Using blockchain to protect endangered animals
March 18, 2021
In South Africa, blockchain pioneers developed a crypto platform that allows users to trade unique electronic artworks. Part of the price is donated to conservation projects, which help save endangered animals.
German national park on former death strip
The Harz Mountains once divided East and West Germany, but today there's a popular national park there. Where barbed wire once stood, a primeval forest is growing. Now climate change is posing serious challenges.
A plastic boat with a powerful message
A dhow made entirely out of plastic is coasting on Kenya's Lake Victoria. The traditional sailing boat is trying to raise awareness about the problem of plastic pollution and the need for more recycling.
Doing Your Bit: Making biodegradable packaging from banana stems
In Cameroon, an entrepreneur is turning unused banana and plantain stems into biodegradable paper packaging products. The idea cuts down on both deforestation and harmful plastic waste.
The Gambia's queen of recycling
Fed up with The Gambia's waste problem, Isatou Ceesay developed a technique that cuts plastic bags into weavable strips to create new products. She also started an initiative to enable women to earn additional income.
Rethinking cocoa cultivation in Ghana
Yields are falling in Ghana, a major cocoa exporter. Small farmers don't cut down old trees to grow new ones. Instead they encroach on surrounding forest. A Dutch group is helping them to live and work sustainably.
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