Nawal Fahkry is passionate about sustainability. She turns the stuff people throw away – from tin cans to egg boxes – into things of beauty. Now, she has even built a community center from waste.

Dilomprizulike recycles and transforms old clothing and other garbage found on the streets of several African cities, and create sculptures, installations and performances to reflect the disenfranchised situation of many African people.

London-based renewable energy inventor Daniel Connell organizes workshops to share his designs for green power prototypes such as a portable wind turbine he makes with inexpensive or salvaged materials.

To protect the environment in the long run it's important to start with youngsters. That's why an initiative in Kenya puts so much effort into giving children a better understanding of how marine ecosystems work.

Carim Camara is trying to turn the nature park of Dindéfelo in Senegal into an “ecovillage” to make it more socially, economically and ecologically sustainable. The country is also planning many many more.

The tides on the Indian Ocean's Mida Creek lagoon create a perfect bird habitat. But with their numbers in decline, conservationists hope eco-tourism will help give stocks a healthy boost.

In Uganda, where 90 percent of people rely on paraffin lamps for lighting, the Solar Sister project is welcome. They have provided tens of thousands of Ugandans with solar technology.

Jan Körbes converted an old grain silo into his dream home. The self-styled "garbage architect" aimed to build it from things other people threw away, but space is tight, to he has to think creatively.

How do you ensure food supply for densely populated Nigeria? A young woman in Abuja builds greenhouses and provides farmers with new equipment and has even invented a sustainable watering system.

Power outages are a widespread in Rwanda, forcing many people to rely on dirty diesel generators. Projects such as the Rwamagana Solar Farm are helping clean up the country's energy landscape.