Africa as well as you well before we get to that i like to say hello to my colleague for the show and is me in johannesburg hello there thanks n. T. And a warm welcome to all our viewers in africa and europe weve got a lot of interesting stories for you on the show today heres a quick look at just a few of them. Will head to kenya a country aiming to operate on a hundred Percent Green Energy by twenty twenty. Intel go we learn how a startup found success turning waste into reusable products. K. I is one of the few countries in the world that has the potential to cover one hundred percent of its electricity needs using Renewable Resources with plenty of sunshine winds geothermal and hydra pencil it has less need to depend on fossil fuels one of the major challenges facing the government is getting the entire population connected to the National Power grid. Because theres evidence that Economic Opportunity increases access to energy also in rural areas. In the region surrounding tyler about sixty five kilometers east of nairobi cultivating the land is hard work from us they are seldom have enough money for machinery such as tractors but other Technical Innovations have reached the area the area has now been connected to the National Power grid so farmers such as johnston came onto the telly and now use an electric pump to get his fields and thats proven beneficial. So funny because we have increased the number of. Because we now can grow different varieties of. Our farming as they have less if i so with a boost of electricity. To employ a more. Often you cause thanks to electricity he can grew more and sell more at markets in the region and his business is flourishing many people in kenya have no access to electricity especially in rural areas in twenty thirteen according to official figures just twenty seven percent of the population well connected to the greed but that percentage has been rising fast thanks to the governments last Mile Connectivity project announced in twenty fifteen it started by supplying schools in the countryside with electricity in homes businesses and farms. In the last mile to connectivity a project has been able to cover. Seventy percent of the customers who are initially not connected to electricity glee but not all. With this last Mile Connectivity many have been able to benefit out of it and the target we look for it is to get the percent of customers going to get it. Runs a small shop she used to have a solar panel on the roof but the yield was not grass. Once she was connected to the grid she could expand her business. With some line i only used it for lighting only rice no i. Do i also do love to do. I of different directors. And i have welding watch so the electricity and i do you sort of fish him and its some beneficial to all those im still sleep. Since she added new Services Business has really taken over sales are up to twenty four and she has a staff of six losing some was lucky she was one of the fast customers to be connected to the power grid and at no charge. The aim is universal access by twenty twenty two and a full seventy percent of the electricity generated in kenya is green from wind hydro power and your thermal one hundred percent is a realistic goal. The fact that fossil fuel burning pummelled power stations are still in operation has to do with some politicians resistance to change seems only kimberly darr. This has got to do with special interest. We find even element where sit. And instead of committees youll find that subset of members of the Energy Committee are investors in the thermal plant. So of course there will not be they will not be able to divorce their interest from the needs of the country. Alternatives to connecting to the National Greed of greed and mini greed solar facilities this school has solar panels on the roof. And light in the classrooms my country is an expert for a new build energy he sees Great Potential independent local Power Sources many people cant afford to connect to the National Read most of these customers theyve added cannot pay the connection fees the monthly fees and consumption fees its a burden on these consumers however very small scale Solar Systems are increasingly Cost Effective in kenya theres probably more than a million Solar Systems out there but for some solar energy isnt enough loosens it wouldnt be able to operate how will the workshop in the rainy season is just not enough somebody it turns to the National Power grid she now has electricity year round. Our next report takes us to ghana where we visit a company that views waste not as a new sense but as an opportunity for growth so whats a Green Economy taking something that is typically disposed of and turning it into something useful and valuable its that kind of innovation thinking that gives the many people hope for the future the company is bringing by a gas to private households and even churches thats a closer look. This on my left. I know mostly whats in the lines if you want to research some of bonnie doesnt throw her organic kitchen waste away instead she feeds it to her tank the waste is turned into bio gas which she then uses for cooking the teacher lives with her family and been in the Ashanti Region to reset has been using bio gas for two years now the system normally costs around six hundred fifty euros a sum she wouldnt have been able to afford but because she participated in a pilot test she got it for free by a lot i dont spend much money i save my money because i dont buy. Most households and gonna use charcoal or wood for cooking thats harmful to the environment and uses up valuable resources. Producing clean energy thats the Business Concept of one entrepreneur and gonna enough. Turns organic waste into power. Hes developed a generator that uses bio gas to make electricity producing up to one point five kilowatts. The engineer has also come up with a tiny bio gas cooker if its all for africa regarding us is huge because we have a lot of waste in the. Region here so its we feel its almost always it will also help cut down the imports of l. P. G. And also that cutting down trees for us you know. Of course the idea of using organic waste as a source of energy isnt new but enough board who has created a user friendly system the bio gas plant works not only with kitchen waste but also with waste water. His Company Supplies both private households and larger institutions and his customers save a lot of money like the royal priesthood congregation in africa. It used to have to pay the equivalent of three hundred fifty euros a month in waste treatment costs its saving that expense now thanks to the bio gas system. One aspect of it is that. It. Is also. Decided. That. You will be funded by the plant to power. Light and which will also hope in reducing the cost of. The one whose company has built thirty of the waste Treatment Plants so far here hes working with the builders on an Affordable Housing project in kumasi it will house some eight thousand families the plan is to treat the waste and sewage from the entire settlement in a bio gas facility. There ways that would be treats obviously rates and they get a form of bio gas and theyve all got used to power. For streetlights in and also to power. In this building. To set up his Company Three years ago now he has sixteen employees but for the thirty six year old bio gas has become more than just a business. Bio Gas Technology is the way forward for africa and the before world because their energy is a Renewable Energy and Sustainable Business thats our age everyone actually invest in this so that we can cut down the pollution that you are giving out to the environment and also the economy chain issues that you are currently having the entrepreneur is hoping to grow his eco friendly business and realize even more projects throughout ghana as regular viewers know on every program we present a short report on someone who is doing hes or hobbit to protect the environment over the years weve seen a lot of truly inspiring ideas so keep up with the good work and do let us know if you or someone you know has a project or idea to like to share with the rest of the world and now and for this weeks segment of doing your bit. Lagos in nigeria is a mega city and a concrete jungle. So not a korea wanted to do something about it he founded showed. Its a Botanical Garden plant nursery and education spot all in one. Key by now has planted over one thousand species. Students how to plant trees and office tourists a place to relax in the crowded city. Additionally he sells plants and provides twenty people with jobs every tree planted raises the quality of the air they breathe. To. Tell us about it. Stories. In africa countries experiencing Economic Growth population growth and rapid open eyes ation Waste Management has become a constant thorn in their side waste and waste is suppose all is a regular topic here on the coffee co they are mounds of new stuff being produced far outpace is our ability to recycle we purpose properly dispose it but lucky for all of us there are still plenty of people out there ready to face the challenge head on the top of his Company AfricaGlobal Recycling is making a profit by recycling sorting and researching ways to asia and europe and thereby reversing the game. This Printing Press runs almost nonstop silly death freak son of africa is one of the busiest printing houses in rome a the capital of togo. But what about the paper wastes the printing how its used to just dump it somewhere where waste collectors would come by ok surely and charge to take it away. Now its the other way around the african global refighting company regularly picks up the old paper and even pays for us. It was embarrassing to see the waste pile up in our print shop. Now and gives us money for it. And that money goes towards paying for other things it helps a lot. Shorter than liberty out of facility in low made african Global Recycling receives about three hundred fifty tons of waste a month from businesses schools and government offices. The paper is weighed and those who produce the waste get one or one of the hot euro cents per kilo it may not sound like much but it all adds up. Founded a. G. R. In twenty thirteen after working in recycling in europe. His vision goes far beyond just recycling. Waste is a great opportunity for development on the african continent corporate informal market theres also a social aspect because we offer employment to people who didnt complete their schooling or learn a trade we train them for. Life shaping is a private school in may one of forty schools where a. G. R. Has installed recycling bins for metal paper and plastic the pupils have been told to separate the trash. Lets see the plastic and the paper will be transformed into new things thats why we put it here in the bins so it can all be recycled before. Says he says. The schools collaboration with the recycling Company Brings in money which it can spend on say teaching materials its also a way of teaching the kids to take care of the environment with sorting trash is like a game for the kids thats the main motivation for them especially for the little ones so. When the bins are full the school calls the company and a team comes to collect the trash. The children evidently find the whole process interesting and thus has a Ripple Effect because all the kids talk about it at home and help make the parents more aware of the issues. Once a parent told me they had started to recycle at home to another parent called me and asked if we could come and collect their old magazines and newspapers. A. G. R. Source and cleans the waste to collect and sells a lot of it to money factories in europe. They transform paper into cardboard. Into new bottles for example. Eighty or ninety percent of my recycled african waste to europe because its well sorted and fulfills International Standards and so for european recyclers my materials are as good as or maybe even better than those collected on their continent. Sorted cleaned and pocked the waste is ready to be transported over seas material for new and useful objects. Up next well show you a really extraordinary cottage its located on a small island off the coast of hell thinking in finland for leisure yes and the tiny cabin as a perfect example of environmentally friendly emission free living it can reduce our power and built from renewable Raw Materials even further the cost of still Office Creator come. This man is not out hiking hes on his way to a vacation cabin that is truly at one with nature finished design or an architect roman folk came up with the idea for a low impact holiday escape its called no luck which means zero and is just outside helsinki. Its a pretty unique concept some people will find it too small but the idea is primarily about inspiring people and challenging them to think about leaving last waste taking up less space and living in one that was nature. To kevin features a pitched roof and one large window and is made from locally sourced timber its assembled in jigsaw style with no screws with power provided by solar panels the interior is on the spark inside the construction was sponsored by a finnish biofuel manufacturer. We developed the idea. Together with an Advertising Agency the aim is to encourage people to improve their personal c o two footprint we finns love out to all cabins and we thought that it would be a good starting point for devising a sustainable haase and for addressing the issue of how we can avoid emissions. Nola is a twenty minute boat ride from helsinki and the ferry to runs on eco friendly fuel. Blogger eunice person and has popped over from helsinki to spend the night here for thirty five euros the Majestic View is free of charge. Theres no bethen just an outside toilet but none of that or the minuscule kitchenettes bothers him. Im a bit excited about spending my first night here back in may so quiet exactly what i was looking forward to getting a break from work and enjoying nature while just a stones throw away from helsinki a welcome escape from the hustle and bustle of the citys peers and guess was that. The architect and sponsor declined to comment on how much snow logged cost but given the finns love of summer cabins called mickeys their confidence the zero emissions escape will have no shortage of vacationing visitors. It wasnt really thought long ago that the idea of setting up protected areas to ensure nature and wildlife could thrive without human intervention would have seemed absurd nowadays we can hardly imagine a World Without them last year the government of having to find a way to both support conservation and ensure the countrys people can also benefit from its rich maritime resources. One of south africas older reserves is the Table MountainNational Park marine protected area which was created in two thousand and four. Since then once threatened species of fish and other marine life have been able to regenerate and thrive. The area covers a thousand square kilometers it includes a few exclusion zones but the rest is a mix of marine environments where people are allowed to catch fish as long as they apply for permits. Season is a marine biologist working on determining which other marine areas should be protected taking into consideration not only ecological issues but also the impact on Human SocietyGoing Forward how i am proposing to design marine protected areas is to incorporate also that those feel as being the social benefits that people can derive from marine protected areas so were not just protecting the Natural Environment but we also protecting the benefit that people can get out of marine protected areas now and in the future some fishing communities are unhappy about the new reserves they say a ban on harvesting ocean resources threatens their traditional livelihoods whether or not that will prove to be the case there might be interesting alternatives archaeological sites have been discovered on land for example in Table MountainNational Park that date back thousands of years caesar says they could become part of protected land and coastal marine areas and could attract plenty of visitors i found that some communities didnt realize that there was tourism potential in the area and that they could switch from harvesting to thumb things like tourism taking people out teaching people about the area using the indigenous knowledge which people are so hungry for tourists who want to know what the locals know and local sometimes didnt realize that that was an ethic that they had knowledge with an ethic. Several of the new protected areas are far out to sea but the one at simons town is in coastal waters. Its become a popular destination to go scuba diving. Quick dive master eddie cousin high e. Shows tourists the beautiful underwater sites. When we take people to dive in the n. P. A. Areas the reaction dogging is just amazing most of them will be like you know you from a using this in but it makes me feel goo