Tasmania is burning. Raging fires threaten thousand-year-old forests
Le antiche foreste pluviali del Gondwana sono minacciate dagli incendi che da giorni devastano la Tasmania.
Camilla Soldati
Digital Editor
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What is the Schengen Agreement and why it will never be revoked
The Schengen Agreement, named after the small town of Luxembourg where it was signed on 18 June 1985, gave life to the area of the same name that allows the free movement of persons. It’s one of the most important and effective peace agreements ever achieved between sovereign states. Its entry into force, begun in 1985, made
Ethiopia, FAO presents its response plan against the worst drought in decades
The idea of helping people “on site” so that they decide to remain in their country rather than migrating towards European coasts is increasingly catching on. After all, this would satisfy both those who want to protect their national borders and those who have a solidarity spirit and believe in international cooperation. Thus, why don’t
The world’s oceans will be home to more plastic than fish by 2050
The latest study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation reveals that there will be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050.
Millions more tonnes of fish are caught globally than expected
Secondo uno studio tra il 1950 e il 2010 le quantità reali di pescato sarebbero superiori del 50 per cento a quelle dichiarate dai vari stati.
The planet hits another record: 2015 was the hottest year
2015 was the hottest year in history, i.e. since tracking began in 1880. We are approaching 1°C in average global temperature rise, over half of the threshold set in the Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21), 1.5 degrees. Above that limit, many island countries and coastal areas could be submerged and millions of people forced to flee.
Human rights and child labour. Amnesty accuses computer and smartphone battery manufacturers
Secondo Amnesty International il cobalto utilizzato nelle batterie dei dispositivi elettronici e nelle auto verrebbe estratto e lavorato anche da minori.
First space zinnia blooms. Why it brings us closer to Mars
L’astronauta Scott Kelly ha pubblicato la foto della prima zinnia sbocciata nello spazio. Segno che anche i fiori possono crescere in condizioni di microgravità.
Humanitarian photographer Leila Alaoui died in the attack in Ouagadougou
È morta nell’attentato terroristico del 15 gennaio in Burkina Faso. Leila Alaoui ci lascia in eredità un universo fotografico intimo e appassionato.
Denmark, new wind power record set in 2015
It breaks one record after another. Denmark already tops any rank dedicated to sustainability, both environmental and social. But it doesn’t settle and, year after year, it does more to try to be an example and – most of all – a stimulus to other countries. In 2015, the renewable energy produced from wind set