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Green living
A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?
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eco@africa - The Environment Magazine
This week on eco@africa: green architecture in South Africa, making schools better by planning trees.
How emerging donors are transforming the foreign aid industry
Unlike developed countries, emerging donors are expanding the funding pie, a new report has found.
Hurricanes release energy of 10,000 nukes
Even average hurricanes release huge amounts of energy. Where does it come from?
Changing mountains
Researchers hiked the length of the Alps this summer, retracing a similar trek 25 years ago. Much has changed since then
UN Global Compact: Is big business saving the world?
DW spoke to Cloe Franko, an activist, who thinks little of teaming up with companies to reach development goals.
Wasting Resources
Sustainability is crucial to our survival and prosperity, but we still waste much too much.
Growing a green world
How can we create a renewable and resource-efficient economy?
Malaysia's green future
Malaysia wants to launch a green future and hopes to convince the population with the help of an eco-label.
Dumpster diving without the diving
A new store in Berlin turns saving discarded food into a green business.
Making Malaysia Green
Malaysia has started a campaign to cut energy use, wasted resources and pollution.
Malaysia's green future
Malaysia has started a campaign to cut energy use, wasted resources and pollution.
Sierra Leone: How cocoa protects the environment
The production of cocoa can be beneficial for everyone in Sierra Leone. It can provide a regular income for locals.
Disparity in education between OECD member states
The new OECD study reveals that gender equality is still far from universal when it comes to basic literacy skills.
From gray to green: Urban farming around the world
Urban farming has been around for as long as there's been cities, but it's recently been enjoying a global revival. Why?
Turning gray into green: Urban farming around the world
Urban farming has been around for as long as there's been cities, but it's recently been enjoying a global revival. Why?
Welcome to this week's eco@africa
This week on eco@africa: fighting for space in the Serengeti, counting butterflies and greener coal from banana peel.
Doing Your Bit: Greener coal from banana skins
A more eco-friendly form of coal made of household waste may be the key to tackling a Cameroonian city's waste problem.
Fighting for space in the Serengeti
An exploding human population means wildlife compete with people over scarce land near the Serengeti National Park.
Eco-at-Africa - The Environment Magazine
This week on eco@africa: fighting for space in the Serengeti, counting butterflies and greener coal from banana peel.
Protecting Kosovo's medicinal plants
Some in Kosovo are protecting the land's rare and wild medicinal plants.
Doing Your Bit: Sustainable vibes
Raising awareness for the environment.
Welcome to this week's eco@africa
On eco@africa: A coal city turned green capital, Ugandan sugar power and sustainable vibes in Nigeria.
Dirty dirty ships
There's massive worry about diesel car emissions these days - but the really big polluters are plying our waters.
Eco-at-Africa - The Environment Magazine
Green car washes, cotton wool strong enough to absorb oil spills, and self-charging bicycles.
Welcome to this week's eco@africa
On this week's eco@africa we find out about protecting birds in Uganda, renting baby clothes and making energy in Kenya.
Waste-free packaging
Next time you get invited to a birthday party, you could try wrapping the present using a piece of fabric and ribbon.
Al Gore: Donald Trump has galvanized climate activists
We can meet Paris climate targets in spite of Donald Trump, says former US vice president Al Gore.
How to become a eco-friendly cat owner?
Cats: Cute to us, for the planet not so much. Let's start changing that!
Inside Germany's coal country
As Germany plans to phase out coal, villages and forests continue to disappear to make way for mines.
'Partnership for Sustainable Textiles' unraveling
The German Development Ministry is standing by an ambitious human rights and sustainable consumption project.
Gardening in the city
Tesla unveils new e-car, but is it sustainable?
"A computer on wheels": there is plenty of hype surrounding the launch of electric automaker Tesla's long-awaited sedan.
Butchering on demand
A juicy steak is a guilty pleasure these days. But German startups preselling offer a more sustainable way to indulge.
Rubbish school - literally
Concerned by trash in the city of Phnom Penh, Ouk Vanday decided to build a school from it.
No more fish? We'll farm seaweed
Waning natural bounty on the coast of Madagascar is spurring fishermen toward new alternatives.
Chile taps its most abundant resource
Chile is the perfect location for large-scale solar arrays like the gigantic Quilapilun plant.
Foraging in New Zealand
Perplexed that no one was promoting Māori food, a New Zealand chef is acquainting his people with their native flavors.
Saving solar energy for a rainy day
Germans are increasingly turning to solar power. But what happens when the sun doesn’t shine?
All you can’t eat
Food waste is a global problem - but Denmark is trying to tackle it, showing “best before” doesn’t mean “toxic after.”
Eco-at-Africa - The Environment Magazine
Waste in Zanzibar, saving giraffes from extinction and dealing with food you can't eat.
8.3 billion tons of plastic on earth
A new study estimates the total amount of plastic ever produced throughout the world to be 8300 million metric tons.
How green is your beer cup?
A German eco group rifled through post-match trash to uncover mountains of used beer cups — and a whole new Bundesliga.
The better side of palm oil
Palm oil is often synonymous with bad agricultural practices. An example from Sierra Leone shows it doesn't have to be.
Fewer children to fight climate change?
Having fewer children is the best thing you can do to reduce climate change, a new study says. But is that realistic?
How to stop climate change? Start now!
We hear warnings about climate change daily. But what individual actions can we take to reduce global warming?
Berlin environment blog: Going abroad, going green
When Bormey Chy came to Berlin from Cambodia to work at DW she discovered a greener, more sustainable lifestyle.
Palm oil: Cheap or fair?
Global palm oil production is growing — with drastic environmental effects. There's a better way.
Driving with biogas
Potato peel, old bread, apple cores - organic waste accrues in every kitchen. But rather than throwing it away, it can instead be used to power engines - and already fuels 150 garbage trucks in Germany’s capital Berlin.
Doing Your Bit: Having your coffee - and eating it
In Germany, 320,000 disposable coffee cups are thrown away per hour. A company has a solution: the edible coffee cup.
Drinking with bamboo
A young environmental activist has turned to bamboo straws to highlight the massive overuse of plastic in Cambodia.
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