Could a heritage center in South Africa help conserve the culture of the indigenous San people for future generations? The San want to preserve their history and pass along their knowledge of nature and plant life to visitors.

Can poetry save the planet? A group of students at the University of Lagos thinks it can certainly help! They've set up the Parliament of Poets initiative, using poetry to educate people about the environment.

In Ivory Coast around 80 percent of vehicles are used imports, and many of them puff clouds of smoke as they go down the road. But Marc Togbe is working on three-wheeled solar-powered taxis that are clean and comfortable.

A team from across Europe is working with local communities in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania on a self cleaning system for Lake Victoria.

As more and more cities ban diesel cars, the post company in Hamburg has introduced 8,000 oversized electric scooters. The vehicles help the company deliver mail without polluting the city.

As desertification and soil erosion have led to the loss of arable land in Nigeria, could hydroponic farming be a sustainable alternative?

Ghana is one of the most polluted countries in the world. One international project is working in the country's schools, encouraging children to get artistic in the fight for a clean environment.

The town of Marsa Alam on Egypt's coast lies outside the government electricity grid. Now the area is benefiting from clean power from a project building mini solar grids.

After analyzing why the country's mangroves were being cut down, an NGO finally had the right battle tools and is showing locals energy efficient ways to use the sun's power for their salt production.

Fish catches have dramatically increased since Liberia started working with conservation group Sea Shepherd, a regional leader in the fight against illegal fishing off Africa's coasts.