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Living sustainably

Increasingly people are thinking about what constitutes a good life. Why are some places more livable and what makes tourism environmentally friendly?

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Reports & Analysis

People pose for a photograph during a thrift and upcycle show in Accra.

Ghana's designers fight fast fashion waste

Ghana's designers fight fast fashion waste

Hundreds of tons of secondhand clothing end up in Ghana every day. But designers are actively fighting the problem.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 7, 20249 images
Eco India Sendung Prawn Fisher

Tamil Nadu women fish neck-deep in the river

Tamil Nadu women fish neck-deep in the river

Women in Tamil Nadu are battling pollution and climate change to catch prawns, crabs, and clams by hand.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 3, 202407:27 min
Christopher Akpo adjusts the hood of a red jacket worn by a model.

How a Ghanaian brand became a pioneer in streetwear

How a Ghanaian brand became a pioneer in streetwear

Unisex brand Subwae launched in 2018, when sustainable fashion was still new.
DesignNovember 29, 202404:52 min
A train is approaching a station in Senegal.

Senegal's TER train is a fast track to better air quality

Senegal's TER train is a fast track to better air quality

Senegal's TER regional rail link offers commuters a cleaner, greener and faster commuting alternative to driving.
TravelNovember 27, 202404:16 min
Deutschland Aufräumarbeiten an der Carolabrücke in Dresden

Germany's economic dilemma: spend or save?

Germany's economic dilemma: spend or save?

Germany faces a tough economic dilemma: balancing public investment with strict fiscal discipline.
PoliticsNovember 26, 202402:37 min
An African woman from Angola is seen during the sorting of recyclable waste in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Brazil's G20 summit to focus on sustainability, poverty

Brazil's G20 summit to focus on sustainability, poverty

World leaders are converging on Brazil to address global poverty, inequality and sustainable development.
PoliticsNovember 18, 202402:08 min
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In the spotlight

Natural landscape with wild horses, Spain

Renewing a Spanish landscape with endangered wild horses

Find out how a free-roaming herd of Przewalski horses and semi-wild cattle are helping Spain's Iberian Highlands.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 14, 202405:38 min
A member of the Indigenous Penan community in Sarawak, Malaysia, standing in a forest

Malaysia's Indigenous Penan struggle against deforestation

Logging, palm oil plantations and dam building have threatened the way of life for Malaysia's nomadic Penan community
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 22, 202402:50 min
USA | Erstflug des Elektroflugzeugs Alice

Aviation industry strives to become more sustainable

A German aerospace startup has developed an electric plane that aims to connect small regional airports sustainably.
BusinessSeptember 11, 202403:17 min
Italien Sardinien | Cala dei Gabbiani

Sardinia's sustainable tourism model defies overcrowding

One small island has figured out how to make mass tourism work for the industry and local community.
BusinessAugust 26, 202403:34 min
Farmer Mame Abdou Diop films himself with a mobile phone

Senegal's farmers get digital boost from 'agri-influencers'

In Senegal, a new wave of entrepreneurs is using social media to transform agriculture.
TechnologyAugust 22, 202402:18 min
Loggers work loading timber logs, surrounded by piles of felled trees

Earth has already exceeded 2024 annual ecological limits

To continue living the way we do, humanity would need the resources of more than 1 1/2 planets.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 1, 2024
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