Global Us: What connects us all

Oysters from Mexico’s Pacific coast are especially prized. They are harvested after one year of growth. In the village of Boca de Camichin in the Mexican state of Nayarit oysters are so cheap they're snack food.

More than 90% of this South American country is covered in virgin rainforest. But more and more forest is disappearing to development, destroying a habitat that’s home to many unique species. Suriname’s three-toed sloths are particularly affected.

More than 90% of this South American country is covered in virgin rainforest. But more and more forest is disappearing to development, destroying a habitat that’s home to many unique species. Suriname’s three-toed sloths are particularly affected.

More than 90% of this South American country is covered in virgin rainforest. But more and more forest is disappearing to development, destroying a habitat that’s home to many unique species. Suriname’s three-toed sloths are particularly affected.

Thanks to new technology, entire villages in Bangladesh can now illuminate their homes. The social enterprise SOLshare provides peer-to-peer solar energy trading platforms. Surplus electricity no longer goes to waste.

DW visits journalist Tonis Kipper on Saaremaa, the largest island in Estonia. His home is a private art gallery, which the public is welcome to visit. He mainly collects work by East European artists.

14-year-old Cian from Dublin loves playing football and would like to see the government tackle homelessness and poverty.

Industry guzzles over one third of Tunisia’s energy supply. Slowly but surely, the sector is switching to more energy-efficient technology.

The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe lies off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. On the island of Príncipe, Dona Teté runs a small restaurant that serves her specialty: fish stew.

Industry guzzles over one third of Tunisia’s energy supply. Slowly but surely, the sector is switching to more energy-efficient technology.