The blue-billed curassow is one of the world’s most endangered birds. It can still be found in Colombia’s Magdalena region. But even here its habitat is shrinking, as land is cleared to make way for coca plantations and animal ranches.

The Schmierers live in Hong Kong. Stefan Schmierer is a lawyer who was born in Stuttgart. His wife Elaine is a designer born in city. They have an 18-month-old daughter named Gabriella.

Canadian entrepreneur Tim Jones runs a successful urban development organization. Artspace brings together creatives in real estate projects, serves the needs of the arts and cultural community and helps upgrade neighborhoods responsibly.

In Africa's greatest mammal migration, around 10 million fruit bats travel from Congo to Kasanka National Park in Zambia every year. The species is under threat: they're hunted in Congo, and their forest habitat in Zambia is shrinking.

Plastic waste is a serious problem on the island nation of Sao Tomé and Principe off the west coast of Africa. A local initiative tackles the problem by involving the whole population in collecting plastic bottles.

In South Africa, 68 percent of mothers of babies under 2 are single parents. The Clothing Bank project trains them to set up small businesses, selling clothes they've bought at discounted prices.

Hot dogs are among the most popular snacks in Denmark. They're sold on every other street corner in Copenhagen, usually served with mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, onions and pickled cucumber.

Coffee is one of Costa Rica's main exports but coffee production contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. Efforts are underway to make it less environmentally damaging.

Peru's coast is home to a large population of giant manta rays, spanning as much as 7 meters. Peruvian conservationist Kerstin Forsberg has managed to get them classified as a protected species and is trying to persuade fishermen not to catch them.

The world's youngest country, central African South Sudan is now regarded as a failed state. A civil war began raging there 2 years after it was founded in 2011. DW accompanies a medical team on bicycles to remote villages there.