Stores. Come on as well. Unfortunately, some of the expansive grasslands in south africas eastern cape are threatened by mining erosion and oval gracie. I for, you know what people need the later model. Bella is happy, she just sold 3 of her cows, will be equivalent of over 1000 euros. Shes a single mother, and the mobile cattle auctions organized by environmental and World Solutions are a godsend. This options are very good for us and very right. And for us, because we dont have transport to take our doctor the slight fulfilling they come to us. And some, sometimes we do negotiate the price if were not satisfied. In the past, small houses in south africa grasslands could only buy from ansel to their neighbors. The big capital auctions were held much too far away. The environmental and rural solutions. Ers organization launched the auctions in 2014. Since then, 3800. 00 cattle have gone under the hammer for a total of 1700000. 00 euros. That benefited more than 500. 00 families. The cattle bred here on the grasslands are renowned for their excellent quality, an environmental scientist, nicky mcloud and soil scientist li, pallets assisi montela founded ers 20 years ago. Oh, and how often do you think the cattle auctions are just one part of a wider scheme to promote Sustainable Practices in rural areas . Where are much of the grasslands has been badly degraded . To fragile ecosystem has been jeopardized by over grazing and mismanagement. The grasslands cover at 10 percent of south africa, but supplied 60 percent of the drought stricken countries. Water needs against a backdrop of Global Warming and climate change. Problems such as over grazing, soil, erosion and water security have become more urgent than ever keeping this beautiful grassland intact as a water absorb. Thats basically the skin on the ground. The skin on the earth given his growth than intact so important for replenishing a water source. Aaron, but tackling the issue of over grazing and a region that depends on livestock. Farming is a challenge. All k, one solution involves reviving an age old hurting tradition. My boy ella, in dog or were dollar house we saw call after i started a long time ago with our forefathers got him. Him follow my tail. The way they used to do it was to pile up some stones and paint them all day long, so that quote number will notify you that way. The community knew which side was fallow and which side was for grazing god. There were bigger mcwhorter withdrawn our market. This traditional system of land rotation had been used for a very long time. But as more and more people left the area to find work in the cities, the practice died out. A lot of fad, the young people didnt and best ended bads. If they talked to, they add as of the community, then it was easier to have this system more accepted. That the challenge that we have that is major around here is the Livestock Theft here and the grasslands. 47 percent of young people are unemployed and crime rates are soaring. But ers has found a solution to that problem as well. In the village of parents, sheep or b into tud, so its clear who they belong to. Good. That makes stealing them pointless. Oh, the branding is done by eco champs young people trained by the ers team as veteran re paramedics. They work by themselves, distributing medicine and vaccinating livestock on remote farms. Really when i didnt leave, its a very successful project and i, i used to have a 12 kettle 5 shoot. But now drew to this association helping us with the day vaccination and other made is, is im heaven now. They a d. N a la la la sheep, i am having gwin digital due to this loop, acelas, sissy montela, and mickey mccloud, have convinced many people here in eastern cape province, but living in harmony with nature, benefits them to help secure their livelihoods. Now thats how it is done. An initiative is successful when nature come to protect it and people can still make ends meet the creators of the project in the next report. Also embraced that concept. Thus right, sound run. Next we go to to nisha with fishes ah, in trouble waters. According to on e, you study . Demeter in is c as been fish stokes dropped by ah thought over the last 50 years. The vast majority of native species and are threatened by over fission. Visitors entering the town of r z s will notice a work of art that looks more like Wishful Thinking than the reality on the ground. Precious view, fissures and tunisia bring in a decent catch these days. Many simply abandoned their boats and young people are leaving when this villain was looking at the Current Situation and i have to say that there was no future in fishing, i can only tell young people to consider a different line of work. Biologists from the National Institute of Marine Sciences and technology in fox are looking for reasons behind the dwindling fish docs. The prime suspect toxic algae which repeatedly turn the see water read. Climate change high water temperatures and rising phosphorus and nitrogen levels provide a perfect environment for the algae to flourish. Nader species such a c brain suffocate and are dying off in huge numbers. On her, i will not take her said his best. We discovered that a toxic species of algae is responsible for this phenomenon of the indies, enough. In 2019, there was a very high concentration of the algae species called korea brevity level on the need of all astir, said consumption. Assume in 2020 it stocks the slightly lower good that they have never a need to new blood is not a person, but this year they have increased again in eva, eva if once in a vast yonder loc, especially in the area around the port of galvez we will add you father to this to make ends meet with fishers, frequently resort to illegal methods, such as catching fish that are actually too young and small to sell like this swordfish at the fish market in sparks. You also find cartilage in his fish, like raise and sharks, which are in fact endangered and protected species. Best years, i edi a needle rebels the are trying to reverse the trend. They want fishers to stop catching sharks and other endangered species. There part of the project med bycatch, which was launched 2 years ago and began with extensive data collection. Oh, now dont good. Weve collected a lot of data key which will use to make proposals on how to reduce unwanted by catch of endangered species. And were luck up for all of tenicia in the upper lower all due to the last thing is he need us rebel, see, has developed a Good Relationship with the Fishing Community and the port as are these. He tells them about the Research Results and provides insights into the concept of close season. This is when the different species lay their eggs and cant be fished. The evaluation of the samples makes it clear that fishing in the mediterranean must become more sustainable. One solution would be using different phishing methods. Trawling can be replaced by long lining, which involves long plastic lines with sardine bated hooks attached at around 6 meter intervals. Met by catch plans to recommend this type of fishing lin vertically with long line in and hook line fishing. Laura, the fish have the choice for Larry Barella and then the fish that go for the bait wouldnt get caught the the can in the others dont. Its completely different to trawling in am, which basically catches everything in the sea. And what was a copper said, deborah mcgrew, last that been shoemaker is an advocate of the long line method. But today he cant go fishing. The wind is too strong and the waves too big conditions are simply too dangerous. So he heads back to the harbor, preserving the ecosystem in the mediterranean will also require more fishermen like las had been shoemaker, to switch to alternative methods and not only ins are these. But across tunisia and along the coasts of other countries bordering the mediterranean sea. Weve got to interact with our planet in a more sustainable way. Nature has an incredible ability to regenerate, but we cant leave it up to nature alone. Thats all from echo africa today. I am chris the lamps signing of from league. I think it grief i will say good bye to buck i hope of yours. 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