In the past two decades, Ghana has lost 20% of its tropical forest. An organization has now developed the Waterboxx – a sustainable solution to plant degraded and eroded lands with trees with 90% less water and no need for energy.

Europeans love Spanish produce, but monocultures damage the soil. Germans care about the climate when it comes to elections, but does their concern extend to the impact their consumption has in Spain?

In 2019, Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique's port city of Beira. The city is now setting up large green areas designed to absorb future floodwaters – but entire fishing communities need to relocate.

The Ondiri swamp is an important source of water for southern Kenya. The wetlands also help reduce flooding during the rainy season, but illegal waste dumping and encroaching communities are putting it in danger.

A popular new cookbook is the latest attempt to make edible insects more appealing to a wider audience. It has recipes for mopane worm samosas, stink bug ginger nuggets and even beetle fritters.

In the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, people with lung problems fear both smog and the coronavirus. So far it has been a deadly mixture. Overall, the country has a very high mortality rate attributed to air pollution.

Traditionally, growing avocados requires lots of water. But entrepreneurs in Nigeria are attempting to grow them in a new water-saving and sustainable way by using drip irrigation systems and recycling water.

Rwanda's authorities are planning to convert at least half the country's motorcycle taxies from gas to cleaner electric power by 2026. It'll mean cleaner air and quieter roads for the nation.

In Mali's rural areas, around 20% of the population has no access to electricity. But a small commercial park has now converted to using solar power, acting as a role model for other communities.

By 2036, experts say there will be over 2.8 billion cars on the road, so traffic jams will just get worse. Across Europe, new ideas are popping up to make cities more efficient and fit for the 21st century.