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Paper house

July 28, 2016

The wolf would have to huff and puff forever to blow down Swiss architect Fredy Iseli's recycled paper houses. Fire and earthquake-proof and 12 times lighter than concrete, they even come at a fair price.

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A computer model of paper houes that look like normal houses
Image: Iseli Architecture
In this edition of eco@africa, we will take you to a paper house that's so stable and so environmentally state-of-the-art that it will blow you away. It is so well thought through that it powers itself, and a car, and is even cheaper than many standard new builds.
You also won't want to miss our trip to Madagascar, where a team of scientists is working to protect the lemurs that are part of the fabric and face of the island, but are under threat as a result of the pressures of 21st century life.
Staying in Africa, we will shine some light on an innovative project in Rwanda, meet some students in Niger who are working to slow the pace of desertification, and will spend a little time in Lagos, where stretches of land are being converted into city parks.
And if that's not enough, we are also going to a remote Danish island which is dermined to become truly green.
Tune in to see for yourself.