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Dominican Republic: Saving coral reefs from tourism, climate change and overfishing
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Dominican Republic: Saving coral reefs from tourism, climate change and overfishing

An estimated 90% of the nation's coral reefs have been destroyed, creating a knock-on effect for the entire coastal ecosystem. Local businesses and conservationists are now working to reverse this damage.
Cities across world pledge air pollution changes, but are they ready?
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Cities across world pledge air pollution changes, but are they ready?

Over 30 mayors from across the globe have pledged to deliver clean air for the 140 million people living in their cities. Delivering clean air on such a scale will take both ambitious targets and concrete action.
Caught between floods and drought: Farmers in Nicaragua living in uncertainty
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Caught between floods and drought: Farmers in Nicaragua living in uncertainty

Across the Central American Dry Corridor, communities are facing increasingly extreme weather. In Nicaragua, the region's poorest country, subsistence farmers like Blanca Landero Betarco face a daily battle.
Restoring forests in Mali: Tree stumps could be the solution to disappearing woodlands

Restoring forests in Mali: Tree stumps could be the solution to disappearing woodlands

As people fell trees to get wood for cooking, Mali's trees are disappearing at rapid speed. A reforestation expert who has been dubbed 'the forest maker' is working with farmers to restore the country's woodlands.
Can renewable energy save Uganda′s Rwenzori glacier?

Can renewable energy save Uganda′s Rwenzori glacier?

The people at the foot of the Rwenzori glacier in Uganda want a switch to renewable energy to save the snow on the mountaintop, which is melting fast. Their goal: 100 percent green energy by 2020. Will they succeed?
Can Europe defeat a palm oil ′monster′ of its own making?
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Can Europe defeat a palm oil ′monster′ of its own making?

The EU's biofuel policy was meant to help the climate. Instead it's been linked to loss of rainforest because of its reliance on palm oil.

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Vegetable gardens against climate change

Vegetable gardens against climate change

When the rain comes too late or not at all, it can be a matter of life and death for Mali's farmers. Vegetable gardens with smart irrigation can save them.
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