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
Filtering drinking water for students in Uganda
In Uganda access to clean drinking water is a luxury, especially in rural areas. But a social business wants to change that. They're selling water filters to schools where the public water system doesn't always work the way it should.
The Meat Revolution
In many countries, insects are considered a delicacy. Now a startup wants to bring them to Germany in an eco-friendlier burger that has more protein and iron than beef burgers – but produces 100 times less CO2 emissions.
Germany's bug burgers
In many countries, insects are considered a delicacy. Now a startup wants to bring them to Germany in an eco-friendlier burger that has more protein and iron than beef burgers, but produces 100 times less CO2 emissions.
Bringing a bog back to life
More than 200 years of peat mining have depleted vast areas of a huge bog in Germany. But help is at hand in the shape of conservation groups fighting to revitalize the wetland that's home to many endangered species.
South Africa's great white sharks facing extinction
Thousands of great white sharks were thought to swim in South Africa's coastal waters, but new research suggests they number as few as 350. "Save Our Seas" is trying to help humans and the remaining sharks co-exist.
Welcoming Rwanda's gorilla babies
Rwanda's mountain gorilla population was once on the brink of extinction. But things have since taken a positive turn for the species — now a naming ceremony welcoming baby gorillas is helping forge bonds with humans.
Can IVF save the last northern white rhinos?
Sudan and his two female companions, Fatu and Najin, are the world's last three northern white rhinos. A group of vets are using advanced IVF techniques to save the subspecies.
Malawians swap tobacco for sunflowers
Tobacco - or "green gold"- is Malawi's most important export product. But monocultures are harming soil fertility. Switching to other crops, such as sunflowers, could help.
Turning coke cans into pots and pans
Sierra Leone has no functioning public trash collection service. Some inventive tinkerers are taking matters into their own hands by turning discarded soda cans into stable and cheap cooking pots.
Pedal-powered recycling in Nigeria
Wecyclers collects recyclable domestic waste using low-cost cargo bikes and awards recyclers with redeemable points via their cell phones. Now, the company is expanding.