It was simply disposed of in the sea by the victorious allies and decades on erosion is threatening to release the toxic loads substances such as arsenic mustard gas and t. N. T. Could contaminate the already vulnerable waters of the polish coast and one of the biggest worries for ecologists is the massive amount of oil from sunken warships found in places such as the bay of guns and environmentalist ogust sarna fears that the past will soon catch up with the present and ruin the sea that holds a very special place in her life. That still plant a peninsula in the the channel this is where the shots will find that mark the start of the 2nd while when i listen to reason conservationist on gasana is worried about the threat posed by contaminants and emissions that are still lying at the bottom of the baltic sea. There is at least. 80 to 100 wrecks in the baltic that are potentially dangerous to the environment and my might still cant contain a big. And out of oil in them and if it leaks the whole eco system of the body will be in danger the function poses the most serious threat the german oil tanker was told peter by soviet aircraft in the gulf of dimes at the end of the war. The wreck is being decomposing on the seabed for 75 years and still has fuel in its hollow. Older son of fears that the function could soon break apart with devastating consequences. Marchin public is a diver that has confirmed that the vessel is badly corroded but the 2 environmental activists say no one is prepared to take responsibility. Some people say that the past owners of the regs should be responsible some say that the countries in which waters the dregs are responsible for taking actions are greg so this this is basically why this is such a complicated issue because there is no clear definition of who is responsible and who should take action. The baltic sea bed is littered with potentially dangerous munitions. That the institute of oceanography and diancecht researches are examining samples such as these rusty containers of Chemical Warfare agents tracked down by professor yacht sick boat off ski. Its about 404242000 tons generally its estimated like the major origin of it is in the home base in its about 38240000 tons whereas about 2000 tons its in the goat of differently but if some of them larchmont at the same time in a small amount but you have a large release then you can have. Disposal clouds moving 15 kilometers away and killing ever think all the way. Ecosystems in the baltic sea are already under threat fertilizers from agriculture end up in the sea that are causing low oxygen levels that are becoming critical for many species. For over son and her fellow activists the baltic is a major part of a polish cultural identity and must be protected wherever all the baltic has some special place in our hearts i mean i spend every holiday every summer at the seaside since i was little girl so we kind of have this connection that even if we are not strictly from here. Santa says the oil in the function needs to be drained immediately to prevent an environmental disaster in the scenic time scb a. Salvage in the entire tanker is too risky and in fact ship wrecks attract marine life and actually help ecosystems to flourish. You all you think you would see on the bottom is just sent theres not much life life for this world of wrecks or you can see big fishes sometimes 3 lions so its its its really good to have those votes and to take care of them and to preserve. The toxic legacy of the 2nd world war urgently needs to be dealt with time is running out oldest son of talks to the media as often as she can tirelessly sounding the alarm. Unless action is taken the times could soon be witnessing an environmental catastrophe and its a problem that women in russia are acutely aware of despite it claiming the lives of some 14000. 00 women there each year the government has downgraded some forms of Domestic Violence to a misdemeanor. And for survivors the physical scars left behind are painful reminders of the past a tattoo artist yes a car is helping women transform their wills into works of art for her clients this form of therapy and able them to again feel comfortable in their skin. A pub in a city of over 1000000 in southern russia. This is a benefit concert to help jenny a take the 1st step towards achieving her dream when jenea tattoos women whove been abused by men thats nice when the project 1st started touch it was one of the 1st women to show up actually i dont want the women to be constantly reminded of why they came. And its over and done with but people want to hear their story is. The heart of months of the q. Store to. Jenny his dream is to cross russia on a motorcycle offering free tattoos to female victims of male violence. Her project is called transformation. Has a long scar across her belly jenea turns it into a little. Or you can. It cant get any worse than what ive been through. Of course not. The man all your blames for her scar was a distant relative. She came on a visit when she was 17. He was drunk. He tried to strangle me. He said either ill kill you or you let me do you. I broke free and screamed ill stab myself if you touch me he said you wont do it you wouldnt have the guts come on come on try he came at me and i stabbed myself in the belly with a knife. An estimated 14000. 00 and more women die as a result of male violence every year and russia. Jenny says the numbers are in fact much higher. You know the most. Probably a more. Than i think the problem has to do with the mentality. And the farther away from central russia you get the greater the unemployment and the alcoholism among men. Oh you hopes the lily will also grant her fertility. Since the knife wound in 2005 shes never been able to get pregnant. The Russian Parliament the duma has passed legislation led by arch conservative female m. P. s exempting offenders from criminal prosecution for the 1st Domestic Violence offense the 1st one is to be classified as a petty offense a relatively trivial matter. In that these women in parliament absolutely do not represent ordinary russian women not in the slightest. I represent the interests of russian women because i see all this these politicians have no idea what theyre talking about what this new law is against the people not for the people. The next day genya and her friend kucha set out for some are. Its a 13 hour trip to give free tattoos to victims of abuse jenny and never expected so many women to contact her from all across russia the 1st woman here is 39 year old vic oh shes embarrassed by the large store that her coworkers can see on her hand. Very soon my exhusband did that. I wanted to leave him and he locked me and. He cut me all over so i wouldnt ever belong to anyone else but him. He hurt me wherever he could and my face hands and my body. And. Later the doctors told her shed come close to losing her hand now a flower across on the spot that had been so painful. Youre the one. Who is overwhelmed that someone came all the way from. To give her a free tattoo. But id be a couple to me its not only about helping these women i want to show people that its possible to do something good that it isnt hard to do something good. That he. Was on the way back to another abuse victim calls for help on jenny as mo by all. Her scar was left by a wound from a hunting rifle. Ive been doing this for 2 years nothings changed. More and more women are coming to me. Theres a real problem but i dont know how to solve it theres no end to it. They live undetected underground where their colonies can multiply and outnumber humans rats are a plague in many large european cities such as portugals capitalised on well the city is crawling with millions of rodents who have the potential to spread disease so how to get rid of the pests enter the pauper troll an elite feline unit tasked with sniffing out the vermin. They prole through the streets in silent pursuit of their prey. Lisbons cats are helping sort out the citys rodent problems. Some 6000000 rats live here and the feline forces are out to get them. And to r. J. And her colleagues from the organization animals on the street go around picking up feral cats. Then they relocate them in places where the rat plague is at its most severe. With cats being a predate. So the smell of the cats keeps the rats away from the surface so its a good thing for them to do you give them a home and in exchange they keep the rats a way from your house. The lisbon authorities are keen to build up the capital but rounding up the citys feral cat colonies is anything but easy. No not this attempt fails. And her team make another attempt ideally theyd like to catch the entire colony cats make sense so its usually much easier to relocate a colony if you put friends together. Usually sleep together play together. Brothers all sisters and then if you do it individually. Lisbon is home to thousands of cat colonies. Residents have mixed feelings about them some people think theyre useful others cant stand them. Its a scandal there are far too many cats. You really are or are you one of my neighbors even find a sling shot at the cats. Rule in the cats help. The city claim they dont harm anyone but the rats theyre a pest the cats arent. Is lisbons ombudsman for animal rights. Shes one of the initiators of the rat control program. The cats when. People win and of course the rats we know as well because this is another way to control rats in the city well redskin of course being afraid of cats and they just disappear from the places where they are seen. Success one cat is trapped. It panics it has no idea that this will work out well. Before colony is no longer welcome where they belong. Because. The neighborhood is not ok and theyre facing dangers like poisoning or abuse or if the entire building where they lived is coming down for new construction they have to move. This school in central lisbon is the new home of a cat colony. Is at home here now. The tomcat has a kind of Educational Mission for the new arrivals. I think its important for them to have to gain respect for animals and its always good for both so we talk so much about 50 cent ship and this is also where youre creating this awareness. For animals. And into our take thinks this is desperately needed. She says the cat patrol is just a 1st step. I think this is a tip of the iceberg of more you main and green ways of solving these issues. These cats are pioneers so to speak a lot is expected from them. But theyre taking it easy as the hunt begins. Their mission should they choose to accept it a place to call home is something many of us take for granted but for People Living on the streets its a Foundation Upon which a new life could begin and in finland a country known for its generous social welfare people like cancer are being given a new opportunity to escape homelessness through a special program the no Strings Attached steam has given them a chance to rebuild their lives. Trains for her marathons at least 3 times a week she takes part regularly. Sit down there only 7 when i started running 5 and a half years ago a real turning point in my life right i had just gotten off drugs and thats how i got the psychological part straightened out i do much better when i get moving. Got used to a radically different life sleeping in Public Restrooms and shooting up heroin shed never know a real home. I was a drug addict on the skids i didnt have any teeth. Life was a really really bleak. Cartoon i was at rock bottom but then the city of helsinki gave her an apartment it was part of a National Program to get people off the streets of the state cities and a few foundations pooled their resources and achieve results. 80 years later the number of long term homeless has dropped by 35 percent. The housing 1st strategy means everyone should have a home of their own even if their drug addicts or unemployed. Getting the housing 1st principle means that Homeless People are offered a home 1st. Not just an apartment or lodging or a door they can close but a real home. On help me start on our task here is to give people a feeling of security you know. To help them rebuild what are often wrecked lives. Song enemy stuff and in our sociality we help out with every day problems and social and health problems. The residents get together in the common room and your nose is 31 and has been living here for 3 years currently hes in drug replacement therapy he landed on the street after his father died he slept in stairwells or at his grandmothers place and he spent 5 years in prison the label on his doorbell says your house the boss. This is his 1st real home in many years he has his own key and private space but he knows that hell need help for a long time and i see the by friday i will have cleaned up here and gotten rid of all the syringes and things so you wont have to watch where you step anymore. So its very important for me to have my own apartment and its the most important thing of all. I know how it is when you dont have that i get the feeling that people take having a home for granted. But they shouldnt. So its the same as with the freedom that i used to take for granted. When i was in prison i realized that i couldnt take it for granted. That. The success rate speaks for itself 8 out of 10 never go back to the streets. Is one of the Success Stories shes training to become a social worker the 1st training shes ever had at the age of 42. They have a new 2nd running was just one step on the path to getting back on my feet again. She had a 1st step was getting an apartment. And some money all scandals. Describes a way of life that is joyful and relaxed and where better to study living the sweet life than in italy thats where one mare is rewriting the laws of decency she is determined to rid his town of of offensive language those caught making insults are penalized but instead of fines or Community Service the town is using law and culture to even the most of tongues. Is full of terror mouths wide open. The terrible result of nastiness underway across to the mayor of says this painting serves him not only as a warning but as inspiration. I dont have this painting to scare people but so that i always see what nastiness can actually do other. Earlier this year the mayor introduced an ordinance banning offensive behavior in law its the 1st of its kind in italy. You know denounce the u. S. That they will not. Want to build a dam against the degradation of social relations especially on the internet and social media. But at the vet of people are so nasty to each other on social media on Facebook Instagram twitter etc. Youd never see such gratitude as behavior on the piazzi in the bar or at the newspaper kiosk if people were face to face the money on the. Mayor has a lot to do in his small town of 10000 inhabitants between Reggio Emilia and months away in northern italy. But he hopes that would sarah can act as a bulwark against nastiness and be a model for the whole country. The mayor has a plan for punishing offenders. For example a compulsory trip to the citys theatre he thinks culture can serve as a weapon against the potential collapse of society. Forgotten or a minute of it doesnt change anything if people vent their frustration angrily and nastily their frustration remains their problem stays and the whole community suffers the most which. And request to also recommend literature the Municipal Library houses all the italian classics and much more. All those who violate his ordinance will have to read certain books he chooses costa was inspired by chestnuts of a teeny a screenwriter born in lazzara who worked with the directors viscounty and tony only and fellini and had an impact on a child in cinema for more than 3 decades. Says and its of a teeny who wanted to create a library of italians that every italian should have in their home. Books about philosophy literature and science. His idea was that only a well rounded general education could bring about peaceful coexistence. But not everyone in agreement naturally the mayors ordinance against nastiness has its critics. The normal citizens like me feel offended we are decent people and if i go overboard a bit once ill be immediately punished. For stuff. She wrote before. But others are happy about the new decree especially when it comes to social media. For the cowardly to not express opinions to peoples faces anyone can pretend to be a hero i want to keyboard julie foudy during the past year much about. The mayor has already taken one of these socalled heroes to task he was offensive on facebook. But i mean. I contacted the offender and called him to account telling him what mistakes hed made i also invited him to read some of the books which are listed in the ordinance our phone conversation ended in a very positive way. If. They are under costa is certain of his convictions and the painting will remain as an inspiration against his fight against nastiness. 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