Of things a lot better. Not everyone is convinced of that however a 2016 study also people from 17 Different Countries whether they thought the world was Getting Better or worse. Just 11 percent believed things were improving. 30 percent thought things said more or less stayed the same. But the overwhelming majority 58 percent were of the opinion things were getting quests. This dramatic scene is one of a selection of photos taken by photographers in 2018 for the World Press Photo exhibition at the valley plant house in berlin but which impression is it that we take home with us one with positive foundations providing us with inspiration joy and amusement or do negative stories overshadow a view of the world one that can be so cruel unjust so trauma. Sizing and terrifying. The world in oxford is a more rarefied one the English University town has a special appeal for those with open minds its venerable halls of learning have seen no shortage of unconventional thinkers and people who like to see things along alternative lines. Richie from scotland is no exception she has a take on life that is fairly uncustomary. The world does not always a good points but its much much better than it was in the past and i think its really important that we acknowledge this and understand this to make sure progress continues. The Postdoctoral Research on Global Development is a champion of presenting the world as it is including the good sides she and her colleagues at the universities Martin School Research Unit compiled figures and graphics for a database that emphasizes positive trends its featured on their website oh world in data. Life expectancy for example has risen significantly across the world. From a global average of 46 in 1950 to over 70 now. And the proportion of children dying before the age of 5 has steadily declined in many countries Child Mortality is no close to 0. The researchers also have encouraging news on the global poverty front over the last 30 years the number of people below the absolute Poverty Level those with an income of less than 1. 90 per day has fallen by 2 thirds the reason you need to understand these Political Developments is because if you come out of the belief that the world has continued to wars and then none of the interventions that we had have actually worked then you become really cynical the world then your thinking and. The question there feel like you can change in our friends. For. Scientists have literally been taking to the stage to publicize their encouraging findings and a swedish doctor who died 2 years ago was a star on the International Conference circuit is enlightening and entertaining ted talks of being viewed by millions online and many in the rich countries they think that oh we can never ending poverty and of course they think so. What thats how. We have been more systematic when we fight. And then i discovered the work. And i really realized that all of the conceptions i have of it the way the world is changing where they will spend all these years in education i kept up today. And i just had no idea so why does news tend to be dominated by misery and suffering while positive stories barely have an impact media critic peter litter says the imbalance in coverage is no accident. Negative stories are just part of the Media Product menu that we have. And that menu look good says is determined by intense competition in the media world where the print online or t. V. And radio the desire to court consumers and enhance your brand positioning leads to exaggeration and sensationalism in the process of turning human hardship into a spectator sport that is precisely what readers and viewers want says look good. Because people are limited in their process of selection limited to things that deviate from what they themselves see as normal. It might be unpleasant to accept but we tend to define our own happiness via the misfortune of others meaning im not affected with thats why we need negative news stories. Very transformative change is. A single event so you can a poor on a daily basis there things happen every single day the same thing every single day which you may think are very incremental but over there really a transformative change is and no one is supporting that. So how does the prevalent present is a must for those who are promoting a more balanced view. Far from being disappointed or bitter and a richie and her team are happy to see even modest progress including at grade school level. We see kind of students. Based on. Poverty or so theyre really worrying about the world and learning about a large scale for us the best thing to see. Better place for one is team to celebrate the human story the last degree market. Global coal in the region lights just around the corner from our office a microcosm of the modern world and here it is without doubt the positive world. Our global ideas series regularly features people striving to change things for the better for instance by helping to protect nature and our climate. This week we go to southern kenya a vast area home to a wide variety of flora and fauna particularly in the National Park the regions main tourist attraction. Its also home to the masses of people that traditionally practice strict gender roles but as our reporter betina tomo discovered here 2 things are changing. Early morning in southern kenya near the tanzania in border. No i know. That i know my name yeah most attracted a. Grieving community to the entire team lioness we should do go to the money long id in the morning to full full fee think excess isis to pay pal our sense was a lot more about trying to make sure that all but decided to laugh and not the last leap. She works in a large area of my psych Community Land the local group branch it almost surrounds the i say the National Park at the foot of mount kilimanjaro. But purity like carra is one of 8 young women who have recently completed their training as rangers. Head ranger is part trick. Together they plan their Daily Missions their work can be very dangerous so any we walk in a very very fast as it is there will be so close. Sometimes when you go to get through the bushes a little bit of this next hour that. Comes with the training precautions and how would you react how would you be aware of your development as you go out in one. Team lioness as the 8 are known is one of the 1st all female ranger units in kenya and the very 1st made up of masai women are traditionally women are considered weak and do not pursue an occupation outside of the family. Strict rules and hierarchy is observed for centuries and must psych munity sers slowly being questioned and loosened. The other group is planning a patrol in the area surrounding the 4 ranger camps on the must i Community Land in all their 70 rangers here. And we do they like the idea of this event as dad was the only one to protect them. And also their community that he is the father meant to board and. We can send the community. Several 1000 elephants live here too they move back and forth between National Parks in the west and the east of the country and traverse massai lands along the way there are no fences barring their path. Purity car and the rest of her team travel long distances on foot. Between 20 and 40 kilometers a day the same as the male rangers. Among their most important duties is talking to people who live here the messiah or seminomadic pastoralist who cover a lot of ground with their flocks and encounter wild animals along the way sometimes lions kill cattle elephants rampage in villages the rangers need to hear about problems and be informed if poachers are in the area. They charge animals Movement Patterns and register their g. P. S. Coordinates rangers are on patrol 7 days a week its a way for these women to break out of strict traditional gender roles but the job is far from easy. To cut because the little lake will follow through and once they have and they can kill you so. Good because a little. Like want to live long for that then so their wishes you can because you know. You might be not going to do that. Once a month purity like car of visits her family in their village for a weeks break ringback. You know her daughter lives here and is looked after by the extended family now were. A little bit of venom and im her female relatives make jewelry and sell to tourists visiting the National Parks nearby from a side of women this kind of business is not considered controversial. It is also an important source of income. It allowed purity like chorus mother to pay her childrens schools. I told my father and my mother that you had to get it to me yet now ive done with my family you wanted me to come and death and how to live without. Me if you dont want of me to go into work then i told them no because you have educated me like you but if it had with me to win. That. And with her regular income she can support her family. That has earned her respect in the community. Which. Would have. Having seen purity and the other girls join the ranger unit. And seeing them working with confidence we made the right decision you know might have been if you didnt you know now were all going to. Any other girl who will be accepted into a rangy unit also have our acceptance made to her by like me by purity like carr is a pioneer a woman of courage and that will one day benefit her daughter as well. The job created a strong bond between the female rangers. It took a while to convince the village elders to give them permission to do the work the project was initiated by the ngo International Fund for animal welfare. This is a community that is really male dominated a lot saw the godchild that women get and dont have a c. You know looking for issues so weve been importing them not just to join the range of course but also in terms of educational scholarships to want to see in general weve been playing a bigger role in controversial matters here. When rangers live in tents for now but proper housing is being planned they spend 3 weeks together at a stretch that creates a sense of community. We discuss how you have been in chad of your beef cattle how you did continue with these walk then when we met to give that we encouraged us that led to the all about of their job so when we come together i would talk about food things that i didnt even the interaction between us and then we talk about it and we had with author on this kind of female empowerment and selfdetermination is something new in their society but it appears to be catching on. Repression and discrimination a part of life for many women around the world on our new Facebook Channel d. W. Women youll find stories about those taking a stand and inspiring others to do the saying d. W. Women gives a voice to the women of all worlds. Have you ever seen a whale in the wild. Whale watching excursions provide an opportunity to get up close to these gentle giants. Whales can be spotted in deep waters around the globe from the west coast of north america across the seas to south Africa Europe japan through to australia and new zealand. And something sensational is happening 2 humpback whales are once again being sighted in several places in the 1970 s. Widespread commercial whaling nearly caused their extinction then in the 1980 s. Whaling was largely banned and now humpback whales are returning to areas where they hadnt been seen for decades. And will watchers off shore near new york welcome on board the american princess this is a ill invest. That has that fabulous. Photographing and recording the humpback whale that was in grout in new york. Every summer the humpback whales migrate here in search of food and are now believed to have strayed as far as the busy shipping lanes of new york harbor. Celia ackerman works for the gotham whales Conservation Group and is out here almost every day on the lookout for humpbacks. That whales. Have recovered significantly since then a commercial whaling that protection in our waters now also we are. Then theyve been in decades. Odds are then we see the 1st 2 whales spouting. A sign that theyre on the hunt. The whale watchers are then also treated to a pod of young dolphins a key prey for both dolphins and humpback whales is menhaden. Come. Its an oily forage fish that is in rich supply in these waters. What looks like rain hitting the water is actually a dense school of fish the menhaden often cluster in such concentrations that they can be easily spotted from the air off the coast of long island. The fish feed off algae and plankton that have absorbed Carbon Dioxide as such many haitian are both invaluable filter fish for the ocean and a vital part of the marine food chain. They not only supply the whales and dolphins but also other species the fish like stright and fish are see there and theyre whats known as a keystone species. Menhaden are an easy catch for whales but also for commercial fishing fleets there catches reached a level where there were not enough fish left for the whales and dolphins the introduction of fishing quotas in 2013 saw stocks recover and the whales returned. Further south in rebuilder ginia menhaden provide the main source of income the amiga protein corp is the last company on the east coast at the u. S. To catch man hayden on an industrial scale but not for the dinner table there are a mega 3 rich flushes turned into fish oil or fish meal these fish appear to be probably 3 to 4 years old based on the size but representatives from the fisheries a few see. Actually well come here take a sampling there are 3 determine exactly who they have based on where we catch them which are in our captains logs selfhelp track that species the bar mass of men hate. The menhaden are a big deal and read film until recently there were no official limits on catches of the fish their stock seemed inexhaustible except they werent overfishing brotman haydon close to extinction in the 1960 s. By which point the whales had already left a make up protein believes there is no danger of that happening again thanks to the quota theres no overfishing going on and the fact is that the fishery only takes you know about 6 to 8 percent of the biomass every year 68 percent and the other 94. 00 to 96. 00 or so percent of that biomass is left out there to to serve its ecological purpose. No menhaden no humpback whales a simple enough equation. But the figures sided by the fishing industry are disputed by scientists who are opposed to any increase in the permitted fishing quotas other animals such as the sea hawk also feed on the menhaden its a pivotal element of the entire ecosystem. For hope for we join researcher alan picketts from Long Island Stony Brook University for a trip on her Research Ship theyre studying the biodiversity here in chicago bay which serves as a kind of nursery for a range of atlantic fish including many hayden using bait made of muzzle flash they set up an underwater camera and trap on the bottom of the bay always at the same spot. A few hours later the scientists will retrieve the latest findings for their long term study. Of the concept that really take into account not only the amount of fish of a. Well to fish for the amount of fish available to eat by whales by striped bass 5 to nose bush arcs that concept has been heard loud and clear the team records and measures everything picked up in the trap from baby blowfish to shrimp all links in the chain of the ecosystem which the whales depend on for food. We see Large Schools right off of the close of new york city you know its incredible this is something that during my lifetime i have not been able to see before so it is just incredible to be able to see. Her excitement is shared by tourists who go on the 4 hour long whale watching tours. To go golfing well you think crowds but its nice to other women smile like. Mother off the beach theyre here we love to hear our dirty work native new yorker so were skeptical about everything and so many said they were whales out here weve got to see it to believe it because we go back to the days when you know there was no light down here at. The gotham whales activists advocate for the whales and against higher fishing quotas will there be enough men haydon for all parties in the long term there. If it stands properly. And thats something the conservationists want to ensure in the hope that migrating humpback whales will keep on returning to feed on fish in the waters off new york city. And now were often told in europe where weve been invited into a home in iceland. Hi my name is software and bone from frederick every ferric ever is a small village in the south and part of iceland so i want to welcome you into my home. So this is our living room. And here we stay here most of the time. Our house is built on a hot area we never have to warm it up not in the wintertime because its all this hot. Comfortable. This is also my favorite thing here its from my mother i grew up with this. The plowers. This for example is a gift from a very good friend. And i really love this thing also these 2 years there since i was just since i remember since i was a little girl also this chair here its its very old i think it is for around 250 years salt and it comes to nearly from mark. With some Danish People in the old days. And this is my favorite thing here. My belief that its an old grand piano since 1884 i sometimes play it. With maybe try. Oh. Yes this is our kits in here. And we have very fresh water you know warm water and. The oldest if its so clear you just drink it its very clear very cold the water. So i have a lot of africa things for example here in the window while this is my husband this is my house watching the venue its. My husbands name is that me ok height that me. But. Its me and my husband. Our mothers our children he has 4 and i have 4 and grandchildren. I hope you enjoyed visiting me and my husband here in connecticut and i hope you will come here to visit iceland our beautiful country see you here. Well. Thats all this time did you enjoy a look at the brighter side of life. Drop us a lying to global 3000 d. W. Del come sunday forget were on facebook d w women see you next week. To. The rhythm of the markets. The momentum of the working world. Your business may seem made in germany in 90 minutes on w. We present europe at its most summation at its most exciting. Most creative colorful glamorous trudi tasteful innovative brilliant charming. And fair resistible. Play. On t. W. Im not laughing at them well i guess sometimes i am but i stand up and whip it up and have been thanks deep into the german culture of looking at the stereotypes a question that is think the future of the country that im playing the piano needed to be taken as drama down to me its all about. Nothing i might show to join me to meet the jetman bundy w. Post. S. O. S. Europe. Sometimes. Has a future with the champions young champions are greeted by some a but i suspect spirit now for a long time i took pieces of the things we value about europe for granted that now i sense this need be something that we dont people in particular need to find a woman. Comes to my. Mummy for activists from for you countries the flayers function for the dream of the United Church of. England and they saved european ideas. Most but i know you can stand up to the fantasy and contribute to something important and had to succumb to. The future of europe to start september 2nd on d w. Italys in political limbo with Prime Minister just said they contain now had a caretaker government the italian president has asked him to stay on until a new one is formed similarly a country resigned from office blaming his deputy mikael sell veiny for the collapse of the populous coalition after 14 months its too
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