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Rhoda Akinyi lives with her four children in Mbita on Lake Victoria and works as a successful fish trader.

Bhutan contributes nothing to climate change, but is struggling with its consequences. Glaciers are melting, the monsoon rains come irregularly, drought and floods are destroying crops. But the country is fighting the water crisis with bold ideas.

Fresh produce is expensive in Ghana, with demand met mainly by imports. The Agrihouse Foundation encourages women to plant their own backyard gardens, which allows them to feed their families and secure an income.

John Mwangi comes from Kenya. He loves local music, cartoons and jokes. John's greatest wish is to become an engineer or a businessman.

Namibia’s brown hyenas are perfectly adapted to desert conditions, but are in serious decline. With growing recognition of their value to the ecosystem, community-based efforts are helping to protect them from farmers who fear for their livestock.

Some fishing boats on Lake Victoria now use an electric motor rented from Dutch startup Asobo. It provides training, services the motors and charges the batteries with solar power. That helps to protect the ecosystem and cut the fishermen's costs.

This time our reporters discovered the Koesister, a traditional sweet pastry popular in Cape Town. It's made from spiced dough balls that are deep-fried and rolled in coconut. People here say Aunty Kubra from the area of Bo-Kaap makes the best ones.

On the island of Borneo, many forests have been cleared to make way for oil palm plantations or mining. That's having a disastrous effect on nature. So the 100 Million Trees project aims to bring back the forests.

Clean drinking water is vital - but for many people, accessing it is difficult and expensive. A pastor in an Indonesian village encourages people to make use of a dependable water supply that comes free of charge: rainwater.

Cairo's necropolis is not just a testament to Egypt's rich history, it's also the home of hundreds of poor families. Now large parts of the City of the Dead are to be sacrificed for a new highway.

The Ebo rainforest in Cameroon is part of the second-largest tropical forest in the world. It is home to rare primates including gorillas. But poachers and logging companies threaten the forest and its inhabitants.

Lesotho is water-rich. But the southern African kingdom is one of the world's poorest countries. To fill the state coffers, the government exports water to its parched neighbor, South Africa. Lesotho's villagers suffer, and so does its ecosystem.