Global Us: What connects us all

"Dimitra" clubs serve to give women and young people the chance to see their ideas realized. They’ve been set up in a range of countries around Africa. Residents vote in democratic meetings to decide for instance how to protect soil from erosion.

"Dimitra" clubs serve to give women and young people the chance to see their ideas realized. They’ve been set up in a range of countries around Africa. Residents vote in democratic meetings to decide for instance how to protect soil from erosion.

The yellow-spotted river turtle, native to southeastern Peru, is on the brink of extinction. Together with the local conservation authority, the Frankfurt Zoological Society is working to save them - and preserve an entire ecosystem.

Drop by a popular snack bar in Sarajevo to sample burek, a pastry stuffed with meat, spinach or potato and served with yoghurt sauce.

Açaí is the most popular fruit found in the Amazon region. The berries have also gained an international reputation as a superfood. Employing sustainable methods to raise and harvest them helps protect the rainforest, and also makes business sense.

The global energy requirement is set to double by 2040 compared to 2015 levels. In Africa, there's huge potential for large-scale clean energy projects. In western Uganda, a new hydroelectric power plant is under construction on the River Lubilia.

In Bangladesh, climate change is already having drastic effects. A third of its surface area is just above sea-level. Now Transparency International is carefully monitoring the country’s use of international climate funds.

In India a hypothermia monitoring device in bracelet form protects preterm and low-weight newborns – and reduces child mortality rates.

Very little of Jordan is optimal farming land, and that which does lend itself to food production is under threat from overuse of natural resources. Awareness and understanding are key to changing things.

100 percent renewable energy - El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands, wants to be the world's first island to cover its energy needs without fossil fuels. Even so, 60 percent of its electricity still comes from its conventional generating station.