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Green living
A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?
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The Galapagos go green
The Pacific Ocean islands have become ground zero for climate change, and the battle to stop it.
Who should lead sustainable development?
Caio Koch-Weser, the Vice Chairman of Deutsche Bank Group and Chairman of the European Climate Foundation, believes the private sector should be allowed to develop innovative solutions to combat climate change, with governments playing an enabling role.
Fishing crisis
People on the Pacific islands are learning to change their eating habits to include more tuna.
Climate change and fishing
Fishermen in the Philippines are facing a crisis as climate change leads to dwindling fish stocks.
How the Fishing Industry is Tackling Climate Change
The Verde Island Passage in the northern Philippines is home to more documented species than any other marine habitat on earth. But this biodiversity is increasingly under threat from coastal erosion and rising water temperatures.
Green education
German schools are trying to teach more sustainability topics to youngsters.
Sustainable Tourism in the Seychelles
Tourism is the most important sector of the Seychelles' economy, with a total contribution of over 50 percent to GDP. So you may think it would be easy for the country to become more affluent – just increase the number of visitors, and that's it. But there is a catch: If more and more tourists come, the marine, coastal and terrestrial environment they came to enjoy would be destroyed.
No guarantee
The tourist industry is worth billions of dollars a year, but few people actually make a profit.
Living Planet
Ecuador lifts a ban on oil drilling in Yasuni, jellyfish swarm the waters of southern Europe and farmers fight anti-pesticide activists in the fields of Argentina.
Sustainable paradise
Seychelles is trying to balance the needs of tourists, the environment and the local economy.
Environmental Research - Sustainability in the rainforest
Can ecologically sound forestry be carried out in the tropics? Scientists from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) say it can. They have developed criteria for the sustainable cultivation and trade in tropical timber.
Space gardens
Long distance space travel requires food, oxygen and energy - all made up there.
Gardens in space
One day, there'll be daily flights to Mars. People will spend long periods without regular contact with Earth. And that could be a serious, logistical problem - for one, how will they get their food supplies?
Mini solar
Small solar energy systems could meet the electricity needs of millions, says Peter Adelmann.
Germany to promote green synthetics
The German cabinet has given its backing to a plan giving greater funding to manufacturing using sustainable materials. Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner says Germany needs to reduce its dependency on oil and attended a presentation of products made from plant-based synthetics.
Climate change class
A school in Bali is helping to turn children from around the world into young climate warriors.
Green fashion
One fashion label in Berlin is making the most of all the waste the industry produces.
Zero-emission farming
Tomatoes and fish are being farmed together in a zero emission, environmentally friendly project.
Indoor pollution
The World Health Organisation says clean, affordable fuel for cooking can save the lives.
'No time for resignation'
Climate impacts have overtaken international negotiations to mitigate climate change.
Oyster farmers in Brazil embrace sustainability
Sustainable oyster farmers have turned Brazil's Bay of Guaratuba into a model of eco-friendly food production. They are producing some of the tastiest oysters in the world and educating locals about how to be green.
Eco-friendly oysters
Brazilian oyster farmers have made the Bay of Guaratuba into a model of sustainable food production.
First ever global youth sustainability summit
Young environmentalists traveled to Germany last week for the first ever Global Youth Sustainability Summit. How do these young people plan to change the world and protect the climate?
Uckermark - Sustainable Tourism
The Uckermark is one of the most thinly-populated regions in Germany, and one of the poorest in economic terms. There is scarcely any industry. 60 percent of the land consists of natural countryside. This year, the region won a nationwide competition for sustainable tourism on account of the many climate-friendly vacation opportunities it has to offer.
Youth sustainability summit in Berlin
Have you ever tried convincing your peers to cycle to work or raised awareness for recycling? Some young environmental activists are doing just that. Naomi Conrad met some young activists from across the world, who gathered in Berlin over the last few days for the first Global Youth Sustainable Summit hosted by the NGO Youtthinkgreen.
Taiwan - Skyscrapers Go Green with Siemens
Reducing buildings' energy needs is a lucrative field of business. In Taipei, Siemens has just renovated the head offices of Taiwan's largest real estate firm to make it more energy efficient.
Climate risk in Gulf
The Persian Gulf has reached the "limits of natural sustainability," a Qatar author says.
The Indonesian Way - Java attracts tourism with sustainable recovery
Indonesia is pursuing a policy of eco-friendly sustainable tourism. It is also trying to undo the damage caused to coastal areas of Java by a tsunami in 2006. The two aims come together in a mangrove reforestation and coral reef seeding project near the resort of Pangandaran. It is organised by an NGO called INDECON and funded by Germany.
Sustainability summit
Young people from around the world gather in Berlin to discuss ways to save the planet.
Making a sustainable world
The head of the UN Development Program calls for a "new paradigm" for sustainable development.
Desert aquaponics
One unique aquaponics facility in Abu Dhabi is offering a sustainable food source to desert regions.
Green growth
Can a new - green - sector of the economy help create jobs and halt Europe's economic decline?
Earth Day 2013
People around the world will take action in the spirit of sustainability this Earth Day.
Sustainability in the Middle East
Our series on environmental action created by the Arab Spring
KfW posts record year
The state-backed KfW has been backing German business since 1948. It now also offers global financial products and supports the transition to sustainable energy sources.
Selling sustainability
Can the toiletries in your bathroom be not just functional, but also sustainable?
Ethical banks growing fast
Small banks offering microcredits to et up small businesses have had unparalleled success in the battle against global poverty. But they're not only found in developing economies - the sector is growing in industrialised countries as well.
Motivated Masdar
Abu Dhabi's model city, Masdar City, is behind schedule, but organizers are still keen to finish.
A global village in India
Around 2,000 people from more than 40 nations live in Auroville - a community in sync with nature.
Ecopia - Eco-Cities
Hamburg’s HafenCity and Tianjin’s Eco-city in China were conceived as model cities for sustainable building.
Fair trade smartphones
A Dutch company aims to produce a fair trade smartphone for consumers who care.
Egypt's challenge
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has consolidated power but done little for the economy, says Andrea Teti.
Sustainable food usage meets Muslim traditions
Germany is a paradise for meat lovers, and you can buy it cheap in supermarkets or pick out top cuts at neighbourhood butcher shops. But one Muslim tradition calls for going back to the source and slaughtering the animals yourself.
Obama wins - again
The midnight fiscal cliff deal is merely postponing another high-wire standoff, analyst says.
Sustainable tourism
Myanmar's government aims at creating sustainable tourism right from the beginning.
Living in nature
A Scottish family spends Christmas in a sustainable hideaway built into the side of a hill.
Building sustainable homes in Malaysia
Jayne saw that a community in Malaysia was living in unsafe homes. So she founded an organization that builds sustainable houses for the families. She says it's a lot more rewarding than her old advertising job.
African sustainability
Green economy has nothing to do with African reality, says sociologist Auma Obama.
Green desert city?
Critics warn that Abu Dhabi's hyped eco-city in the desert, Masdar, is all show.
Climate-conscious Republican
Former EPA head Christine Todd Whitman talks about the US' and Germany's environmental records.
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