Digitalization requires a lot of power and leaves a big ecological footprint. But it is also a great opportunity for the environment. DW looks at the figures and its impacts throughout the world.

An Ivory Coast startup is using drones to help the country's agriculture sector become more productive and sustainable. The founders hope the innovation will attract more young people to farming.

COVID-19 has changed the way we do many things. In Harare, Fresh in a Box, a startup that delivers fresh produce and other items, has seen orders explode as shoppers avoid busy outdoor markets and crowded streets.

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.

Abdoulaye Coulibaly is the mayor of Fana, Mali, and a climate change expert. He hopes to prepare his community for globAal warming. It's also a question of war and peace in his crisis-plagued country.

In Rwanda, hand washing requirements have increased the demand for water and hand sanitizers. That's why an entrepreneur who operates a distillery decided to produce affordable hand cleaner for her community.

Inhabitants of Wildpoldsried have installed solar panels on their homes, built a thermal power plant and even set up an onshore wind farm. They produce more energy than they need and prove that change is possible.

Fed up with frequent power cuts, a school in Nigeria now generates its own electricity. The initial investment is paying off, and the school encourages children to value a sustainable future.

To be better prepared for future pandemics, scientists need to focus on climate change and how it impacts the entire world "so we do the right thing," Chris Gordon from the University of Ghana tells DW.

Uganda's Ngamba Island in Lake Victoria is home to a chimpanzee sanctuary. The project relies on visitor income. But the need to keep the coronavirus off the island is making it hard to make ends meet.