Global Us: What connects us all

In Serbia, Mangalitsa pigs dig up forest floors in search of acorns, helping create fertile alluvial soil. But pig herders are a dying breed. Is the tradition at risk?

Youbah Mohammedou Ghahra lives in Diama. When school's out he likes to play football with his friends. And he's ambitious – when he grows up, he wants to be president of Mauritania.

In Asia, sea cucumbers are considered a delicacy. A kilo of them dried goes for one thousand US dollars on the world market. People in the village of Tampolove in Madagascar are betting on this new source of income.

In Asia, sea cucumbers are considered a delicacy. A kilo of them dried goes for one thousand US dollars on the world market. People in the village of Tampolove in Madagascar are betting on this new source of income.

Social awareness is especially important in times of crisis. So thank goodness for people like David Hertz. He's a chef and the founder of Gastromotiva, a social gastronomy project, which offers training to poor youngsters.

90 percent of Morocco‘s agricultural exports come from Souss-Massa. But many businesses here are struggling with the effects of climate change. They’re taking out insurance to protect themselves against the consequences of extreme weather.

Navez Lozano Flores and her husband and daughter share their home with three other families. They make traditional arts and crafts, have a shrine in the house to the goddess Pachamama, and mark special occasions with a meal of guinea pig.

Eel risotto is a traditional dish in the Lake Skadar region of Montenegro. It's made with locally sourced ingredients, including red peppers and dried plums.

The elephant population in South Africa's Kruger National Park is growing by the year - which is good news. But there’s a problem. The elephants are devouring the park’s precious marula trees. So the park has enlisted some bees to help protect them.

At the Mercado Municipal in central Sao Paulo, shoppers are presented with a rich array of fresh produce and local delicacies. The market first opened in 1933. Its most famous snack dates back almost to that time - the mighty mortadella sandwich.