Hello, it's Manveen, bringing you an episode from a new podcast series from the Times,

in partnership with Rolex and its perpetual planet initiative, Planet Hope.

In this series, Adam Vaughn, the Environment Editor for the Times, asks why our planet

is changing so rapidly and meets leading experts from around the world who are trying to turn

the tide.

Through its perpetual planet initiative, Rolex supports individuals and organisations who

go above and beyond to safeguard and preserve our planet for the next generation.

Africa, the continent that boasts vast tracks that are protected in Jinnah's land and

is the home to some of the greatest wildlife on our planet.

Africa's ecosystems are vital for its people and the Earth, and yet it's the continent

which time and time again is impacted the most by human kinds of mistakes.

Scientific research suggests that by 2050 some 86 million Africans may be forced to

migrate due to progressive adjustments made to their environment by climate change.

With temperatures rising, drought continues to spread across Africa's already hot and

dry landscape.

Staggering predictions made by the World Health Organization say that in two years a

quarter of a billion people in Africa will be living with water scarcity, creating devastating

knock on effects.

From food shortages, as farmers won't be able to water crops and keep livestock healthy

to national health crises, as mosquitoes thrive from stagnant water.

But there is hope.

Despite Africa being the second driest continent in the world, it also holds 9% of the Earth's

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