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Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

DW's Eco Africa showcases innovative concepts and best practice projects from Africa and Europe and presents environment and climate change ideas that inspire others to get on board or start something of their own.

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Sun goes down over a wind park

Renewables storage

Renewables storage is essential to the EU's plans for 27 percent green power by 2030.
July 14, 2016
Rubble fills a street after an earthquake

Drinking water when disaster strikes

A rucksack called PAUL is saving lives by cleaning water without chemicals or electricity.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 14, 2016
Flip Flops, Kultsandale aus Brasilien

Kenya’s flip-flop revolution

A company in Nairobi is recycling flip-flops - and educating consumers about sustainability.
July 8, 2016
Schweiz Gotthard Basistunnel

Gotthard Base Tunnel ready to open

The world's longest railway tunnel and its significant environmental benefits.
July 7, 2016
DW Eco Hero Waste - Vernon Krah, Liberia

Liberia: Turning waste into jobs

Africa is generating more waste. The good news is that it will lead to recycling and jobs.
July 7, 2016
Hauptdurchschlag am Gotthard

Gotthard Base Tunnel ready to open

The world's longest railway tunnel and its significant environmental benefits.
July 7, 2016
Mobisol Photovoltaik Technologie in Ruanda

African businesses go solar

A German company is helping one of Rwanda's biggest tea factories to go green with solar.
July 7, 2016
Kartoffeln

Potato power

A young Nigerian says he has found a solution to the country's energy crisis: potatoes.
July 7, 2016
A child stands at oil coated water

Oil pollution

The oil industry has left land and water in Nigeria's Ogoniland unfit for use.
June 23, 2016
Morocco mountains

Plant versatility

A boarding school in Morocco is teaching pupils to grow and use plants that featured in their ancestors' lives.
June 23, 2016
star studded sky

Our beautiful planet

June 23, 2016
Bilikiss kola-abiola

Waste is wealth

"WeCyclers" collects recyclable domestic waste using low-cost cargo bikes.
June 17, 2016
Österreich, Geissklee-Blaeuling

Butterfly rescue

Butterfly numbers are in sharp decline. Austrians are using an app to help counter the trend.
June 17, 2016
Desert palms in Tunisia

Our beautiful planet

June 16, 2016
Syrian women with a child

Virtual reality

Virtual reality technology is being used as a way of helping aid organizations to raise much-needed funds.
June 15, 2016
A giant hand reaches for small people

On the margins

Thousands of migrant children are alone in Europe, and to survive many fall into lives of crime and prostitution.
June 15, 2016
Two men sitting down

Mr Gay Syria

Photojournalist Bradley Secker follows five men taking part in the first ever Mr Gay Syria competition.
June 15, 2016
Marokko CloudFisher Anti-Atlas Mountains

Drinking fog

If you thought fog was nothing but a nuisance, you might want to think again. It can be incredibly useful.
June 14, 2016
Cloud and sun battle for attention over Wandlitzsee 2016

Our beautiful planet

June 10, 2016
Harvesting grains. Two men carry huge crops

Living Planet

How is climate change impacting the quality of our food? Living Planet reveals some startling findings.
June 10, 2016
A plastic bag floating in the water next to a fish

Plastic waste

A prototype catamaran waste collector disposes of plastic waste from the seabed.
June 10, 2016
Mine excavation machinery against a setting sun

Mining pollution

South Africa is to charge mining companies two-thirds of the cost of cleaning up water pollution.
June 9, 2016
Benin Valentin Agon

Green medicine

A company in the West Africa state of Benin has come up with a plant treatment for malaria.
June 9, 2016
crowns of trees

Biodegradable urns

A biodegradable urn containing a seed allows human ashes to foster new, green life.
June 9, 2016
Nets on the top of a mountain

Drinking fog

This week, eco@africa joins a team working at great heights to draw water out of thin air.
June 9, 2016
A manta ray gliding through the ocean

Manta rays

Chinese medicine makes much of manta rays, and as a result the majestic ocean creatures are under threat.
June 6, 2016
Trawler

Trawler trouble

Trawlers are threatening the livelihoods and ocean territory of fishermen on the tiny island of São Tomé and Príncipe.
June 6, 2016
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Eco-at-Africa - The Environment Magazine

In this week's eco@africa, we visit a tiny African island where some fishermen are taking a stand.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 4, 201626:30 min
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Using science to boost food security

Scientists in Germany are trying to find solutions to food insecurity.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 4, 201604:20 min
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The realm of the manta rays

How a marine biologist is championing the cause of threatened manta rays off the coast of Africa.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 4, 201605:14 min
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Fishermen face off with big trawlers

Fishermen on a tiny island off Africa's west coast are taking a stand against illegal trawlers.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 4, 201604:05 min
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Recharging your phone with a plant

Bringing new meaning to the words "green energy" with a plant pot that could charge your phone.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 4, 201601:34 min
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Tackling soil erosion in Nigeria

Nigerians call for government aid in the fighting against devastating soil erosion.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 4, 201603:24 min
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Safe water for Tanzania

A young Tanzanian engineer hopes his nano-filter can bring safe water to his country and elsewhere.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 4, 201603:08 min
Landwirtschaft in Afrika

Using science to boost food security

Food security is an ever increasing problem. In Kenya, for instance, maize, one of the country's staple foods, is particularly hard hit. But some in far-away Germany are working on a solution.
June 3, 2016
Afrika Illegaler Fischfang aufgebrachter Trawler

Preview: Drama on the high seas

Fishermen on the tiny island of São Tomé off the west coast of Africa are taking a stand against illegal trawlers destroying the marine habitat - and their earnings.
June 3, 2016
Deutschland Entsperrung eines iPhone

Recharging your phone with a plant

Spanish entrepreneurs are bringing new meaning to the words "green energy." They've designed a plant pot that produces electricity. And it's all down to some helpful bacteria.
June 3, 2016
Eco at Africa Hero Askwar Hilonga

Safe water for Tanzania

A young Tanzanian engineer has created a water filter that absorbs hazardous substances. He hopes his invention will help the 70 percent of households in his country without clean drinking water.
June 3, 2016
Sternschnuppen

Our Beautiful Planet

June 2, 2016
Bowl of green soup with carrots and leaves

Living Planet: Eco munchies

Will the European Union agree to reauthorize herbicide glyphosate? And why is the decision so controversial anyway? Living Planet also takes a trip to Chile, Greece and the US to explore green cuisines.
June 2, 2016
Blaualgen auf dem Wannsee

Innovative fuel: The power of algae

Synthetic fuel for vehicles was produced at the Leuna chemicals complex near the German city of Leipzig for decades. Now algae are showing their power as a biofuel.
May 30, 2016
Ohrenquallen im Roten Meer

Jellyfish invasion in the Mediterranean

As temperatures rise, jellyfish are swarming the Mediterranean. The tentacled invaders are causing problems for the North African fishing and tourism industry. Everyone is scrambling for a solution.
May 30, 2016
Sambia Bwumba Wald Regenwald Abholzung

Protesting a super highway in the rainforest

A super highway stretching north to south in Nigeria was meant to be a flagship project. But the scheme is on hold as villagers and NGOs face-off with local government over its environmental impact.
May 30, 2016
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Innovative fuel: The power of algae

In Germany, algae are being cultivated to make biofuel.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 28, 201603:24 min
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A road that produces energy

In the Netherlands, a bike path is harnessing the power of the sun to produce electricity.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 28, 201603:43 min
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Eco@Afrika - The Environment Magazine

This week we find out how a bike path can produce energy and how to build a fence with plastic.
May 28, 201626:11 min
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Protesting a super highway in the rainforest

In Nigeria, communities and local government face off over a planned super highway.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 28, 201604:38 min
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Jellyfish invasion in the Mediterranean

Mediterranean countries are working together to fight jellyfish invaders threatening tourism.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 28, 201605:28 min
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A Malian village transformed by solar power

A young engineer in Mali is using his solar expertise to bring light to rural villages.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 28, 201603:08 min
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Money for old plastic

Kenya Lorna Rutto has an innovative business recycling plastic to make fencing.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 28, 201601:23 min