The FoodLoop app aims to cut down food waste. It uses barcode information to show users where they can buy produce that has been put on special offer because it is approaching its sell-by date.

Ghana's “Hipsters of Nature” want to link environmental protection to culture and stage all kinds of awareness raising events to this end.

Food travels - sometimes great distances - to reach us. But what are the impacts on the climate?

A US-based husband and wife team developed a simple suitcase-sized solar pack to reduce maternal mortality rates.

As climate change increases the rate of desertification, people are forced to flee their homes in search of food and water. The resulting potential for conflict is a growing problem.

As a traditional oil production town, Germany's Celle has long attracted oil-related industries. Now these enterprises are feeling the pinch and canceling many investment projects.

The arrival of hungry lions in a mountain cloud forest in southern Ethiopia has sparked a human-wildlife conflict. The nature protection organization NABU is trying to find a solution.

Grannies across Europe are knitting for the environment. Their bespoke garments made from merino wool offer customers a sustainable alternative to disposable fashion.

To counteract the soil erosion impact of Senegal's monocultures, organic farmer Ibrahima Seck started farming cooperatives to cultivate different species. His idea turned out to be a model for a whole region.

By connecting clusters of small-scale generators such as solar farms, wind turbines and biogas facilities, virtual power stations have the capacity equal to a small nuclear plant.