Global Us: What connects us all

Environmental protection is costly. An Armenian NGO advises companies on how to make production more sustainable while keeping costs down.

Biologist Hana Raza hoped that the persan leopard did survive the fighting in Northern Iraq. 2011 she had the proof, one such leopard was taken on photo in the mountains. Since then, she's trying to establish a protection zone.

The Mara River flows 400 kilometers from Kenya to Tanzania, and also helps feed the Nile. A water management project will hopefully stop this precious resource from being a source of conflict between the countries.

Cyclone Idai flooded large areas of northern Mozambique earlier this year, washing away homes and destroying crops. But the devastation could have been even worse, had it not been for the nearby Gorongosa National Park with its intact ecosystem.

Traditionally, the Maasai people's women don't hold jobs - least of all as wildlife conservationists. But now several Maasai women are being trained as rangers around Amboseli National Park.

You may have the impression our world is getting worse. But a group of Oxford University researchers have found many things are actually improving. In terms of poverty, life expectancy and infant mortality, global statistics all show a positive trend.

Scientists and farmers in northern Morocco are measuring the number of remaining insects. Populations of butterflies, wild bees and flies have fallen, which could have a dramatic impact on food production.

Nitika soin Virdi lives with her husband in the Indian city of Pune. The picture of Buddha on her wall is very important to her. It represents harmony in a world of chaos, and shows that it's always possible to find happiness.

The Indian city is growing fast but public transportation isn't keeping pace. Congestion and pollution are problems. A green transport policy is in the works to make the city cleaner and more liveable.

Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa exporter. But production has declined due to crop disease and extreme dry weather. An organization from the Netherlands is helping farmers to replace their old cocoa trees.