DW's Eco Africa showcases innovative concepts and best practice projects from Africa and Europe and presents environment and climate change ideas that inspire others to get on board or start something of their own.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 51 minutes
Nigeria's school of waste
Recycling is on the curriculum in Nigeria, where the #WeSeparateWaste project is teaching why waste management matters and showing pupils how to get creative with trash.
Africa's tallest tree under threat
German researcher Andreas Hemp discovered the 81-meter tree on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro 20 years ago. Now he's fighting to save it from the illegal logging rampant across the mountain.
Whale-friendly whale watching
Noisy tourist boat engines can be stressful for whales. But on La Gomera, one of Spain's Canary Islands, a company is letting the animals decide for themselves how close to get to tourists.
Dam problems in Ethiopia
When it's finished, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be Africa's largest hydroelectric plant. But not everyone is happy about its construction.
A dam draining life in Ethiopia
Construction of the Gibe III dam on the Omo River displaced indigenous groups who had called the area their home for centuries. Now their land, with its delicate ecosystem, is also under threat.
Building a wall to keep the desert out
A plan for an ambitious 'green wall' of trees stretching across 11 countries aims to fight back the Sahara. But progress is slow on the decade old project.
Energy on the go: The world’s smallest hydropower plant
Sick of your phone running out of battery? Now you can use a mini water turbine to charge it up! The German design is already in demand from African communities wanting to generate their own hydropower.
Nneota Egbe meets… Amina Mohammed
On the 50th edition of eco@africa, the UN’s new Deputy Secretary-General explains how a local approach to environmental protection can encourage communities to take care of nature.
Going Green in Cameroon
Protecting biodiversity and ensuring sustainable food production: that’s Joshua Konkankoh’s mission. Meet the man behind Bafut, Cameroon’s first eco village, home to ‘holy forests’ where certain trees cannot be felled and certain species must be protected.
Uganda’s plastic bottle dilemma
Without access to clean drinking water, millions of Ugandans buy water in plastic bottles, resulting in mountains of trash. In one village, women have found a way to turn the empty bottles into a building material.