Senators have voted to acquit former President Donald Trump in his 2nd impeachment trial senators voted largely along party lines with democrats failing to reach the necessary number of republican votes are needed to convict trump impeachment managers needed 17 votes from republicans they only got 7 during closing arguments in the trial democrats accuse trump of willfully betraying Congress Members by inciting a mob attack on the capitol last month and then refusing to stop it trumps defense team blasts of the trial calling it an unlawful act against a political rival. All right we want to take you live now to the u. S. Senate where we can listen in to events on the floor. Oh now im being told 1st we will speak to the Washington Bureau chief you know as well who has been following all of these historic developments on the senate floor so you know this lawmakers just voted to acquit donald trump take us through this result what does it mean for the country now right so the picture is really clear that form of Donald Trump Former President Donald Trump still really has a grip on the Republican Party it was only 7 republicans that defected from the party line and voted to convict and they are either longtime trump opponents like mitt romney for example or senators that are not facing reelection so that means you know theyre not very good to kind of phase Donald Trumps force against him so. That is really kind of a clear proof that donald trump is fall from being done well in as id like to ask you about that precisely that this is the 2nd time that trump was impeached and then equated so where does this leave his political career moving forward will this have a negative impact or can we see him run again. He was impeached twice he is but never convicted im sure that this really wont hurt when it comes to the heart supporters the big question is how moderate republicans feel after the video proof we saw over the last 2 days some experts actually expect that there might be republicans who want to start their own party because they dont feel represented anymore by the Party Leaders who are not willing to stand up against donald trump. Well it must be said and that this outcome was largely expected i mean it was assumed that there would not be enough republicans to cross over to the other side so to speak and vote to convict donald trump so if lawmakers did anticipate this outcome why did they even bother to hold an impeachment trial in the 1st place. That was a big discussion here in the United States you know and the question was a trial like that would not even deepen. But you know for the democrats it was nearly impossible to ignore trolls involvement and. Generally think they just had to at least consider a impeachment and i think what they were really able to do over the course of the last days they really kind of showed how deeply dont trump was involved in the storming of the capitol and they are hoping that they put tension in the damaged from spread and of politics for the future now you know as youve been following this rather chaotic day in the senate i mean just a couple of hours ago wasnt even clear whether we would have a vote or not can you give us a sense of what was happening in the senate over the last couple of hours. Yeah it was really chaotic in the morning everybody expected that we would have the vote or on 3 oclock then they decided to ask for witnesses and then they kind of overturned this decision. I mean i have to say the dems really didnt give up such a great picture of themselves today. Experts say that it is very likely that the white house kind of pulled the strings because they have like one or had one big goal that this impeachment trial would be over soon that they really could start with bringing. Their political agenda forward like you know voting for a coal would. Relieve money and all these things so yes it was a rather chaotic day and its quite surprising that by by 5 oclock we finally have this result now you know this impeachment trial was historic for many reasons and clipping its lengthening it was ultimately a short process tell us more about that. This indeed is the shortest impeachment trial in the history of the United States and it is the 1st time that a former president was impeached that has never. Happened before and i think it is also fair to say that the presented evidence never was as shocking as the videos you saw a will the last days they really were giving us a very new look into what really happened and generous thinks and how close we really came to a blood at the capitol. Washington bureau chief enos paul ines thank you so much for your reporting. All right lets get a check now of some of the other stories making news around the world experts from the World Health Organization are requesting more data from china on possible early 1000 cases china reportedly refused to hand over information to the Team Investigating the origins of the virus the u. S. Has urged china to provide more exact data saying it has deep concerns about the w. H. O. Report. At least 10 people have been injured in a gas explosion in afghanistan and local residents trying to control the ensuing massive fire near the Iranian Border in the town of islam qala it is not yet clear what caused the explosion. In somalia a suicide car bomber detonated near the president ial palace in mogadishu the car was speeding towards a palace but it was intercepted by police who opened fire on the vehicle the driver was killed and at least 7 others were injured this is the 2nd major explosion in this in mali capital in recent weeks. Protesters in thailand gathered at bangkoks democracy monument draping it in red cloth to signal their opposition to laws on defamation of the monarchy a scuffle ensued between protesters and riot police and several people were injured police that appeared to make at least one arrest. The United Nations topps human rights body has passed a resolution urging me in mars military to release and sensitive she and other civilian government leaders who were detained after a coup earlier this month but the junta has seemed to harden and stance suspending privacy laws that govern detention and surveillance yet pressure on the military is growing across the country with large crowds taking to the streets to demand the restoration of civilian rule. The hours of darkness are dangerous time many and more. Stories of the military kidnapping people at night are circulating on social media. And yet the will to keep up the fight appears unbroken. For the 8th day in a row demonstrators took to the streets to call for democracy to be reinstated. And now they have been given backing by the uns top human rights body the Human Rights Council passed a unanimous resolution urging me and mars military to release on san suu kyi and other civilian government leaders. Our office is striking more than 350 political and state officials activists and Civil Society members including journalists monks and students who have been taken into custody several Face Criminal Charges on dubious grounds some remain missing with no information as to their whereabouts or well being. I the militarys crackdown on dissent is getting harsher by the day. The red cross said 3 people were wounded on friday when police fired rubber bullets in the southeastern city of mommy and the low arrested protesters gave the 3 fingered salute of the opposition in defiance. Meanwhile the military regime began releasing more than 23000. 00 prisoners as part of a mass clearing of the countrys jails. Though the military has presented this as a sign of goodwill the opposition fears the regime could just be making room for many new arrests i. Germany has banned travel from regions in neighboring austria and the Czech Republic after a surge of infections with more contagious coronavirus variance there so only essential travel into germany will now be allowed for the austrian region of 2 roll and check Border Regions but there are worries about the impact of the restrictions on trade and industry. Starting sunday strict travel restrictions will be in place between and t. Role where the highly infectious South African variant of 19 is spreading in austria travelers tests are controlled by authorities varia occurrences of the variance are more and more frequent. Better to be on the safe side i feel that were taking the right path. From monday at the border between germany and the Czech Republic will also be affected cross border workers will only be allowed in after daily testing and if they work and transport of goods or in health or animal care. When the test centers at the borders were Truck Drivers can get tested quickly if theyre healthy they can continue their journey if not then of course not. Its a shipping nightmare that threatens distribution chains. We really fear that the goods and people will be stuck in a never ending traffic jams and that this will lead to even bigger difficulties for industry and trade. According to border closures and travel bans should be avoided and germination make exceptions for cross border workers and essential travel. There for the commission has asked the portuguese president to discuss to. Travel restrictions. For now stricter controls the only way to avoid a 3rd wave of infections. Now lets take a look at some other developments in the crown of pandemic south africa will reopen 20 of its land borders to allow normal travel after restrictions were implemented to control and sections last month. Railway journeys in china during the usually busy Lunar New Year holiday are down by nearly 70 percent thats amid calls for people to stay put to avoid a new outbreak of the coronavirus Rio De Janeiro would normally be kicking off its famed carnival all now but instead of booming drums and flamboyant dancers its somebody drolma is hosting a covert 19 vaccination drive this year all right some sports news now and in German Bundesliga soccer on saturday leverkusen could only manage a 2 all draw against lowly minds after the break Patrick Schick made it 2 nil to live a couzin with minutes left in the match shake outmaneuvered at the mines defense and beat the keeper for the score 6 of the season but mines battled back and that its too late goals to deny only recoups in the victory over plotly here with the 1st of the 2 which was also his 1st ever one just lead a goal. And before we go a reminder of our top story. U. S. Senators have voted to acquit former President Donald Trump in his 2nd impeachment trial senators voted largely along party lines with democrats failing to gain the number of republican votes needed to convict trump. Youre up to date now on the deadly news omarion evanston in berlin thanks for watching just. Go to use crime fighters are back to that never goes most successful radio drama series continues to end up only this odes are Available Online and of course you can share and discuss on t. W. Africas Facebook Page and other social media platforms to crime fighters tune in you know. Young german and jewish just one jewish circles what does that mean in daily life and at school is that we shouldnt be given a special status but the completely normal. 11 teenagers 11 stories hey im jewish and so. Young german and jewish starts feb 22nd on d w. This little devise has basically become part of my body its always at hand and i never leave my flat without it do you also use your smartphone more than youd like and stay tuned because Digital Detox is todays topic shipped. Around the world people were spending an average of 3 and a half hours on their phones per day and that was before groll a virus during the 1st month of the pandemic. The global average shot up 70 percent at the top of the list of the philippines everest any phone use there is over 5 hours what effect does using all phone so much have on many people and definitely one of them feel permanently pressured to be digitally connected one solution is a Digital Detox is that even possible 2021 i gave it a go. The 1st challenge of the day is removing the sim card from my phone and turning the wife i off it gives me an uncomfortable feeling. On a normal day i would now read the news on this or briefly checked with a or Instagram Account with it anymore so. I read the newspaper instead. Of course the paper doesnt have the very latest headlights like many people i normally listen to music or podcast on my way to work projected 620000000 people across the world streaming music regularly in 2021 with that option not available to me today my old walkman gets a chance to shine. During the pandemic ive been opting for cost sharing to get to work by 2025 there will be an estimated 36000000 car sharing users in the world but the service wont work unless youve got the right app and a stable internet connection. So im taking the. When does the next one leave this doesnt help me today. The maps for me even the episode over 1000000000 active monthly users. Public transport information is Still Available on paper 5 minutes great at least it gives me time to get my change ive got just the right amount im used to buying tickets on an. Already getting withdrawal symptoms the average user checks their phone 58 times a day. I have the feeling of getting to work completely unprepared normally i would have already checked my emails i would have an effect the same of my colleagues. And those bridges the 1st 2 hours of the day during the pandemic my phone also became my fitness coach meditation guide Shopping Center and i was spoke with friends and family is that likely to change postponed. Is one reason we find it so hard to put down off phones is that most apps designed to keep us glued a quality the Tech Industry calls stickiness. Smartphone apps are supposed to be fun but theyre also designed to keep you glued to the screen. Thats why App Developers have started incorporating reboard systems like buttons push notifications and infinite scroll on losing social media feeds keep you hungry for more making the apps. This is useful for the senate because. The more Money Developers make purchases in games for example or by collecting data and use this behavior which. Is also benefit from high uses screen time the more you use the data they have the more they can moan. Their devices to suit their customers needs. Is really hard to resist the psychological tricks developers use but can you actually be addicted to your phone and apps is what experts say. Things built by brace and light up they constantly go our attention and tempt us into multitasking but sensory overload can over activate our brain which triggers the release of stress hormones like cortisone these negatively impact our performance and in the long run our body. Has had. Months with your heart starts beating faster you start sweating and your blood circulation also increases and more blood flows to your muscles. And you have this type of stress response while youre sitting with your smartphone and hunt and all the energy in your body isnt used as it was intended to be so instead you try to regulate it in a different way and that can lead to for example increased appetite and you eating more than is healthy. As our phones increase our stress levels our prefrontal cortex becomes overloaded and overtaxed prefrontal cortex can result in concentration loss and diminished logical thinking whats more many apps are addictive especially social media whenever someone likes or comments on one of our posts or photographs our brain releases a small opening batsman what happens is that those parts of the brain that deal with the boards are quickly activated especially in the beginning after a while this positive effect starts to get smaller and smaller so that you form hubbert the positive feelings arent really there any longer. But when you dont follow the habits you feel bad thats how an addiction settles in easier it. According to a study by the university of heidelberg addictive use of smartphones can decrease ect. And certain areas of our brain and even make parts for these negative effects are similar to the impact of drug addiction. Excessive use of smartphones can also lead to withdrawal like symptoms such as anxiety and problems concentrating sleeping. The good news is the human brain is an organ that changes throughout our lifetimes experts believe the negative effects smartphones have a now brains can be reversed by more conscious use. So that he was conscious and aware use i definitely wouldnt want to give up my phone because it really does help me in my daily life and gives me instant access to information and then started coming on the other hand in excess this can cause stress the socalled foam or fear of missing out this is now recognized as a real phenomenon the psychological effects of which have been well researched and it can lead to chronic stress. You can check your digital stress levels on your phone models google has the digital wellbeing and apple has screen time both analyze phone use for example i spent nearly 5 hours on my phone yesterday around 74 minutes where for work i unlocked the phone 109 times and got 66 messages mostly on microsoft keeps so is that ok or is it too long lets not forget these well meaning apps and all further increasing my screen time what can i do to avoid over using my phone here are some tips from experts. That used to sit clods and fight the 1st especially with behavioral addiction is to find out exactly which ups are using my smartphone or online and when for how long how frequently and at what time is the day keep a record of this and every time you look at your phone you know to down one. But i just threw him off why did i do it and how long did it take me because much of this happens in a consciously of a sloth. That lets face it this patient enough to keep a record of their entire phone use. Ironically like screen time could help. When done for the month next you tried to delete the upstart are causing the addiction usually it wont be all of your apps and you have Different Levels of addictiveness just depends on factors like the privilege of social feedback and rewards and the goal would be to abstain from those while learning how to use the internet and smartphone in a healthy way. Smartphones and. If its too hard to delete some of your favorite apps you can always try deactivating them 1st that will help you get used to being on them less. Gas cans are very important aspect is what you do with the tell you. I decided i want to put my phone down and use it last year just putting it down it generally doesnt work so well. Im still but if you say instead of using my phone tonight im going to do this concrete plan maybe even a plan for the week this week that works well for most people. But in our most mention. Instead of spending hours on social media during corona you could go outside and leave your phone at home a walk in the fresh air is a great way to recover from infinite strolls liking and sharing. Time or was what helped me moderate my social Media Consumption it automatically closes the apps after a preselected time you can reopen them at the time i helps build your awareness of how much time youre wasting on instagram and call him. If youre looking to do a full Digital Detox and have some spare cash you can book a holiday in a smartphone free camp or retreat. Instructor. Takes conscious breaks from connectivity. I often longed for how. When it was normal to make a plan and stick to it rather than constantly changing by text that. Instagram facebook picked up and designed to be tempting and effective now you can practice abstaining from them on specially designed retreats Digital Detox is have become a successful Business Model ironically you find most Office Online with thousands of reviews on social media. Its easier to stay offline as a group like here in camp break out where you dont bring your smartphone or computer. Of course this isnt realistic for a normal day to day routine. Healthy a Digital Future which were in control of our devices. Are in charge of. The devices. And we use the. Days of media abstinence here cost around 300. 00 euros for those truly addicted to social media the can cannot replace proper therapy but it does provide a setting to go offline and switch off. Almost 5000000000 people dont have a social media account and. Dont have a smartphone what about you do you use your phone. Do you see the value in offline time or is Digital Detox nonsense that is not on facebook or even our. And you next time. You call africa. When you combine the mission and the mob way that makes eco friendly transportation and a berlin startup that recycles batteries from electric cars what you get are emissions free cargo bikes for women who live in the countryside. The mobility for zimbabwe the code for go. W. Just like living on an. Endangered animal implant down to only. Play the rapidly growing population isnt functioning and more like to carry out attacks is it in irresolvable conflict among mum biodiversity and. 39 s. Among the total happiness is for everyone szymon penises are very different from primates you know we have a totally ridiculous sized view of nature think of it as this is Climate Change spreads that sex how fetus in books you get smarter for free get over your books on. The phone. Hello and welcome to this new edition of. Your weekly environment magazine coproduced and generally algeria. I dont curse the labs and im looking forward to presenting to the show would be a wonderful colleague in kampala high the grease and nice to see you again i am sundra to no deal and a big candle to all of us out there thank you for joining us again in the next half hour well be showing you some amazing environment ideas from europe and africa here is what is coming up shortly. In kenya tourists maybe some. Of the totals are. Planting trees can be done as well as an eco friendly mission. I need to wear a helmet to fungus. With reporters about electric cars and the every used impact on the environment it is certainly far better to drive electric than the fossil fuel part of baked goods about what happens to the electric batteries once they used simply throwing them away isnt a sustainable now a German Company has found a way of giving the batteries a 2nd means of life and some of which will be used by projects in africa to commit. To. Driving a 3 wheeled electric komba is a major step towards independence for these women and once in zimbabwe. It allows them to take their vegetables to the market on their own. Start up the mobility for africa rents out the many electric transporters for a reasonable price. But is environmentally friendly its doesnt pollute the air nor Noise Pollution as its me. Seriously if he doesnt have those exposed in those fossil fuel engine at the moment the homos are outfitted with Standard Lithium ion batteries which are often discarded when they run out of power the same holds true for those in the around 4000000 electric vehicles worldwide. Were all very happy did you mobility is finally taking off but if you know carefully regenerator the next problem in a couple of years from now millions of lives use batteries will come on the market was no we said can we find a way to give these batteries a 2nd life its at that point that to start ups came together zimbabwes mobility for africa and batteries in berlin its founder i know who dick has years of experience in the automobile and Airline Industries so if he wants to see discharge batteries return to service for another 7 to 10 years wherever Power Supplies are patchy. These batteries when they come to us have around 70 percent of their initial Storage Capacity so they are way to where to store them away we actually can do this better perk where we have 48 modules can build 6 of our bed repacks each of an hour is 48. 00 battery modules is tested for capacity and then 6 are banned all together to create a battery brand battery pack the modules may not all be in the same condition but the berlin based company has come up with the technology for i am going out the difference. This Electronics Controls the safety of the bedroom pack and make sure that we can handle slight differences this in the aging and in quality of the modules its taken 2 years to develop better is blue and gray casing the new battery packs are watertight and dust proof and user simply have to remove the old power pack and plug in the new one which can be charged with solar generated. Energy. Is ready to roll on simple ways roads to boost the Women Security and prevent them to the recycled packs are fitted with Smart Technology that allows mobility for africa to track them anywhere and battery gets Real Time Data on the state of their power packs as well. We can see in berlin what the battery in zimbabwe dust so we can manage it we can all or at the customer say now it needs a bit of repair or maintenance so we build more than the ecosystem around the bed 3 to optimize its usage and make it is easy for the customer as possible the goal is to go into mass production and to take back use packs to prevent them from landing in electronic waste down in africa or ensure they are properly recycled. For the work we work with partners residing specialist logistics specialist we have regional Operational Centers to make sure we can guarantee the despair brought but its hoped the experiences gained and zimbabwe will transfer to other economically weaker regions in africa asia and latin america the humber is one use case but the main other use cases replacing small generators is pick up power for recruits or its primary power for. Is no great sort of classic off grid. Situation the battery packs are getting their 1st road tests in zimbabwe driving lessons are booked out and mobility for africa plans to expand. Very useful to the Service Providers in this area. Because for example the police needed. And seems to Domestic Violence issues once i. Have. Operational course. After launching in zimbabwe better he wants to go global its going to have 300000 units like 2030. Reusing items like but it is one thing but wouldnt it be even better if they were more eco friendly a project on process is all there in the 1st place in a team of young boy technologists have come up with some really interesting stuff. At 1st glance the helmet by a technologist past and schubert is wearing might look normal but he is hoping that it could spare had a green revolution. The entire interior of this bike helmet consists of fungus my silly im an agricultural waste their votes extremely sustainable at the very go to a tentative to the plastic interior of conventional helmets. The helmet made out of might sound bizarre but for boston schubert and his 2 colleagues it makes perfect sense. Back at the lab in the Technical University in berlin all they need to do is to take the cells of the tinder fungus and mix them into a granular culture. This is then added to hemp oist a perfect snack for the fungus within some 10 days its roots the my c. V. Or some other defy the contents of the back. Its a shock absorbing material that can compete with Petroleum Based materials in many ways that was our main motivation there are so many products materials that end up in the trash can such as e. P. A. s foam expended polish tyrion thats the material that were replacing in this helmet. Makes up 30 percent of Plastic Waste in landfills worldwide thats a lot of. The. First tests have shown that the helmet can even outperform conventional ones in safety terms. The team still needs to come up with a sustainable outer shell and to ensure that the product is long lasting once theyve solved those problems they want to go into business almost one in 4 cyclists in germany wear a helmet. That tom schmidt another by a technologist at the Technical University of berlin discovered the novel he uses for fun be cheering a Citizen Science project that he led. These fascinating organisms on the the Animal Planet they come in many shapes and sizes. They love rainy days like this one and they have lived on this planet for millions of years. A fungus may well be the biggest living organism on earth. When they stick their heads out. Thats not even the tip of the iceberg but only a very small part you dont see the main body it penetrates the entire forest floor everything here is creating a Communication Network with other organisms that is constantly in operation the organisms dont always like each other there is fierce competition. Generally this contest for nutrients and territory completely passes by except when its obvious for all to see as on the street trunk thats covered with a tinder fungus. For trees this means a slow end there are also some of the tufts feeding on the organic material here. The more my celio piece 2 species meet inside the trunk it would be interesting to see how they interact with each other their competitors after all both want to decompose wood. Their ability to break down organic material is what gives them the energy to grow other materials at home schmidt and his team discovered that the local tinder fungus works best for their big plants for the fungus compas it. After the initial growth phase it can be broken up into recrown and molds to create different forms and sizes. But also create the money for i could certainly imagine that you could build whole walls from funky and the supporting frames from other components like wood if you wanted to remain recyclable i can certainly imagine that you could build a large house with it on hold for 40. Although the lightweight funky bricks are not a load bearing they could replace many of the Building Materials once theyre dried and the growth of the mycelium is halted the brakes could replace polish styrene for example providing a much greener form of insulation. This compas it is also very flexible. At times schmidt and his colleagues are planning to scale up their work working together with architects and engineers to see where the material can still be optimized. Devoid and by talk licensed ones on the road we want to make a contribution towards solving global problems of where do we get our resources from how can we switch to a circular economy and how can we recycle used products and i think that funky material covers all those bases with which includes my parents and bush 2. Grown in a controlled environment funky could just be the stuff to help build the houses of the future. We are all having a tough time doing this pandemic but when nature it hard actually both and bit of we in many countries including kenya tourism has declined sharply. Indeed as has sandra usually the beaches there ought to mean with forest but not have the sun almost to themselves and theyve come to next thats prompted locals to pitch in to protect the harshly. Making a break for the ocean i knew a harsh green sea turtle leaves its nest on to the beach its journey monitored by volunteers from a local organization the teeny Tuttle Police on kenyan south coast. Solaire my company is one of them they need is dedicated to protecting the green sea turtle which is on the red list of in be just pushes hes happy that numbers are about. This is. All used to it there were. A few months ago a few matata went ashore near here and laid eggs now as the animals are hutchings so lame a company is worried because they are more sluggish than usual and on their way into the scene they face many dangers crabs siegels beach dogs but also humans. What. People posed the biggest threat to the tuttles because they used to eat them but it got mobilized. And turtles and turtle eggs are no longer being eaten but i would say the biggest danger to tuttles still comes from humans. I would love to. Deteriorate Tuttle Police was founded by the owner over a small gator turtle. In cooperation with the king a Wildlife Service and the local Fishing Community they patrol some 12 kilometers off course like monitor nasts and pick up the last request although the members are all volunteers theyre going ization has been helping them during the pandemic. Digital program is helping us and were getting some money when were on duty even even go out to sea for 2 days we know that well receive some income later we can then at least use that. Take care of our children and i do like a few people but at the butler to feed them the no. Thanks to the partridge the tiny reptiles have a greater chance of survival and more our hearts in than before the members of the team we talk to Police Receive training in total ecology and pass on their knowledge to the community. And. Ive seen what their project has achieved since 10900 not hardly any reports of anyone consuming tattoos or anyone killing or injuring tuttles so the number of tattoos that are dying has gone down and people have begun to understand that even out of the water. Not what womans upwell a bucket outside. Only a few meters separate the baby turtles from the south those who make it will travel thousands of kilometers across the oceans and the famous i likely to return in a few years to late eggs of the. Its off to russia now which has the largest dr of forest in the world but increasingly those woodlands are being destroyed by wildfires and deforestation in the next report would introduce you to a woman who took it upon herself to launch a campaign to replant cheese she says by every maybe others to do this say. What looks like random bunches of greenery are in fact pine tree saplings thousands of them already for planting Marianna Munteanu explains how its done. Its very simple you place the sampling in the hole then fill that with earth and check that the sand firmly better than. Check once more that it cant be pulled out yet 38000 saplings are due to be planted today here on the outskirts of moscow Marianna Munteanu asked for help online and an army of volunteers as responded she regularly invites members of the public to help air. Rushes forests of taking quite a beating in recent years huge areas have been devastated by wildfires pests like bark beetles pose a further challenge russia has more forest than any other country trees cover nearly half of this vast land. I think doing this since 2010 there were terrible wildfires back then throughout the whole of russia i saw a picture of huge well established trees being blown across the fields by the wind they were breaking off like matchsticks marianna munchie on a studied economics and initially worked in finance but she quit her job to devote all her attention to reforestation you can change the world one small step at a time and people will call together for a good cause. Everybody here wants to help people become more aware of nature again and to encourage them to do their bit to protect the environment. I want our planet to be as intact as possible so that we have healthy air to breathe and leave our children and grandchildren an environment in which they can live well our environment is sick and i dont want to inflict further injuries on the natural world. Was 7 years ago marianna maggio moved to moscow to build up her own Environmental Organization but shes still not a lover of the city her childhood in the countryside very much shaped to she is. But i love nature i love the forest as a child i always spent the summers with my grandmother in the village. All the code thats her house right next to the forest we would go out several times a week picking berries or mushrooms. Back in her moscow apartment shes able to relax after all the hard work but she never loses sight of her goal i didnt see a change in my earth and this is my mission in life i want to achieve great things for the benefit of society of the planet and nature the planet looked at odds good afternoon my name is Mario Monti Yano and im president of the russian climate fund. Was the good. Work has long since expanded beyond planting trees together with other environmental activists she puts out her own podcast bid to get the message out to more people but shes also developed a mobile game app called plant the forest the aim is to promote interest in the well being of trees income from the op goes to plant new saplings. And you plenty more on the gamer has to collect points which then allow him to plant trees the idea is to inspire users so that they stop being indifferent towards our tree and said that they want to help with 3 forestation. With nothing. Back to the forest on the outskirts of moscow its time for lunch in the past 10 years marianna and her helpers have planted more than a 1000000 trees thats the equivalent of around 1300 soccer fields a large number of volunteers of all ages have helped to make it possible last year she was selected by the United Nations for the young champion of the earth award right nearby she shows us some other young trees from her project that have had a chance to get established. This tree was planted just 7 years ago and as you can see its already bigger than me soon and this area should once again be a Strong Healthy forest hopefully Strong Enough to withstand all the challenges of the future. 5 on the report is also about wooded areas but this time in the western part of common room in Central Africa here youll find that you both forest which has also been threatened by deforestation that is right create after a lot of protests both in and out there the country the government has bought its plants but for how long the end before us is home to quite a few species that arent found anywhere else. In this huge forest hold special significance for the local community some 40 the images line the edge of the wood dick cam was grew up in one of them and is committed to preserving this natural habitat. In the forest area where the gorillas chimpanzees and elephants are our ancestors lie buried we only came here because of the war during the struggle for independence we have our secret spots and places for rituals in the forest when there is an issue in the community we go there to pray so if the trees are removed without our consent thats not good. Although there are fears that some of the biggest. Evil forest is about a 6 hour drive from camerons most populous city to alma the vast amount of wood here has drawn the attention of logging companies valuable tropical woods make it especially attractive last year part of the forest was due to be cut down but after protests by local residents and Many Organizations cameroons president paul vi suspended the plans. Dick now lives in the walla but meets regularly with the village elders today he is visiting believe well the village elders are furious the government never consulted them about the forest. We are the keepers of the forest and we are against the law but people in your own day and might decide to take it but we are not happy at all. The forest is not only prized by local residents it also has huge ecological significance biologist way has been studying the evil forest for more than 15 years he says the rich biodiversity here is unique. Camera traps revealed footage of rare primates including a species of gorilla only found here funding for Research Even comes from the us all of this makes it really really diverse in terms of primates but also how forests elephants which makes it really an outstanding place we have a whole wide range of m 50 ants but biodiversity is not the only factor that gives this forest global significance. As far as extends for more than 1000. 00 limit thats where its made up of. Montane to law of the program which means it has all the vegetation classes and. Its really important in terms of the fact that these forests are sings to the 35000000 tonnes of carbon which is really important globally. Environmental organization greenpeace is seeking to exert pressure on the cameroon government they say suspending plans to destroy part of the forest is not enough we continue to call on to come on government and especially to the president of the river to be to take the necessary action comes. A project im not does to some sort of funding to create but to cancel the decree decision we contacted camerons ministry for forestry and wildlife but they were unable to grant us an interview for environmentalists and locals want evil forest to be declared a National Parks that would mean long term protection not only for wildlife and places of spiritual significance but also for the entire valuable rain forest. 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