International
Climate Initiative (IKI)

A German conservation group is compensating local farmers in Ethiopia's Kafa region,whose lifestock is often seized by rare mountain lions. In return, the farmers are helping protect the big cats.

The spectacular coral reefs of the Maldives are in danger of dying out in some places. One project is trying to halt the destruction by roping in tourist resorts, local residents and marine biologists.

In the south of Brazil, scientists are developing a new monitoring programme, and are hoping to add the most important ingredient soon: ordinary people who will contribute with their own biodiversity observations.

Araucaria wood was once Brazil's leading export. But deforestation and overexploitation of the country's coastal forests have reduced the once mighty pine species to a symbol of the dangers threatening biodiversity.

The Mexican volcano Tacaná provides its surroundings with mineral-rich and fertile soil. But with increasingly heavy rains and erosion, local farmers are adopting new practices to preserve the environment.

The Philippine island of Panay is dotted with rice paddies, fields and meadows, but little forest land. Typhoon Haiyan has changed that: now, trees are planted to protect humans and nature against storms.

The indigenous Nama in the semi-desert in western South Africa are learning how to farm sustainably as soil depletion and rapid species loss threaten to turn their home into a full-fledged desert.

As part of the International Climate Initiative, GIZ Proklima implements the Green Cooling Initiative in order to promote environmentally-friendly cooling with natural refrigerants for a sustainable future worldwide.

The Save for a Stove project is working to increase the penetration of three different types of fuel-efficient stoves to the low-income market in rural Burkina Faso. The improved stoves directly contribute to reduced reliance on traditional fuel wood, thereby reducing forest degradation as well as indoor air pollution and its related health risks.

The Galapagos Islands are made up of a series of archipelagos and islands and deemed a UNESCO world heritage site. But due to the climate change one in every five of the island's endemic plant species is under threat, as well as half of the endemic animal species. Global Ideas joins researchers as they work to protect native species.