Camel farmers in Somalia are keeping their animals on the outskirts of Mogadishu in enclosures. Perhaps surprisingly it's a way to protect them from climate extremes like droughts and floods and so far they are thriving.

A nonprofit is trying to rehabilitate rivers and their ecosystems after recent floods hit communities hard that live along the banks. With no proper drainage systems, waste was literally pushed onto their doorsteps.

After three years of severe drought, the situation in northern Kenya is desperate. Animals are dying, fields have dried up and people have little to eat. A women's initiative now runs a small area with new wells.

In Uganda, Paul Matovu is building vertical gardens to enable people to grow food in backyards, balconies and rooftops. He especially wants to reach the urban poor who make up almost half of the capital's population.

Brown hyenas are valuable, social animals. But they are being hunted relentlessly. Now there are more and more protected zones and wildlife reserves where they can live in safety.

Romania's capital is buried in smoke from burned trash that comes from all over Europe. The dubious business is being investigated. Prosecutors and activists are sounding the alarm about organized crime structures.

Kenya's capital Nairobi aims to include more electric vehicles in its public transport network. This is an effort to reduce harmful carbon emissions in the city, with two e-buses currently in service.

Burning crop residue in sugarcane fields is a common and harmful practice among farmers in Ghana. Now Audrey S-Darko is helping them improve their harvests in a natural way without harming the environment.

A greenhouse made of solar panels could point the way forward for the whole agricultural industry. Yet the farming pioneers who came up with the idea didn't find much favor with the local authorities — at first.

The spekboom plant, excellent at sucking CO2 out of the air, has been badly degraded in South Africa. Now an initiative is using innovative planting methods to bring back the plant and restore soil and biodiversity.