In Nigeria, the Lagos State Parks and Garden Agency has succeeded in converting unloved open spaces into 170 parks, and has planted millions of trees in the last few years.

Kenya is trying to connect rural households to the national power grid with its Last Mile project. The government aims to get much of the energy from renewable resources and help people out of poverty.

Plastic pollution is an issue in Cameroon like in many other countries. One woman is using bottles to make furniture, including armchairs and even beds.

In rural areas of Burkina Faso often as much as 95 percent of the population are without access to electricity. Two brothers have joined forces to produce solar-powered lamps on an industrial scale.

In the rural region of Souss-Massa in Morocco, farmers are feeling the impact of extreme weather. Deutsche Welle met the man behind the idea of introducing a new insurance scheme to protect their livelihoods.

88 million tons of food are wasted in Europe every year. With that in mind restaurant owner Dounia Mebtoul created the first 'solidarity fridge'.

In the Nigerian metropolis of Lagos plastic pollution is a huge problem. The Green Fingers Conservation Initiative is helping kids learn about their environment through a creative approach.

A pan-African organization aims to boost climate awareness among young people. The organization has 25 groups in Togo alone. But it's not just about boosting environmental awareness, but also offering new ways to earn.

As wolves return to Germany, the danger of attacks on humans is growing. Animal protectionists fear that open season will be declared on the creatures. Can wolf management help coexistence between humans and the canines?

In Liberia, chimpanzees have had to survive not just two civil wars and an Ebola epidemic, but also poaching and deforestation. Now a project is taking care of orphaned chimps in the hope of releasing them into the wild.