Some of the ideas and concepts people have come up with to help save the environment im really looking forward to the was in south africa a wonderful species that needs protecting but the weakest link to more install besides that. Making clones out of fish things. And we also show you how design is in germany transformed. Into something new for. Every so if africa sees a migration of was eastern coast and he was travel north from ontic tika weve been cobbs last year so the largest number of words on record off the coast of cape town scientists call savation ists and tourists continue to learn more about these giant marine animals we went along to find out more. At certain times of the year special visitors can be part of what is a force being in south africa. Where the huge mom was my grant from and talked to the woman waters off the coast of mozambique to come and not. Very good after a few months to return some of the along the same route and researches have seen an encouraging rise in numbers. Of the great conservation Success Stories since the end of whaling allison people stop catching and commercially in the late seventys around Southern Africa the population have been increasing rebound. If they can be and we think getting up toward the carrying capacity of the ecosystem the population of the west and the east price of africa have been increasing probably close to 10 percent yet the researches use a hydrophone an underwater microphone to record words sound which the team will analyze later the waters around cape town provide a do conditions to study the behavior of the way this. Lake. Had a lot of feeding off the west coast of south africa which quite unusual that ill let you get out that wells are feeding in the antarctic and we picking up a lot of juvenile whales this year 202019 hanging around the South African coast that are feeding right in show in falls by a really interesting occurrence fast it gives us an opportunity to study the feeding behavior and the sounds theyre making whereas communicate using up to 4 conversations from clicks to whistles and of course some teachers associated with a specific type of behavior. Comparing recorded here to that recorded in africa gives researches insights into which populations move through different areas so we were quite surprised when we 1st Record Company in in force by because of how different actually if you look at dolphin distribution because hamburg was only strongly associated with make these animals and around africa mating happens at tropical areas so rather equitorial which africa and of mozambique on the east coast around cape town animals shouldnt just be migrating past although we are aware of animals of summer months feeding as well. While commercial whaling was banned several decades ago the animals to face a number of threats including being struck by ships 100 Term Government in 29 to several ways drawn to. After becoming trapped in fishing gear images of them being towed. To show appeared in media are on the globe. In a very short amount of time there are a number of wells in tangled in the false bay area and this was exposed by ocean conservationists and very passionate in the area and this caused a groundswell of public outcry they went all the way to the top of the governments hands and this caused the fishery to be shut out really quickly a temporary ban on octopus fishing was recently lifted but a number of sticks have to precautions when produced to prevent any further entanglement of what is in the tropics. Further up the coast this right where a curve is enjoying some time with its mother to the delight of cuz everyone. In concert about 3 hard drives from kept town when watching the trucks about how for me than 200 year. While tourism is is big all over the world but in south africa a critically important. Huge attraction for people with southern right world is an amazing world to watch because they spend a lot of time on the Water Surface i often think its the best way to watch having been hunted to the brink of extinction this was have made an astounding recovery and through the efforts of scientists and conservationists they can see more suffering through the waters around cape town and throughout the world. 6 why our amazing did you know that was. Our next piece is about fish too and more specifically this it might sound like but it can actually be a useful resource a French Company makes leather from fish and hes a big hes another installment for my series doing good. Usually fish skins are a waste product so they cost next to nothing. Some companies in africa turning them into jackets shoes and. A french tannery produces leather for luxury accessories like card holders and comebacks. I dont actually get used to transform fish skin into leather because today its the way studies thrown away by the Food Industry and the catering industry i wanted to question on the advantage of fish skin once its been the scale is that it has a unique texture and its one of the strongest the most durable letters in the world and very supple. The tunnel really removes the remaining flesh and cleans the skins and every taking drum. To soaking an eco friendly town instead of to dry. Then the skins are softened and died with various colors. And now the company is processing around 2000 skins per month. 2 skins that would otherwise just be useless waste. And how about you if youre also doing your bit tell us about it. Visit our website or send us a tweet. Hash tag doing your pictures. We share your story. Whether there was a bike or trucks it mostly is going to be changed every now and then long before the rabbit starts to board a hot one becomes an issue but he actually and its seen me viewable much to meal and youre right sandra and thats why recycling tiles has Great Potential they are so many things that can be made from them big all small even for and see for yourself what a german designer has managed to create. Is this the end of the road for these tires that trade has worn down and theyre no longer safe for driving but what others throw away is a valuable commodity for one Company Based in eastern germany. Is particularly interested in large truck tires i have larry tires consist of rubber Natural Rubber and wire bio wire right here in the tread and along the rim and those are 2 components that can be separated easily. In the time manufacturing process heat is used to compress the rubber making the tires firm and heavy. So special machines a needed to shred them. They use as much energy annually as 1200 households. Danny felber gets the tires for nothing. But his recycling company near speak oh does have to pick them up from carriages entire dealers. And because the truck tires the so bulky only 100. 00 actually fit into a container. To keep the driving in the transport costs down we try to source our tires locally but as we produce 20000 tons of rubber granular it from the truck tires alone we sometimes have to travel hundreds of kilometers to get enough orders of defensively. But in base design to catch a van or doesnt have quite as far to go she gets her old material for free from bicycle shops in her neighborhood. A lot of her products are made from in achieves. As. Right i look for inner tubes with specific wits because i need them for various products. And i tend to focus on what i call price pieces which might be impost or patched up or have a manufacturers branding yes i pick out the most interesting ones 1st. Year. As well as expensive handbags and other one off creations catcher vanno also makes wallets and key fobs that sell a prices similar to those of commercial products. In comparison to other materials the designers says that rubber has many advantages. As a child i mean much one great thing about this material is the supply is endless theres more than you could ever need its also waterproof its durable its completely begun and for many its a Good Alternative to leather. But the tire recycling company is no longer any sign of the original form. The shredded rubber is molded into everything from small mats to large sheets weighing 80 kilos. Or compressed with the force of a 1000 tons so theyre pretty tough. We didnt have an over them with tanks which developed a new process that allows us to use the maximum amount of recycled rubber some products integrate natural couch work or other substances. But we dont we only use old timers. Customers like the recycled rubber when used as flooring the sheets dont have to be glued down and they can stand up to the elements. Filled in fells castle theyre being used to protect the granite slabs in the courtyard. Once the restoration work is finished the mats can be cleaned and used elsewhere. This robust material last for years. Our next report is about repurposing Something Else thats often found on garbage heap glass bottles yes indeed did you know that glass is one of the longest lasting mind made materials we have it seems a shame to see so much of it simply discard it but on the Canyon Island of lamu at least some bottles found on the beach and are being put to good use lets go see it. All the ilo. The fabulous plastic you can play studio. Its ocean clean up to here. In kenya the children might have made a game out of it but for omar ali this is more of a possible conservation mission. 1520 minutes we do. Every friday every friday its nice to get it when they are you know again were doing here. But it goes a long way you know i think. Most of. Them while they are on. Like many african countries kenya is grappling with a gut beach problem there are no public dustbins for people to dump their trash and theres no garbage Collection Center with the trash piling up people have had to take matters into their own hands collection and recycling initiatives like omars help to plug pick up. He told us we can go to the beach to swim after collecting trash i connected. To. 80 years ago there extent of ocean pollution really hits home form our studies have shown that the ocean is the 2nd most polluted in the world this affects both the marini life and the human food supply here in laos amar decided to start doing his bit to protect the ocean. By the sea shore but one time the boat. But when i came out of the boat. Bad bad bad. Lusty everywhere and there was kids around you know and there was a lot of there was no doing anything. To be a good idea you. Just want to be area to have kids playing you know. But omar didnt just collect the boxes he used them to build and nasri school this is the school now all the board will hear. About. The problem is when we get the trash out of the city we bring into the lab there was nobody to pick them up but easier conservative island and some locals were not happy when omar opened the school. No one has down this country. So the one they want to move is a move. Be the holes who would be our why we skin everything but my thought of. The whiskey and the wine used to get in the book all of the community important. And with time the locals accepted that this is one way alcoholic but is really do belong in schools. And strong in academia and my child is running. He joined the school in 2018 i feel good when i see kids having a chance to study and besides study and they also learn about the environment and the orders and students dont have to pay to attend on our school this means that support from volunteers has proved vital in keeping the school going. Im so thankful now that everybody will be aware and calm and type to. People. I dont know these youngsters are learning fighting lessons not only in the classroom but out in the open air where the ocean needs their help. Now here in my country not everyone is connected to the electricity grid and that means people especially those in the rural areas are often forced to use other sources of power including give up what is dirty are not sustainable but a crowd investing platform in europas looking to fine and Renewable Energy projects here. Its hard to miss this solar mini green on the edge of the village bright and shiny in the sun this is bubble gum 3 hours from lagos by car its isolated location was more of a factor for installing the solar panels than environmental reasons connecting the village to the National Call grid was not considered with the efforts that many people here make in living with agriculture some of the grain milling operations like richard the very day she previously used if you thought generator to run her grinding machine just now it all comes in the same level. Well yesterday i bought 500 now one thing poc right now we can leave the lights on at mind this light in palm of my 1000000 plus the situation was different when we. All home down by new home and you know this skeptical 1st many here have since switched to green energy. And the 500. 00 households now get their power from the solar grid. That means since fewer c o 2 emissions according to the Nigerian Company rejects. Some funding for the project came from a German Government agency the Renewable Energy business actually is something that is really viable for nigeria to look into you know because. Like you know nigeria actually has about 55 percent of its population without access so and we know that its not Cost Effective to extend the grid to these areas so 1. 00 of the best with this by deploying in the with these locations. The project is also a guy german Company Based in frankfurt. A crowd investing platform called better quest raised 220000 euros for the celebrity greats in nigeria c. E. O. Marilyn hape says the company is paying customers who want to invest in construction ecologically projects in other parts of the world our future market is africa because this market is crowing so tremendously and the amount of people there that need it for city is the highest all over the world. So there is much money needed there is a much potential and also as mentioned the Interest Rates there are very very high so they need cheaper money and they need especially any way of financing there is no solution there are no banks there who finance those smaller projects all the crap from the platforms at the moment the solutions to that money can come to african small and Medium Sized Enterprises to prepare the tricity into villages. But there is also a dark side to the solar energy. Panels benefaction today only last 20 years and then they have to be disposed off and the lead acid batteries needed to store electricity can cause serious sure pollution. But for now the mini grid has improved the lives of many here boosting their businesses and improving to and they breed. From nigeria we have north so a very remote region of tenacious to want to have our drive from the couple to miss i mean is the bell surge a National Park about 100 years ago while gazelles used to live here but today theyve completely disappeared from the landscape now an initiative launched my spanish on the tunisian authorities as we introduced 100 full of them got into the wode they hope the irony was we will produce in the another true hobby tent and improve the eco system the project wont just be good for nature it should also help to boost tourism. She said yes to see members of an endangered species that had all but disappeared in tunisia are now back to roam free again in their natural habitat. Around 30 outlets because elves are gradually being released in egypt bell says National Park the territory they inhabit covers approximately 20 square kilometers. Their resettlement in the north of the not less mountains is a joint project between spanish scientists and the tunisian or dorothys for head research. I know a touching moment when we bring these animals here in 2017 they were much different now here and insects in such a way i feel that they they are not lie babies but they are my pets you say and i know they will be very much happy in nature although i want to be able to take care of them so that is the length. Really so so excited and my emotion is so big. The animals were brought over to the region from spain just a few years ago with the hope of them settling into the environment and producing offspring the projects staff set up expansive enclosures in the future reserve where they would initially be protected and cared for. Their population has since doubled since local ranger i meant ben rumah. His 1st job of the day is to look in on the shy animals. Club to check on the animals in the pens every morning ive been doing this kind of work for years now and i know how to treat them i know these animals very well and i even think about them on my days off and im not kidding and ive come to love these couples because. The outlook is native to north africa but clearance poachers under changing the ecosystem have put their survival in jeopardy Say International conservation groups. The tunisians want to see the gazelles inhabit the region once again and the chances of the Reintroduction Program succeeding are high says the director of the National Park. The animals feel at home in these High Altitude climbs. This man out of downtown weve also made efforts to raise awareness about the animals among people who live around the National Park. And now of course we hope that theyll be safe here and the 10 years from now there will be a big herd of these because in this reserve. And as the population of the outlets because there has been growing so have visitor numbers to the nature reserve. Theres a lot of interest among tunisians in the story behind the reintroduction adventure. For them the animals are also a cultural icon of their region. That were going to protect them and do everything we can to ensure that they settle in successfully so thats why we also set up a Pilot Research project to monitor the gazelles. The data we gather on the animals will allow us to track their movements and help us to locate them so. This type of gazelle tends to roam an inaccessible mountain terrain so the animals off it would transmit is the conservationists can then determine where they spend most of their time and above all how many of them survive. If all goes well there are another 50 gazelles in the enclosure waiting to be reintroduced into the wild. Well that brings us to the end of these edition of equal africa thank you for joining us and of course well be looking forward to seeing you once again next week i am stunned at you know you here in uganda. And its goodbye from me to Lagos Nigeria im now its i if you want to know more if you have ideas of your own then look us up on our social media platforms and right as a message. I make sure to tune in for the next edition. Dum. Dum. Dum. Dum. Dum. Dum. Dum. Climate change. The state of the of the. Environmental ratchet. Globalization. Biodiversity species nonsolution exploitation equality. Human rights displacement almost all of the global local action. Global 3000. In 30 minutes on d w. An indigenous people. Race against time ah for centuries the drunken nomads have lived in harmony with nature. But now the grasslands that feed their livestock are turning into desert storm and the best last know my observation for their existence to. Come. In 75 minutes on d w. 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