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00:00 "Look, all that land over there is completely overrun by locusts.
00:06 They eat everything."
00:07 For Giuseppe, this is a nightmare.
00:10 Tens of thousands of locusts have devastated his land.
00:13 His goat farm is one of 500 activities that have been hit by the invasion of these insects
00:18 in Sardinia.
00:20 "This situation means we have to spend more on animal fodder to feed the goats.
00:25 And when we use insecticides on the land, we have to keep the animals inside for two
00:30 weeks."
00:31 The impact is colossal for the whole region.
00:34 50,000 hectares of land are at risk, with an estimated 20 million euros of damage.
00:39 Given this threat, a team of 200 specialised agents are tracking down the locusts.
00:45 "Look, here, this red dot means there is an active hub of locusts.
00:50 One of our teams deployed to carry out inspections found some very young insects and so on the
00:56 same day, or the next day at the latest, we sent a team to carry out the treatment."
01:00 More than 3,000 treatments using chemical insecticides have been carried out over the
01:05 last weeks in 28 of the region's municipalities.
01:09 Not enough to reassure the local councils, who can't hide their helplessness in the face
01:14 of this phenomenon.
01:15 "This situation is the result of climate change.
01:19 It's very worrying.
01:20 I don't have the means to deal with what's happening.
01:23 My administration has to manage the complaints from farmers who are demanding a solution
01:28 from the government."
01:33 A natural catastrophe has been declared and the government has promised compensation.
01:37 A short-term solution until the plagues of locusts can be eradicated, in order to save
01:42 Sardinian agriculture.