Global Us: What connects us all

Few people thought that climate change might help promote democracy in Senegal. But the country’s poorest are aware that they’ll be the first affected by rising sea levels and irregular rainfall.

High energy use, wasted resources and pollution: Malaysia has started a campaign to stop them. New products are now being tested in special labs to see how environmentally friendly they are, and whether they can earn an eco-label.

The largest ever transfer of wild animals is underway in Africa. The aim: to repopulate a national park in Mozambique. 7500 animals from several African countries will be brought to the Zinave National Park over the next three years.

Thousands of children live on the streets of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. The organization "Friends International" works to help them gain access to education and later jobs.

Animal welfare activists have long been fighting to keep dolphins out of captivity. While dolphinariums are prohibited in some EU countries, in others, like Spain, their numbers are on the rise. Marine parks net big profits for their operators.

Sharks and rays in the Adriatic Sea are dying off. Biologists at the University of Sarajevo have made some interesting discoveries. Many of the animals they have examined reveal evidence of liver disease.

Women in Saudi Arabia are often seen in the West as oppressed. The Nesma embroidery and tailoring center in Jeddah is breaking new ground, giving Saudi woman a sense of freedom in a country that until recently excluded them from public life.

Many African cities are home to a growing number of initiatives aimed at bringing women entrepreneurs up to speed with the digital society, with courses in programming, writing business plans and networking.

India is a highly patriarchal country. But in the state of Meghalaya, the indigenous Khasi tribe practices matrilineal descent. Here in northeastern India, women rule the roost.

In the Mayan language, 'Guatemala' means 'Land of Trees'. But now less than a third of the country is covered by rain forest, while sugarcane and palm oil plantations eat away at what’s left. One movement is doing something about it.