With the help of digital tools, citizens can uncover environmental problems, collect important data and support protective measures. In this Special Feature, we explore the question: How can civic tech solutions advance climate protection?
Large corporations dominate the provision of digital services in agriculture. However, open-source platform LiteFarm focuses on cooperation in making agriculture more sustainable.
Awareness, affordability and accessibility to green building technologies have stymied the uptake of green building in Kenya. Jenga Green Library could make things easier.
After a spate of bear attacks in northern Italy, digital maps are being developed to protect the interests of both humans and wildlife.
We spoke to Stephan Bohn from the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) about the extent to which digital tools and platforms have an impact on rainforest protection in Indonesia.
It might be desirable to live in the leafy suburbs, but for urban dwellers, green spaces may be few and far between. Microalgae liquid trees might provide an alternative.
Stadtnavi takes the residents of Herrenberg from A to B multimodally. In an interview, project manager Jana Zieger explains why the city chose an open-source approach.
Does hitching a ride only work for travellers? Or could ride-sharing for freight solve the sustainability problem of last-mile logistics?
“Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink” — water scarcity doesn’t always mean a lack of water. Sometimes, it just needs to be cleaned.
Commercial buildings have high energy demands, but also long periods of inactivity. New smart sockets can automatically manage power to boost energy savings.
