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Green living
A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?
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Artisanal cheese making in Poland
The land in Poland's Masuria region is perfect for making cheese and is attracting city dwellers who want to be farmers.
A more sustainable online shopping experience
Can online shopping be people- and climate-friendly? Architecture students think so — and they've got ideas.
Saving a Kenyan forest with beehives
Kenya's Ogiek people are working with an NGO to help protect their ancestral home, the endangered Mau Forest.
Tourists return to Venice
After savoring weeks of peace, tranquility and unobstructed beauty, is the city ready to reinvent itself?
South Africa lockdown 'no longer sustainable'
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he was seeking a balance between "saving lives and protecting livelihoods."
Working less to save the world?
As DW explores ideas for a better future, we ask whether shorter working hours could help us consume more sustainably.
Travel smart, travel green
The industry helping travelers to stay green.
Visions of future mobility
Scientists aim to reinvent the world with a new vision of urban mobility.
World in Progress:Fake trials in China’s Uighur camps
China’s prison camps – Sustainable farming in Africa – Bhutan’s water boom
World in Progress: Africa’s sustainable future short on cash
Agriculture in Africa is in need of innovation. But what kind? Industrial or sustainable? Olivier de Schutter weighs in.
Locked-down Londoners forage wild food
Escaping COVID-19 lockdown for their daily walk, urban foragers are connecting to nature via their taste buds.
Katjes invests in food start-ups
Katjesgreenfood invests in sustainable food brands in hopes of striking gold
Reshaping the world after coronavirus
The pandemic is a chance to redefine the systems governing our societies, says transformation expert Maja Göpel.
The recycling dilemma: good plastic, bad plastic?
EU plans for a circular economy stipulate increased recycling rates, but that alone won't be enough.
The art of batik
The eco-friendly craft of batik dyeing is seeing a revival.
Coronavirus lockdowns ground bees
Restrictions limiting the movement of pollinators could hurt crops, adding pressure to a struggling food system.
Building traditional and sustainable half-timbered houses
Some builders in Germany are starting to adopt the traditional half-timbered, sustainable style of houses again.
Tanzania's 'Father of rural innovation'
Many of the inventions emerging from Tanzanian Bernard Kiwia's innovation hub are benefiting the environment.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
This week: Mali's resilient grain, Zimbabwe's all-women anti-poaching squads and a teen championing tree planting.
The DIY windmill
German students have developed a kit for building a windmill in one week from local materials.
Sustainable meat alternatives
Coronavirus outbreaks in abattoirs have raised questions about our taste for meat. What other options are out there?
Uganda's motorbikes go green
Solar power is making Kampala's streets cleaner
Phosphorus and the power of pee
Researchers say harvesting human urine could be an effective way to recycle phosphorus.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
This week on Eco India: Ecotourism in Delhi and battling climate change in a game - and in reality.
5 sustainable alternatives to plastics
As single use plastic bans try to stem the packaging waste tide, these bioplastics promise more sustainable solutions.
Is there enough wood to go round?
Wood is the resource the world is relying on for its low carbon future. But is there enough of it to go around?
Founders' Valley — Forward to the Future
Season 3 of Founders' Valley profiles entrepreneurs in Nepal, Malaysia and Indonesia committed to sustainable business.
Rescuing old sneakers in Germany
German company Sneaker Rescue helps tackle waste by giving worn out sneakers a new lease of life.
How to wrap delivered food sustainably
Delivered food is often wrapped in plastic. How to avoid the resulting plastic waste?
Coronavirus plastic waste polluting the environment
Masks, gloves and bottles of sanitizer shielding us from the spread of COVID-19 are ending up littered among wildlife.
Coronavirus linked to eco-destruction
The corona pandemic is the latest example of how human impact on the environment can make us sick.
Coronavirus: Can we still live sustainably?
The COVID-19 pandemic can easily push sustainability to the wayside. But we don't have to give up our green habits.
Fighting poverty with fish
Mouhamed Mbaye wants to import fish from Senegal to Germany.
Pullach goes geothermal
The municipality of Pullach in Germany is a trailblazer when it comes to geothermal energy.
Crowdsourcing power to the poor in Nigeria
Crowdfunding is giving credit to small business bringing solar power to the most rural areas of Nigeria.
Harnessing the recycling potential of old tires
Most tires have to be changed regularly, long before the rubber deteriorates — but rubber has great recycling potential.
Making leather from Mexican cacti
Skins have long been used for leather. Now a Mexican duo has come up with a plant-based alternative using a cactus.
'Mass quarantine is not sustainable over a long period'
More than a billion humans around the globe are trying — hard — to endure the various symptoms of self-isolation.
Stone shoes that are light as a feather
A Munich label specializes in making footwear from unusual, yet sustainable materials.
Tackling the threat of water conflict
For World Water Day, DW looks at the growing threat of water conflict globally and efforts to tackle it.
Sustainable ACs
Ant Studio from Delhi is developing an eco-friendly AC based on clay.
Saving the Dominican Republic's coral reefs
Local businesses and conservationists are fighting to save the Dominican Republic's vanishing beaches and coral reefs.
Transforming environmental nightmare into sustainable dream
Rob Greenfield is on a mission to bring a green message to the world using a number of unusual approaches.
Egypt: Why not take a tour of Cairo's Garbage City?
With tourism numbers rebounding, a new breed of Egyptian startups are banking on sustainability and economic inclusion.
Living Planet: The joy of foraging
Rob Greenfield has made all sorts of changes to live more sustainably — including foraging and growing all his own food.
Hydropower in Nepal
More and more villages in Nepal have hydroelectric power stations, providing them with sustainable energy.
River water safe to drink
The water pump made by the German company Inflotec can produce drinking water from river water.
WaterCampus in the Netherlands
The Hydraloop water recycling product and other innovative ideas from WaterCampus in the Netherlands.
Dharavi market
An ecommerce startup in Dharavi is creating an online platform for local craftsmen.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
Technological change can drive development towards a more sustainable society.
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