt his tongue god of and by shall go. just briefly to revile this corner of the tar desert than 1st challenge was to get rid of the invasive blonde species introduced by the ma roger. as soon as we removed it lives, there was a specific species of grass like game knob revere beeble, calling barbara hill. and as soon as that species of grass game, we saw the word words coming. so you'll see the nest here at right in front of me. there's a whole bunch of colony off of you or birds that come here. and weaver birds make the their nest only using dead grass. so just lie. removal of non native species. the ecosystem started to bounce back, it started to come back. the next step was to make the topsoil more disillusioned. with dean visit plant gone, it was necessary to plant local species that could help against seasonal flooding. this is a flood plain area because flood zone be floods are natural phenomena and they have been keep happening for millions of years and they will be keep happening for coming millions of years. but the count door to them in the ecosystem or the landscape, what these are species like beer and q. it's a very, very deep rooted species which would hold the soil. it wouldn't allow the liquid vacation of their dad landscape. madeleine is located in the middle of 2 saline desert rivers, maddie and loony. neither of which could be used to cultivate a desert forest. the conservationist needed to create a reliable water resource to region receives around $200.00 millimeters of monsoon drains every year. the good just decided to harvest that precipitation and dug up ponds next to the new forest to help keep the soil hydrated. yes, this is the born bagley created. i know up up. so it was in a way that we wanted to, to high one, nick, the walk of bonds and canals on this entire line. so we don't, i will depend on irrigation. suppose if you see this ponder, the moisture level will be reaching bill hill. so if we are able to clear these kinds of bonds on our side, we would be having several moisture zones. and based on that vegetation we would also be blunting on some of the vegetation would also come on their own. based on this a moisture levels over the span of 4 years. a forest has regenerated nearly 40 native blind species in this desert ecosystem. by adapting the popular mia documented or the widening technique that was invented by the japanese botanist academy of lucky, one knocked him. yeah. lucky say this to bring back the port and chill natural vegetation of that area and the potential natural vegetation of that eat this area is i will give her some grasses and tardy bush and shrub. so it's not like if you see on the albuquerque forest in southern region or central india, it will look same here, the trees or the communities there we are planted. it's like a cluster, so it will be just $13.00, our own that there will be $10.00 to $15.00 shrubs around there. there will be for $20.00 to $25.00 grasses and other ceilings that we'd be blanket. another key pillar of the project has been its focus on forging a connection between locals and the new forest. for instance, by reviving a defunct, well inside the area designated for you biling and shedding its water with villages . but lucas discovered the project had benefits for them. it brought them on board . ma'am, yes ma'am. nick junior, plaster kenning abad. moment after blustering the velvet limestone video lies the limestone, helps with the filtration off the water and keeps it clean. it also helps keyboard termites and insects at b unit, the limestone helps distilled of water from the ground level as well as we have created a lead off limestone to right above the bottom of the well before the water to seep through a day one, god bless them to live, the good years have succeeded in recruiting the villages as guardians of the fast spreading forest. they've trained groups of women, the spot, the difference between and visit, and native species so that they can play an active role ensuring the project success. if bailey may be, isn't it thought that the never thought about collecting seeds, though, because we didn't know what they could be used for that. but now that we have been trained how to identify and gather the right seeds and to store them properly or yet they can be used for this forest. i'm a cut up at me here the women are creating a gathering place for villages in the forest of eagles landing. ha, now that is being prepared as but tradition by a blank god, dung and play fighting medea's that when does bit water create a comfortable temperature in the desert heat. as draining coordinator, marsha, georgia has also launched initiatives that use local materials in creative ways to promote local arts and craft skills. basically in dec, i think living in a desert is a kind of hard nod, is to use minimum resources and have maximum output and have learned from the locals. he'll how he can live happily and be sad, sustained event in an environment like this could go with mo vaughn is an example of how degraded ecosystems can be revived to a holistic approach that brings water, soil vegetation, wildlife, and people into the equation. as it takes root, the forest is already valued by the local community, which cares for this ecosystem as if it were its very own land. as one result of climate change, we're seeing a global decline in biodiversity. also, in industrialized countries, the number of different plant species is decreasing. how can we stop this process? especially in urban areas, in germany, scientists are investigating how the cultivation of native plants in cities would contribute to biodiversity. who, who, who, who, oh, what are 2 biologists doing in a garden center when they don't even have gardens, or they're looking for what's on offer for gardens and balconies. japan, seager and mushed out are on a mission to safe native plants species. oh, the idea of our concept is that we want to harness the enormous potential of the millions of green areas that we have in germany and other countries like germany. so we have gardens and lockman sidewalks balconies. it's all spaces where there are people living intimately with these spaces where people are interested in planting things in the spaces. and what we want to do is re direct those efforts towards native plants that are threatened at risk of declining already are declining. it's mostly native plans, the cultivated and urban areas around the world. it could help to slow the decline of bio diversity. but why is the focus a native plans so important with currently recount 13000 non native plans and the entire plan diversity is 370000 plants. so the only supports neophytes. so the non native tons, then we only support a small fraction and these plans already managed very well to disperse, so they are not addressed. whereas many native tons are at risk in germany, around 30 percent of native plans are endangered. landscape architect claudia fagan plague books with tree shrubs and flowers in her experience. customers don't usually ask for a native or exotic plans. they just want hardy plans that are resistant to disease and easy to care for and bought that she preferred to plant. vill natalie's sean dog, where we make our selection space very much on the design, depending on what people want much, deloitte does. so 1st look at what people want, i think. and then we look at the location, but because they are all really different or if one of the plans not, then we choose the right plans. i don't question. for example, they can tolerate shade or loans for belie tonka, long or species that are able to cope with less water div placement venue offered. select con, it boils down to a mix of native and non native plants. when people do ask about native plants, they usually mean plans that will support in 6 and birds. se, se, claudia frigo. and he, in the garden center, they are a lot of insects. but our party late is more attractive to exotic or native plants . ah, less evolved conasauga as a leslie here? i can't really say exactly what we see here is that insects like going to non native plants lawanda devlinson because sometimes these plans fill the gap when native plants are taking a break, i'm from planting. i know poet eileen, on what i said, that probably makes most sense is having both variance in follicle. so native species supplemented by non need of one solution. i can think of the friend glendon all that clear servers in the life seizure natural history museum. he is a specialist, the invertebrates, which includes insects. the museum has around 300000 in its collection. does he think non native plants are a problem for native insects? when fetishes as chemical bloomed, and it's not a problem when a new species appears, disease and the question is always how they fit into an existing ecosystem, please. oh, and that is very difficult to predict in advance line griffith because in a new ecosystem, they encounter many species of animals and plants that they are not prepared for sized meals. so we don't know if there will be negative or positive impacts or no impact at all kind of vocal up. and what about wild beasts? because compo of unrequited that depends on how good they are at dealing with changing flora. of course, there are generalists among wild bees in, for example, many bumblebees can use a wide variety of plants for food. but there are also many beeson bumblebees that cannot. they depend on a small number of plants youngers, and when those plans disappear. so to the bees, phillip dorski is also a biologist, and he to is concerned about protecting biodiversity. what looks like a garden where nature has been left to its own devices. it's actually the result of gardening that emulate nature. but other plans here, primarily native species liking mushed out until the unsee get one. i was actually just flanging. the non native plants we have here are mainly crops slung. for example, we have situ on pepper pins, which can be used as a space to go for and we also have fig trees provide and we harvest the fruit one to t. hi, mr. flower native plants are primarily for the animals. so like these wild areas here by the pond to a non flashing, it's much present ties. but of course i know there are also native plants that we use. like ment i spoke to you mincer. the mix of native and non native plants seems to work well for many animals, like these dragon flies, bees, and live. and that sure a garden have many advantages, but it is a lot of work. and gardeners need to be knowledgeable about the plans emerged out into the and figure like the natural god. but does it live up to the idea of god that supports native plants and ecosystems? i think the best ratio is probably to have between 10 to 20 percent non natives new fights and the rest 80 to 90 percent native species. and especially for the neophytes, it would be desirable that they kind of fit into our ecosystems as well. so that intake pollinators recognize these species. this still one big sticking point, according to research is people's perception of what constitutes a beautiful garden needs the change. maybe it's helpful to know that a garden with such a mix of plants could better survive climate change. oh, not a good plans. you need space, but that's not available everywhere in cities. the cultivation of micro greens could be a good alternative farming in your own home and these vegetable seedlings and also a very healthy source of food. we took a look around tonight and met some people following this trend. ah 56 year old with the other and lives in it as attention neighborhood of tonight. even though he spent most of his life working with n deals in the education sector, you always wanted to be a farmer. a good character ever be. you know, the agriculture is my passion. i did have a foam ones, but it wasn't profitable and profiting, but that will become high investments and costs since running his farm outside chain. i meant he had to quit farming, but he was still unwilling to give up on his re, using his research on alternative farming methods, he came across micro greens, micro greens, a young edible seedlings that are grown and harvested within a month of germination back with nutrients doubted as a b. c, super food that can be easily cultivated and restrictive environment. nasa has been testing ways to grow micro greens in space. flight to give astronaut a nutritional boost on long exploration missions. micro greens have been a popular salad topping in the united states and other countries for decades and are now increasingly finding their v onto restaurant menus in india entities to radish morning. we have many variety of radish, red, white and pink lemma. and sunflower, b. shoot, broccoli, cabbage, red and brown. like these, we cultivate wells types off, michael green. but they don't need all of these. he grows in his green house and on the family balcony. in an area no larger than 10 square meters, he's assisted in his work by his wife and daughter. the 3 of them are able to handle the whole process from suing to delivery level advantage. anela. the advantage in this is that in a small place, i can grow huge quantities. the initial investment is less than a $100000.00 rubies, and off it's a good i can get $40.00 to $50.00 tolerant, obese per month on average $40.00 to $50000.00 per month in a day on india as agriculture sector is under pressure from low yields disappearing water resources, an equal logical damage, something with the other an experienced 1st hand in his earlier farming ventures. on the other hand, growing, michael greene's is straight forward and sustainable. to begin with, the planting trees are filled with warming. compose, then seeds are sworn in the soil in dense rose. this is followed by spain some water to start the domination process. the trees are kept in the dark for a couple of days than they had exposed to sunlight from the 3rd beyond words. what is 7? 38, this little girl to this height in 7 to 8 days. then depending on the orders, we get, we harvest them order. call to get the money on whispering because michael green's can be grown in most places under the indian sun. they have the potential to supplement both the income of drawers and then you attrition needs of a growing population. the dad that and delivers his fresh, michael green's to high and restaurants, and individual consumers. demand is picking up, offering the potential for new business opportunities, not just in janay, but across the country. from growing small seedlings to open gardening in germany's capital, many people in berlin really appreciate being able to grow and harvest. there were plants within the city and to share knowledge with others about plants as well. children also learn a lot about this as part of the environmental education in schools, even in the cold season. how is the school vegetable patch doing after last night? snowfall cora shira max and johan is want to find out just a few weeks ago there class sewed a small crop of raw here. ah, devon, sunrise pascal, there are already a few shoots coming out as the last time we were here. we couldn't see anything. yeah, we only just so the scene, i got tablet, we got this. yeah. this gordon spoof length berlin city highway. the plot spans around 10000 square meters in size and gives school children the hands to discover their green thumbs. there are plenty of trees, a small vineyard, ponds and lots of things to explore all year round. he got an hour to an in glen allen audit and i style ins. gardening schools are green, educational spaces in the city, on some of them have been around for a 100 years. our, the children can discover nature here and learn about the environment and a missional cannot, but it's not just children. adults can visit to dom in solution. anyone who's interested in finding out about conservation, the environmental acquisition, or just experiencing nature that can come along on that now to a fallen gland in you got an hour to income. today's lesson is about conifers. the children's school is very close by. they visit every month to learn about a wide variety of topics. the gardening school is financed by the city. though it's not open to the general public, anyone can attend its educational events. that's in contrast to this project in the cities east. it's called an intercultural community garden. we visited a few months ago at harvest time, amid old tenement buildings from the communist era. there a community beds that anyone can tend to. and individual 40 square meter plants that cost $15.00 euros a month. chemical fertilizers and pesticides are taboo. here tim kegler is in charge, but he's no gardener. he's a social worker. the inaccurate around getting him. the intercultural gardens have a distinct concept as they're open to everyone in a rooted in the neighbourhood with 1st lap. and they also boost cross cultural exchange, gotten into kudos. but out of the if we cooperate closely with neighborhood institutions like refugee accommodations, the preschool next door, or the elementary school across the road on a gold full, a giga. there used to be 2 kindergartens on the site after they were demolished. local residents fought to keep the space free for urban gardening. today, the work is financed mainly with public funds. in st. louis, nancy is tending her plan. 7 years ago, the social worker fled syria and started a new life in berlin. for her, the garden is more than just a place to grow tomatoes. she's made friends here, much money muffins, and sometimes we all come together to dance. and as i turn the music up loud and even to a bit of arabic style dancing, then some people say we want to learn that too, that we're all old. we can't belly dance that well any more till about sunset. there are several dozen community gardens in the city. many with an intercultural focus that serves neighborhoods in ways that go well beyond gardening. dp aka roth and her husband vp might have on uni, opted for a more pragmatic garden concept. the 2 software engineers from india have rented a garden on the outskirts of the city, just a few minutes by bite, from their home. from april to november, they can be found harvesting their vegetable patch. ready ah, we started turning the co code with them because we couldn't do anything else and we were working from home. so this was a nice way to go out of the house and do something because we couldn't do anything as recruiting travel. so and the serious continue the same. leona runs out gardens in and near large cities at almost 30 locations around germany. farmers till the field in spring than the transverse strips are rented out, tenens pay around $260.00 euros per season for 45 square meters. ah, we did a cost race analysis so, so basically last year we took out what are the things we got everything, and we put in an excel and calculated the price. and we found, actually this profit over oh, for the children in the gardening school harvesting season is still months away. but thanks to the winter topic conifers, there are no experts in evergreens and their regular visitors to the garden. are sure to cultivate knowledge and appreciation of nature that they can draw on long after they leave school. ah. 2 2 2 as we just saw with the school children, it's never too early to realize how important it is for a future to preserve a wide variety of plants. ringback strength biodiversity means taking action against climate change, or leave you with that and see you again next week. good bye. and thanks for watching. ah ah, ah, with who i will be is more african speaking from experience, and that's why he may or captain 5 go. and raise them. we'll must meet hardest bill, mostly good funds and bob weigh a true pioneer, a visual literature. i became a cobra artist because there's no because i this is who i am. not all i do every max eat 90 minutes on dw blue. what people have to say matters to us for me, that's why we listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on d. w. sometimes 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