What is Extinction Rebellion, the new radical and non-violent environmental group
Extinction Rebellion, founded in May 2018, is an extremely organised and multifaceted non-violent movement that uses maths as an instrument to plan protests.
The second global strike for the future, images of the climate change mobilisation from around the world
The second edition of the Global strike for the future, organised by the Fridays for Future movement, is colouring the cities across the world. Follow the updates live.
10 environmental victories you didn’t know were “Made in Europe”
From the ban on single-use plastics and dangerous pesticides, many environmental decisions are taken by the European Parliament rather than single nations. Here are ten of the most important.
22 May is the International Day for Biological Diversity
The word biodiversity recalls lush forests inhabited by countless animal and plant species. Life, thanks to its blind determination, blossoms in a myriad of stunning environments: from deserts and volcanoes to mountains covered up by perennial ice. The most extreme and inhospitable ecosystems can host animals and plants that adapted in the name of survival.
Koalas are functionally extinct
The Australian Koala Foundation has reported that there are only 80,000 koalas left in the wild. The species looks destined to disappear forever, making it “functionally extinct”.
Pashon Murray of Detroit Dirt on how composting can make her city cleaner. And inspire its inhabitants
Detroit Dirt has given new blood to a problematic city by promoting the circular economy. We met founder Pashon Murray at Seeds&Chips, where she told us what it means to be both a woman and proud Detroiter.
The UK becomes the first country in the world to declare a climate emergency
The UK is the first nation to have officially declared a state of climate emergency. Dozens of local governments all over the world have already done so, and many others will follow the wave. We look at what this means, and where it’s been declared.
The activists defending the Tigris and Euphrates, in the birthplace of civilisation
The Mesopotamian Marshes are at risk of drying up, in part because of poor water management. We meet the activists in Iraq who are defending the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to stop this from happening.
Norway says no to oil explorations in the Lofoten islands
Le acque artiche e gli ecosistemi unici delle isole Lofoten, in Norvegia, sono salvi dal petrolio. Potrebbe essere vietato in modo permanente grazie al voto del partito laburista che si è opposto alle esplorazioni nella zona.
Rome, 25,000 people take part in the Fridays for Future strike with Greta Thunberg
What Greta Thunberg said and did in Rome, where she participated in Fridays for Future’s strike, encouraging young people to keep fighting for the climate.