DW and Channels TV present innovative environmental concepts from Africa and Europe.
Cooking on open fires causes deathly indoor air pollution. A simple cookstove is helping save lives in Malawi.
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How many out-of-date cell phones are lying about your home? You might think they have no value, but their component parts are actually worth a small fortune. Click here to see trash turned into treasure.
A new version of the smartphone that promises a better deal for consumers, producers and the planet hit the shelves at the end of last year November. But how fair can a phone really be?
Berliners fed up with pollution, traffic and a shortage of parking are looking for alternatives to cars. One comes in the form of bright red electric scooters that can be rented whenever and wherever they’re needed.
Twenty years ago after Nigerian civil rights activist and environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed for his environmental activities, Shell Oil is still causing destruction to his native Ogoni land.
What impact does dust from the Sahara Desert have on the global climate? Storms carry the dust particles up to seven kilometers into the air. Most eventually fall over the Atlantic, with some surprising effects.
They are the most trafficked mammals in the world, yet many people have never heard of them. As pangolin numbers dwindle, conservationists in Vietnam are trying to save them.
Plankton is the basis for the entire marine food chain - and it is undergoing changes.
Meet the presenter Nneota Egbe
Plastic Whale is the world's first professional plastic fishing company. Every day, Marius Smit trawls Amsterdam's canals to reap the plastic floating there. His catch is then recycled.
Join Living Planet as it treads largely unexplored ground across the world.
Esther in Nigeria helps others in her community upcycle for a living. She's trained more than 100 low-income women to turn textile scraps into beautiful rugs, which are now being sold all over the world.
After four weeks of living without creating plastic trash, DW's Tamsin Walker was so caught up in it that she decided to keep going for another month. That time is now up too, so will she go plastic-free forever?
A shoe manufacturer in Portugal is trying to make shoes with a small ecological footprint and stylish design at an affordable price.
"Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein