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In Focus: Toxic City - Germany's Hazardous Waste Goes to Ghana
In Focus: Toxic City - Germany's Hazardous Waste Goes to Ghana
Category: News & Current Affairs
European shippers send electronic waste to Africa, where it is disposed of illegally. Toxic heavy metals contaminate the soil and water, the rivers and the fish, and eventually, the people -- while business interests make a fortune.
In Focus: Between Frustration and Freedom - Young Volunteers in Namibia
In Focus: Between Frustration and Freedom - Young Volunteers in Namibia
Category: News & Current Affairs
There are some 10,000 young German applicants for the weltwärts program in Namibia each year. They all want to do voluntary social service in overseas countries. Only some 4,000 applicants are accepted.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: The Fight to Publish
Al Jazeera English - Witness: The Fight to Publish
Category: Documentaries
Inside a dissenting Kazakh newspaper, where free speech comes at a price and getting published means risking everything. Al Jazeera English Witness covers the story.
In Focus: The Giving Pledge
In Focus: The Giving Pledge
Category: News & Current Affairs
Started in 2010 by two of the world’s richest men -- Warren Buffet and Bill Gates -- 'The Giving Pledge' campaign is a promise made by super-rich individuals to give at least half of their fortunes to charitable causes.
In Focus: Ecopia - Tourism Goes Green
In Focus: Ecopia - Tourism Goes Green
Category: News & Current Affairs
More and more architects around the world are designing hotels that meet the demand for sustainable tourism. But what does the industry mean by "sustainable"?
In Focus: The Last Fish - Our Exhausted Seas
In Focus: The Last Fish - Our Exhausted Seas
Category: News & Current Affairs
Around 90 million tons of fish are removed from the world’s oceans every year. But the seemingly inexhaustible food source is proving finite, as more and more fish species are disappearing.
In Focus: Ecopia - Modern Culture Temples
In Focus: Ecopia - Modern Culture Temples
Category: News & Current Affairs
Galleries and venues for cultural events are important competitive factors in the international tourism market. Their architecture is meant to be attractive and imaginative, and sustainability is becoming increasingly important as well.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Lover Boys
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Lover Boys
Category: Documentaries
Ibrahim is a courageous social worker in the Netherland tackling the high incidences of sex-trafficking of young Dutch girls by their so-called 'boyfriends' -- the Lover Boys.
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Seeds of Survival
Al Jazeera English - Witness: Seeds of Survival
Category: Documentaries
Paul Kirika, son of the famous late Kenyan botanist, Mzee Kajui, is now himself considered one of the most knowledgeable field botanists in East Africa, and he's searching for the key to human food security.
In Focus: Mysterious Healing
In Focus: Mysterious Healing
Category: News & Current Affairs
Two examples of medical mysteries - two different illnesses, and two unexpected success stories. The doctors involved in these cases say that what happened here was essentially impossible.
In Focus: Ecopia - The Sky's the Limit
In Focus: Ecopia - The Sky's the Limit
Category: News & Current Affairs
A new generation of ultra-modern skyscrapers has been designed to help revive city centers, spare the climate and check urban sprawl. But is it possible to build a high-rise that is both green and efficient?
In Focus: The Jungle Clinic - Helping out in Sierra Leone
In Focus: The Jungle Clinic - Helping out in Sierra Leone
Category: News & Current Affairs
Sierra Leone is one of the world's poorest countries. St. John of God's mission hospital is staffed by German doctors and nurses on their holidays. For some patients this is their last chance of staying alive.
In Focus: Scrapping a Nuclear Power Plant
In Focus: Scrapping a Nuclear Power Plant
Category: News & Current Affairs
Germany's Mulheim-Karlich nuclear power plant was in commercial operation for just 13 months before being dismantled due to building permit problems. Now utilities companies are buying up the good-as-new reactor parts.
In Focus: The Great Bluff - Making Money with Art
In Focus: The Great Bluff - Making Money with Art
Category: News & Current Affairs
The story of Wolfgang Beltracchi is a fascinating account of a remarkable swindle and the biggest art forgery scandal in postwar Germany.
In Focus: The Silent Demise of a Species
In Focus: The Silent Demise of a Species
Category: News & Current Affairs
There are an estimated 7,000 different amphibians species -- and scientists say one-third of them are endangered, especially frogs. Meet two Berlin specialists on a mission to find out why, and how to protect those that remain.