A United Nations project has been teaching people moved off Mount Elgon in 1993 when it was declared a nature reserve to farm without destroying the unique flora and fauna.

Farmers share the responsibility for the climate change itself because their Co2 emissions and monocultures are contributing to global warming. So what can farmers do differently?

Using mosquito nets to fish has seriously depleted stocks on Lake Malawi. A small organization is trying to help by teaching people not to disturb young fish in the breeding season.

Aminata Niang runs a family farm on the outskirts of Mali's capital, Bamako. She and her family also give credit to other market women, and build houses for those working on the farm.

Priscilla Achakpa is empowering women - both economically and politically - to address the issues affecting the environment in Nigeria. In this interview with DW she says there is a lack of understanding of climate change.

British designer Gavin Munro uses ancient techniques combined with modern technology to grows, graft, nurture and harvest living trees into chairs, tables and sculptures.

Environmentalists have set up camp in the Hambach forest to protect the land from being cleared by its owner, the RWE power generation company, that wants to mine the valuable coal buried underneath.

Vultures are dying out across the world. Besides being hunted for traditional African medicine, they are poisoned by poachers, who fear they will alert rangers to their illegal activity.

The Disco Soup movement aims to stop food waste by turning produce rescued from the fields and vendors into soups, salads and smoothies. All to the sound of DJ beats.

Deforestation and illegal logging are major problems in Nigeria but a new green police force in Cross River State has been established with a view to tackling the issue.