planet, even in places where they're difficult to pull? that's our topic to be on eco, india. hello and welcome on some of that i 1st, we had to largest ton. the western region of the indian state is struggling with massive droughts. the process of desertification continues. a revolving project wants to fight against this. with a specific planting technique and native tree species, they want to survive 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 his tongue. the land just outside is known as marlborough, me in sanskrit that means the land of the day. but here in the village asunder any a young couple is transforming the added landscape into a forested area. if we call a forest only thing, imagine every one imagines like it's all green, it will 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 thorny wishes we wanted to. we like when we buy the, the name of furniture, generate us or any image in their head. and that's why we call it the model one, like 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 again will be forest in the 1930s, the mirage. old george booth, scattered seeds of a drought resistant mexican blonde across the desert kingdom. that green large 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 divide this corner of the 3rd desert. their 1st challenge was to get rid of the invasive land species introduced by the mar roger. as soon as we removed the zone, 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, you are 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 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. de zillion 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 floods out me, 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 their dad 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, 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, i will depend on irrigation. suppose 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 me of argue 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 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, our own leg there will be for $20.00 to $25.00 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 applies talking about 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 unit, the limestone helps distilled of water from the ground level as velocity. as we have created a layer of limestone. to right above the bottom of the well before the water, you see to a day one, god bless them to live. the good years have succeeded in recruiting the villagers as guardians of the fast spreading forest. they've trained groups of women to 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 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 blank, bowden and cli, medea's that when does with water create a comfortable temperature in the desert heat as draining coordinator, russia, georgia has also launched initiatives that use local materials in creative ways to promote local arts and craft skills. basically him there, it, i think living in a desert is a kind of hot nod history use minimum resources and have maximum output and have learned from the locals hale, how he can live happily and beset sustained events 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 digs ruled, the forest is already valued by the local community which gaze 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. mm hm. mm. mm. mm. mm. what are 2 biologists doing in a god incentive and they don't even have gardens, or they're looking for what's on offer for gardens and balconies. japan seager and in mushed out are on a mission to safe native plants 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 that we have gardens, allotments, 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, is mostly native plans. been cultivated, and urban areas are all the words it could help to slow the decline of biodiversity . but why is that soak as a native plants so important? i currently recount 13000 non native plants and the entire plan diversity is 370000 plants. so if he only supports neophytes, so the non native plants, when we only support a small fraction and these plans are already managed very well to disperse. so they are not addressed. where as many native plants are at risk in germany, around 30 percent of native plans are endangered. landscape architect, georgia, fig. until you go works with trees, shrubs and flowers. in her experience, customers don't usually ask for a native or exotic plants. they're just while hardy plans that are resistant to disease and easy to care for. and what does she prefer to plant here? really naturally sh shawn. they are dog market of ours. we make our selections based very much on the design, depending on what people want. most delroy does, so 1st we look at what people want, i think, and then we look at the location by that because they are all really different or if one of the plans not, then we choose the right plans. i don't present, for example, they can tolerate shade or loans. so will i tonka long or species that are able to cope with less water e 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 vacantly guy. and he, in the garden center. they are a lot of insects. but are potty latest more attracted to exotic or native plants? ah, less it evolved conasauga. as of us we have, we can't really say exactly what we see here is that insects like going to non native plants lawanda devlinson because sometimes these plants fill the gap. when native plants are taking a break, i'm from planning. i know pose, i'm laying on loss high concept that probably makes most sense is having both variance, sinful lucas, our native species supplemented by non native one solution. i can think of different lenders and all that class ever in the life seat 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 problem and it's not a problem when a new species appears in position. and the question is always how they fit into an existing ecosystem whose home and that is very difficult to predict in advance line, of course, because in a new ecosystem, will they encounter many species of animals and plants that they are not prepared for sized you so we don't know if there will be negative or positive impacts or no impact at all kind of looking up. and what about wild beasts? because compel of unrequited that depends on how good they are at dealing with changing flora. well, of course, there are generalists among wild bees in, for example, many bumblebees can use a wide variety of plans for food, but there are also many beasen bumblebees that cannot. they depend on a small number of plants youngers, 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 here, primarily native species liking, must out until the and figure 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 go for and we also have fig trees provide and we harvest the fruit one. so on the highest flower, native plants are primarily for the animals. so like these wild areas here by the pond to a non flashing job, 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 the dragon flies. bes eliza, an extra garden has 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 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 new fights, 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. not a 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 vegetable seedlings and also a very healthy source of food. we took a look at our gena 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 n deals 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 will become the 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 nutritionally boast on long exploration missions. miko 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 radish her more. edgar, we have many variety of radish heard. white pink. lemme and some flower be should broccoli, garbage. read them around. tis me like these. we've got to read 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. 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 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 tolerant groupies per month on average, $43000.00. but one thing again wondered 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 renters. on the other hand, growing micro green's is straightforward and sustainable. to begin with, the planting trees are filled with wilma, composed, then seeds us on in the soil in dense rolls. this is followed by spain some water to start the donation process. the trees are kept in the dark for a couple of days than they had exposed to sunlight from the 3rd day onwards. what is 7 to 8 days later, we'll go to this height in 7 to 8 days. then depending on the orders we get, we harvest them all are required to get the money on whispering because micheal greens can be grown in most places. under the indian sun. they have the potential to supplement, would think them of drawers and the nutrition 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 urban 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's 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 prop of right here. ah, devon san fran pascal, there are already a few shoots coming out. is that the last time we were here? we couldn't see anything. we only just so the scene. i got that tab. we got this. yeah. this gordon spoof length berlin city highway. the plot spans around 10000 square meters in size and give school children the chance 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 marriage when glen allen, audit nash die. linds gardening schools are green, educational spaces in the city, on some of them have been around for a 100 years. so all of the children can discover nature here and learn about the environment and a national kinda, but it's not just children. adults can visit to dom in solution. anyone who's interested in finding out about conservation, the environment. so that is it or just experiencing nature that can come along on that not to a fallen can in you got an hour 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. that 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. here tim kegler is in charge, but he's no gardener. he's a social worker. the integral to have gotten him. the intercultural gardens have a distinct concept as they're open to every one and a rooted in the neighbourhood woodseau snap, and they also boost cross cultural exchange. certain intercoastal global dotted 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 cultural goober. there used to be tube kindergartens on the site after they were demolished. local residents fought to keep the space free for urban gardening. to day, the work is financed mainly with public funds. lou saint 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, this more than just a place to grow tomatoes. she's made friends here. last monday, muffins and sometimes we all come together to dance. i turn the music up loud and even do a bit of arabic style dancing with them. then some people say we want to learn that too, that we're all, we can't belly dance that well, any more. feel about dancing. 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 alcaraz vendor husband vps might of our new ne opted for a more pragmatic garden concept. the 2 softwa