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
Empowering coastal communities
Women on the edge of Azagny National Park in Ivory Coast used to burn mangrove wood to boil seawater down to salt. They’ve now learned more sustainable methods and built up climate resilience in other surprising ways.
Harvesting baobab leaves sustainably
African baobab leaves are valued for their nutritional and medicinal properties. But overharvesting threatens the trees. An initiative is raising awareness and planting new seedlings.
Saving the endangered Rothschild giraffe
Giraffes may be the symbol of the African savanna, but few realize they are undergoing a silent extinction. A conservancy in Kenya is devoted to increasing the population of one particular endangered species: the Rothschild giraffe.
Farming in tune with nature
Biodynamic agriculture is the oldest system of organic farming. One farm in Uganda has been using its methods for half a century -- with great success. Now Demeter certified, it hopes to be an inspiration to other farms in Uganda and elsewhere in Africa.
The energy transition on farms
A farmer in Morocco has set up a solar array to cover his farm's electricity needs. The irrigation pumps and machinery used to treat produce or make biofertilizers now all run on green energy.
Tapping the Earth's heat for energy
In Kenya, geothermal energy already accounts for a large portion of its energy prodution. Experts see is a lot more potential for the sector, so construction is underway at new extraction sites. It may be a good alternative to fossil fuels, but geothermal energy is not without its drawbacks.
Damilola Asaleye — Nigeria's Solar Queen
Known as Nigeria's Solar queen Damilola Asaleye owns a solar tech company, has founded a solar academy and organizes stipends for young women in an effort to create women workforce in the sector.
Solar sewing machines empower women
A Cameroonian project provides solar powered sewing machines to socially disadvantaged women in rural villages. In addition to the machines, the young women receive training.
Threatened crocodiles in northern Ghana
The crocodile population in northern Ghana’s Paga Pond is threatened. More than 100 crocodiles live here, but the pond is drying up. The community has taken measures to preserve the wetland.
Saving Zimbabwe’s elephants
The International Fund for Animal Welfare supports Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park in its efforts to protect the 45,000 elephants living there by training rangers and drilling wells for local communities, thereby avoiding human wildlife conflict.