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Green living
A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?
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E-Mobility and water-saving agriculture
Trains, cars, trucks: the future of mobility is electric. And Spain's farmers fight against drought.
German Alpine Club wins sustainability prize
The world's biggest mountaineering association has set its target on becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
The push to grow seaweed on a large scale in Europe
Algae are versatile and can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But space is getting tight along coastlines.
Tomorrow Today – The Science Magazine
Extracting raw materials is a dirty business. What are the alternatives?
Eco Africa - The Environment Magazine
Upycling plastic bottles into solar-powered lamps in Zimbabwe, and Crete copes with invasive fish.
Zimbabwe's all-female, environmentally sustainable gem mine
The Zimbaqua gem mine in Zimbabwe empowers women and keeps its environmental impact to a minimum.
Building the green economy - MADE
Solar cells, electromobility and wind power – the green economy is gathering steam.
German EV manufacturers - greener than the rest?
How German EV makers are leading the way in recycling and sustainability, outpacing Tesla & BYD
Eco Africa - The Environment Magazine
The challenges facing South Africa’s southern right whales, and a sustainable gem mine in Zimbabwe.
Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People
In Belgium, young male refugees are forced to sleep on the street.
Northern Nigeria sees boom in grasshopper snack sales
Grasshoppers are a delicacy in northern Nigeria and business is booming. But are they safe to eat?
Reviving handloom weaving in Tamil Nadu
The Nurpu weavers' collective is providing local families with a sustainable livelihood in a traditional business.
Kenya's outfits crafted from food waste dyes
A Kenyan textile company is redefining style by creating outfits using fruit and vegetable-based dyes.
Going hyper-local to decolonize the menu
A farmers' collective in Karnataka is championing native crops — reaping ecological benefits and a sustainable life.
Climate scientist and sustainable builder win top eco prize
Climatologist Friederike Otto and low-carbon builder Dagmar Fritz-Kramer have jointly won the €500,000 German prize.
Can concrete be made more climate-friendly?
With ultrasound, researchers can cut cement levels in concrete by 30%, making it better for the environment.
Southern India's female farmers sow seeds of change
In southern India, women-only collectives are thriving — benefitting not only their members but also the environment.
Tomorrow Today – The Science Magazine
Digitization consumes a lot of energy, but can it also help protect the environment? And: What is ultrasonic concrete?
Serving sustainable fine dining in South Africa
Celebrated chef Wandile Mabaso aims to prove that African local produce can meet gourmet standards.
Cities and communities embrace sustainable solutions
Pune explores solutions to the sanitary waste problem. Plus: Southern India’s thriving female farming collectives.
Shea butter helps empower women in rural Ivory Coast
A female cooperative in Ivory Coast that produces organic shea butter is helping empower local women.
Eco Africa – The Environment Magazine
Shea butter production helps women in Ivory Coast earn a living and Ghana's new waste-to-energy power plant.
Changing our water ways - Eco India
Solutions to water-related challenges, from tackling drought to smart fishing and cleaning up the oceans.
E-Motorcycles helping Pakistan go green
Vlektra electric motorcycles - giving Pakistan's commuters a cheaper alternative to regular bikes
Money isn’t everything - Investing in good causes
Most investing is aimed at generating as much profit as possible. But that’s slowly changing.
From Mallorca to Bhutan: Making tourism sustainable
For decades, local ecosystems have suffered under the weight of mass tourism. Can the balance be restored?
Why are climate activists taking 32 nations to court?
The court will consider a climate case that could hold governments accountable for acting too slowly.
New Ghanaian architecture
How Ghana’s Port City of Tema is showcasing a better and a more sustainable future.
Reenvisioning the restroom
It's perfectly natural and something we do every day. But the way we poop could, in fact, be better for the environment.
UN Sustainable Development Goals: Losing the race
Growing tensions between the Global South and Western economic powerhouses overshadowed the UN SDG summit in New York.
Pakistan’s ‘Green Book’ offers kids climate solutions
250 of Pakistan’s public schools are adopting a curriculum to teach children how to cope with the climate crisis.
Uganda’s motorbike taxis are going green
In Kampala, electric motorbike taxis are catching on. They save money and are greener, too.
Saving money, going green
More e-mobility, better steel, and banning short-haul flights — new ideas to cut costs and go green
Changing habits for a better environment
One way we can tackle climate change is to change our everyday habits.
Agrivoltaic combines solar power and agriculture
This German company makes solar panels that produce energy, while also giving shelter and space to plants and animals.
UN: Global development goals stalled
The United Nations says world leaders must adopt a rescue plan to save the Sustainable Development Goals.
Can steel, cement & co. go green?
Industry is responsible for almost half of the world's CO2 emissions.
Seestadt Aspern, Vienna's city of the future
Seestadt Aspern in Vienna is a sustainable district for 30,000 people and a lab for innovative, energy-saving living.
UN warns world off track to meeting development goals
The UN has said that without urgent, concrete action, the planet and its people are headed toward "global catastrophe."
Replacing plastic pens with paper and plant seeds
Made in Tamil Nadu, this paper pen is eco-friendly and contains seeds that can grow into plants when thrown away.
Ahead of SDG summit, Germany calls for sustainable finance
Germany hopes the UN's 2023 SDG summit will bring new momentum to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Pimpri Chinchwad's zero waste project
The Indian city of Pimpri Chinchwad is promoting sustainable development with a range of green concepts.
Africa needs peace to hit sustainable development goals
Conflict, climate change and a lack of access to basic services are hindering Africa's progress towards the UN's SDGs.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
Urban farming projects in Johannesburg and solar-powered delivery tricy-cles in Tunis
Green energy from the ocean blue
Technology to generate energy from the ocean has been around for hundreds of years — why hasn't it caught on yet?
Solar films: thin, flexible, durable
Organic solar film made from hydrocarbons is flexible, environmentally friendly and easy to apply.
What are the UN's 17 sustainability goals?
The United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to create a fairer, more eco-friendly world.
Heat from down deep
Geothermal energy has the potential to solve Germany's energy crisis.
New trends in renewable energy
From the depths of the Earth or the sea, new technologies are being developed to generate green energy.
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