If they want success they have to start in the East - Ethiopia/Sudan then work westward. Reduced AEWs, reduced organic cloud condensation neuclii and increased albedo all make this experiment significantly more risky than it should be.
really good job ecosia keep going im glad u always look at the social part and it gives a sense of relief that this planet is not dying, people are actually trying to save her
Great work, love what you are doing here. I wonder once the vegetation has grown enough, the locals could be educated in regenerative grazing. Maybe moving from goats to other more beneficial animals for the local environment.
Hey David! Thanks for watching and for commenting. That's a good thought and, indeed, our partners do think in those terms. Hommes et Terre is also active in other countries where they, indeed, teach techniques like agroforestry, for example. As you rightly said, though, it's a bit too early for that in this area. Cheers and thanks again!
Yes more information would be good (regarding the other interviews, which would could be valuable information) and seems to have been gathered. Please allow us their perspective.
Would love to hear about the womens Wells and water they're connected to the grass problem they need to dig water ponds like there lives depends on it ✌️👏
Its not "just" that there are livestock and goats. Its the herders competing for every scrap of grass with their animals vs working together and planning the grazing available around the village. The Savory Institute teaches how "migrating" the herds together around the whole village produces surplus forage and prepares the soil in time for the rains.
Herd you blaming intensive farming. Intensive farming is a problem when you use monocultures, have bare ground, use synthetic chemical inputs, and rely heavily on annuals. If they always have living plants covering soil (avoiding bare soil), use intermixed, polycultured trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals in an alleycropping system that uses livestock to manage weeds, pests, soil fertility, crop residues and culls, rather than synthetic inputs arranged in an alleycropping system, you avoid cultivation land degradation. Avoiding ploughing allows important mycelium relationships to remain intact and move moisture and nutrients for further soil and plant resiliency. Blaming an increase in livestock herd size is a false understanding of the problem. Avoiding overgrazing is the problem and is the goal means moving livestock frequently with allowing the pasture to adequatelypractices. This is done with using shepards or solar electrical push-in fencing. Pasture needs to have several inches of grass left on it so that soil microbes remain viable. This avoids compaction issues and avoids impermeability of water, air, soil life movement. It's a matter the right type of management within the grazing and intensive farming practicez.😂
You Guys should partner up with the Savory institute. The cattle and goats are not the problem but their management might be. They are actually THE tool to restore grasslands and therefore soil health/moisture retention etc. Holistic planned grazing of livestock should have a way bigger focus in programs like these. Just planting trees in bare desert soils is way less effective then restoring grasslands through holistic planned grazing and THEN planting trees in that.
Incredible work. Very inspiring to see the local communities come together and take ownership of the project. Shoutout to the Green Men, your work is so important!
Wow wonderfull! ...I am planting around home myself. Because of the climate which is very hot ,and winter is very very cold and wet. So making my small property cooler with trees and eatable plants is our benifets.I did it on another home many years ago,now In twenty years I have been doing it again.
At this point I'd love to see anything that Fátima would make for us, that's how good she is at being a producer and a host! ♥ It's not only because I have a slight crush, but I've been watching documentaries from many reputable companies, but this is just perfectly done!
Very hopeful. Peak gas car happened in 2017 and people are installing heatpumps and solar panels. There is a 70% chance GHG emissions peaked in 2023. We are turning this corner.
You could try adding dried cowdung pieces to the soil in the pit when planting the trees, it will retain even more water and make it available to the plant that is planted in the pit.
Thank you Ecosia, for doing what is right rather than what is easy. Truly a group of light workers-- those who devote their lives to serving humanity & our sacred Mother Earth. And thank you for allowing other light workers (myself included) such an easy yet profound way to live out their mission xo
While African savannas can absorb substantial amounts of carbon, particularly in their soils, the blanket statement that they absorb more carbon than rainforests lacks context. Both ecosystems play critical roles in carbon sequestration, and their effectiveness can depend heavily on local environmental conditions and land management practices. Therefore, a balanced view is essential to understand the complexities of carbon cycling in these different ecosystems. Carbon Sequestration in African Savannas Savanna Ecosystems: Savannas are characterized by a mix of trees and grasses. They have deep root systems that can store carbon both above and below ground. The grasslands can sequester significant amounts of carbon, especially in their soils, which can accumulate organic matter over time. Fire Dynamics: Many savanna ecosystems are adapted to periodic burning, which can release carbon but also promote growth of new vegetation that may absorb more carbon in the long term. Carbon Storage Potential: While savannas can sequester carbon effectively, the total carbon storage capacity is highly variable and dependent on factors such as soil type, rainfall, and land management practices. Carbon Sequestration in Rainforests Rainforest Ecosystems: Tropical rainforests are often cited as the most carbon-dense ecosystems due to their dense tree cover and biodiversity. They store carbon in biomass (trunks, branches, leaves) and soils. Rainforests can sequester large amounts of carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, playing a crucial role in global carbon cycles. Deforestation and Carbon Release: Rainforests face significant threats from deforestation, which releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere, exacerbating climate change. Protecting existing rainforests is critical for maintaining their role in carbon sequestration. Comparative Analysis Carbon Storage: Generally, mature tropical rainforests have higher biomass and, thus, a greater potential for carbon storage per hectare than savannas. However, this can vary based on specific ecological conditions. Soil Carbon: Savannas can have significant soil carbon pools, which can rival or exceed that of rainforests in some contexts, particularly when looking at deep-rooted grasses. Land Use and Management: The impact of human activities, such as agriculture and grazing, can significantly alter carbon dynamics in both savannas and rainforests. Conclusion
You are doing a great f*cking job Fatima! Yes it's hot, it's dry, there are so many opinions and thousands of hectares. This is not easy at all, but you are doing it. Remember: 'If you are going through hell, keep going'.
If you are interested in sharing your talk with Oumou/her story, I would definitely be interested in learning about her perspective! Thank you so much for all the work you do to protect our planet (:
Amazing...just amazing. Bless all of you and keep going. I will keep going as well and try to make the world a better place by doing politics here in Germany! Good luck us all!
Of course we need to listen to women and kids! If it's available in French and Wolof, it would be so nice to promote your work in all the country. So much to do to protect the environment here in Senegal. Thank you for your work!
All over the world, governments are spending ridiculous amounts of money trying to combat irregular immigration. I've long said that doing the same thing over and over and expected a different (& positive) outcome every time is sheer madness, therefore a far more imaginative (& fiscally efficient) approach is needed. To be clear, some irregular migration is down to wars and instability. But a after larger part of the issue is down to climate change, unsustainable agricultural practices, and the resulting hunger & financial insecurities these bring. Projects like these stand to stem the tidal waves of irregular migration, people trafficking, and the funding of terrorism. Trying to tackle these individual issues in isolation is like King Canute trying to hold back the tide - sheer madness.
Thank you Ecosia for all your hard work. It saddens me that we adults never were brave enough to discuss honestly of one the main factors driving deforestation in the area and that is out of control population growth in the area vs natural carrying capacity of the surrounding nature. They should have been thought more about contraception and family planning (no point in making 5-children if you barely have enough food for 3-4. Despite diseases you would still have 2 children because the main reason for underage deaths under age 7 is malnutrition related). I would sincerely appreciate if you would not delete my comment, thank you.
I am sure the team know this, but ruminants are a serious issue. They are all over Africa and Europe, and in particular the UK. We now have large wet deserts, which people coo over, without realising why they exist, and what they replaced.
Porteurs d'espoir ! Le plus beau, le plus noble des métiers ! Changer la vie des gens et la vision qu'ils ont de leur monde ! Concrétiser les projets et changer les images que nous (en occident), pouvons avoir de loin ! Nous rendre espoir et la validation que chaque geste compte ! Ensemble, vous êtes tellement magnifiques, nous sommes tellement plus efficaces🤩😍🥰🌱🐏🥔🥕🏝
Seria interessante se você disponibilizasse no site....a venda de vários tipos de mudas de árvores. Assim...os inscritos poderiam comprar para vocês plantar....isso ajudaria a gerar uma renda extra para desenvolver árvores mais caras...como as frutíferas.
Wish you could reduce your air miles and encourage local talent by employing local people to do camera and presentation. I find current presenter quite off putting and annoying anyway, so the change can only be an improvement. The money saved on flights could be spent on supplies and interviewing experts on the subject.
Amazing work ecosia! Wish I could donate but I can't pay in dollars without a credit card x.x Any chance yall gonna start accepting donations in reais?(brazilian currency)
Hey there! We don't accept donations. Ecosia is for free and you can just download the browser (app or desktop) and search for free! Thanks for watching. Obrigada!
Hey there! Thanks for watching and for your comment. The word Djibil is using is "Alhamdulillah" in Arabic, which roughly translates to "praise to god". The exact meaning of the word would require a whole essay here and deeper knowledge than we hold :) In any case, it's a very expandable expression that muslim believers use to express things like gratitude, for example. In this case, for having given him the space to speak and express his concerns. Hope this helps. Cheers!
Population needs to be in balance with jobs, resources, nature and the environment. Having a bigger population in any country than the country can support makes no sense. Access to food, water, shelter, energy and jobs should guide population levels. The worlds population is still expected to add another billion people to feed, clothe and produce pollution. Humans are crowding out all other species of plants and animals. Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger. Having a child that you can not provide for yourself is cruel and irresponsible. We need solutions not just sympathy. Endless population growth is not sustainable on a finite planet. Every country needs to "TRY" to be more self sufficient. When there are not enough resources to sustain a population something has to give. Countries need to focus on quality of life for their citizens and not just quantity of life for cheap labor. Why import fossil fuels when wind and solar energy can be produced locally and solar energy can power electric vehicles. We need solutions not just sympathy.
Isnt there an easier way to dig the half-moons? Humans developed highly efficient machines for such tasks, which could significantly speed up the process.
But those machines must be available. And the fue for them. All of which cost a lot of money. There was a group named opensourceecology once who started a "gloabal village construction set" with easy and cheap machines. Hilariously overoptimistic. Hower I think they stopped in '19 and while the machine blueprints are (partly) avilable, they are still way too expensive for those people and likely still too complicated for their local infrastructure.
Not many machines or machine support. However lots of people. However I agree machines can do a lot faster. I think they need a one pass swale maker. However I don't know if they get enough eaitfor swales
what you guys are doing is amazing
💛 Thanks for the support (and for watching!)
If they want success they have to start in the East - Ethiopia/Sudan then work westward. Reduced AEWs, reduced organic cloud condensation neuclii and increased albedo all make this experiment significantly more risky than it should be.
@@Ecosia please influence the African Govts to give its Diaspora Citizenship upon arrival similar to Israeli Diaspora program back to Israel.
I would love to listen to Umu’s story !! ❤❤
Yessss
I am glad to see you work. Thanks so much for making this world a better place.
Thanks for watching and for supporting Ecosia. It's with your searches that we do this!
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really good job ecosia keep going im glad u always look at the social part and it gives a sense of relief that this planet is not dying, people are actually trying to save her
We're in it together. Djibil, Oumou, Samba, the Ecosia community and millions more! Big hugs from Berlin!
Umu’s story is just as important as is interesting
5:08 Another video would be great. Let her voice, her experience, and her passion be heard! 💚
Agreed, would love to see it!
I think lots of folks would love to hear what Oumuo has to share! Appreciate the work you do lifting up these voices and communities.
Ecosia ❤❤❤
Yes, a message of hope. Well done all of the people involved.
Great work, love what you are doing here. I wonder once the vegetation has grown enough, the locals could be educated in regenerative grazing. Maybe moving from goats to other more beneficial animals for the local environment.
Hey David! Thanks for watching and for commenting. That's a good thought and, indeed, our partners do think in those terms. Hommes et Terre is also active in other countries where they, indeed, teach techniques like agroforestry, for example. As you rightly said, though, it's a bit too early for that in this area. Cheers and thanks again!
Hopefully soon will also sprout the love of togetherness in the barren deserts of our hearts. Thanks Ecosia for raising hope to the world.
Es ist erstaunlich, dass es tatsächlich eine Organisation geschafft hat, mit einem solchen Auftrag so groß zu werden. Seid stolz auf euch.
Danke Dir
i have been an ecosia member for 2 years now and thank you for doing what others won't.
More of these video's please!
Love Ecosia, been searching with you since before 2020. I would love to see the story of the woman at the water well on screen at 5:15.
Wonderful work!
Você pode usar garrafas de plástico nos canteiros...para armazenar água da chuva e manter o solo úmido.
Go green men! Go villages!!
Wahoo!! ❤ 🎉
The story of the elegant woman Umu would make a great video.
Yes more information would be good (regarding the other interviews, which would could be valuable information) and seems to have been gathered. Please allow us their perspective.
You guys are doing better than those stupid fake environmental conferences. We need real actions not COP 26, 27, 28 etc
I live in central Spain and I'd love to see some projects like this take off here. One day I'd like to have a permaculture food forest.
Would love to hear about the womens Wells and water they're connected to the grass problem they need to dig water ponds like there lives depends on it ✌️👏
Its not "just" that there are livestock and goats. Its the herders competing for every scrap of grass with their animals vs working together and planning the grazing available around the village. The Savory Institute teaches how "migrating" the herds together around the whole village produces surplus forage and prepares the soil in time for the rains.
O deserto precisa de árvores frutíferas. Servirá de alimentos para as pessoas e animais.
I use ecosia at school
Herd you blaming intensive farming. Intensive farming is a problem when you use monocultures, have bare ground, use synthetic chemical inputs, and rely heavily on annuals.
If they always have living plants covering soil (avoiding bare soil), use intermixed, polycultured trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals in an alleycropping system that uses livestock to manage weeds, pests, soil fertility, crop residues and culls, rather than synthetic inputs arranged in an alleycropping system, you avoid cultivation land degradation. Avoiding ploughing allows important mycelium relationships to remain intact and move moisture and nutrients for further soil and plant resiliency.
Blaming an increase in livestock herd size is a false understanding of the problem. Avoiding overgrazing is the problem and is the goal means moving livestock frequently with allowing the pasture to adequatelypractices. This is done with using shepards or solar electrical push-in fencing.
Pasture needs to have several inches of grass left on it so that soil microbes remain viable. This avoids compaction issues and avoids impermeability of water, air, soil life movement.
It's a matter the right type of management within the grazing and intensive farming practicez.😂
Thank you for the great video, and thanks to all doing this important work.
You Guys should partner up with the Savory institute. The cattle and goats are not the problem but their management might be. They are actually THE tool to restore grasslands and therefore soil health/moisture retention etc. Holistic planned grazing of livestock should have a way bigger focus in programs like these. Just planting trees in bare desert soils is way less effective then restoring grasslands through holistic planned grazing and THEN planting trees in that.
Incredible work. Very inspiring to see the local communities come together and take ownership of the project. Shoutout to the Green Men, your work is so important!
thank you for what you do for my country❤
Thanks for watching
🌱🌱🌱🌳🌳🌳🌳
All the best!! Lovely work! ❤
Thanks for watching and for the support 💛
Wow wonderfull! ...I am planting around home myself. Because of the climate which is very hot ,and winter is very very cold and wet. So making my small property cooler with trees and eatable plants is our benifets.I did it on another home many years ago,now In twenty years I have been doing it again.
At this point I'd love to see anything that Fátima would make for us, that's how good she is at being a producer and a host! ♥ It's not only because I have a slight crush, but I've been watching documentaries from many reputable companies, but this is just perfectly done!
Very hopeful. Peak gas car happened in 2017 and people are installing heatpumps and solar panels. There is a 70% chance GHG emissions peaked in 2023. We are turning this corner.
Thanks for all you do.
Great stuff as always. Happy to support you every day by using ecosia, and I am once more motivated to spread the word about it.
You could try adding dried cowdung pieces to the soil in the pit when planting the trees, it will retain even more water and make it available to the plant that is planted in the pit.
Incredible work from Ecosia, the villagers of Bakel and Hommes et Terre!!! 💚💚💚
Thanks for watching and for the positive comment
I too make goat sounds at my friends and loved ones
How deep do those roots go? would adding some biochar make a significant change
love love love this video, proud of everyone working tirelessly to create change and being able to show us the progress!!!
Love back
Ecosia team, do you have a plan for restoring the microbiome and could you do a video on it?
Do they have geoengineering there ?youtubes foot note excludes the obvious it seems.
Amazing work! I love watching these longer videos and it motivates me to do more planting in my immediate area
That’s wonderful to hear!
Unlike the wwf browser, yours is good enough for me to switch to it permanently
🥳🥳🥳
Thank you Ecosia, for doing what is right rather than what is easy. Truly a group of light workers-- those who devote their lives to serving humanity & our sacred Mother Earth. And thank you for allowing other light workers (myself included) such an easy yet profound way to live out their mission xo
While African savannas can absorb substantial amounts of carbon, particularly in their soils, the blanket statement that they absorb more carbon than rainforests lacks context. Both ecosystems play critical roles in carbon sequestration, and their effectiveness can depend heavily on local environmental conditions and land management practices. Therefore, a balanced view is essential to understand the complexities of carbon cycling in these different ecosystems.
Carbon Sequestration in African Savannas
Savanna Ecosystems:
Savannas are characterized by a mix of trees and grasses. They have deep root systems that can store carbon both above and below ground.
The grasslands can sequester significant amounts of carbon, especially in their soils, which can accumulate organic matter over time.
Fire Dynamics: Many savanna ecosystems are adapted to periodic burning, which can release carbon but also promote growth of new vegetation that may absorb more carbon in the long term.
Carbon Storage Potential:
While savannas can sequester carbon effectively, the total carbon storage capacity is highly variable and dependent on factors such as soil type, rainfall, and land management practices.
Carbon Sequestration in Rainforests
Rainforest Ecosystems:
Tropical rainforests are often cited as the most carbon-dense ecosystems due to their dense tree cover and biodiversity. They store carbon in biomass (trunks, branches, leaves) and soils.
Rainforests can sequester large amounts of carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, playing a crucial role in global carbon cycles.
Deforestation and Carbon Release:
Rainforests face significant threats from deforestation, which releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere, exacerbating climate change.
Protecting existing rainforests is critical for maintaining their role in carbon sequestration.
Comparative Analysis
Carbon Storage: Generally, mature tropical rainforests have higher biomass and, thus, a greater potential for carbon storage per hectare than savannas. However, this can vary based on specific ecological conditions.
Soil Carbon: Savannas can have significant soil carbon pools, which can rival or exceed that of rainforests in some contexts, particularly when looking at deep-rooted grasses.
Land Use and Management: The impact of human activities, such as agriculture and grazing, can significantly alter carbon dynamics in both savannas and rainforests.
Conclusion
You are doing a great f*cking job Fatima! Yes it's hot, it's dry, there are so many opinions and thousands of hectares. This is not easy at all, but you are doing it. Remember: 'If you are going through hell, keep going'.
If you are interested in sharing your talk with Oumou/her story, I would definitely be interested in learning about her perspective! Thank you so much for all the work you do to protect our planet (:
Amazing...just amazing. Bless all of you and keep going. I will keep going as well and try to make the world a better place by doing politics here in Germany! Good luck us all!
Of course we need to listen to women and kids!
If it's available in French and Wolof, it would be so nice to promote your work in all the country. So much to do to protect the environment here in Senegal.
Thank you for your work!
All over the world, governments are spending ridiculous amounts of money trying to combat irregular immigration. I've long said that doing the same thing over and over and expected a different (& positive) outcome every time is sheer madness, therefore a far more imaginative (& fiscally efficient) approach is needed. To be clear, some irregular migration is down to wars and instability. But a after larger part of the issue is down to climate change, unsustainable agricultural practices, and the resulting hunger & financial insecurities these bring.
Projects like these stand to stem the tidal waves of irregular migration, people trafficking, and the funding of terrorism. Trying to tackle these individual issues in isolation is like King Canute trying to hold back the tide - sheer madness.
Thank you Ecosia for all your hard work. It saddens me that we adults never were brave enough to discuss honestly of one the main factors driving deforestation in the area and that is out of control population growth in the area vs natural carrying capacity of the surrounding nature. They should have been thought more about contraception and family planning (no point in making 5-children if you barely have enough food for 3-4. Despite diseases you would still have 2 children because the main reason for underage deaths under age 7 is malnutrition related). I would sincerely appreciate if you would not delete my comment, thank you.
I am sure the team know this, but ruminants are a serious issue. They are all over Africa and Europe, and in particular the UK. We now have large wet deserts, which people coo over, without realising why they exist, and what they replaced.
10:25 dam! Didn’t see that coming. We appreciate all the hard work you put on our planet. God bless ya all!!❤❤❤
Use Ecosia when you surf the net!
Great work Fatima and the team did a great job engaging the locals which can be a big obstacle to change! Amazing!
great
Porteurs d'espoir ! Le plus beau, le plus noble des métiers ! Changer la vie des gens et la vision qu'ils ont de leur monde ! Concrétiser les projets et changer les images que nous (en occident), pouvons avoir de loin ! Nous rendre espoir et la validation que chaque geste compte ! Ensemble, vous êtes tellement magnifiques, nous sommes tellement plus efficaces🤩😍🥰🌱🐏🥔🥕🏝
ily ecosia
Man, I'd love to work in Ecosia. Seems like my calling for sure.
Seria interessante se você disponibilizasse no site....a venda de vários tipos de mudas de árvores. Assim...os inscritos poderiam comprar para vocês plantar....isso ajudaria a gerar uma renda extra para desenvolver árvores mais caras...como as frutíferas.
Thank you so much ! Can't wait for the moment where the exponential curve of life regeneration start to be visible there for everyone
Hallo Ecosia
Ich wollte wissen, warum Eure Mitarbeiter immer so viel Fliegen ? ??
Dankbare Grüsse
Ismail Bozkurt
Changing my browser to Ecosia is the best decision I've ever made
After a year you can already see the river basin that feeds the small pond! very cool!
merci beaucoup pour vos actions, vous êtes incroyable, ne lâchez rien
You should look at miyawaki forests, those grow much faster
Thank you so much! What you are doing is hope giving
Random question, have you seen The Wild Robot?
Wenigstens haben die Bewohner dieser Landschaft verstanden, dass sie die Bäume künftig schützen müssen. Es gibt also noch Hoffnung.
hope you guys are planting lots of different trees in the same area and not just one species
Love to see this, desertification is scary stuff. Time for searches :)
I love Ecosia, and have used you for many many years.
Well in that case, thanks for helping us and Hommes et Terre get this far. Cheers and thanks for watching, too!
This video made my day so much better and brighter
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I'd join doing this but instead I work in a bloody store 😫
This is awesome! Keep up the good work. ❤ Ecosia
very cool!
Wish you could reduce your air miles and encourage local talent by employing local people to do camera and presentation. I find current presenter quite off putting and annoying anyway, so the change can only be an improvement. The money saved on flights could be spent on supplies and interviewing experts on the subject.
They speak French
Amazing work ecosia! Wish I could donate but I can't pay in dollars without a credit card x.x
Any chance yall gonna start accepting donations in reais?(brazilian currency)
Hey there! We don't accept donations. Ecosia is for free and you can just download the browser (app or desktop) and search for free! Thanks for watching. Obrigada!
0:10 as the Jiang sect says, attempt the impossible
Une pensée pour Haidar ei Ali un pionnier de la reforestation au Sénégal ❤
I would like a vid on the lady, and what she said.
Awesome project! The before and after was also quite stunning :)!
Thank you! Cheers! 💛
This is the way to go. What a great project.
18:40 dam! I may be 16 but I am mentally 5😂
You are the real heroes! Thank you!
You could have spent a few minutes on those drone shots of what was growing now, instead of zooming past it in a few seconds.
Good feedback! Thanks for letting us know.
Thank you, ecosia ❤
3times more than tropical rainforest? That’s amazing.
I doubt they meant "per area", but more like "all spaces together", because there are more of them.
5:06 why'd he say "praise to God" right after saying all those people will have to leave their homes?
Hey there! Thanks for watching and for your comment. The word Djibil is using is "Alhamdulillah" in Arabic, which roughly translates to "praise to god". The exact meaning of the word would require a whole essay here and deeper knowledge than we hold :) In any case, it's a very expandable expression that muslim believers use to express things like gratitude, for example. In this case, for having given him the space to speak and express his concerns. Hope this helps. Cheers!
Population needs to be in balance with jobs, resources, nature and the environment. Having a bigger population in any country than the country can support makes no sense. Access to food, water, shelter, energy and jobs should guide population levels. The worlds population is still expected to add another billion people to feed, clothe and produce pollution. Humans are crowding out all other species of plants and animals. Education and birth control are key to reducing poverty and hunger. Having a child that you can not provide for yourself is cruel and irresponsible. We need solutions not just sympathy. Endless population growth is not sustainable on a finite planet. Every country needs to "TRY" to be more self sufficient. When there are not enough resources to sustain a population something has to give. Countries need to focus on quality of life for their citizens and not just quantity of life for cheap labor. Why import fossil fuels when wind and solar energy can be produced locally and solar energy can power electric vehicles. We need solutions not just sympathy.
Africa is only continent with growing population.
God bless you. Send you love
Isnt there an easier way to dig the half-moons? Humans developed highly efficient machines for such tasks, which could significantly speed up the process.
But those machines must be available. And the fue for them. All of which cost a lot of money.
There was a group named opensourceecology once who started a "gloabal village construction set" with easy and cheap machines. Hilariously overoptimistic.
Hower I think they stopped in '19 and while the machine blueprints are (partly) avilable, they are still way too expensive for those people and likely still too complicated for their local infrastructure.
Not many machines or machine support.
However lots of people.
However I agree machines can do a lot faster. I think they need a one pass swale maker.
However I don't know if they get enough eaitfor swales
So good god bless you all 😊😊😊
Do a video on the interview!
Good work for Senegal
Beautiful guys!