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Green living
A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?
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Sustainable, quake-proof homes
Young artisans in India learn to build earthquake-proof houses using regional materials.
Plastic-free Dining with a Clear Conscience
Ecological dining out – that’s the concept behind the Frea zero-waste restaurant in Berlin.
Inside Europe 04.04.2019
NATO celebrates its 70th anniversary – Trump’s not happy with Germany's defence spending – A setback for Turkey's Erdogan - Slovakia elects its first female head of state – Danes go full throttle on pedelecs - Ukraine's next president could be a comedian - Young Moroccans stowaway to Spain – The legacy of Bosnia’s war - Northern Ireland and same sex marriage - How to eat for the planet.
Could special ATMs solve India's water woes?
In India the tap water isn't always clean, so startups are stepping in to provide a cheap, safe alternative.
Cooking with cow dung in Kenya
Small and simple biogas units are helping Kenya's farmers to prevent deforestation and to produce better harvests.
Tomorrow Today - The Science Magazine
Cleaning up space debris, biodegradable plastic made from chicken feathers and houses that grow out of trees.
Flora robotica: Robot-plant organisms
The Flora Robotica project could result in houses growing out of trees and roots forming bridges.
Saving Mumbai's natural tide buffer
Mangrove trees, a vital flood defense, protect millions of vulnerable people on India's coast from rising sea levels.
The Kenyan startup keeping fish cool
This fish farm in Mfangano Island in Lake Victoria uses a modern cooling system that keeps fish fresh for days.
The urban gardens of Quito
Can urban farming improve food security in Ecuador's capital city?
Africa's top 5 greener transport ideas
From solar taxis to making boats out of plastic bottles, here are Eco Africa's top five greener transport ideas.
'We can make a difference'
Thousands of kids have walked out of class for a global day of climate action. DW spoke to some of the strikers.
Green energy solutions you've (probably) never heard of
Never heard of piezoelectricity or dancing as a form of generating clean energy? Read on.
Nigeria: Empowering the next generation of farmers
With big challenges such as climate change, a new program aims to equip young farmers with skills to work sustainably.
Pineapple fashion, an alternative to leather
A breakthrough for sustainable fashion: how a Spanish firm is using pineapples to make a vegan alternative to leather.
Gilet jaunes: Yellow vests demand climate action
French yellow vests and green activists are coming together in a spirit of revolt ahead of EU elections.
Where the Alps are still idyllic
Berchtesgadener Land lacks huge ski resorts and endless parties, but missing out has its benefits.
Life without electricity
A botany professor living without electricity could be a role model for others.
Africa's innovative green architecture
Sustainability plays an increasingly key role in Africa's architecture — these innovative buildings are leading the way.
Build with straw
Traditional straw houses are completely recyclable and are remarkably energy efficient.
Biodiversity stewards hold key to food security
A new UN report on the state of world biodiversity for food and agriculture highlights women's role in food security.
Greening Berlin's club scene
DW's Anne-Sophie Brändlin recently paid a visit to a few of Berlin's clubs to see how these venues are doing their part for the planet and working to make even our nightlife, a little greener.
Green protests, greener clubs
Protesters demand climate action in France, and others are making sustainable choices in the least likely of places.
Everest: The world's highest garbage dump
Everest has turned into a dumping ground as the growing numbers of climbers leave their trash on the mountainside.
How Volkswagen wants to drive e-mobility revolution
From diesel fraudster to pioneer of sustainable mobility: that's how auto giant Volkswagen wants to transform itself.
Mexico: Sustainable tourism
From language courses to hiking tours: Mixtec communities are opening up to eco- tourists.
Teaching children in Nigeria to tackle plastic
A new initiative is helping kids learn about their environment through a creative approach.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
On Eco Africa: solar lamps in Burkina Faso, turning plastic into furniture in Cameroon, France's 'solidarity fridge'.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
Frisbee in Chennai, cooking for hundreds of schoolkids in India and going off the grid in Germany.
Cleaning up Berlin's club scene
Berlin's politicians and clubs are teaming up to make partying more sustainable. And there's an even bigger goal.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
This time on Eco Africa: bamboo bikes, Liberia's chimp orphanage and turning plastic waste into wearables.
Berlin students campaign for climate education
The Berlin high-schoolers campaigning to update the climate change curriculum.
Colombia: Surviving on the Rio Magdalena
On the Rio Magdalena, communities protect a unique landscape and a way of life in the face of climate change.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
On this week's EcoAfrica: organic fertilizers in Ivory Coast, organic farming in Egypt and wastefree shopping in Germany
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
Permaculture works in India, bread for the poor in Mumbai, Germany’s wood detectives.
High-rise mania overshadows Moscow's suburban dream
New Moscow should have become a model city. Instead, the expansion of the Russian capital is repeating old mistakes.
Five things you need to know about desalination
Desalination is key to provide fresh water to millions of people around the world. Yet, it is not very sustainable.
Calls for eco-friendly farming as Berlin hosts Green Week
Advocates of environmentally suitainable agriculture have protested in Berlin as it hosts farming's Green Week.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
saving the Yamuna River, wells for Bengaluru and flamingos help promote ecotourism
Park versus highway in Delhi
Plans for a six-lane highway across a biodiversity park near New Delhi threatens wildlife and has residents up in arms.
Jakarta: Saving a sinking megacity
Indonesia's capital Jakarta is sinking, while sea levels are rising. Now the megacity is fighting for survival.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
On this edition: The self-taught bird surgeons of Delhi, plants from paper and pencils and Rajasthan’s camel herders.
Indonesia: The sinking capital
The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is sinking. In the settlement of Tongkol, people now take action.
Welcome to the latest edition of Eco Africa
On this week's show: mud homes in Ghana, fighting climate change with comics and making pencils out of newspaper.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
Tackling e-waste, durable smartphones and upcycled design.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
On this week's Eco Africa: climate change awareness with comics, green homes out of mud and eco-friendlier farming.
Eco India - The Environment Magazine
Plates from crop stubble, luxury sustainable tourism and environment on school curricula.
Sustainable shrimp farming in Ecuador
In Ecuador, shrimp farmers test breeding methods that are less harmful to the environment.
The quest for an eco-friendly jacket
How hard can it be to find an environmentally-friendly coat? Cai Nebe sets off on a search.
Cameroon: Building plastic bottle boats
An entrepreneur makes unique boats by tying plastic bottles together, helping the environment in the process.
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