According to a World Bank Urban Development Series report, Africa currently produces some 70 million tons of waste annually. But by no means all of it is collected - which leads to pollution and the spread of disease. Firmin Makaya decided to tackle the problem in the West African country of Gabon by setting up a small company that collects and, where possible, recycles household waste.

Can energy crops such as rapeseed, sugar beet China grass provide fuel and raw materials for the chemical industry? The newly founded Bioeconomy Science Center is trying to find out.

Demand for organic produce in Germany is so great that conventional supermarkets have to offer it too. They stock as many as 3,000 organic items.

As the West African metropolis of Abidjan loses ever more trees to urban development, environmentalist Brice Delagneau is inspiring residents to join his replanting campaign.

In the Gorongosa National Park, international scientists are cataloguing the local ecosystem from mosquitoes to elephants, and compiling a who's who of indigenous species.

In Lagos, an ambitious development known as city known as Eko Atlantic, is aiming to address the issue of rising sea levels. But critics say this won't solve the city's environmental problems.

We need bees for our own survival, but bee populations all over the world are dying out. Two Berliners came up with a project to protect bees within the city by installing hives in public landmarks.

Kenya's Lake Bogoria National Reserve in the North West of the country is an example of how working together can protect biodiversity and create sustainable tourism.

The eco@africa launch event in Lagos underscored how partnerships such as the new one between Channels TV and DW are key to raising global awareness of environmental issues.

Measures are in place in Rwanda to change the reliance on diesel generators, both at state level and on an individual basis. One man decided to build a hydro power plant in his village.