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Green living
A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?
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Your next fish burger won't deplete the Arctic
The fishing industry has voluntarily signed an agreement to stay out of previously iced-over Arctic areas.
UNEP: Making progress on the environment?
Global decision-makers are meeting to tackle the most pressing environmental issues. Campaigners say it's progress.
German SMEs balance profits and tradition
The Institute for Ecological Economy Research says many firms are jumping on the no-growth bandwagon.
NASA discovers hundreds of new planets
NASA has announced the discovery of 1,284 new worlds outside of our solar system, with life beyond Earth a possibility.
At a glance
With 17 goals in total, it's easy to lose sight of how the world is expected to change. We offer an insight.
Ethiopia's Spice Girls
A girl band from Ethopia is singing loud and clear for gender equality.
Nano pitch: engineering ideas and innovations
Young engineers and scientists are always working on new products. Here's four we bumped into at the 2016 Hanover Fair.
Living Planet: Calls for action
Kids sue the US government over climate change, Canada’s First Nations take their pipeline fight to the Supreme Court, and calls for action over the palm oil industry.
Living Planet: Liberia's palm oil problems
Indigenous, community and civil society leaders are calling on Europe to take action on the global palm oil supply chain. Ali Kaba, a senior researcher at the Sustainable Development Institute, tells DW that Europe's increasing demand for palm oil is leading to all kinds of social and environmental problems.
Smartphone buying frenzy
Some telecom companies offer a new smartphone with every contract renewal. This presents a problem for the environment.
'Green Apple'?
Tech giant Apple is certainly getting greener - but true sustainability remains a tough task.
Living Planet: Is veganism the solution?
The UN has declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses, recognizing the importance of protein-rich crops like beans, peas and lentils when it comes to sustainable food choices. And new research shows that we can feed the world’s growing population if we eat less meat. Could going vegan be the solution? Louise Orchard set out to be convinced (For chickpea recipes see veganrecipeclub.org.uk).
A one-trick party
Richard A. Fuchs
Though the right-wing AfD is holding strong, things are not all bleak, DW's Richard Fuchs writes.
Living Planet: Taste of climate change
With global temperatures forecast to increase by 2 degrees Celsius over the coming decades, will we have to say goodbye to the things we love to consume or will they taste even better?
Solar
As Solar Impulse sets off to complete its world flight, DW talks to its co-founder and co-pilot André Borschberg.
Feeding the world in 2050
Research shows we don’t need to cut down forests to feed a population approaching 10 billion.
Goals at a glance
The new development agenda contains 17 main goals. Click here to find out what they are.
10 creative concepts for energy
DW has brought together some of the craziest concepts for generating electricity.
How chemists aim to end pharmaceutical pollution
From antibiotics to pain killers - drugs waste is found in rivers and fish. But chemists say they can end the pollution.
Eco freaky
What does it mean to live sustainably? Is it enough to simply recycle our waste, or do we need to do more? We head into the domestic sphere to find out what some eco-freaks are doing to reduce their own carbon footprint - and discover just how hard it is.
Living Planet: Eco freaky
We find out what some eco freaks are doing to reduce their own carbon footprint:
Full Grown furniture
Designer furniture is growing on a field in the British county of Derbyshire.
Germany's bicycle autobahn
Construction on a bike highway is underway in Germany - but with funding in question, will this bikers' dream come true?
The Fairphone: Fair deal or fairy tale?
The smartphone promises a better deal for consumers, producers and the planet. But just how fair can a phone be?
Living Planet: Holiday food for thought
How environmentally friendly is the food on your plate? France bans supermarket waste, Greenpeace says no Arctic fish and chips, how choosing your cheese can help the environment - and Chilean wine goes sustainable.
Chilean wine goes organic
Chile used to produce vast quantities of cheap wine for markets in Europe and the United States. But now wine growers are shifting their focus to look after the land and the people who work for them. 57 vineyards have signed up to the sustainability code.
A cheesy choice
There are more than two thousand varieties of cheese. The difference is not just in the taste – some are more environmentally friendly than others. Dany Mitzman visited an eco-friendly cheese fair in Italy to find out more.
Arctic fish and chips
As climate change melts the Arctic sea ice, industrial fishing fleets are advancing further north in search of tasty fish. Greenpeace expert Frida Bengtsson explains why that’s bad news for biodiversity.
France bans supermarket food waste
Up to a third of all the food produced worldwide is wasted. In the EU alone, this amounts to more than a hundred million tons each year. France has now become the world’s first country to ban supermarket waste. Leftovers go to charity.
I get around
This week's Pulse is all about transportation.
How to travel and spare the environment
DW's Anne-Sophie Brändlin investigated whether it was possible to be a travel addict and still spare the environment.
UNESCO announces new biosphere reserves
UNESCO has expanded its network of model regions for sustainable development.
'Enormous' investment demand in Asia
For the first time, the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is being held in Germany.
UK government fights for sustainable budget
Britain's government will need to save more money as tax revenue is lower than expected.
Forests protecting human health
Not only do certified forests allow consumers to access ethically sourced wood - they could also help prevent disease.
The new generation of sustainable housing
The 2016 Ecobuild conference in London introduces the next generation of eco-homes for green living.
How to travel the world and spare the Earth
Travel addict Anne-Sophie Brändlin sets out to to find guilt-free ways to offset her carbon footprint.
10 reasons to visit the Black Forest
A sustainable trip to the countryside
Living Planet: Emerging leaders
This week Living Planet takes a close look at some of the challenges facing India and China - two of the world's emerging key players in the fight against global warming.
India opts for sustainable forestry
India is the world's third-largest CO2 emitter, after China and the USA. The government has decided to put forests at the centre of its plans to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, by encouraging more 'green cover'. In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh a special program is offering small farmers economic incentives to manage their forests more sustainably.
FreightFarms for the future?
Boston-based agritech startup FreightFarms builds hydroponic farms in up-cycled shipping containers.
Tropical fruits fresh from Germany
A biologist from Bayreuth University is studying which tropical fruits can be grown in Germany.
Petition for clean water
Tanzanian teenage girl calls on leaders to provide clean water for her community.
'Nuclear has no sustainable future'
Energy expert Tetsunari Iida talks to DW about the reasons behind Japan's push for a full resumption of nuclear power.
Swimming for sustainability
Ben Lecomte was the first person to swim across the Atlantic ocean without a kickboard. Now, he’s embarking on another epic journey. From Tokyo to San Francisco, Ben plans to swim 5500 miles across the Pacific Ocean to raise awareness about the environment.
Fish App – Mathematics in and for Africa
African mathematicians in Senegal develop an app for sustainable fishing.
Saving Germany's heirloom apples
Germany has thousands of apple varieties - but many are at risk of disappearing. Experts are working to preserve them.
No sustainability without equality
For Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, a world of inequality cannot be sustainable.
iPhone 7 petition: Apple 'screwing customers and planet'
Rumors. It's all just rumors. But talk about plans for the iPhone 7 headphone jack has got Apple devotees angry.
Wood is in contemporary architecture
New wood processing techniques allow architects more spectacular designs.
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