GEO Reports

When Massimo Vacchetta discovered little Ninna, he immediately adopted her and saved her from certain death. The veterinarian, whose specialty was caring for cattle, had found his vocation: he opened a hedgehog refuge, now a local institution partly run by volunteers.

Far away from the South Korean capital of Seoul is the Buddhist Gameunsa Temple. Three nuns live, pray and cook together here as they preserve the knowledge of centuries-old temple cuisine. The abbess of this small monastery is the charismatic Wookwan Sunim, revered in Asia as one of the best cooks in the world.

Rural regions of the Amazon basin in Brazil are very hard to reach and lack infrastructure and public services. To bring law and justice to remote areas, a floating courthouse takes to the waterways for six weeks a year.

In Laos, water buffaloes are regarded as a ‘savings accounts for a rainy day’". If someone has to go to hospital, if the rice runs out or if a wedding icoming up, a buffalo is sold. But most of them are weak and malnourished. But innovative feed blocks could improve their health.

At the far western tip of France, a champion kitesurfer has a mad idea: Brave the perilous currents and winds of the Iroise Sea to reach a legendary lighthouse.

The cultivation of cannabis has a long tradition in northern Morocco - around 300,000 families have long made a living from growing the plant, from which marijuana and hashish are extracted. As its therapeutic properties have been proven, some countries, including Morocco, have legalised medical cannabis use. However, legalisation does not guarantee a promising future for small farmers.