South Africa is one of the most densely fenced countries on earth. 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.

Since 2012 an institute in Germany has been training researchers from Ethiopia how to supplement crops with traditional grains and vegetables. Their goal is for farmers to be better able to adapt to climate change.

For decades, rural farmers in Senegal have relied on slash and burn methods to create fresh farmland. Now a social startup is trying to improve the prosperity of locals through new sustainable agriculture methods.

The Ogiek people in Kenya are fighting to remain in their ancestral home, the endangered Mau Forest. Together with the Ogiek, an NGO has developed ways to use their forest sustainably by setting up modern beehives.

Removing hazardous substances like ammonia from wastewater is complicated and expensive. A researcher in Germany is working on a method to make the process simpler and cheaper, while turning it into a source of energy.

In Botswana, a project is training dogs to keep predators away from cows and goats. By making sure fewer animals get killed, farmers are less likely to hunt down and kill predators, like the endangered cheetah.

A recycling company in Uganda is now making face masks that are urgently needed in hospitals because of the coronavirus. All the plastic parts are made from recycled waste, which often comes from hospitals themselves.

The coronavirus crisis severely impacted South Africa's largest bird reserve World of Birds when a lack of tourists hit its finances. While lockdown restrictions may have eased, the effects are still being felt.

Tired of seeing litter pile up in the streets of Senegal, a group of young people are using basketball to encourage citizens to throw garbage in the bin instead. Plans are afoot to expand the ‘Dunk your Junk’ campaign.

After living in Germany for 16 years, Fekadu Aleka decided to go back home to improve living conditions there. His latest project is providing public institutions and private households with access to clean water.