Global Us: What connects us all

Many voters were dismayed at the election of Donald Trump and the outcome of the referendum. But researcher Harald Wilkoszewski says they were hopelessly outnumbered by older voters - as demographics become increasingly decisive in modern elections.

In the Lesser Atlas range, water is a scarce resource. The region is one of the driest in the North African country, even though heavy fog is a regular occurrence. That gave an NGO the idea of trying to harvest water from the air with large nets.

For years the maras, ultra-brutal gangs that live off the drug trade, prostitution and the protection racket, have terrorized Central America. Life in Honduras is as dangerous as in a war zone.

Rwanda has experienced significant economic growth since the atrocities of the 1990s, but that growth isn’t spreading to rural areas. Ephraim Rwamwenge wants to change that, with his Rwanda Farmers Coffee Company.

Rupak Pariyah lives in an orphanage near Kathmandu, and wants to be an engineer someday. One of the reasons for his goal is the earthquakes. He saw many buildings collapse in the recent major event, and would like to build more secure structures.

The mangrove forests in Mumbai's Thane Creek are a resting place for thousands of flamingos for several months of the year. But pollution and illegal deforestation are destroying the trees. Environmental initiatives are trying to protect them.

Dakito Atestata is a spiritual leader of the Shekacho, an old Ethiopian clan. His favorites are the didos, sacred groves in Sheka Forest in the southwest of the country. “The gods listen to us in the forest,” he says.

Panzerottis originally come from Puglia in southern Italy. The deep-fried turnovers, made with choice ingredients in pizza dough, are also hugely popular in Bologna. A local favorite is filled with cheese and tomato sauce - basta!

The Chiquibul Jungle in Belize is a national treasure. But species preservation in the vast forest region on the border to Guatemala is difficult. Efforts by park rangers to protect animals against poachers are costly.

Gilbert Adum has fallen head over heels for the giant squeaker frog. The Ghanaian biologist rediscovered the species, which was long considered extinct in the region. Now he's dedicated himself to saving the amphibians.