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
Zambia’s poison fog
Zambia’s state coffers are dependant on mining but the social and green costs of the industry are huge. Eco hero Peter Sinkamba is fighting to put people and the planet first.
Sierra Leone: How cocoa protects the environment
The production of cocoa can be beneficial for everyone in Sierra Leone. Cocoa plants provide shade and enrich the soil. They can also provide a regular income for locals and be exported sustainably and profitably.
Germany: The future of eating
In Germany, start-up 'GreenGuru' provides urban professionals who are too busy to prepare a wholesome lunch with nutritious snacks and meals. Healthy eating has become a trend - and it's even beneficial for the environment.
Protecting Kenya's fish stocks
Overfishing has depleted fish stocks off the Kenyan coast. Now to keep the ecosystem in balance, a nature conservancy employs 32 controllers to monitor fish stocks and supervise fishing methods.
Air quality tracker to go
Smog impacts people's health and causes lung diseases. The problem: You can't really see or smell it. Now a start-up has built a device which measures air quality and tells users when the concentration is high.
Biodiversity in the Seychelles
To help save the Coco de Mer, a giant type of coconut that weighs up to 30 kilos, the UN Development Program is assisting the Seychelles in finding ways to ensure that it has the necessary funding.
Recycle Up! Young minds fight pollution
Recycle Up! Ghana (RUG) is an African-German initiative that works with Ghanaian schools to tackle the waste problem in the country. Collected and cleaned trash is sold to a local recycling company.
Counting butterflies to combat climate change
Butterflies are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change – so a German teenager passionate about the creatures is doing her bit for the environment with the help of an app.
Turning car tires into furniture
Old car tires usually end up on waste dumps. Nigerian activists had the brilliant idea of turning them into useful and beautiful furniture instead.
Doing Your Bit: Greener coal from banana skins
Students in Cameroon have come up with an ingenious way to combat the city of Douala's mounting waste management problem: a more eco-friendly form of coal made of household waste from old banana peels to leftover food.