section plans should be in place the ecosystem in the seychelles is counting on it. in most countries women are an accepted part of the workforce but there are still big differences between nations such as when it comes to the proportion of women in the painted labor force in the us fifty six percent of women and girls over the age of fifteen engage in paid work in the e.u. that figure is slightly lower fifty one percent but in the middle east and north africa an average of just twenty one percent of women have paid work. in jordan that figure is just fourteen percent. change their. drilling hammering and hauling and all in a huge job i should know some people would be surprised to see her doing this kind of handy work but she does it anyway even if it gets pretty grimy. when i'm used to it now i enjoy this work it doesn't bother me any more. i sure and her team of plumbers are working on a construction site for luxury flatten our mine. they have a range of responsibilities. there fitting solar panels cleaning water canisters and sawing pipes at the same time they're

this week a global three thousand heads to the seychelles what can be done to protect the nation's endangered total reefs. in ecuador top chefs are discovering ingredients from the amazon and can local delicacies save the rain forests. but first we had to china where many people are drowning in trash from around the globe. plastic has become a seemingly unavoidable feature of our planet. in one thousand nine hundred fifty we produced around one point five million tonnes of it since then global plastic production has skyrocketed in two thousand and sixteen it totaled about three hundred certain five million tonnes. around half of the plastic produced is disposable products like bottles plastic bags and cups where does it all end up. much ends up in landfills or in the environment plastic waste is also sold shipped to countries like china in two thousand and sixteen china received one point six million tonnes of plastic rubbish from. the e.u. . china is the world's top importer of plastic trash to date places like we do depend on it for survival but since early two thousand and eighteen the cou

this week a global three thousand heads to the seychelles what can be done to protect the nation's endangered total reefs. in ecuador top chefs are discovering ingredients from the amazon and can local delicacies save the rain forests. but first we had to china where many people are drowning in trash from around the globe. in. plastic has become a seemingly unavoidable feature of our planet. in one thousand nine hundred fifty we produced around one point five million tonnes of it since then global plastic production has skyrocketed in two thousand and sixteen it totaled about three hundred search and five million tons. around half of the plastic produced is disposable products like bottles plastic bags and cups where does it all end up. much ends up in landfills or in the environment plastic waste is also sold ships to countries like china in two thousand and sixteen china received one point six million tons of plastic rubbish. from the e.u. . china is the world's top importer of plastic trash to date places like we do depend on it for survival but since early two thousand and eighteen the co

the seychelles managed to. cons. of its debt through debt swap loan agreement facilitated by the nature conservancy and this debt restructuring. and mabel for a certain. amount to be repaid into a trust fund for all to fund conservation related projects and activities the ambitious plan places thirty percent of the country's territorial waters under protection putting it way ahead of the global marine protected area targets of ten percent by twenty twenty four years to put this together but what happened was is over that time period the seychelles was a poster child of what you do to come out of a debt crisis they were running positive budget surpluses they successfully footed the currency they were used to do so their debt to g.d.p. ratio in the late two thousand the seychelles was one of the world's most indebted countries according to the world bank sovereign debt peaked at nearly one billion us dollars today the finance ministry says it stands at less than half of stasis. many fishermen accept that the long term

the seychelles government has now signed a bill restricting nearly all human activity in the quarter is a right and. it's the result of a unique deal with its predecessors debt relief in exchange for protecting biodiversity the ambitious plan places thirty percent of the country's territorial waters under protection putting it way ahead of the global marine protected area target of ten percent by twenty twenty took four years to put this together but what happened was is over that time period the seychelles was a poster child of what you do to come out of a debt crisis they were running positive budget surpluses they successfully footed the currency that rooster duce their debt to g.d.p. ratio in the late two thousand as the seychelles was one of the world's most indebted countries according to the world bank sovereign debt peaked at nearly one billion us dollars today the finance ministry says it stands at less than half of. many fishermen except that the long term effects of the marine special plan will benefit the economy on their industry yet some fear the short term impact will

as part of an agreement with the island nations creditors for the first time the seychelles or stagnate at the sea surrounding its islands as protected waters and is receiving debt relief in return. for many this indian ocean island is what paradise looks like the remote atoll is home to the world's largest population of giant tortoises and is the spawning grind for a number of rare species. the seychelles government has now signed a bill restricting nearly all human activity in the waters around. it's the result of a unique deal with its predecessors debt relief in exchange for protecting biodiversity the ambitious plan places thirty percent of the country's territorial waters under protection putting it way ahead of the global marine protected area target of ten percent by twenty twenty four years to put this together but what happened was is over that time period the seychelles was a poster child of what you do to come out of a debt crisis they were running positive budget surpluses they successfully footed the currency that rooster duce their debt to g.d.p. ratio in the late two tho

ratio in the late two thousand as the seychelles was one of the world's most indebted countries according to the world bank sovereign debt peaked at nearly one billion us dollars today the finance ministry says it stands at less than half of. many fishermen except that the long term effects of the marine special plan will benefit the economy on their industry yet some fear the short term impact will be crippling to their livelihoods. all right from the session back to berlin thank you so much for watching. birth. home to have species. a home worth saving and. those are big changes and most start with small steps global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world. by deals that protect the climate boost green energy solutions and reforestation. results of people you cannot predict the forest to create interactive content teaching the next generation about environmental protection. using all channels available to inspire people to take action and more determined to build something here for the next generation. global ideas the multimedia environment series

the seychelles government has now signed a bill restricting nearly all human activity in the water is a grand isle da prop it's the result of a unique deal with its predecessors debt relief in exchange for protecting biodiversity the ambitious plan places thirty percent of the country's territorial waters under protection putting it way ahead of the global marine protected area target of ten percent by twenty twenty took four years to put this together but what happened was is over that time period the seychelles was a poster child of what you do to come out of a debt crisis they were running positive budget surpluses they successfully footed the currency they reduced reduce their debt to g.d.p. ratio in the late two thousand as the seychelles was one of the world's most indebted countries according to the world bank sovereign debt peaked at nearly one billion us dollars today the finance ministry says it stands at less than half of. many fishermen except that the long term effects of the marine special plan will benefit the economy on their industry yet some fear the short term impac

reporter: in the late to thousands, the seychelles was one of the world most indebted countries. sovereign debt peaked near the one billion u.s. dollars. today the finance ministry says it stands at less than half of that. many fishermen accept that the long-term effects of the marine special plan will benefit the economy and the industry. yet some fear that the short-term impact will be crippling to their livelihoods. >> onto a very important part of german history, sarah. sarah: absolutely, and a heated debate in the country, because in parliament there was a lot of debate about how the nation should remember the holocaust and other crimes that are committed by the nazis. the far right afe party wanted to end what he calls "the dictatorship of remembrance," while members of other parties accused it of using racist language and insulting the memory of history's victims. have a look. reporter: in the middle of berlin, i stumble upon a tragic story. in january 1943, this family was picked up here and taken josh what -- taken to auschwitz. all four were murdered. this house was the

ratio in the late two thousand the seychelles was one of the world's most indebted countries according to the world bank sovereign debt peaked at nearly one billion us dollars today the finance ministry says it stands at less than half of. many fishermen except that the long term effects of the marine spatial plan will benefit the economy on their industry yet some fear the short term impact will be crippling to their livelihoods. or adding onto a very important part of german history sarah absolutely and a heated debate actually here in the country funny because in parliament there was a lot of debate about how the nation should remember the holocaust and other crimes that are committed by the nazis the far right party wanted to end what it calls quote the dictatorship of remembrance while members of other parties accused it of using racist language and insulting the memory of history is it dumbs have a look. in the middle of berlin i stumble upon a tragic story. in general you nine hundred forty three this family was picked up here and taken to auschwitz father mother eleven year old

ratio in the late two thousand is the seychelles was one of the world's most indebted countries according to the world bank sovereign debt peaked at nearly one billion us dollars today the finance ministry says it stands at less than half of. many fishermen except that the long term effects of the marine special plan will benefit the economy and their industry yet some fear the short term impact will be crippling to their livelihoods. let's turn to zambia know where the government wants to promote industrial farming to create more jobs and eventually more food sounds good investors are promised cheap plans but as a result many locals say they are forced to leave their villages. there are families living here in the forest in zambia powerful farmers wish they didn't and want them to move on it's a rugged country and vehicles can only take us so far we have to finish our journey on foot we've come with the human rights lawyer he wants to help the families during these months that he has little of his good looks is still before some of them not by choice because that's the one where they can

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this week a global three thousand heads to the seychelles what can be done to protect the nation's endangered taal reefs. in ecuador time.

this week a global three thousand heads to the seychelles what can be done to protect the nation's endangered taal reefs. in ecuador top chefs in.

a lot of the targ is for the migrating tuna that is caught by vessels in kenya, nzania, seychelles, mauritius. and that fish goes... it's handled well, and it goes globally. you can find it in any market across the globe. and there's no reason that that same stock tuna fish coming into n'somali waters shouenter the... the same market. >> reporter: that will take many years, however, years during which these communities will keep struggling to develop, leaving the lure of piracy to remain. last spring, pirates in puntland snatched the first commercial vessel in years. it was a reminder that piracy might return if conditions on land don't improve and surity at sea continues to relax. and it not just small-time piracy the world has to fear. there are more powerful figures waiting in the shadows,ays john purvis. >> the part that is not here active at the moment is the... the organized syndicate part of it. that probably has businesses elsewhere on the continent and in the... the world. but if they decide to see an opportunity to come back again and reorrkganize their net that's still there. the k

the seychelles managed to. convert parts of its debt through debt swap loan agreement facilitated by the nature conservancy and this debt restructuring. and mabel for a set. amount to be repaid into a trust fund for to fund conservation related projects and activities the ambitious plan places thirty percent of the country's territorial waters under protection putting it way ahead of the global marine protected area target of ten percent by twenty twenty four years to put this together but what happened was is over that time period the seychelles was a poster child of what you do to come out of a debt crisis they were running positive budget surpluses they successfully footed the currency they were used to do so their debt to g.d.p. ratio in the late two thousand is the seychelles was one of the world's most indebted countries according to the world bank sovereign debt peaked at nearly one billion us dollars today the finance ministry says it stands at less than half of. many fishermen except that the long term

activists seychelling and air strikes in eastern ghouta have not stopped. there are also reports pro government forces are mounting a ground attack. this video reportedly shows the aftermath of one of those strikes. the syrian observatory for human rights say more than 100 children have been killed in the area over the last week. and these children survived but still have to live with the horrors of war. cnn is tracking events in the region from her vantage point in jordan. jomana, the united nations voted for that ceasefire over the weekend, but syria ignored that and continued its bombardment in eastern syria. what impact is that having right now on civilians in the area? >> well, by all accounts, rosemary, the situation for civilians trapped in eastern ghouta, they're estimated to be about 400,000 people in that rebel enclave. and this situation is catastrophic. they're running out of just about everything -- food, water, fuel, medication. and people are trapped in their basements. they've got no safe place to turn to. so people have ended up in undergro