A company in Zimbabwe has launched an initiative aimed at introducing eco-friendly transportation in rural areas. The African company is being powered by a Berlin battery recycling startup.

The parts of mushroom that we see or eat are only a small fraction of the whole fungi. Biotechnologists at Berlin's Technical University are using the rest to develop a new material for bike helmets.

Marianna Muntianu has devised all kinds of ways to encourage people to plant trees. She oversees 6,000 volunteers doing just that with her Plant the Forest project. The UN has named her a Young Champion of the Earth.

Environmental activists in Cameroon are fighting to ensure that no logging licenses are issued for the Ebo Forest in order to protect the native plants and gorilla species that only live there.

A former hunter is advocating for animal conservation in rural communities in Ghana's Volta region. For him it's a full-time job convincing locals to keep the ecosystem in balance by keeping the animals around.

A strong tailwind is boosting renewable energy sources, and as wind turbines get taller and taller, their blades are getting longer and longer. We visit a remarkable wind farm under construction in Germany.

A project in Eswatini, former known as Swaziland, is installing solar-powered water pumps to improve hygiene and living conditions, something especially important in times of a global pandemic.

The grasslands on the slopes of the Drakensberg escarpment are key to South Africa's water resources. Two women run a group that promotes measures to restore the ecosystem and help people prosper despite overgrazing.

A Congolese artist is creating eye-catching portraits of famous people using an unusual material: plastic waste. He wants his art to raise awareness about the poor waste disposal system in the capital, Kinshasa.

Only half of Rwanda's population has access to clean water, so the risk of contracting water-borne diseases is high. But a young businesswoman hopes to improve that by setting up kiosks to provide clean water.