We want to show you how you can help protect. Africa. We also show you why. Doesnt have to be. And how a music group was formed. Thanks to. South africas western cape is home to stunning plants some of them went nowhere else and on. A recent report saw the pool this is experiencing the 2nd highest rate of extinction in the world did in large part too. And the tentacles we met up with. To get the region more closely. To. This rubble and as part of the fein both biome a naturally occurring community of flora and fauna in the region around cape town in south africa its home to almost 10000. 00 species of plants many of them endemic as part of the efforts to preserve this unique ecosystem volunteers come here regularly to photograph and document the plants they work. Of rare and endangered wild flowers also known as crew. So the reason why we have this program is that just the sheer numbers of 3 compliance that we have its not enough for a group of scientists to go and monitor those species so in the country we have over 3000. 00 written plants and so thats a massive undertaking this species of erica is critically endangered that means its on the brink of extinction its found only in this immediate area measuring less than half a square kilometer. Today the crew volunteers a document in ref laura using a popular Citizen Science app called i naturalist. The aim is to improve the accuracy and efficiency of that Data Collection we can only do conservation intervention if we know that there is a problem but if nobody is monitoring what is happening to those populations then we wont know and those species might go extinct without us even knowing about the app allows volunteers to take a picture of a plant or an animal and log the time and exact location and upload the data to the eye naturalist platform then biologists and botanists can access the information and create detailed maps of those remaining habitats. The app also allows researchers like every him to monitor the raspy shes more closely because they know where theyre located as well as a botanist and as someone that works on plants we understand that all of plants of the ecosystem and plants form that basis of the ecosystem and without the plants the things that that sit on top of. The food chain above the plans where one exist we wont exist if it wasnt for plants and so i think to create an awareness about the importance of plants is really important for us. The western cape has already lost 40 species of plants since 1800. 00 scientists estimate that many more are in danger the principal reasons are growing up in isolation Infrastructure Development and the expansion of agriculture. Around cape town many green spaces have already been lost an Organization CalledCommunity Tree is trying to restore at least some of the Natural Habitats and their biodiversity. What are you doing here as we believe planting the ground cabbage and the pioneers that how prepared the soil for the more sensitive. Areas in recent years that are no longer here. The thought been polluted lost all of it period microorganisms so we are bringing those back and making space. True to come back to. You another example this way sis in the cape flats area of the city used to be a rubbish dump over a 4 year period Kevin Cochrane and a group of Community Volunteers planted about 50000. 00 indigenous plants and more than 300. 00 trees on the site. Was about is given. And their relationship with space so all species is one and that whole ideology. When it comes to endangered species charismatic animals such as elephants rhinos and lions often succeed in capturing the publics attention but the endangered plants of a South African fame post are no less important. Raising awareness to bring about change for the better it can be huge so lets go to rwanda where more than 80 percent of the rural population still live without electricity that means that in the evenings a lot of school kids are left in. Thats why i. Give a Foundation Hopes to support thousands of students and teachers. The idea is to bright. Light peers are doing your best. Even after dark the sunlights the past the children in come on you district its all thanks to solar powered lamps. Like many parts of rwanda the region isnt on the National Power grid but now the children have flight to do homework in the evening. As a result fewer students are dropping out of school for old grade civil so improved. In the past they only had kerosene lamps which are unhealthy and dangerous now little sun makes doing household chores safer to me. It was all the brainchild of danish icelandic artist all of 4. He joined forces with a german startup to distribute the lamps theyve given out to African Students for free but sold elsewhere in the well to finance the project the Initiative Also house sponsors that we and to deliver these lambs for school kids we had to look at these lamps for refugees for example in settings of migration and forced migration we had to deliver our mobile phone chargers to Community Health workers and we aim to empower will enter printers and Small Businesses as much into their bring energy. The little sun project was 1st launched 7 years ago. Its now lighting up the lives of schoolchildren in 13 african countries. And how about you if youre also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send his a tweet. Doing your bit. We share your story. And now off to the caucasus geographical region known as you asia i reports head its a joy to see me there we saw the residents of a small village that sought to using solar energy to heat water which has a knock on effect of protecting local forest georgia lost 1. 3 percent of its forest between 1992010 thats according to the f a o the aim of the initiative is to provide the people with affordable and Sustainable Energy systems and to reduce c o 2 emissions in the villages. Its such at 6 30 in the morning and i go to open it is already out of the house with a bucket of hot water fresh from the faucet. Which the college has to be cleaned before milking. A little later after serving the family breakfast she makes cheese it requires a lot of patience she can tell that shes ready when the consistency is just right but everything here runs like clockwork with no time for breaks. Well respected as a housewife i have a lot of work to do i clean make the food clear cows and lots of other things that would be a perfect theres always something to do their office floor or. None or go to bennett say hes 60 and was a nurse for 30 years she lives with her husband son daughter in law and grandchildren. Who i always need hot water im glad we have this system. They received a solar powered water heater from a local Energy Cooperative. That clothes really had a few i dont mind saying so could be said money and sold a few things i didnt know it was my husband who really wanted this work never its quite expensive but it is manageable. Like. Lisa is also in charge of the house work on her home plus the farm and the grandchildren. She still heats water the traditional way on a wood burning stove in the living room she needs a lot of hot water and therefore a lot of wood that would come forward we save money so we can afford the wood but sadly there are a lot of families who dont know how we doing better than some we can pay for firewood the poor families current. The men collect the wood from high up in the forests of the carcasses mountains. Theyre still allowed to fill trees here. Gogu to here is 27 he comes here regularly. Go to estimates that each and every house in his area consumes about 2. 00 to 3. 00 truckloads of wood every year. Include a city and which are social which basically cut down trees anywhere else we could cause rock slides. And that might endanger people in the village. The forest might seem lush but deforestation is rife across georgia the number of trees being cut has to be limited to ensure long term sustainability currently over 12 times that number is being felt. The work of these 2 mechanics is helping to solve the problem theyre cutting solar panels. The machine dates back to world war 2 but it still works there part of the Energy Cooperative the systems they produce here should help to reduce wood burning and therefore Carbon Dioxide emissions. The cooperative as provided solar powered water heaters to more than 100 homes in the village. Say is back from the markets and the grandchildren are awake her son and daughter in law are at work so she has to look after the children no time for a break at this horrible slow like im 60 years old and i think my life is almost over i do anything to give my children and grandchildren a Better Future i hope they have a better life. And hot water straight from the tap is a good place to start. Moving over to go on earth to check in on a young entrepreneur who builds how this cheaply and sustainably she uses in mud and all the locally produced materials this idea is becoming more and more popular across west africa one major advantage even when its hot outside but temperature inside the houses stay constant no need for expensive and conditioning but thats all theyve got going for that lets go see this. Technique called rammed earth construction has been formed into a wall. This new house is being built close to gunness capital and using an old method come on in africa now its becoming popular in cities. Clomid a year and joy and a sense founded a company in 2016 they realize theres a demand for houses that are both affordable and eco friendly. You know country even a continent where a lot of things are very sustainable we thought of ways that we can renewable Natural Resources to build with most homes and. Cement and materials that are imported so we just look to see what we can actually get in to building. Its a mixture of sand gravel and clay this is just a little bit of cement added the idea is very old. Our grandparents our forefathers were already living in models before this came up even the china wall was built with dot when you go to mali. The mali empire most of the buildings you see they are all build with. This is how the team builds a wall. They use different mud mixtures layered one over another that gives the house an interesting aesthetic theres a good exercise too you know. But all the walls are really solid enough. Its just like a sedimentary rock we are mimicking the 3rd dimension iraq by default over thousands of years. Yes piling on top of each other over thousands of years but we are often in the process so. When false i shine the word green after some time is because its like a manmade storm. The company has built 4 houses so far it started out with a little prototype building experimenting with different materials and techniques including using bricks made of around. This cafeteria in north and gone i was more ambitious in skill. These residential project is the biggest so far materials are cheap its cost about 150000. 00 u. S. Dollars thats about one 3rd less than the price was invention new building and theyre more advantages you get very very good in indoor air quality. The walls are 10000000. 00 salinity of the regulator Room Temperature termites cannot eat it up its proof due to the monolithic structure of the wall it hasnt got any water joints in them so when theres an egg recall that the ground shakes you dont get them collapsing and the fact that they can stand up better to earthquakes isnt the only plus these buildings help save electricity the building fuel school you dont even see even if you did you know this race of the i mean thats what thats going to be minimal in on the health to. 7 sustain them by a moment to. Reduce our carbon prints. The companys business is booming. But a sin and have Business Partner given back to society is well ok 2 thank you are good to go we actually train the local people i am house and i have construction so when we have a skill that they can use to bid at the end and also. If we need to get some more workers in last minute then we can always call people from the villages to come and help us of construction work. With Construction Cost in 30 percent less than conventional Building Techniques and creating a host of new jobs to high surf is helping to lay the foundations for a brighter future. Saving energy would round earth construction is one way of fighting Climate Change but even though an age of buildings need paul carman here is a great war material for producing Renewable Energy in the form of. Just 10 cows can make it feasible what you think it certainly sounds interesting and in our next report will find out how it works promising king on having bio justice installed we beheld her john the organization is not that complicated and super funds are enjoying the benefits. It takes to build the unit but soon it will be ready for the 1st load of cum done 2 weeks after that these daily farmers will have their own supply of bio gas. Reward everything on the bio digest was a major investment for the phone. I wanted because. I would have cost. So i moved. It to google and you know how could you afford. To cause problems here. And i wanted to get that money but. One of the german n. G. O. S fair and its local partner Sustainable Energy strategies helped set up these buy a gas unit and 800 others across Campbell County near the kenyan capital nairobi. But if you got an armored convoy the biogas unit allow oss to use countdown to generate clean by a gas tank and nothing is granted so no smoke astrology used which means no c o 2 emissions so each by a gas plant means photons less c o 2 each year. The biggest problem for people here is finding the money to pay for 1. 00 smallest model costs 300 year ago it is every day the market is huge in this county but the problem is a lot of people are known to work record through. The door now the money to pay 900. 00. Even though we get to be from. Campbell county is him to hundreds of small molds farms they grow maize and vegetables and produce cattle feed. The yield is a familiar just enough to feed the families farming the land so adding a buy a gas unit is a big deal. Fairly soon one who was able to of food work she saved some of the money she makes will has 600 egg laying hens and her cows and money to secure a microlight. The bio digester is fed with manure mixed with water and underground pipe takes the gas produced to her kitchen. Doria. I wanted a plant after i had seen one at my neighbors the community took it we get it cooking is so easy now i used to have a garden if i wouldnt go buy charcoal and it was very expensive gotta. Go now go now i have no problems i come home late and can have subsequently in 10 when. They knew i could be. A byproduct of the biogas unit is a nutritious farming thing agent that can be used as organic fertilizer but this year the rainy season is very late many wells have dried up and farmers here a worried that crops will grill. Buying water is their only solution. Dr intimate on what i think of already going to we are suffering because of the drought we have to buy water and it is very expensive its hard for us we need water that symbols and animals with the money she saves using by gas phyllis can afford that and in a years time the loan for her plant will be paid. Though she doesnt regrets the investment and slightest the biogas system has transformed her life for the better. For moral king we hope to prove the capital of the democratic republic of congo where we meet a bond that not only produces cool bit but also some very overworked and is fairly full of music with our heroes of the week. Past. Unique costumes and an original sound the band full music is playing and they can show us a jazz festival dizzier. The name says it all full music means music from garbage in the local lingala language. Everything about this group is impressive especially the fact that they play instruments made from west everyones dancing it was amazing the. Things. Everything made out of west the idea came from good phoned up disco cream he finds his inspiration at dumping sites. Its just. This bottle produces a nice sound. Me fast so latino. This will make a good instrument for our music. A lack of proper Waste Management and recycling facilities has caused kinshasa to be littered with discarded plastic and other waste commit a musical i came here to look for things that i can use to make Musical Instruments but i also want to draw attention to their problem of west management in kinshasa the city is really dirty. Recycle things is interesting timing a waste into instruments or using it to create costumes some people just throw stuff away but i look for ways to reuse trash because were still not good for our well being with little and they get out. So wrong. When buying instruments band members create their own from discarded objects. Using scrap metal plastic bottles to instore water pipes to make their instruments the group has gained a following who love their signature rhythms and inforced promotes recycling in a city that produces as much as 9000 tons of waste every day. 3 it is my wish to see this music. All over the wild and also to raise awareness about the importance of Waste Management especially in africa 7 is. Full of music is what i would like to find a good representative who can help us spread this message through our music and. Most recent like us the people form and on the same time we also want to teach young people to practice recycling unless we want. Full music he may not have the solution to the democratic republic of congos vast garbage problems but the hypnotic music and upbeat songs are helping them to get their message across to an ever growing fun base. At the time. Very cool indeed especially because its all done using recycled west like sirius i hope you will hear more from the band in the future and i hope you enjoyed this with phil now its time for me to say goodbye from uganda stephanie protected environment and. Now its time to go all the best as always check us out on our website on our social media platforms and thanks for watching bye bye from nigeria. They called me primitive. They could. Never come. Up. I am the power. Over the. Africa. 50 g. Dog. Moving back to the sticks and founding a company with elderly residents. Moscow business woman. Called up came up with this wild idea. They produce unique products that give city dwellers a taste of the country. 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