Todays show where we have new and fresh environmental topics from around africa and. On todays show we have a look at bio diesel made out of waste. To see how people in uganda are using the backyard of their school. And to learn how to make telepaths a very slow thats good for the environment. When we think of farming many times we never really consider the different components and how they could Work Together i mean issue to be in port act to be decided to look at how to ensure that the entire component of the farm Animal Husbandry crop farming and all of that can depend on each other and help each other to grow so that the waste from one is used as fertilizer or is used as feed for the. Lets go to reverse straight Port Harcourt my dear and see how this initiative is working under plans to deploy cant sell to other farmstead. At first glance it looks like a call to reform but the shanghai Rivers Initiative is far from its land covering an area of over three hundred hectares is cultivated using shanghai principles in other words Crop Production husbandry bio energy and fishing all depend on each other. Called circular economy tommy judges coordinate the farm is the zero Emission Research initiative on this zero with since that is a system that works on recycling recycling of byproducts and with products so what you have from one Production Center thats a waste the twist material is being china to another Production Center where it is being put into effective and efficient use of those long my farm has three important branches first thats husbandry with us which is cattle pigs donkeys poultry and even snails then theres a fish farm featuring a hatchery and several songs. And of course Crop Production. They missed a link the different branches and all the nice them in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way nothing is considered waste. The money or from the chickens is used to fertilize the fields and the waste water from the fish ponds is used for irrigation killed by philosophy rivets or forms of chemical fertilizers and pesticides which are considered harmful they system here is a system where with a lot of the c s one what the of marriage from then is that. We use the dry grass is there more which will suppress the wheat so you do not you do not need to go bring that when the material decomposes it produces methane gas its odorless and can be used for cooking we try as much as possible not to with some of these byproducts effluent byproduct no this effort but you know you are seeing itself is useful. For that but youve got in this farm seps us. Liquid organic fertilizer. Agriculture makes up over half of nigerias g. D. P. Conventional farming methods can harm the environment and the soil and in some cases even decrease yields in the long run the organic system protects the soil and increases yields gradually. Well not just looking out they have to learn we are also looking at the environment because this coming that we do see id keys the pesticides decides they have besides divident decides all of them. Poison to the environment some of them over the period that becomes that becomes a buildup they build up and then you can even. If you took down down down to the far the water and then pollute to do water. The farm also serves as a Training Center where young people can learn about Sustainable Production techniques its hope that this will help spread the ideals and the values associated with the shanghai system and eventually allow sustainable businesses throughout africa so thrive as the worlds population grows the quality of the soil is rapidly decreasing approximately thirty percent of the globes long area is affected and around three point two billion people depend on this law and the area most affected is the region south of the sarra whats causing all of this shallow. Well for example soil loss but also Climate Change and industrial agriculture which damages the soil with artificial fatah knives and heavy machinery but there are ways to stop this process and for some court cures fix oil the solution is a very special type of thats called teleprompter and can be lead anywhere in the world we had a look in salad. Its harvest time in this experimental garden entrepreneur. Is pleased with the yield because these crops havent been watered or artificially fertilized for ten years. Theyve been kept alive soley through natural rainfall and yet theyre thriving the secret behind this apparent miracle is a layer of terra preta on the ground where the highly fertile soil mixture is based on an old indigenous formula from the Amazon Region the roots need more than just moisture they transport the nutrients and need very porous earth if theres not enough air down there and because the soil is too compressed or dense they dont grow well with taro prater the soil is loose area and moist and it contains nutrients and beneficial microorganisms. Tara prater portuguese for black earth made almost anywhere in the world the remains of mushroom cultivation and manure the ingredients are then combined with a special mixture of charcoal bacteria and fungus this is covered and stored for four weeks to allow the mixture to ferment converting the organic waste into fertile soil. We can that we can use a wide range of biomass types for our charcoal production and it doesnt have to be wood we can also use things like strong leftovers from the harvest even bones clean a whole array of carbon containing products can be turned into high grade charcoal and this charcoal is the basic ingredient of terra proton. A look into the microscope shows why charcoal is highly porous so it can store water and nutrients the pores offer a breeding ground for microorganisms which help the plants to absorb the nutrients others transform plant remains into humus and bind carbon in the soil helping to protect the climate as well then one of the other what well have to feed over nine billion people by twenty fifty that means well have to tweak the soil differently terra preta after is us the chance to at least help farmers conserve and dont prove their soil at a locally sustainable level. These agricultural experts from morocco share the same goals agriculture plays a fundamental role where they come from. Here they can see first hand how soil improvement functions in detail. That helps them find solutions for their own environmental problems and very dark you see. In general our main problem is the intensification of agriculture because it also leaves us with fewer organic waste products for thirty one years you know our city. They want to use the charcoal rich terror prater in morocco as well if its such and bring it also into as a material. It once the ground is contaminated or depleted it takes many years to recover so we have to find a solution to tackle that problem. And the soil weve been shown here. Is an excellent solution. These riesling vines when growing well anymore many of them were small and spindly. With little. The ground was dry and depleted so the vintner added terra prater to the soil. This is sort of thing is were here in an area where vineyards have existed for almost two thousand years without Crop Rotation in principle an extensive period of monoculture. That will definitely leave some areas a bit worn out the soil has to be reactivated we cant continue like this for another two thousand years. The initial results are very promising this ancient farming technique clearly has a bright future. We now have to zimbabwe where we met with. She has to produce an innovation thats the environment by cutting down on Energy Consumption its a bug. And its made from crush see how this inventive lady from zimbabwe doing that for the environment. Did you know you can save energy pack cooking in a temperature bag. Styrofoam litter has become a huge problem worldwide. Clean up is expensive and once broken up into pieces the plastic and club the digestive systems of animals. And zimbabwe has found a way to help a temperature back. To use a styrofoam granules as insulation. Produces the packs in her family business. Heres how it works you cook your food for a few minutes apart in the back the temperature over until the food is ready using the. Depending on. The bags cost between fifteen and forty us dollars. You save both money and energy. And joy. To mike that. You are also doing your bit to tell us about it. The website or send us a tweet. Has to do more than we hear your story. When i got to the goddamn capital kampala where theres a lack of land to grow crops like in many other cities around the world people are starting to do album farming now even schools are getting in on the act they are encouraging a vast students to use the limited space in school yards for farming the five landing important new lessons its also a lot of fun as our reporter saw. In June Lisa Fieri is harvesting spinach and mangold she says students agree as a high school in the ugandan capital kampala. Linked to the schools an area of land just a hundred square metres in size where the students can grow vegetables angel uses old plastic containers for plant pots as a way of recycling waste so most of these and then you buy a new video but they dont know you of course so instead old either buying them and producing smoke and that you must fear or maybe buying them in the ground that has been destroyed the shell of a museums cutting cycle then you can use them to grow crops which youre going to be able to change. Angel and her classmates mostly grow cabbage spinach and spring and. The boarding school of the outskirts of compound is a pioneer in urban farming and encourages students to take their schools home with them. Got the lessons take place once a week. Ok where you live but it will be a. Fine christmas if we are back to what are the charges all consumed at school also to members of the public on visits and billions the head teacher says the project is a huge success maybe ninety percent of the girls i have raised in the urban area and this is critical for us because they have to be active somebodys kind on money in. This place is a small place and money regardless of how small a place can be. The initiative is paying off angel has even inspired the parents to grow vegetables at home theyre retired so they have enough time to take care of the plants. Because its days if im preparing my breakfast i pick if youre if youre lives and then i cut and put in my ford it saves a lot because you find that every day i spend our own toso than three thousand evacuees but if you have them arent home sylvia a lot. Of and farming is still in its infancy in uganda the students hope to get Financial Support from the government ask initiative is rolled out to other schools the minister of education is already full of praise for the project. Feeding the children would not become a problem in saving the environment will be very important i mean it would be very we would be down because we have seen the way they are using the polythene and the older teens and so on so we should not be polluting the environment there will be a delays in those very things to use as that is on the verandah. Whatever they dont consume the students on visiting days one large cabbage and the school around one us dollar for monies paid together and used to help pay for food a boarding school. Skill family has the potential circle seemed insecurity and inclement but for the students growing their own crops is first. And thats a fun. If you think of england whats the typical dish that first comes to your mind when i think of fish and chips and preparing this National Dish requires quite a bit of cooking oil in london snack bars and restaurants the use of millions of litters of cooking oil every year and most of that used oil and up in the sewer system where its close to cause a serious blockage of how disgusting right mt oh most definitely sharon or believe it or not these so called birds can be used as a resource now a British Company is turning them into green bio diesel lets have a look at how theyre doing it. If youre going to venture down into london soon as you dont want to be too squeamish sewage for millions of homes flows through these tunnels restaurants and snack bars also flush millions of liters of cooking oil down the citys drains every year this discarded fat has led to a festering problem in the sewage system liquid grease congeals into a tough slimy mass these socalled fat burks can cause serious blockages British Company arjun energy is transforming this waste fat into bio diesel dickon pozen it is the companys director of corporate affairs. Is the only one in the world that can handle such degraded horrible smelly Raw Materials including some birds the fun dug out of sewers and out of Water Treatment works the fire comes out of that we can deal with that we can turn it into an oil and put it through the bodys a process. Bio diesel can be produced from a range of oil based materials with most of the worlds supply made from soybean Oil Producing bio diesel from waste fat isnt new but arjun says their facility can transform even the most rotten of Raw Materials like animal fat food waste and sewer grease into bio diesel. Urgent sourcing manager had a swim bike is responsible for gathering the putrid rule material. My will with an ounce of energy is that its go out there and speaks the companys money and different people who are putting this stuff down. And bringing it to make biodiesel and so i guess you call me a fat hundred. And this is how it works first the sewer grease is saved and filtered to remove any solid material. In a second stage another system removed. The water. Then the oil is processed through a Chemical Reaction and turned into roll bio diesel after cleaning the bio diesel its blended with conventional diesel and supplied to Bus Companies around the country theres a sustainable fuel this facility near liverpool cost eighty five Million Euros but arjun says it was worth it the Carbon Savings that we get out of this plant alone is just under a quarter of a million tons of carbon every year which is the same as one hundred twenty thousand cars off the road and. The Company Believes theres enough fat in britain soon as to keep them in ready supply the hope is that in the long run the bio diesel produced from londons fats oils and grease could be used to power buses in the capital and chances are good that the plan might work a few years ago the biggest ever fact was found in the sewage it weighs about one hundred thirty tonnes the Company Estimates that could provide enough raw material for up to ten thousand liters of bio diesel. Now lets head to the Children National park in northern botswana to visit a special wildlife project to always come to the area to see animals but even left unprotected the wildlife will die out and so world tourism luckily theres a lodge in the park that is more than just the police or visitors to stay its a pony in what bulleting and its Staff Members have a special place in their hearts for the ross lets go take a look. Chhobi river in northern botswana forms the countrys natural border with namibia while fishing and agriculture dominate on the namibian side botswana has put its side of the river under protection but was fifty years ago and make show be botswanas first National ParkEarly Morning is perfect for watching wildlife. That might live on the sky you know. Seventy thousand jobs in botswana depend on the tourists to visit the countries wildlife reserves but for goby much easy working as a park ranger is much more than just a way to earn money their nation are pyke together with that i mean loss means everything in means everything to what some of us toward is so close a vision is the most important thing we have to level and you have to protect the environment and im happy to be one of those people that do that in our country. The high pitched whine of an electric motor this game here is one of the First Electric safari vehicles on the african continent and besides ecards cho became large also boasts a fleet of silent solar powered boats and besides that its also managed to cut down on ninety five percent of its waste and garbage. Running it or tourism and focusing on it. Is going to be paramount youre traveling these days are becoming also more responsible and they would like to make sure that if they do go on holiday that they do support sustainable holiday destinations and operators. With two million visitors every year botswanas tourist industry ranks second after diamond mining conservationists around the world commend its completion ban on hunting and fierce stance against poaching. Across africa hunting and the growing human population are forcing wildlife out of their Natural Habitats many of the most fabled species have been driven to the brink of extinction. Conservationist Robert Sutcliffe who collaborates with the chubby game large is worried. Even in botswana Road Construction poses a serious threat to wildlife. One of the main reasons is habitat loss. Of elements around a lot of areas being. There for farming. The question these animals out of the area have. Been twenty twelve chhobi river and its National Park became the center of the b. C. Trans from t. A Conservation Area this is the home of one quarter of the global population of endangered african wild dogs. Its africas largest reserve and spans five countries the aim to enable animals to migrate naturally and freely. If it is paid off while giraffe numbers are