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CONTENT
01/06/2023
1. Nigeria - Electricity and Toilets for Informal Settlements
In Nigeria, 86 million people live in extreme poverty. Many have to get by without electricity, running water, or adequate sanitary facilities. Now the government says it is implementing plans to improve conditions.
2. Mexico - Return of the Wolves
The lobo, or Mexican wolf, was hunted to the brink of extinction. Its natural habitat once extended from the southern United States into Mexico. Now, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, efforts are being made to reestablish wolf populations. The wolves help balance the ecosystem, but many cattle farmers are skeptical.
3. Peru - Aztec Berries and the Internet
Villagers in the Manu Biosphere Reserve are actively engaged in protecting the environment while developing ways to make a sustainable and decent living. New crops, new farming methods, new kinds of jobs, and the arrival of the Internet are all making a difference.
4. Thailand - E-Tuk Tuks and Public Transport
Spending hours a day stuck in traffic jams is normal for Bangkok’s commuters. Much of the public transport is run-down and unreliable. Now there’s a green and efficient alternative: electric tuk-tuks bring passengers to the city’s many rapid transit stations.
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Episode 10
1. South Africa – A Startup Promotes Recycling
South Africa is drowning in garbage. Over 90 percent of the country’s recyclable waste is left unsorted and ends up in the dump. But a startup aims to change that and collects the trash right from people‘s homes.
2. Brazil – Reducing Traffic in Belo Horizonte
Traffic-calmed neighborhoods, bike lanes and paved sidewalks are not a given in Brazil. When it comes to urban mobility, the city of Belo Horizonte is leading the way.
3. Kenya – Environmentalist and Feminist Habiba Tadicha
Habiba Tadicha helps to settle conflicts over grazing land and water peacefully. As the former head of the local nature reserve, she works to protect the environment while also championing women’s rights. A portrait of an inspiring activist from northern Kenya.
4. Dominican Republic – Coordinating Renewable Energy
The villagers of Sabana Real in the Dominican Republic make do without electric lights or washing machines - because they have no electricity. But that could change, as a centralized solar power plant is set to be installed here. The local project is part of a countrywide initiative to switch to cleaner forms of energy.06/07/2023 -
Episode 9
1. Colombia – Electric Cargo Trikes Replace Trucks
Colombia’s capital city, Bogotá, is known for its traffic jams. The many old trucks on the streets block traffic and pollute the air. Now, electric cargo bikes offer an alternative means of transport. They can go almost anywhere and do so with no noise or emissions - and they create jobs.
2. Uganda – Lifesaving Low-cost Water Filters
Access to safe and clean water may be a human right, but in many regions of Uganda, it’s still not guaranteed. As a consequence, people can fall ill or even die. So, Henry Othieno and Saudah Birungi developed a simple yet effective filter that can turn dirty lakewater into safe drinking water. It protects the climate, too.
3. Philippines – Fishermen Tackle Climate Change
In the Philippines, some two million families live from small-scale fishing. But fish stocks are dwindling. To reverse this trend, Camotes Islanders have established protected areas.
4. Peru – Circular Economies Make Deserts Bloom
In Peru, lots of leftovers wind up on the trash heap. But a chef and a resourceful farmer have found a way to prevent that. They’re using organic waste to create new products – with the help of some innovative ideas and hard-working chickens.06/07/2023 -
Episode 8
1. Mozambique – Legalizing Gold Prospecting
Illegal prospectors at the Chimanimani National Park in Mozambique are damaging the environment. In their quest for gold and precious stones, they often chop down trees and contaminate the water with toxic mercury. So, the provincial government has started a program to help miners set up their own, legal and eco-friendly mining cooperatives.
2. Dominican Republic – Tourism Industry Reduces Plastic Waste
The Dominican Republic markets itself as a tropical island paradise of white-sand beaches and blue ocean. Yet mass tourism produces heaps of plastic waste. Now Eddy Rosado from the UN Environment Program is helping the tourism industry clean up its act.
3. South Africa – Tax Breaks for Nature Conservation
Financial expert Candice Stevens shows South Africa’s landowners how turning their holdings into protected areas can cut their tax bill and protect the environment. She and her NGO Wilderness Foundation Africa have transformed 500,000 hectares into nature reserves.
4. Indonesia – Leather from Mushrooms
Adi Reza Nugroho‘s startup, Mycotech, makes fabric out of mushrooms. The fungi grow on a substrate of locally-sourced organic waste. The mycelium leather produced in Bandung, on Indonesia’s main island Java, is vegan and eco-friendly. It’s already being used to make shoes.22/06/2023 -
Episode 7
1. Costa Rica – Water as a Basic Right
Costa Rica’s a groundbreaker in climate and environmental protection. It’s constitution guarantees access to drinking water. For example, the municipality of Belén is buying property that includes springs and protecting the water by promoting recycling.
2.Kenya – Solar Energy Secures the Power Supply
Pricey and unreliable energy supplies often cause headaches for Kenyan companies. When the power goes out, production grinds to a halt. But now, a German startup offers firms a real alternative: affordable and innovative solar power systems.
3.Colombia – Protecting Jaguars
Stealthily and silently and well camouflaged, jaguars prowl South America’s tropical rainforests. But with much of their habitat cleared for farmland, and ranchers hunting them to protect their livestock, the big cats have been pushed to the brink of extinction. A nature reserve in Colombia provides jaguars with a refuge.
4.South Africa – Preserving Grasslands
The grasslands at the foot of the Drakensberg escarpment are vital to South Africa’s water supply, but overgrazing has caused some parts to dry up. To help put a stop to it, two women are reviving a traditional land rotation system.22/06/2023 -
Episode 6
1. Cameroon – Gorilla Guardian Club
Cameroon‘s Ebo Forest is part of the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest after the Amazon. It’s also home to rare primates, including gorillas. To stop poachers from pushing them close to extinction, the Gorilla Guardian Club protects the Ebo Forest and its inhabitants. The club initiates educational projects in the surrounding villages and helps poachers find alternative sources of income.
2.Indonesia –Turning Rainwater into Drinking Water
Access to clean drinking water is essential to our survival. In Indonesia, most people buy pricey bottled water. But now apastor, on the island of Java is showing them how they can save money and the environment by treating rainwater instead.
3.Mexico –Sustainable Strawberry Farming
For farmers in the state of Michoacán, strawberries are aprincipal crop. But vast monocultures have depleted the soil and dealt amajor blow to biodiversity. Now, aproject that introduces beehives and other plants is helping the farmland to recover.
4.Mozambique –Green Infrastructure
In 2019,Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira and put entire neighborhoods of the port city underwater. To prevent such devastation in the future, Beira is using natural watercourses and parks to protect it from floodwaters. It’salso resettling the coastal residents most at risk from climate change.15/06/2023 -
Episode 5
1. Philippines - Obstacles on the Road to E-mobility
Air pollution is a major problem in Manila. E-mobility could help reduce traffic and improve air quality. But electric vehicles are expensive and a rare sight on the city's streets. Local manufacturers still rely on foreign funding and know-how.
2.North Macedonia -Conservation in the Shar Mountains
Amore than 12,000kilometer stretch of land that ran along the Iron Curtain during the Cold War is now rich in flora and fauna. Efforts are now underway to protect this "Green Belt,”which includes anational park in North Macedonia.
3.India -Improving Water Use on Farms
Water is ascarce commodity in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat. But not all farmers know how to use it efficiently. The MARVI project was set up to offer assistance.
4.Mali -Mobile Solar Plants
Millions of people in Mali have no access to electricity. Social entrepreneurs Torsten and Aida Schreiber want that to change. They founded Africa GreenTec to provide remote villages with solar power.15/06/2023 -
Episode 4
1. Colombia - Guardians of the Andean Bear
The spectacled bear is native to the Andes. But poaching, rapid urban growth and increasing deforestation in Colombia have been forcing the animal to look for new habitats. A sanctuary offers some protection.
2. Albania - Building a Future at Home
For generations, many small farmers and their families living in the mountains of Albania have reared sheep and sold milk for a living. But now young people often leave home in search of better prospects. An environmental NGO wants to encourage them to stay by helping them establish sustainable livelihoods.
3. Mexico - Reviving Old Farming Practices
Many farmers in the La Sepultura biosphere reserve in southern Mexico keep livestock. But their methods have left the local forests badly damaged. The project BioPaSOS encourages the farmers to switch to more sustainable livestock farming practices that protect woodland and biodiversity.
4. Ghana - Cocoa Farmers Struggle to Survive
Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa exporter. But small farmers are suffering because illegal logging destroys tall trees that provide their plants with shade. Now there’s an app that lets them alert authorities to illegal activities. Small loans are also available to help them get through difficult periods.08/06/2023 -
Episode 3
1. Thailand - Preventing Food Waste
Chef Daniel Bucher hates food waste. He oversees the restaurants in a large Bangkok hotel and believes there is a lot of scope for recovering unused ingredients. He also supports a local organization that distributes food to the needy.
2.Panama -Restoring forests to improve water yield
Climate change and massive deforestation are two factors causing the water level to drop in the Panama Canal. As the forests shrink, so do the wetlands. Amodel project is hoping to reverse this trend by introducing farming alternatives such as growing cocoa on former livestock grazing land.
3.Kosovo -Organic Honey from the Mountains
Beekeeper Shqipe Shala is keen to keep the nature in Kosovo’sSharr Mountains National Park protected. She and her husband produce organic honey from 150bee colonies. After learning about animal welfare at aworkshop in Germany, she now shares her knowledge with others in Kosovo.
4.Kenya -Nature Conservation Helps Communities
Training, free hospital treatment and amicrocredit program are on offer to communities close to the Lewa Conservancy in northern Kenya. Lewa believes nature conservation should not just protect the lives of elephants, rhinos and other endangered animals, but also improve the lives of people living in the vicinity.08/06/2023 -
Episode 2
1. Uganda - Support for Social Innovators
Located in Mpigi, a small town near the Ugandan capital Kampala, the Social Innovation Academy aims to help young people turn their career dreams into reality. Here, the focus is on social and environmental initiatives.
2. Brazil - Saving the Rainforest
The Atlantic Forest runs along the Brazilian coast and into parts of Paraguay and Argentina. One of the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth, less than 20% of the original tropical forest remains. The rest has been cleared, largely to make way for agriculture. A pair of sisters have made it their life’s mission to help restore the rainforest.
3. South Africa - Bicycles for Schoolkids
In rural parts of South Africa children often have to walk a long way to get to school. An organization provides schools with second-hand bicycles to allow children to cycle instead.
4. Russia - More Trees, Please!
Marianna Muntianu is a passionate environmentalist who has devised a number of ways to encourage people to plant trees. Around 6000 volunteers have participated in her “Plant the Forest” project. Her innovative approach to promoting reforestation earned the 31 year-old recognition from the UN.01/06/2023 -
Episode 1
1. Nigeria - Electricity and Toilets for Informal Settlements
In Nigeria, 86 million people live in extreme poverty. Many have to get by without electricity, running water, or adequate sanitary facilities. Now the government says it is implementing plans to improve conditions.
2. Mexico - Return of the Wolves
The lobo, or Mexican wolf, was hunted to the brink of extinction. Its natural habitat once extended from the southern United States into Mexico. Now, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, efforts are being made to reestablish wolf populations. The wolves help balance the ecosystem, but many cattle farmers are skeptical.
3. Peru - Aztec Berries and the Internet
Villagers in the Manu Biosphere Reserve are actively engaged in protecting the environment while developing ways to make a sustainable and decent living. New crops, new farming methods, new kinds of jobs, and the arrival of the Internet are all making a difference.
4. Thailand - E-Tuk Tuks and Public Transport
Spending hours a day stuck in traffic jams is normal for Bangkok’s commuters. Much of the public transport is run-down and unreliable. Now there’s a green and efficient alternative: electric tuk-tuks bring passengers to the city’s many rapid transit stations.01/06/2023
