The baobab is perhaps the most striking tree in Africa, nicknamed the 'upside down tree' with thick trunks and lofty heights. These giant trees are endangered though, as local farmers believe them to be useless and chop them down. but its fruit is rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber, so some hope that by growing them for international markets, there may just be a way to save them.

Hazelnuts are found in chocolate around the world and have largely been cultivated in Turkey, but the chocolate producer Ferrero has been buying more and more hazelnuts from Chile, a country that is repeatedly criticized for the uncontrolled use of toxic pesticides.

While we know what climate change is and the challenges it poses, what are the most effective solutions to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions? The organization Project Drawdown mapped out various solutions based on technologies and practices that we already have available to reduce our emissions. DW spoke to Project Drawdown's Katharine Wilkinson.

If our human population is such a big factor when it comes to CO2 emissions, why aren't more people talking about it? One advocacy group in the UK called Population Matters is doing just that. DW spoke with their director, Robin Maynard.

A small, but growing percentage of eco-minded folks are now considering the environmental impacts their body will have after they die. From green burials to alkaline hydrolysis, what are the options for a greener afterlife?

In February, Mina Guli completed 100 marathons in 100 days to draw attention to the shortage and wasting of water. Since 2016, she's done similar campaigns every year - and she doesn't even like running. If that isn’t enough, she also founded a non-profit organization dedicated to educating people on how to avoid wasting water.

In Senegal, after more than 230 bird species were identified, the government couldn't ignore the importance of the wetlands any longer and recently turned it into an urban nature reserve, all because of migrating birds..

In Berlin, Nightingales have made an unlikely choice to migrate back to. Making their new home in the city's Tiergarten park. Despite loud noise drowning out their songs, they're still out looking for a mate, before heading back to Africa in the summer.

Kamfers Dam, near Kimberley, is the only breeding area in South Africa for the shimmering flocks of pink birds, but after the dam dried out, more than 2000 eggs abandoned in scorching heat as the parents flew away to find food. Since then, an operation has been underway to save as many chicks as possible.

There's no shortage of information to justify drastic cuts in carbon emissions and a rapid worldwide transformation of our way of life. So why is humankind just not getting to grips with climate change? Economist and an environmental psychologist Per Espen Stoknes talks about the mental barriers to climate action, and what we can do to move past them and bring about real change.