There are only around 100 of the critically endangered Mountain Bongo antelope left in the wild in its native Kenya. But the only Mountain Bongo breeding program in the world is hoping to boost the species' numbers.

South Africa is one of the most densely fenced countries in Africa. Intensive farming has taken a toll on the land, but an initiative to remove fences and encourage animals' natural migration is helping it to recover.

Locals, tourists and police in Ivory Coast have joined forces to help protect turtle eggs from illegal poaching. Their goal is to set up the country's first marine sanctuary.

In the Netherlands, fruit farmers suffer losses from a beetle called cockchafer. The beetles eat the leaves and the roots. Now some farmers fight them the eco-friendly way — with bats.

A young engineer in Ghana has come up with a sweeping bicycle. It keeps riders in shape while they sweep up trash as they ride along. It is also cost effective and can be reproduced just about anywhere.

Kenya is one of Africa's major tea producers. Traditionally, wood is used as fuel to dry the tea leaves. Tebesonik is a company that uses briquets made of waste sugarcane. They are more environmentally friendly and sustainable.

Today in South Africa, 95% of energy is produced in large coal-fired power plants. But by 2030 the government envisions that most of the country's energy will come from renewable sources like wind, solar and hydropower.

Keeping sheep for wool in Germany is hardly worth it anymore since foreign competition has eaten away at profits. But one tailor is looking to change that and is making clothes out of local wool.

Gabon is home to Africa's largest forest elephant population, yet between 2004 and 2014 their numbers declined by about 80%. But at least in the Lope National Park vigilant rangers are trying to save those that remain.

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.