Fresh produce is expensive in Ghana, with demand met mainly by imports. The Agrihouse Foundation encourages women to plant their own backyard gardens, which allows them to feed their families and secure an income.

To better prepare communities settled along the Gambia River for the impacts of climate change, citizen scientists are assisting researchers to gather more comprehensive information on marine and coastal environments.

Adenike Oladosu is one of Africa's most vocal environmental activists. She realized that there was a lack of knowledge about climate change on the continent, so she started her own pan- African climate justice movement.

A project in Rwanda aims to help farmers adapt to climate change by teaching them how to restore terrains and use different crops. It is already showing results in the rugged hills of the country's Northern Province.

South Africa's small-scale fishermen are fighting for survival. Big companies dominate the industry and fish stocks are in decline. Now an app connects fishers directly with end consumers in a bid to save jobs.

Brown hyenas are valuable, social animals. But they are being hunted relentlessly. Now, there are more and more protected zones and wildlife reserves where they can live in safety.

Zimbabwe loses 260,000 hectares of forest annually. Once a year, the group Friends of the Environment organizes a multiday walk across the country, planting trees along the way.

While a ban on pesticides is being discussed in the Kenyan parliament, more and more farmers are already switching to organic farming. This is not only good news for the farmers themselves, but for their customers, too.

Ecosystems have the ability to absorb and store large amounts of carbon. While natural carbon sinks are key in the fight to curb global warming, scientists say better agricultural practices can also play a role.

Overgrazing of grasslands on the lower slopes of the Drakensberg escarpment is degrading the land. Two women run a group that promotes measures to restore the ecosystem, which is key to South Africa's water resources.