Planet E Fixing Earth from your Backyard

Ethoxyquin is a feedpreservative that gets into humans by consumption of meat and fish The impacts of the substance are not yet well known but what research has unveiled is already alarmingnbsp How can we combat this silent enemy

Bears were wiped out in many parts of Europe but now they are slowly starting to spread again The perception of brown bears still ranges from cuddly toy to monster but the truth lies somewhere in the middle Are we able to live peacefully with them today

Humankind is heating up the planet In nature volcanoes can create cooling blankets to combat their intense temperatures Should we use technology to mimic this effect and artificially cool the planet Or does the solution lie elsewhere

Climate change is disproportionately affecting the worlds poorest countries People here tend to be completely at the mercy of the forces of nature especially in Africa and Asia Without the technology of more developed areas how will these populations cope

Bangladesh is often the final destination for freighters from all over the world They are dismantled by an army of cheap labor Accidents are a regular occurrence Deaths and casualties are common

In September 2000 the UN enunciated the Millennium Development Goals to free people around the world from extreme poverty 15 years later Planet E checks to see if this mission has been accomplished

Storms floods and drought ndash climate change has many faces Few people realize that the effects of climate change have been reaching our supermarkets too Because many foodstuffs come from faroff countries where drought and freak weather destroy entire harvests we must make changes before the markets are empty forever

According to the United Nations access to clean water and sanitation is a human right but these seem to be empty words for the people living in the slums of Dar Es Salaam Tanzania They have neither Its a vicious circle of poverty and disease

Our water is precious Quite naturally a mix it generally contains lots of different substances but one of them that is of great concern is arsenic Its a lifethreatening element and it can also be found in German groundwater Scientists from Germany have decided to investigate this toxin Is there hope to help the populations suffering mass poisonings

Meat that does not come from animals ndash is it possible It certainly is and a killfree world is the vision of scientists working on cultured meat Can this idea help replace industrial livestock farming and all of its negative impacts on the planet

Penniless and without a chance Theres misery in Africa Fifty years of development policy didnt alleviate poverty With a revolutionary business idea a GermanAfrican startup wants to do the impossible now

The internet is smart and omnipresent We are constantly online sometimes for several hours a day It has become indispensable Huge volumes of data are moved to satiate the internets large hunger for energy Millions of servers are active for the digital boom

For Donald Trump economic growth is high on the political agenda But at what price Is environmental protection falling by the wayside in the US

In recent years especially in the Mont Blanc area and others under surveillance we have seen a significant increase in rockfalls at certain altitudes Boulders on the highway destroyed houses Is the living environment in the Alps in danger

Every year more than 2 million animals are used for experiments in Germany alone including many monkeys Nationwide opponents draw attention to animal suffering in the laboratories They demand an unconditional stop Science is in a dilemma But are there really no alternatives to animal testing

Pythons are both threatening and fascinating Their leather is extremely sought after as a luxury product in the world of fashion Behind the scenes is an industry that is almost uncontrollable Opaque business deals abound to the detriment of the environment Could a genetic fingerprint protect these snakes

An Indian state in the Himalayas has completely transformed its agriculture and switched to organic farming Sikkim has become a model for the rest of the world because its farmers only sustainably cultivate their fields and plantations

Worldwide the massive disappearance of plants and animals is causing much concern and species extinction is making headlines Why do we actually need biodiversity

The Manu National Park in Peru is one of the crown jewels in international nature conservation However driven by the banking crisis illegal 34gold washers34 threaten the natural heritage

The demand for vanilla has risen dramatically in recent years as have prices In order to get the best brown pods traders go to great lengths