A better place and not just for us humans welcomes eco africa and now its in Lagos Nigeria and heres a look at what we have lined up on the show today. Parties are fun but when enough is another mans im a clever competitor spends you the trouble. In bali so love is helping people to realize their dreams without having to leave home. And in ghana. Is making Waste Management more efficient a lucrative for people whose livelihoods depend on. Our 1st report showcases one of the worlds greatest Waste Disposal services im talking about one are provided by vultures this scavengers are not only willing they are eager to do the dirty work of cleaning up caucuses found in the wild they are about 23 different species of the bird across the world but sadly far too many of them on the threat and that is a problem because vultures the vital role in keeping ecosystems healthy which makes them well worth protecting thats tickling. With. The health of africas 11 vultures species artists hearing on the brink of extinction the environmental and g. N. A. T. Kenya has been observing the developments in east africa its distressing because without these scavengers dead animals would rot wherever they dropped and that set in china each a shish age which is a very much important. Cleaning the environment we call them the looters and attica the clean the environment all the dead carcasses and by doing this they stop the spread of diseases diseases like. Disease and all of that nature kenya introduced a Vulture Conservation Program in them asylum are a nature reserve in 2014 its a mystery spread awareness of the crucial role vultures play. This group of must side work is nature can use vulture ambassadors they explain to villages where the dead cow all go to supposing i grew chemicals in order to kill competitors that threaten their livestock all of the animals that feed on the cac poison that includes a lot to vultures so as i travel into i usually go my region for example in my location i usually go to the top 101 on the conflict when there is a conflict i go to that issue before its place and we we actually sometimes take the carcasses of those. Lost to kill animals and we put them aside and you can. Actually talk to the or know that i am not always win. Support from villages and their leaders is key to the Ngos Campaign this system chief of one village tells us that battles between humans and animals are going issue in the area. There is a lot of conflict animals are being killed by. Leopards people who are also getting killed by elephants and lions. Presents a serious challenge for us here to have a complete incident i mean to beat a few. But too often the main victims of these conflicts are vultures and thats the environmentalists message to put an end to the agonizing that nature. Kenya also cooperates with the mara reserves ranges. I think the biggest challenge is the issue of reporting. Cases of poisoning we normally dont get a lot of reports from the community because they know that its a crime and so a lot of this go unreported. But reporting the cases would give the conservationist a chance to save the birds thats why keeping Communication Channels open is important and. The effort is. Basically talking now we discuss because we dont assume that they dont know they know something so what we do is to add on a dividing line and basically to create awareness also supported by bird Live International the program is focused mainly on east africa because thats where vulture death rates are especially high the campaigns push to improve the exchange of information is now starting to yield results were getting reports on a human to live conflict and also responses to. What voice is poisoning and by these some voices have been saved because there is. Poisoning response protocol that is being followed. Case off in me or. Reasoning incident this year and International Initiative was launched with the goal of reducing vulture mortality in africa by 50 percent within the next decade. But for it to work its vital that the local communities are also on board. And now from the birds to be like vultures beings are also in danger as toxic pesticides used in agriculture are causing them to die off i dont president at rates one startup has come up with a neat idea to help these important pollinators companies 3 founders develop an insect friendly glossy admixture but you dont need to plant them creates a combustible confetti back and simply be thrown into the wind its not only easy its fun to stick a look at this weeks your but. When humans gather to celebrate they often friend confetti to liven up the party. But for many peace and other insects the party is over. You too in just real agriculture many of the plants they need to survive being lost. Philip via ones to get beans a helping hand. So he and some friends have created by him degradable confetti made from stanch. And they add to the mix seeds of 26. 00 local flower species. The entrepreneurs hope that happy humans will toss the eco friendly confetti and urban areas there by creating additional foraging options for beings and other insects. During a celebration. And that means that 1st the human celebrate and then the nature. Of fun and delightful way to preserve biodiversity. 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 bags. We share your stories. Wow what a wonderful idea. For the environment thats a good one but lets move on to another great green idea eco friendly Construction Projects that are also designs to cope with the threat posed by Climate Change rising sea levels are making headlines everywhere but particularly in places like the netherlands where a quarter of the country already lives below sea level some architects in amsterdam thought it would make sense to build a floating houses the results are pretty impressive thats it. Living on water in the City Center One day more than a 100 people live on this side canal in amsterdam. Which Michael Schmidt and his wife yvonne found stock among the 1st residents. To the slims conclusion its a different way of life here least not the sly. The water sparkles and reflects everywhere. And now exactly it actually seems more extreme. Youre closer to nature when the wind blows and you open the door a gust of wind will come rushing into your face so everything arrives pretty directly here. This is one of a total of 30 buildings which are part of the project strong strip amsterdam each building has its own design. They have one thing in common they float on special concrete rafts fastened on to. The Swimming Foundation needs to be able to carry several 100 tons and must therefore be balanced precisely by architects like howard up front you have to every thing that you put on the boat how heavy it will be because if you put in too much. Weight it will be too low and the water starts to come in so its why we make a lot of calculations but front how heavy the boat will be 20 different architects were involved in the project the houses were built on land and then brought to the dock. Sustainability is particularly important to the inhabitants short trip translates into clean she. Wanted to achieve is to show that you can live on water with very sustainable houses and in a Sustainable Way in the sense that we as a community so we had very high levels of what we wanted to show. To the world actually. Like all the buildings appeared right so house is supplied with produce solar power are sustainable and eco Friendly Materials were used for the houses the facade of the rocks is made from cork. We had some discussions with a whole group and we had help from different. Materials so we ended up with a list a green list orange list than a red list wreckless was a no go orange was ok if you really have to because of cost reasons or technical reasons but prefer to use only materials from the greenest. On the green list and we very much showed it was our choice to do so. Living on water has a long tradition in amsterdam how space can be seen on almost every canal. One of the 1st flushing districts was built a couple of years ago in the district of. 50 houses on. Now the trend is arriving in the european city in london for example where british architects back up planning Floating Homes in the royal docks copenhagen has responded to a lack of a portable Student Housing with the socalled. 12 floating houses designed by star architect. B. Archangels doesnt shy away from even greater visions of Floating City for 10000 people in regions threatened by Climate Change. In amsterdam demand is on the rise too i think theres a really big potential building on the water we see we have some requests for all over the world from new yorkers looking to live on the water belgium or in the netherlands there are several areas where they are building houses and communities over 52102200 houses even. For yvonne van saga and Marcus Schmidt this vision has become a reality 150. 00 square metres 2 floors a roof garden almost like a house in the countryside. There one difference their home. Yes it was a little weird 1st money still havent killed 6 yet but i did have a day where i short i need to sit on some solid ground fruits of crystal ball. But its a small price to pay for their dream of living on water. If you are a regular viewer of our show you know that lots of people in africa do not have access to electricity its not just that they cant turn on the lights on the flip of a switch electricity also drives business and without it people are deprived of valuable opportunities many results vine diesel generators but of course they arent environmentally friendly how much better if you let your city come from a renewable source one startup from germany is bringing solar power into remote areas. And valley thats it this. Residence in the village of sera kaoru in southwestern mali are getting ready to welcome visitors the village has never heard electricity now thats about to change thanks to toast and shriver and his wife aida. Theyre the founders of a Company Called africa green tech they arrived to great fanfare. Thank them to neighboring solar power plants to remote villages in the central region. Everyone here has been looking forward to this day for a long time. This is also. So its such a relief to finally achieve this and make it possible for the people here. This is taken nearly 9 months of preparation when the moment finally comes where you know now its happening tomorrow theyll be light its a great relief. While the villages celebrate the my. Early in technicians from africa green tech set to work right now youre right. That theres lots to do before the lights can go on one after the long journey every component needs checking the container spent 6 months at the Customs Office followed by a long drive lasting many days over sunday roads the solar system costs 150000 euros the hope is it will strengthen the local economy. To make a solar plant like this worthwhile you need to fill it with at least 4 to 5000 residents we also look very closely at whether theres potential for a productive use of electricity unlike home solar Power Providers our focus is on strengthening small and medium sized businesses so we want to know are there carpenters and welders and tailors here and we look for 40 or 50 small and medium sized businesses. There anything like leadership i was born in mali. Shes particularly keen to help the women here many of them sell goods she wants them to benefit from the new supply of electricity to. Them and im going to give them an example and i have come out of the bottom of the sea most of the problems that the women here have stem from the fact that they have no access to education. As a result theyre much more focused on having children and the birth rates go up and up. For green Africa Greentech does this offer them an opportunity to receive training and improve their chances of earning money its a citizen if the economy in the village improves the residents will also have more money to invest in their childrens education so beyond providing electricity its also about improving the villages prospects. In the village if they leave a 5. Either way thats already evident here a solar plant from africa green tech has been operating for 2 years now and the local economy is flourishing. Whom i cater runs a restaurant on the main road that leads to mollys capital bamako he also has a workshop and a chicken farm. But with one i was already on my way to spain but when i heard that electricity was coming to julie but i came back and opened this restaurant and thank god im now earning enough muscle of. This to locate a has also created jobs providing a secure income for many other families in the village. That haider and tossed and keep contact with customers like my cater to learn from their experiences his successes confirmation that theyre on the right path. Back in syria coral the work is nearing completion the last few streetlights are being cooked up some who were previously undecided now want to sign a contract with the company as they see things a really happening. So leave connotates wife sells vegetables and poultry so he wants electricity in his house. Signed the contract because i want to buy a fridge and then my wife will be able to keep her produce fresh for longer to get a better price for it. My children will be able to study better and life here will be safer. Customers do have to pay tribute to city but it costs a lot less than power from the diesel generators that are so widespread in africa. It takes about 15 years for the company to get the money back on its investment 18. 00 solar containers are already up and running including one in neighboring new share 4 more are on their way to africa. One of the what motivates us as founders is wanting to make a mark bring change and inspire others to follow suit for me personally helping the environment is key i want my children to know that i had least tried to change things and didnt just watch everything got worse. Towards evening everything is finally setter. The control systems for the but trays are chested one small to ensure there would also be a highway when it gets dark. When the engine is shot at the low that was an important moment if the Storage Systems werent working that would have seen it but now we can produce light on. The bottom of the another topic frequently featured on eco africa is Waste Management which in several countries on the continent is i doubt badly organized or nonexistent in west africa one stossel has developed an apt to help improve the efficiency of collecting on recycling waste could the idea catch on elsewhere too many people even got already using oh. Just a quick peek and they waste collectors on the road and based company is always on call to pick up its clients Plastic Waste and not only does their recycling phone collect their waste it also pays for eat the beds await the amount entered into the ad and the money transferred right to that clients mauled by an accountant op of the time a good been in the morning and in line on a plate make a request on the up and place my request then once we are ready to pick the contract for me and they pick up the plastic. 20 by small collection trucks have been zipping around across streets for 3 years every month they collect all the 12 tons of Plastic Waste from regular customers around 2500. 00 housewives brings teamed up with a friend for the project. By the mobile platform i can serve people spring up tapes they can. Send to our because we courseware pick up. And i would just pick them up to be sold to them because of the possibilities with the i would cycle between you put out. At the companys processing sites the plastic is 1st sorted and shredded. Then the resulting plates and pallets assault on 2 companies in ghana and euro. 80 percent of this stuff is female their women say they are able to and leave the wage from their work here really do 3 or 4 in a day and that is a lot of money in ghana we have a company. Health Health Insurance and health and Life Insurance too and we found. When we called a company. And medication that company buys the medical the medicine for us. Clearly about also buys Plastic Waste from women who collect it in the streets and believe it themselves it has become an important source of income for 68 year old rosalynn to take and have family. And friends its help me to buy my critiques from my meat i have my own meat. I buy for 3 days in there and use it for my grand Children Food and asked me to give them some food for them i mean i would just go for the money and anybody to be this way i want to get them to put down for them several times a week rosen into tape decks watch is collected and prepared to a point about jumps into one is just economic. From her home she delivers 80. 00 to 100. 00 kilos in month to the company with no smartphone she prefers to be paid in cash pinning down auction it can be even conscious economy food high chain store whichever you dont buy thing most of them going like the money but dont use this it gave me i like bills what i believe to feed you know i dont and then we have a package for kids with because they do not feed the business is also supporting their recycling model and they assassinate your station has signed up for this services and has install its collection beings on its premises which can use. Were hoping to do even bigger things together. We will follow bam into when they need to do the outreaches and stuff like that a southie radio will be there to give the support so that more and more people are educated and so the practice becomes a habit very cycling said this also gets ways from down to accommodate the growing volume of plastic the Company Recently acquired a match piece of land on the outskirts of the city. Well i hope that if you dont already recycle your rubbish that this will persuade you to stop be sure to join us again next week for more inspiring green ideas are remember you can always this is our website or show folks on comments we doesnt treat on facebook have you enjoyed the show thanks for watching im military way signing off from Lagos Nigeria by. Oh. Oh oh. Oh. Oh. Much makes a princess a kind of sad. That is asked at mombasa. Ease their tale of. Nerves crowned ladies come and go in his brussels fashion house. We were invited to look into his sewing tips about. 30 minutes upon. 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