A young woman from Ghana had the idea to help combat environmental pollutants by producing mushrooms using sawdust and other organic materials. She hopes to become one of the leading mushroom farmers in Africa.

The 5,000-acre Nashulai Conservancy in Kenya was created by the local Maasai people. Now it is also run by a member of the community who returned from a life in the city to help support the project.

Water is a valuable commodity in Tunisia, especially in the region of Kairouan. It is hot and rain is scarce. But better water management could help dispel tensions and anxiety among the local farmers.

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.

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.

Businesses in Germany are starting to look at the cradle-to-cradle concept, creating a complete circular economy for products they create. This means choosing sustainable ways of making goods with no waste.

Youth unemployment is high in South Africa and the coronavirus pandemic is adding fuel to the fire. A young entrepreneur from Cape Town is filling a gap in his community with a simple but ingenious business idea — a delivery service on bikes.

Coastal erosion in Senegal's Niayes region is threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of vegetable farmers who plant their crops in its soil. So an initiative is trying to tackle the problem by reforesting the coastline.

When Phyllis Omido realized big industrial plants in her neighborhood were giving people lead poisoning, she took action. This year, she was finally vindicated when a court granted the community millions in compensation.

Germany has used open air mining to retrieve brown coal, otherwise known as lignite, for decades. A biologist is now replanting the devastated landscapes and returning many rare species to where they once thrived.