In one of the most dangerous and deprived neighborhoods in the Brazilian city, residents are now finding hope and employment by growing fruit and vegetables.
City kids: Urban goat farming in Bristol
Grazing wasteland in the heart of Bristol, Street Goat is bringing community together around sustainable milk and meat, and conserving local biodiversity.
Street kid: A goat takes in the view on Bristol s Purdown Hill
The BT tower, one of Bristol’s iconic landmarks, rises up from Purdown Hill in an area of inner-city parkland, where twin goats lounge in the sun against the remains of Second World War gun batteries. These dystopian concrete relics now covered in the city s fabled graffiti have played host to a lot of anti-social activity over the years.
Termites on the menu: protecting South Africa s edible insects
From grasshoppers to worms, eating insects is common among many communities around the world. Could DNA barcoding help protect them and culinary traditions for future generations?
Edible insects, consumed by many communities in rural South Africa, are now attracting the interest of scientists
Standing underneath a big mango tree in Mopye, a village in north eastern South Africa, Martin Boima is snacking on crunchy dried termites. He’s been eating the insects, known locally as makeke, since he was a little boy, coaxing them out of their mounds with long strips of grass and drying or frying them.