Encouraging environmental updates
Positive news about the planet’s condition may appear scarce, but it does exist. Every week, DW’s environment team highlights what has gone right.
Tapping into seawater
As global temperatures climb, worsening heatwaves and water shortages in numerous areas are driving a rising demand for making ocean water potable.
Around 20,000 desalination facilities exist worldwide, yet many come with an environmental price. This emerging technology might resolve that problem.
Electric vehicles on the rise in Ethiopia
Two years ago, Ethiopia became the world’s first nation to prohibit imports of cars running on fossil fuels — a decision that is reshaping its transportation landscape.
Out of 1.2 million registered vehicles, over 100,000 are now electric, and this East African country aims to reach 500,000 EVs by 2030. A potential blueprint for others?
Revival in India’s deserted villages
Left behind as climate change made farming unpredictable, rural settlements in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand are experiencing a resurgence.
A fresh wave of entrepreneurs is moving in, growing climate-resilient crops like hemp and Damask roses, which are used for rosewater and essential oils. These efforts generate jobs, revive ancestral wisdom, and bring renewed optimism to rural areas.
Inside India’s abandoned villages, where revival is underway
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From seahorse hunters to tour guides
Driven by worldwide demand for traditional Chinese medicine, illicit trade once endangered seahorses in Vilankulo, Mozambique. Now, a community-driven conservation effort is reversing the harm.
Former poachers who have shifted to safeguarding these small marine creatures earn a living by leading guided seahorse tours.
Seahorse tours boost Mozambique’s coastal recovery
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