With temperatures soaring and drought increasing, many in Africa are losing their livelihoods. They are looking for other ways to survive, in some cases by turning to groups like Boko Haram.

A Dresden company is testing so-called "City Trees" which each contain a specially bioengineered moss equivalent to 275 real trees. What's so special about it? Well, the moss "eats" pollution. Find out how it works.

Sixteen-year-old Getrude Clement is trying to help the planet with her radio show about how climate change affects children in her Tanzanian hometown.

The beaches of Trelleborg in southern Sweden are awash with algae. But the bane of tourists is a boon for environmentalists thanks to a pioneering project that turns the goop into biofuel.

In Germany, up to 30 percent of fruit and vegetables are dumped post harvest for optical reasons. Three students at a German university want to stop the waste with an 'ugly' fruit business venture

It's a mammoth project. Wildlife experts are moving 500 elephants to a new home in Malawi where they will have more space and safety from poachers.

In Nigeria, the Lagos State Parks and Garden Agency (LASPARK) has succeeded in converting open spaces into 170 parks, and has planted 4.3 million trees in the last six years.

The lemurs of Madagascar are vital to the pollination of baobab trees but are endangered because slashing and burning practices are destroying their habitat. Scientists are trying to help.

A Swiss architect has designed a house made from recycled paper. They are lighter, cheaper and faster to build.

The Danish island of Samsø's is completely energy self-sufficient and has become a model renewable energy project for communities around the globe. If only the island's cars and tractors were green.