Online platforms are sprouting up in Berlin to bring organic products like meat, milk and fish closer to consumers. One is raising bass using purified rainwater and even turns their waste into fertilizer for plants.

Deforestation and intensive crop cultivation have depleted the soil in much of Ivory Coast. To reserve this researchers are launching restoration projects, while farmers are trying to diversify their practices.

Monkey nuts are a street food staple in Senegal. Now researchers say they're confident they can use the shells to generate and store energy. Success would mean recycling natural waste and developing a clean energy source.

There are only a few official heat officers in the world. Now Freetown has hired Eugenia Kargbo and put her in charge of the city's response to rising temperatures. Helping the poor in informal settlements is a priority.

Fishing communities around the world are starting to feel the impact of extreme weather conditions and coastal erosion. On the Turtle Islands residents are fighting back in an effort to save their fishing habitats.

Solar power is one of the most promising renewables for South Africa. But only a limited number of private homes have solar paneled roofs, most are still dependent on coal-powered electricity.

Camel farmers in Somalia are keeping their animals in zero-grazing units on the outskirts of Mogadishu. It's a way to protect them from climate extremes like droughts and floods so they can keep providing fresh milk.

Many fishing boats on Lake Victoria now use an electric motor rented from the Dutch startup, Asobo. It provides training, services the motors and charges the batteries with solar power. That helps protect the ecosystem and cut the fishermen's costs.

An English farmer wants to reduce his cows' methane emissions by using special feed. Garlic pellets are said to help significantly reduce CO2 in factory farming.

To better prepare communities settled along the Gambia River for the impacts of climate change, citizen scientists are assisting researchers to gather more comprehensive information on marine and coastal environments.