WWF: We lost half of the world’s marine wildlife over the past 45 years
Alarming data emerged from latest study carried out by WWF and the Zoological Society of London. It is compelling to curb marine wildlife decline that is directly affecting us.
22 September is World Rhino Day
If effective measures are not implemented, in 20 years rhinos will be extinct in the wild.
Ivory, sweat and blood. The fight against wildlife crime in a WWF photo feature
The unlawful trade in wild animals, whether alive or for their parts, is a business worth $19 billion a year, the size of Nepal’s economy in 2014. Internationally, wildlife is the third most profitable form of contraband after arms and drugs, driven by sales in Asia and the growth of the black market online. China
Norway pays 1 billion dollars to Brazil in recognition of reduced deforestation
When the Amazon was going through one of its toughest moments due to deforestation – in 2008 – Norway, one of the world’s main oil producers and forests protectors at the same time, decided to support Brazil’s government in fighting deforestation, by pledging 1 million dollars if it could curb the trend. Seven
The lost GoPro that photographed stunning aerial pictures
Launched by a group of students, the GoPro reached 30 kilometres of altitude. It was lost and was found two years after, with these incredible images.
Ozone layer, a shield against UV rays
Ozone is a protective shield from UV rays. Damaging it means damaging the environment and our health.
How do CFCs destroy the ozone layer?
Here’s the explanation of how natural gases and chemical substances, including nitrogen and chlorine, cause the depletion of the ozone layer.
Greenpeace, zips become eco-friendly
In occasion of the fair Première Vision, Greenpeace announces the new company that joined the Detox project: Lampo zips by Giovanni Lanfranchi.
16 September is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
This celebration aims to focus on the importance of safeguarding the ozone layer, essential to the life on earth.
Syria, the environmental crisis behind the civil war
Syrian drought, exacerbated by human-related activities, seems to have contributed to trigger the conflict that is putting the country on its knees and is causing millions of refugees.