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Earth Day

The first Earth Day was celebrated April 22, 1970, to draw attention to the environment. As climate change's consequences become increasingly acute, the annual celebration of ecological efforts has taken on new urgency.

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DW eco@africa - Sandrah Twinoburyo

Welcome to the latest edition of Eco Africa

On this week's Eco Africa we take a look at the trends and technology transforming the world of agriculture.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 26, 2020
DW eco@africa - Polish cheese maker

Artisanal cheese making in Poland

The land in Poland's Masuria region is perfect for making cheese and is attracting city dwellers who want to be farmers.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 26, 202002:40 min
Eco Africa - Combating Senegal's slash and burn farming traditions

Combating Senegal's slash and burn farming traditions

A startup is showing locals in Senegal the benefits of using sustainable agriculture methods that keep topsoil healthy.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 26, 202004:24 min
DW eco@africa - Robots in German farms

Robots in the field

Farming faces a possible revolution as robots are developed to take over many functions.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 26, 202003:48 min
DW's Eco Africa

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

This week: Intensive farming in South Africa, urban farming systems in Nigeria and combating traditional farming methods
Nature and EnvironmentJune 26, 202026:06 min
DW Dokumentationen Blei im Blut

Lead in the Blood

Huge quantities of raw materials are needed for mobile phones, copper pipes or wind turbines.
BusinessJune 26, 202042:36 min
In this image made from video taken Wednesday, June 24, 2020, one of two of the biggest rough tanzanite gemstones ever found

Miner strikes rich with huge tanzanite gemstones

The government of Tanzania paid Saniniu Laizer nearly 2.9 million euros for the precious tanzanite gemstones.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 26, 2020
DW Euromaxx 02.03.18 Vögel

Turning bird swarms into art

Photographer Xavi Bou captures the patterns of birds in flight, using chronophotography and computer technology.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 25, 202003:12 min
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Eco India - The Environment Magazine

The green initiatives and solutions bringing people together with nature.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 25, 202026:05 min
Eco India Sendung #88

Fisherman's friend under threat

The Olive Ridley sea turtle population is under threat. Communities in Odisha are stepping up to protect them.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 25, 202004:36 min
Eco India Sendung #88

Experience nature with virtual reality

A Berlin media firm has developed a VR installation that allows users to experience the Amazon rainforest firsthand.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 25, 202004:01 min
Eco India Sendung #88

Search online and plant trees

Berlin-based search engine Ecosia invests in reforestation worldwide. One project is in Uttar Pradesh.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 25, 202004:08 min
Eco India Sendung #88 Indien Elefant

Elephants are coming – warning system to prevent deaths

Elephants lost their natural habitats and often walk through human settlements. An SMS system helps warn people.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 25, 202006:42 min
Evolution of man

Time for our next evolution?

Economies driven by growth, at cost to nature — or rather transformation, first in our heads and then in our values?
Nature and EnvironmentJune 25, 202029:59 min
Aerial view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam under construction

The environmental impact of mega-dams

As the conflict over a new dam on the Nile River heats up, DW examines the ways such mega-dams hurt the environment.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 25, 2020
Plastic rubbish on Mumbai beach, India

Germany bans single-use plastic

The German Cabinet came to the agreement after months of speculation and the ban will come into effect from July 2021.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 24, 2020
Fox Glacier

New Zealand: Glacier melts enough ice for country to drink

Scientists say many glaciers in New Zealand are in danger of disappearing completely.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 24, 2020
Two men working in a field in Tanzania

How coronavirus might change farming

From crackdowns on factory farming to a rise in urban gardening, here's how the pandemic could transform food chains.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 24, 20208 images
Adelie Pinguin in Anarctica

Microplastics found for first time in Antarctica food chain

The findings raise concerns over Antarctica's fragile ecosystem, which is already under threat due to climate change.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 24, 2020
Deutschland Polizeieinsatz im Hambacher Forst

Hambach Forest: Police tackle green activists' blockade

Police have launched a fresh attempt to clear forest roads, citing safety concerns.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 23, 2020
Philosoph Peter Sloterdijk

'Humans are not prepared to protect nature'

Why do we find it so hard to change? German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk says that's the crux of the climate crisis.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 23, 2020
A home in Iceland with a volcano in the background

Iceland hit by thousands of earthquakes

Iceland has experienced increased seismic activity this month, as authorities warned of a possible volcanic eruption.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 22, 2020
DW Eco Africa - Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya

Kenya's conservation 'staring at an uncertain future'

A lack of tourists and income because of corona means an elephant sanctuary is facing a struggle, its manager tells DW
Nature and EnvironmentJune 22, 2020
Eco Africa - Saving a Kenyan forest with beehives

Saving a Kenyan forest with beehives

Kenya's Ogiek people are working with an NGO to help protect their ancestral home, the endangered Mau Forest.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 22, 202002:22 min
Eco Africa - Making wastewater drinkable in Germany

Making wastewater drinkable

Cleaning wastewater is complicated and expensive. A new, improved method is currently being tested.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 22, 202004:04 min
Eco Africa - Dogs saving big cats in Botswana

Dogs saving big cats in Botswana

In Botswana, dogs are trained to keep predators away from livestock, which is also helping protect endangered big cats.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 22, 202004:35 min
Annular solar eclipse seen from Yemen

Solar eclipse stuns in Africa, Asia

Skygazers along a narrow pathway stretching across Africa and Asia have witnessed a "ring of fire" annular eclipse.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 21, 2020
DW Global 3000 - Bio Panama

Panama: Cocoa growers protecting the jungle

Indigenous female farmers in Panama are growing organic cocoa beans and protecting the jungle.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 19, 202006:27 min
Open-plan office with dozens of workers in cubicles

Working less to save the world?

As DW explores ideas for a better future, we ask whether shorter working hours could help us consume more sustainably.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 19, 2020
DW - Eco Africa presenter Nneota Egbe

Welcome to the latest edition of Eco Africa

This week: How corona impacted South Africa's biggest bird reserve, dunking the junk and turning waste into masks.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 19, 2020
Eco Africa - Making protective face masks from plastic waste in Uganda

Making protective face masks from plastic waste in Uganda

A recycling company in Uganda is turning plastic waste into face masks that are urgently needed in hospitals.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 19, 202004:03 min
Eco Africa - Slam dunking the junk in Senegal

Slam dunking the junk in Senegal

A group of young people in Senegal are using basketball to encourage citizens to bin their garbage.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 19, 202002:11 min
Eco Africa - South Africa's largest bird reserve World of Birds

South Africa's biggest bird park under lockdown

The coronavirus crisis' impact on South Africa’s largest bird reserve is still being felt.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 19, 202003:19 min
DW's Eco Africa

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

This week: South Africa’s biggest bird reserve under lockdown, dunking the junk in Senegal and face masks from waste.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 19, 202026:06 min
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Kenya's Nashulai conservancy

The coronavirus crisis has made it clear that relying on tourism alone is not the answer.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 18, 202003:04 min
Earth on the edge

Must civilization end?

In this special, the end of civilization: Should it and could it be done?
Nature and EnvironmentJune 18, 202029:58 min
CNN reporter arrested live on camera

World in Progress: Under attack

Brazil's indigenous battle coronavirus — US journalists targeted by police — Palm oil killing Indonesian village
Human RightsJune 17, 202029:59 min
Palm oil fruit close up

World in Progress: From dream to disaster

A small Indonesia village recounts the lessons of letting in the palm oil industry.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 17, 202009:45 min
A worker builds barriers using hay to stabilize sand dunes and prevent desertification in the Tengger Desert, China

Ditch fast fashion to stop land degradation

To combat desertification and drought, you can make more responsible consumer choices.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 17, 2020
A market in Wiesbaden displays papaya and other fruit

Europe's crops of the future?

How — and where — these five crops are cultivated could change the face of the EU's agricultural sector.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 17, 20205 images
Prof. Dr. Niko Paech

Niko Paech: Becoming more resilient through degrowth

Coronavirus has forced the world economy to shrink dramatically. Does this strengthen or weaken the degrowth cause?
Nature and EnvironmentJune 16, 2020
E-waste dumped in Jombava, East Java 

Boost for refurbished electronics?

Companies selling supplies from electronic goods look to recycling and refurbishing options as demand increases.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 15, 2020
A vendor blows a pinwheel toy for sale to visitors at a temple park fair in Beijing, China

Global Wind Day: The power of wind

Windmills have converted wind power into energy for centuries, from early sail models to wind turbines' sleek blades.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 15, 20207 images
Eco Africa - Doing Your Bit: Code checking in the store

Code checking in the store

CodeCheck is an app that helps shoppers make better choices when buying food or cosmetics by showing ingredients.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 15, 202001:38 min
Eco Africa - Ethiopia's water man is bringing the precious resource to rural areas

Ethiopia's water man

After living in Germany for 16 years Fekadu Aleka decided to go home. There he is helping provide access to clean water.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 15, 202004:42 min
Tyrannosaurus rex Skelett in Berlin

A dinosaur on the move

For years, a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton was the star of Berlin's Natural History Museum
LifestyleJune 15, 202002:56 min
Eco Africa's Sandrah Twinoburyo

Welcome to the newest edition of Eco Africa

This week on Eco Africa we take a look at how digitalization has changed how we live and interact with the environment.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 13, 2020
Eco Africa's Eco Check: Digitalization and the environment

Eco Check: Digital environmentalism

DW looks at the figures and impact of digitalization on the environment throughout the world.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 13, 202002:24 min
Eco Africa - Drone technology takes farming into the future in Ivory Coast

Drone technology takes farming into the future

An Ivory Coast startup is using drones to help the country's agriculture sector become more productive.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 13, 202004:22 min
Eco Africa - Ordering food online in Zimbabwe during the coronavirus

Coronavirus: ordering food online in Zimbabwe

In Harare, a startup that delivers fresh produce has seen orders explode as shoppers avoid busy outdoor markets.
Nature and EnvironmentJune 13, 202003:11 min