Étiquettes de vidéo: Portrait

I’m a guerrilla gardener

His weapon of choice? A handful of sunflower seeds. Twice a year he and his troops stage covert attacks on cities to make them greener, more colourful, and more beautiful!

I created a fabric from the lotus flower

It was by chance that this Frenchman discovered the fibres in the lotus stem resembled silk threads. That was all the impetus he needed to pursue the production of a vegetable silk fabric. It was a diamond in the rough.

I invented flexible solar panels

This Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry found the means to print photovoltaic cells onto flexible, transparent plastic. Thanks to his invention, a new field of possibilities for daily life is opening. Inspiring.

I pay you back for recycling

Their machine is worthy of its name: the Canibal. Benoit et Stéphane install these receptacles in offices as a fun way to recycle bottles and cups and cans. A jackpot for users and the environment.

I transform unsold newspapers into eco-bags.

Seeing the misery of the inhabitants of Angong near Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Marina came up with the idea to collect unsold French newspapers and transform them in a creative way in this slum. A real breath of fresh air.

I capture CO2 with micro-algae

His invention could change the face of the world if it can be made 100% reliable, efficient, and inexpensive. The first prototype of his CO2 capture lamp already has already garnered a lot of press attention. It’s a must see.

I protect gorillas from coltan miners

This park coordinator in Kahuzi Biega fights to protect the last 600 silverback gorillas in the world. An unequal fight against the inexorable advance of coltan miners.  Unless…

I recycle plastic bags in New Delhi

No one in India was interested in these cheap, throwaway bags except Anita. She recycles them using a secret method that she keeps jealously guarded. The end result: elegant handbags.