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Green living
A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?
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Luxury brands' future is in shoppers' closets
The luxury resale market is booming, but designer brands have been reluctant to embrace the secondhand trend.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
Are we leaving behind fast cars and fast fashion for a more sustainable lifestyle?
Sustainable fashion made from saris
An Indian designer upcycles traditional saris, retaining their beauty and sentimental value.
Sustainable fast fashion?
Brands H&M and Zara have eco-collections they say are sustainable – but is it just greenwashing?
Avocados — a not-so-super food after all?
Nutritious and delicious, avocados have conquered palates across the globe. Business is booming — in the past 20 years, avocado production has tripled. But this is also causing a massive strain on resources in places where the water-intensive tropical fruit grows — in particular, Latin America. Is it possible to keep eating our treasured avocados with a clear conscience?
Rethinking farming
We depend on farming — and farmers — to grow the food we need to survive. Agriculture can be environmentally damaging — yet there are alternatives. From adjusting our avocado consumption, to a sustainable (and underrated) crop of the future: beans. And finally, restoring rivers to boost harvests in India.
How to make food to-go more sustainable
Take-out food packaging is responsible for some 280,000 tons of waste in Germany every year.
Dandelion rubber for sustainable tires?
The Russian dandelion provided rubber to the USSR. Could it make a comeback?
How can travel be more sustainable post-pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled global tourism. But some travel operators see opportunities for the future.
Eco India — The Environment Magazine
For women worldwide, climate change and environmental destruction are very real. How are they dealing with it?
Why lab-grown diamonds are better than mined ones
Why are we still mining diamonds although there are more sustainable production processes available?
Sustainable buildings inspired by nature
Architects and designers have looked to nature for centuries — from Stonehenge to Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium.
Meet Greece's last shepherds
Once commonplace, Greek's nomadic shepherds, who move their flocks hundreds of kilometers yearly, are now a rare sight.
Anna Heringer is an architect on a mission
German architect Anna Heringer has gained renown for her constructions made of clay.
Sustainability & the city
This week, we're taking a look at our cities — from food systems to transportation and urban planning to waste streams.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
Having a home to live in means producing carbon dioxide. What can we do to be more sustainable?
Greening our homes
Having a home to live in means producing carbon dioxide. What can we do to be more sustainable?
Building sustainably: a Cork House
Natural, recyclable and with almost zero carbon emissions - a house made of cork.
Living in a steel box
A designer duo in Pune turns shipping containers into eco-friendly homes.
Philippines: Climate change and fishing
Communities in the Philippines are trying to counter the effects of climate change and overfishing.
Airline operations to become more sustainable
Airlines and manufacturers are investing in "sustainable aviation fuel."
Mexican strawberry farmers go green
Small-scale farmers are shifting toward more sustainable forms of strawberry cultivation.
Trees to the rescue in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, one of the biggest, poorest and most violent cities in the US, is seeking to expand its green spaces by planting more trees. Besides combating sweltering temperatures in summer, there's evidence increased tree cover may also help bring down levels of gun violence.
EU wants trade to be fairer and more sustainable
European Parliament trade expert Bernd Lange tells DW why the EU needs a new trade strategy.
UK climate activists in 'dangerous' underground tunnel demo
Protesters are occupying tunnels under a London station in a bid to halt a high-speed rail project. But why?
France's citizen climate assembly: A failed experiment?
President Emmanuel Macron has backtracked on a promise to put all climate proposals to a vote.
Can old tech save India's environment?
Turning the tide on textile pollution with traditional handlooms, chilli and natural dyes.
Sustainable travel - a future concept?
Sustainable tourism initiatives and visions from Berlin, Amsterdam and Venice.
Venice without mass tourism
Boat tour operator Jean-Paul Morselli is committed to sustainable tourism in Venice.
Is bioplastic the „better“ plastic?
Bioplastics are said to be the “better” plastic of the future. But is that actually true?
The roots of India's farming crisis
Could a more sustainable form of agriculture be part of the solution to months of protest?
How will we travel in the summer of 2021?
Amid COVID-19, lockdowns and ever-changing entry restrictions, Europeans are unsure what the summer months will bring.
Fenceless farming boosts biodiversity in South Africa
The ancient skill of animal herding is spearheading a revolution in sustainable livestock farming.
Caribbean islands struggle with water scarcity
The picturesque tropical islands are surrounded by water. So why are shortages are a daily reality for many?
Looking for a sustainable avocado
What environmental impact does your avocado have?
New ideas for timeless shapes: Designer Stefan Diez
Minimalist, sustainable, innovative: The style of award-winning German designer Stefan Diez.
Why is Laos building Mekong dams it doesn't need?
Thailand has an electricity surplus, but more hydroelectric dams are on the way for the Mekong River in Laos.
REV - The Global Auto and Mobility Show
REV and the love of speed: The Golf GTI and 45 years of sporty driving pleasure. REV and the love of Formula E: When will the top racing format F1 go fully electric? REV and the love of travel: We test 3 camper vans.
Why the future of Formula One is electric
Are the days of Formula One numbered? Formula E says it is the race format of the future.
Tesla's rise should cheer green activists
Ashutosh Pandey
The electric car maker's meteoric rise shows that investors are finally smelling the coffee.
Peru: Empowering mountain communities
Villagers in the Manu Biosphere Reserve are finding new ways to make a sustainable living.
Greener pastures post-Brexit, invisible waste & online abuse
This week — new funding for UK farms, the environmental toll of consumption and the emotional toll of online activism.
Invisible waste
When we talk about waste, we usually think of household trash — the stuff we throw in the bin. But that pales in comparison to all of the waste generated to make the stuff we buy. So what makes up this waste stream that's invisible to most of us?
Kenya: Sugarcane as a green fuel
The Tebsonik tea company uses sustainable briquets made of waste sugarcane to dry tea leaves.
EcoIndia – The Environment Magazine
This week we look how our ancestors found the nourishment they needed and what we can learn from that.
REV - Special: Getting Out of a Jam - Rethinking Traffic
Introducing new modes of mobility is the only way to reduce congestion on Europe's roads.
Biodiversity: Protecting South Africa's insects
Could DNA barcoding help protect these animals for future generations?
Is there such a thing as eco fireworks?
Does the pandemic offer the chance to look for sustainable alternatives to traditional fireworks?
Regenerative Christmas trees
Millions of trees are cut down so we can use them as Christmas decoration. But there is a better way.
Making sustainable fashion from garbage
By upcycling waste for his fashion label, Javier Goyeneche also helps reduce plastic trash in the oceans.
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