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How helping nature can lead to far-reaching gains: From cleaning up a river in Uganda to relocating turtles in Tunisia. Plus: Reforesting Scotland's hills and turning invasive plants into cosmetics.

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Some women set up their oyster farms on the Gambian coast. Their constructions use bamboo sticks and oyster shells to imitate natural conditions.

Some women set up their oyster farms on the Gambian coast. Their constructions use bamboo sticks and oyster shells to imitate natural conditions.

Gambia: Women explore sustainable oyster farming

The ingenious oyster farm giving a living to Gambia women and protecting mangroves.

A farmer with a sensor in her hand which measures the soil moisture and sends the data directly to the farmer's mobile phone to fight the drought in Meknès, Morocco.

A farmer with a sensor in her hand which measures the soil moisture and sends the data directly to the farmer's mobile phone to fight the drought in Meknès, Morocco.

Morocco: Solar-powered Arwa device fights drought

A solar-powered device is helping farmers to ration water in Morocco.

Head of a lying seal next to a hook poked through a gap between the boards in a specially designed platform to sever a looped strip of plastic that could have suffocated the seal in Cape Town, South Africa.

Head of a lying seal next to a hook poked through a gap between the boards in a specially designed platform to sever a looped strip of plastic that could have suffocated the seal in Cape Town, South Africa.

South Africa: Mitigating Seal-Human Conflict

Snorkel patrols, animal psychology, and diving help ease human-seal conflict in South Africa.

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DW's Eco Africa

DW's Eco Africa

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

DW's Eco Africa showcases innovative concepts and best practice projects from Africa and Europe and presents environment and climate change ideas that inspire others to get on board or start something of their own.

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