The average person in Senegal produces about 116 kilograms of waste per year. But a group of students in the West African country is trying to change that. At a summer workshop in Dakar, they came up with an app prototype to try and get people recycling.

Experts at Ottawa's Central Experimental Farm are working hard to find ways to adapt farming methods to ensure future food production. And they've called on these scary-looking wasps for a helping hand.

In northwest Kenya, close to half a million people don’t have enough food to eat. Severe drought has devastated crops and people are dying from malnutrition. And yet the region still doesn't qualify for emergency relief.

Madrid is one of the hottest, driest cities in Europe. Like all of Spain, the metropolis is just beginning to emerge from a punishing recession, so it doesn't have a lot to spend on high-tech climate solutions. It's answer? To cover itself in plants - on walls, empty lots, and every meter of free space.

Volatile weather is forcing changes that could reshape the very nature of France's fabled vineyards - and even affect the flavor of the wine itself. On the island of Corsica, winemakers are already adapting.

Meet rap artist @BabaBrinkman who writes literary hip-hop about climate change.

How do you catch a poacher? This is a question national parks and environmental organizations face all over the world. In Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo - which is famous for its mountain gorillas - authorities have set up a special dog unit to track and capture poachers. Set a hunter to catch a hunter?

The global trade in ornamental fish is multi-million dollar industry. But popular movies like "Finding Nemo" can help fuel the demand for colorful home aquariums. Kids in Germany have been waiting in anticipation for "Finding Dory," which features a forgetful tang fish. But conservationists and animal welfare activists have mixed feelings about it.

Rhino poaching is on the rise in South Africa, despite efforts by national park rangers, police and army forces to put a stop to it. Now scientists at the University of Pretoria are trying to use state-of-the-art DNA technology to catch poachers.

It's been more than 10 years since the cargo ship Probo Koala illegally dumped hundreds of tons of toxic waste in Ivory Coast. The Ivorian government insists it has cleaned up the mess, but victims say they're still suffering and are demanding compensation.