Most of the water consumed in Somalia is salty, even when it comes from wells. Taking out the salt is expensive, but now a company has cut costs by using solar energy to run its desalination plant.

What can be done to combat dropping groundwater levels as temperatures rise? Germany's Brandenburg is betting on renaturalizing rivers and also growing heat-resistant crops like chickpeas.

Tunisian farmers are using an old and reliable method to water their olive trees. When the soil dries out, water supplies buried in clay pots keep the roots well supplied.

In Uganda, septuagenarian conservationist Tom Mboijana maintains a private forest and has gone to court to reduce pollution caused by road construction.

According to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, there are about 117,000 giraffes left in the wild. Researchers in Namibia want to improve their protection by raising awareness of this iconic species.

Two young students from Staffordshire, England, have a vision: They want to help save Britain's endangered frogs, turtles and snakes. It is not an easy task in an area full of modern intensive agriculture.

In Egypt construction accounts for at least 23% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. That's why some young builders decided to work more sustainably. One example of this is an eco-friendly school and playground.

To keep food from spoiling in Malawi, an NGO is brining simple cool boxes to rural farmers. Using a little water, the boxes don't need any electricity and are able to keep things fresher longer.

What is sustainable farming? And what is the future of our food? Two women who work in the food service industry spent a weekend at a German farm to see how food likes eggs is actually produced.

A project is supporting agricultural innovation in rural Burkina Faso by connecting farmers using small easy-to-use transmitters. They can transmit FM broadcasts within a small town and its surrounding fields.