the underwater wood. plants also essential to life in cities. how can we give them most space on this planet, even in places where they're difficult to cool? that's our topic to be on eco, india. hello, 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 recertification continues. a revolving project wants to fight against this. with a specific planting technique and native trees species, they want to revive an organic bio diverse ecosystem there with positive effects for the locals who will benefit from the forest produce. ah, this is george bush, double the sun city of the state of august hon. 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 call 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 pony wishes. we wanted to, we like when we buy the, the name of furniture, generate us, our denny image in their head. and that's why we call it the model one like the forest of the desert. it's not it, it won't be green, it's mostly brown. it's white and defend, distinct and sweaty, scared during the canopy forest. in the 19 thirty's, the mirage, old george boost gathered seeds of a drought resistant mexican blonde across his desert kingdom. that green lard speeds 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 got up and by shall go just briefly to divide this corner of the tired desert. their 1st challenge was to get rid of the invasive land species introduced by the mar 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 resolve your 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 are birds that come here and weaver birds make the their nest only using nagged 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 resilient. within visit plant gone, it was necessary to plant local species that could help against seasonal flooding. this is a flood plain area because flags out 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 key. it's a very, very deep rooted species which would hold the soil. it wouldn't allow the liquid vacation of the data landscape. madeline is located in the middle of 2 saline desert rivers, maddie and looney. 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 go just decided to harvest that precipitation and dug up bonds next to the new forest to help keep the soil hydrated. yes, and this is the born bagley created. i know 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 have to depend on needing ation. so if you see this bond you're the moisture level will be reaching bill. 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 them. some of the vegetation will 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 miyazaki method, or the widening technique that was invented by the japanese botanist academy of lucky, one knocked on your lucky say this to bring back the potential natural vegetation of that area. and the potential natural vegetation of that eat this area is i will leave her some glasses and tardy bush and strap. so it's not like if you see on the albuquerque forest in southern region or central india, it would look seem here, the trees order communities, there we are blunted. it's like a cluster. so it will be just 13, our own that there will be 10 to 15 shrubs, our own leg there will be for 20 to 25 grasses and other ceilings that we've learned. another key pillar of the project has been its focus on forging a connection between locals and a 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 cunning, a bad moment. after blustering the velvet limestone video lies, the limestone helps with the filtration of the water and keeps it clean. it also helps keyboard termites and insects at b, you know, the limestone helps distilled of water from the ground level as well as we have created a layer of limestone, to right above the bottom of the well before the water to see to a j one. god bless them to live. the good years have succeeded in the routing the villagers as guardians of the fast spreading forest. they've trained groups of women, the spot, the difference between invisible 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 talked about collecting seeds though? because we didn't know what big would 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 the 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 blanco, dung and cli, medea's that when does with 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, i'm with eric. i've been living in a desert is a kind of hard in our to streamer minimum resources and a maximum output and have a launch from the locals. he'll how he can live happily and be said sustained event in an environment like this could good with muddle one 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 bio diversity. 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 some investigating how the cultivation of native plants and cities would contribute to biodiversity. 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. jan seger and ng mashed out are on a mission to safe native plant species. oh, the, i dare 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 lot men's 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 redirect 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 biodiversity. but why is the focus a native plan 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 at risk. 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 trips and flowers in her experience. customers don't usually ask for a native or subject close. they just want hardy plans that are resistant to disease and easy to careful and bought that she preferred to plant really not to alicia sean. they are starting. where should we make our selection space very much on the design, depending on what people want and most deloitte are so 1st look at what people want . and then we look at the location because they are all really different. one of the plans and then we choose the right questions, for example, that can tell the rate sheet or the loan follow tommy long or species that are able to cope with less water. d placement, vinny, lots westcan. 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, vacantly, guy. and he, in the garden center. they are a lot of insects. but are potty latest more attracted to exotic? are native plants? ah, less it 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 mentioned plans and i know poet eileen, and 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 different lenders and all that closer works in the light station. natural history museum, he is a specialist on 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 can problems and it's not a problem when a new species appear as division, the question is always how they fit into an existing ecosystem whose home and that is very difficult to predict an advance. one of course is because in a new ego system will they encounter many species of animals and plants that they are not prepared for sized your so we don't know if there will be negative or positive impacts. shiva or no impact at all are kind of vocal up. and what about wild bees? consoles envy quits that depends on how good they are at dealing with changing flora. of course, there are generalists among wild bees. for example, many bumblebees can use a wide variety of plants for food, but there are also many beasen bumblebees that cannot. they depend on a small number of plants, young and when those plans disappear. so to the bees. philip dorski is also a biologist, and he too, 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 he had primarily native species liking mashed out until cnc gov wants ah, was excellent disciplines. mm hm. so the non native plants we have here are mainly crops slung, for example, we have situ on pepper ice pins, which can be used as a spices to go for. and we also have fig trees electric high. and we harvest the fruit one, t hi, miss and flower native plants are primarily for the animals. so like these wild areas here by the pond to a non flashing you have 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 an extra garden have many advantages, but it is a lot of work it gardeners need to be knowledgeable about the plans emerged out into the and see got like the natural god but doesn't live up to the idea of god and that supports native plans 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 in tech pollinators recognize these species, there's still one big sticking point. according to research, as people's perception of what constitutes a beautiful garden needs the change. but maybe it's helpful to know that a garden with such a mix of plants could better survive climate change. now to group 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 vegetables seedling and also a very healthy source of food. we took a look around chennai and met some people following this trend. aah! 56 year old with the other end lives in a residential neighborhood of to night. even though he spent most of his life working with in jewels in the education sector. you always wanted to be a farmer. again, go to wherever you know the agriculture is my passion. i did have a form once, but it wasn't profitable due provident, but that'll become high investments and costs and running his farm outside chin. i meant he had to quit farming, but he was still unwilling to give up on his dream. during 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 fact with new trends there doubted as a beastie super food that can be easily cultivated and restrictive environment. nasa has been testing ways to grow micro greens in space flight to give astronauts a nutritional boast 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 indian cities to alicia more bigger. we have many variety of radish heard white pink lemma, and sunflower be shoot. broccoli, garbage, red, emerald, piercing like these, we could do it. 12 types off, michael green, benedetto, benito, all of these, he grows in his green house and on the family balcony. in an area, no larger than 10 square meters is 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 monthly's i can grew huge quantities on the initial investment is less than a $100000.00 rupees. and profits are good. i can get $40.00 to $50.00 tolerable bees per month on average, $43000.00, but amongst them again, wonder india as agriculture sector is under pressure from low yields disappearing water resources and ecological damage. something video that an experienced 1st hand in his earlier farming mentors. on the other hand, growing micro greens is straightforward and sustainable. to begin with, the planting trees are filled with rummy compost than seeds are sworn in the soil indians 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 dead exposed to sunlight from the 3rd beyond words. more. what is 7 to 8 days later go to this height in 7 to 8 days. then depending on the orders we get, we harvest them order a call to get the money on whispering. because michael greens can be grown in most places under the indian sun. they have the potential to supplement board the income of drawers and the new 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 their own 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 was the school vegetable patch doing after last night? snowfall cora? hera max and johan is want to find out just a few weeks ago. there class. so a small crop of ra here. ah, the van some ran past louder already. a few shoots coming out as like the last time we were here. we couldn't see anything. now we only just so the scene, i guess that's tab, we got this. yeah. this good news goof, lanes. 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 the garden hour to an in glen allen ot at nash darlene's. gardening schools are green, educational spaces in the city, on some of them have been around for a 100 years. our, the children can discuss a nature here and learn about the environment and a national 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 our fallen inclin any gotten our to income. today's lesson is about conifers. the children 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 this city's 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 are 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 year. 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 nap. and they also boost cross cultural exchange written in the crew to read about it out of the if we cooperate closely with neighborhood institutions like refugee accommodations, the preschool next door, or the elementary school across the road. and cultural goober, 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 maggie muffin, but sometimes we all come together to dance. and as i turn the music up loud and even do a bit of arabic style dancing with us, then some people say we want to learn not to, but we're all old. we can't belly dance that well, any more feel 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 vps might of i knew, ne opted for a more pragmatic garden concept. the 2 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