have come to this. for many, it s the worst a roll call of the fallen to a virus this shattered country could have controlled. mark lowen, bbc news, sao paulo. now, at sunday s bafta awards, the prize for best documentary went to my octopus teacher. the setting was a kelp forest off the coast of cape town one of the world s richest ecosystems. and now the makers of the film are part of a campaign to preserve the underwater forest. our africa correspondent andrew harding has braved the chilly waters with them,
to see for himself. the sea life here is spectacular. but try for a moment to look past the exotic creatures crowding the cold waters near cape town. and focus instead on the seaweed. the endless underwater forests of kelp. t the endless underwater forests of kel. g the endless underwater forests of kel. ~ , ., of kelp. i think we should check out of kelp. i think we should check out the of kelp. i think we should check out the caves - of kelp. i think we should check out the caves and l of kelp. i think we should - check out the caves and have a look at the sharks are there. i came here with a group of activists who want to draw the world s attention to this extraordinary but little known ecosystem. they re extraordinary but little known ecosystem. they re calling it the great african sea forest. we hear so much talk about coral and about the great barrier reef, there are these giant underwater forests, and they are so important, just as important when it comes to climate and cli
countries who might be considering a similar scheme. but ministers insist big steps have to be taken if we are serious about climate change. tim allman, bbc news. there s been a shooting at a high school in knoxville in tennessee. police say one person was killed and an officer was wounded when police confronted the suspect, who repeatedly fired at them. the gunman was later identified as a student at the school. the bafta winning netflix documentary my octopus teacher tells story of a filmmaker who befriends an octopus. it was filmed off the coast of cape town in one of the world s richest ecosystems. now the makers of the documentary are part of a campaign to preserve the underwater forest. our africa correspondent andrew harding went under water to bring us this report. the sea life here is spectacular. but try for a moment to look past
of carbon which is mitigating global climate change. and then itjust happens. i put my hand out a tiny bit. it was here that these divers filmed a documentary my octopus teacher. it became a global hit. but the kelp is the bigger story, covering a quarter of the world s coastlines. for now, the kelp in south africa is so plentiful that it can be harvested sustainably, for all sorts of human uses, from fertiliser to face cream. the mineral rich fronds can grow half a metre a day. but these forests, acutely vulnerable to rising sea temperatures, are struggling elsewhere, hence the push to raise public awareness. we thought we have to give it an identity, and the reason for that was because if we want to do any kind of long term conservation of this ecosystem, we need to make people aware of it first. when you think wild,
and then itjust happens. i put my hand out a tiny bit. it was here that these divers filmed a documentary my octopus teacher. it became a global hit. but the kelp is the bigger story, covering a quarter of the world s coastlines. for now, the kelp in south africa is so plentiful that it can be harvested sustainably, for all sorts of human uses, from fertiliser to face cream. the mineral rich fronds can grow half a metre a day. but these forests, acutely vulnerable to rising sea temperatures, are struggling elsewhere, hence the push to raise public awareness. we thought we have to give it an identity, and the reason for that was because if we want to do any kind of long term conservation of this ecosystem, we need to make people aware of it first. when you think wild,