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Global Ideas

We focus on "best practice" climate and biodiversity protection projects that offer solutions. Global Ideas is supported by the German environment ministry within the framework of its International Climate Initiative.

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Mary Robinson at COP21

Mary Robinson

"We need much more compassion and understanding and we need a different narrative about how to get to a better world."
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 9, 2015
Teaser Benin

Coexistence in the river delta

At the border between Togo and Benin a new biosphere reserve is set to help people and animals coexist.
December 8, 2015
View of snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda

Culture and Conservation

Getting local populations to support conservation projects can be tricky. Understanding local beliefs may be the key.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 8, 2015
EyeEm Logo

How do you see climate change?

See who came out on top in our latest photo contest in cooperation with EyeEm.com
December 7, 20155 images
BdW Global Ideas Bild der Woche KW 48/2015 China Peking 1979 und 2015

#POTW: Green fades to gray

November 27, 2015
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Dances with jaguars

Colombia's SFF Los Colorados natural park is a haven for wildlife. But human encroachment is causing problems.
November 24, 2015
Projekt Rainforest Connection EINSCHRÄNKUNG

Saving trees with phones

A small NGO is catching illegal loggers using a network of used cell phones.
November 20, 2015
Child running over drought-struck land

Photo Challenge: How do you see climate change?

November 18, 2015
El Nino Symbolbild Dürre Philippinen Kind

A picture of climate change

Take part in our photo challenge and show us what climate change looks like to you.
November 16, 2015
China Umweltverschmutzung Symbolbild

Living Planet: Think positive, act now

Young activists in Canada are encouraging their new prime minister to walk the talk on cutting emissions. DW’s Global Ideas takes out a prestigious Deutsche Umwelthilfe prize and how changing our building style can help the environment. Plus, market shoppers in South Africa have a clear message for the politicians gearing up for the Paris climate summit.
November 12, 201529:59 min
Symbolbild Verschmutzung der Meere

'Tell the positive stories'

German NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (German Environment Aid) has awarded a key media prize to DW's Global Ideas for a multimedia project with the aim of protecting biodiversity and the climate. Global Ideas showcases projects from all around the world, which motivate others to emulate them.
November 12, 201504:15 min
Ocean view

Protecting biodiversity in an island paradise

A BIOFIN initiative is helping support the Seychelles in its environmental protection efforts.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 10, 2015
30.10.2015 DW Global 3000 Sheka Wald

Fighting for a sacred forest

The Sheka forest is under threat but a local NGO wants to protect it by providing sustainable economic opportunities.
November 3, 2015
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How harmful to the climate is transporting food by air?

Nature and EnvironmentOctober 30, 201502:21 min
Artikelbild Boden

Saving Senegal's peanut basin

Senegal's soil is paying the price for years of peanut monoculture. One organization is trying to turn the tide.
October 27, 2015
WWF - Ackerbau und Erosion

Lack of protection for soil

Air and water pollution are strictly regulated in Europe, but political squabbling has left soil largely unprotected.
October 27, 2015
NABU Fledermäuse

Basic bat navigation

Bat flight may be a lot less complex than previously thought.
October 26, 2015
Schneeleopard

Snow leopard under threat

Snow leopards could vanish completely as climate change worsens, conservationists warn.
October 23, 2015
BdW Global Ideas Bild der Woche KW 42/2015 Falken

#POTW: A fine-feathered find

October 23, 2015
Affenbrotbaum Tansania Geparden Baum Afrika

Why more rain means fewer trees

Strangely, in the arid African savanna, more rain means fewer trees. Researchers have now figured out why.
October 20, 2015
Artikelbild Peru

Back to basics in Peru

Farmers in Peru are looking at simple ways to fight climate-induced loss of biodiversity.
October 20, 2015
Bildergalerie Das Recht auf sauberes Wasser Mexiko Tanklaster

Mexico City's water crisis

Grassroots movements are harnessing rain to ease Mexico City's water crisis.
October 20, 2015
A group of people sitting in green courtyard

'Walk lightly on the earth'

Casa de los Amigos in Mexico City leads by example to encourages people to make small lifestyle changes.
October 16, 2015
The Great Barrier Reef

Ocean ecosystem collapse

A new study paints a bleak picture of collapsing ocean ecosystems resulting from climate change and acidification.
October 14, 2015
Island in the background, sea with boats in the foreground

Caribbean dream

Marine life and humans among the Caribbean islands live in close quarters - but collaboration can help solve conflicts.
October 13, 2015
Someone pulling plastic along the beach

Swimming in plastic

Our oceans are one vast rubbish dump. But people are working to clean up the mess.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 13, 2015
Rows of bear paws

Wildlife raid

Forest police in Beijing have arrested 16 people on suspicion of involvement in an expansive wildlife trafficking ring.
October 12, 2015
Bildergalerie Anti-Walfang-Aktivisten Hard to Port

Whaler watching

The NGO "Hard to Port" aims to end whaling in Iceland. For this purpose, the activists use mobile apps and drones.
October 9, 20159 images
BdW Global Ideas Bild der Woche KW 41/2015 Hirsch

Roaming free since 1529

It's breeding season for the history-charged deer of Richmond Park.
October 9, 2015
A man holding Saola horns

Leeches playing detective

Conservationists in Vietnam are using leeches to help track down the rare, endangered and elusive saola.
October 6, 2015
From journalist to conservationist and social entrepreneur

Where there's a will...

Where there's a will...
October 5, 20155 images
From journalist to conservationist and social entrepreneur

Forest life

The first time Wendee Nicole travelled to Uganda was as a reporter. The second time, she was to set up an NGO.
October 5, 2015
Symbolbild Stricken und Häkeln

Sustainable sweaters

European grannies are knitting winter woolens in the name of the envirornment and sustainable fashion.
October 2, 2015
People mill beneath the algae roof in Milan

The future is algae green

The Urban Algae Folly creates shady spots, fresh air and healthy food. Is it the future of urban architechture?
September 29, 2015
A man stands with the mountains in the background

When the glaciers melt

Farmers in Kyrgyzstan are learning how to keep their harvests going in the face of dwindling water supplies.
September 29, 2015
Gibbon in den Bäumen

Cambodia's natural gems

The vast and biodiverse Central Cardamom Protected Forest in Cambodia faces all manner of conservation threats.
September 29, 2015
Energierückgewinnung durch die Tanzfläche

Sustainable dance floor

We all know about working the dance floor, but what about making it work, so hard in fact, that it creates energy?
September 23, 2015
Teaser Globalideas – Cowboy ohne Logo

Success without deforestation

Colombia's agricultural sector is learning how to leave some room for nature.
September 22, 2015
Mexiko Oaxaca doingyourbit-Kampagne

Cycling for the environment

A group in Mexico is urging people to get on their bikes and lower air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions.
September 18, 2015
Photo: Capture of Andean Condor in Ecuador (Source: Ruth Muñiz)

Vultures' suffering

Numbers of vultures have plummeted globally. The birds are poisoned - often intentionally, says Borja Heredia.
September 15, 2015
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Among vultures

As scavengers, vultures help to preserve ecological balance throughout the world. But their numbers are dwindling fast.
September 15, 2015
Causa Creations Spiel Burn The Boards

Waste, food, survival

"Burn the boards" makes the imminent dangers of e-waste understandable for mobile gamers.
September 11, 2015
A pair of folded up jeans

French jeans

A young French man has come up with a new pattern for making and selling jeans.
September 4, 2015
Plants grow in plastic bottles

Urban agriculture

A London-based city gardening venture is hoping to see urban agriculture take root right across the UK.
September 2, 2015
sponges growing in the sea

Secrets of the sponge

Zanzibar's fishing communities are cultivating sponges to generate new sources of income.
September 1, 2015
A diver catching an octopus under the water

Octopus fishing

A market-based approach to conservation proves successful in Madagascar.
September 1, 2015
A sweeping hilly landscape covered in yellow plants

The power of the hyacinth

Cross-border movement of plants can have a positive impact on the economy and the environment.
August 31, 2015
A young man in floods in Kiribati (Photo: Vlad Sokhin)

Everyday climate change

James Whitlow Delano's Everyday Climate Change Instagram feed is a very successful way to address people.
August 28, 2015
A rhino mother and child

Mating in Indonesia

A US city-dwelling rhino is to travel to the wilds of Indonesia to help save his species.
August 26, 2015
Golden field in Paraguay

Ruinous monocultures

Small-scale farmers in Paraguay are fighting monocultures with traditional and environmentally friendly agriculture.
August 25, 2015