As the climate changes, so do the risks to our health. Not only are diseases such as malaria more likely to spread, but there are more extreme weather events that hurt or kill people.

Architect Eike Roswag-Klinge uses mud as a building material all over the world. It's natural to say the least, but could it be used for environmentally-friendly building across Europe?

An Austrian man is trying to prevent deforestation in Ethiopia by using the dregs of the coffee production industry as fuel. He turns the fruit of the plant into briquettes that can be used for cooking and heating.

A Ugandan school is reducing its fuel costs – and its impact on endangered forests – with a biolatrine that turns human waste into biogas. And the clean new toilet also improves student health.

A fourth-generation fishing family in Northern Ireland is cultivating kelp to create delicious recipes. At the same time, the seaweed provides a habitat for marine wildlife.

The Rugezi Marsh in northern Rwanda is the source of many lakes and rivers – a source of life. But it’s being sucked dry by agriculture. Sustainable forestry could halt the process.

A German firm has developed a solar array and mini power plant that folds up into a container, and could allow African villages to take care of their own electricity needs.

African donkeys are being exported to China to meet demand for traditional medicine. Countries like Nigeria have banned their export to ensure they don’t disappear altogether.

At Drill Ranch in Nigeria, baby drills orphaned by hunters have grown up to lead troops of their own – and perhaps secure the future of one of the world’s most endangered primates.

Temperature Bags tackle plastic waste by recycling it into a product that also saves energy. Food is cooked briefly on a stove, then transferred to the bag where it continues to cook.