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Conservation: A Love Story | Elsaphan Njora | TED
Conservation: A Love Story | Elsaphan Njora | TED
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0:08
(Music)
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(Singing in Swahili) Hii safari ni ya mapenzi
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Nina haja ya kuenzi
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(Singing in English) Here’s my hand. Take me now.
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Don't resist. Don't ask me how.
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For the last three and a half years,
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I have travelled more than I have ever done in all my years.
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I have interacted with cultures, landscapes and legends across the land.
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And I've been enriched by these vast experiences
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that I'm so fortunate to have.
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So much so that some of my songs
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are starting to sound like travel journals.
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“Hii safari ni ya mapenzi” means “this journey is of love.”
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From the crater in Silali to the springs at Mzima.
1:07
The cool blue waters of Lake Challa to the sandy beaches of Robinson Island.
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The waterfalls at Ruskebe to the island of Sumba.
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The small elephants of Aberdares to the giants in Amboseli.
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The sometimes feisty buffaloes of Mount Kilimambogo
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to the lilac-breasted roller in the plains.
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The rivers, the valleys, the people.
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I am in awe of what this country has to offer.
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This wealth, this beauty is meant to be shared.
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It is meant to be passed on.
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After all, we too found it here.
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And we are direct beneficiaries
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of the intentional or accidental conservation efforts of the past.
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The question is: What shall we leave for those who are coming after us?
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Allow me to take you on a journey.
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Let us start in a county called Nyahururu,
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in a peculiar water body called Lake Ol' Bolossat,
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which is both a salty and fresh water lake.
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It is possible that one day we might not have it anymore.
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Delaying to take measures to curb cultivation
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around riparian land near the lake
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will most certainly lead to its destruction.
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And in a few years time, it might as well never have existed.
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But a lake is not just a lake.
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Now let's go to Machakos County.
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The land of the long-distance traders.
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The flat landscape of enchantment and the crescendo music lovers.
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(Singing in Swahili)
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The home of the great seer who prophesied the coming of the British.
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And once home to a vast indigenous forest
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whose remnants can be found at Kiima Kimwe,
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which means "one hill."
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There, at the sacred hill of the Akamba,
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you'll see there was evidence that this was a vast forest.
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However, Machakos today stands in contrast
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to what our ancestors once called home.
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Massive deforestation has transformed a large section of it
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into a semi-arid expanse where water is scarce.
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Now the forest and the legends, and the stories
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might as well never have existed.
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But the forest is not just a forest.
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These are ecosystems that support a great number of species
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from birds, land animals, fish, insects, plants,
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some of which are endemic to the area
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and serve as nature's order in the great equation of balance.
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The very same balance that we are here to discuss.
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But our farmers need land to till.
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And when we need wood, don't we?
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But pause.
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This is not a piece to patronize.
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Instead, it's to paint a picture
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of perhaps what could be possible if we took action,
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and to bear the news of the efforts that have been taken so far.
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The proverbial what if,
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but now with a motive to reconsider, reconfigure and recruit.
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What if there is another way to go about it?
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What if there's another way to coexist with nature,
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make a living and leave an inheritance for those who are coming after us?
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Let us go to Kilifi County, right next to the Indian Ocean.
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Somewhere at the shores of Watamu
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stands a testament of what could be if we reimagined conservation.
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A group called Dabaso, through research and collaboration,
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began planting mangroves 20 years ago
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in an effort to conserve.
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20 years of insults and ridicule, doubts and second thoughts.
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But now the shores breathe more life into the world
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and give better sanctuary for sea life.
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And an establishment called Crab Shack Hotel
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stands as a tourist attraction,
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a pillar of conservation and commerce,
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merging nature, community and profit in an eco-friendly existence.
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And back in Machakos,
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they are making better use of the land,
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and they are repopulating the indigenous seedlings.
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With the efforts of conservationists,
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we might just see the return of the trees of old.
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And at Lake Ol’ Bolossat they are resettling the farmers,
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and they are saving the lake.
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It is no longer a thing of what if.
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It's a possibility.
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We can save our ecosystems, our species and our futures.
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We can. The evidence is clear across the world.
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So what is taking us so long?
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I've never understood why it takes so much effort
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to do what we know we need to do.
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Maybe it is a human condition
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to procrastinate until it is too late
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in order to catch that edge,
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that elusive high of uncertainty, thinking we have some kind of control.
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Only problem is, there is no control.
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However, I believe that if we search deep inside for something bigger,
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something bigger than ourselves,
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then we light a fire that can take us all the way to a better world.
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Now I'm no expert,
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but I believe at the core of conservation is love.
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Love for the land,
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love for the people of the land
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and most importantly, love for those who will come after us.
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And with this, I think we can find a way
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to work together in a manner that will benefit nature and community,
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in a manner that will give honor and dignity.
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And so this journey has to be a journey of love.
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And while that may take longer,
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the effects are profound and far-reaching enough
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to keep the world breathing.
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Finally, let me complete this journey with imagination.
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I will ask you to indulge me.
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Close your eyes.
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I'm talking to you guys.
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Close your eyes.
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I want you to envision that place that you want transformed.
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Do you have it?
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You have it?
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So I want us to take this journey together.
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On the count of three, I want you to say it out loud.
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One.
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Two. Three.
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(Audience speaks)
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(Singing in Swahili) Hii safari ni ya mapenzi
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Nina haja ya kuenzi
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(Singing in English) Here’s my hand. Take me now.
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Don't resist. Don't ask me how.
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Ooh!
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I'm on fire for you.
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I'm on fire.
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Ooh!
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I'm on fire for you.
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I'm on fire.
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Ooh!
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I'm on fire for you.
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I'm on fire.
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(Applause)
