Diana Rios, the guardian of the forest who risks her life for the Amazon
Il papà di Diana Rios è stato fatto a pezzi perché difendeva la foresta. Anche lei rischia la vita, ma non ha rinunciato a partecipare alla Cop 21.
The incredible new photos of an uncontacted Amazon tribe threatened by gold miners
La sopravvivenza della tribù brasiliana degli Yanomami è a rischio a causa dei minatori. Survival ha diffuso nuove immagini per attirare l’attenzione sul genocidio delle tribù incontattate.
DiCaprio denounces the uncontrolled spread of oil palm plantations in Indonesia
Il documentario Before the flood evidenzia il ruolo della diffusione incontrollata delle coltivazioni di palma da olio nell’inquinamento emesso dall’Indonesia.
India, how indigenous farmers are developing climate resilient agriculture
KBK is the short form referring to the region comprising the Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput districts of India’s eastern state of Odisha. News on acute poverty leading to child-selling and starvation deaths in the region prompted Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to visit these districts in the 1980s and inaugurate several poverty alleviation schemes. None of
The Earth has lost 58% of its wildlife in the past 40 years
According to a new study, global wildlife populations are at risk and two thirds of all animal species may disappear in the next four years.
Cleaner, fresher and more beautiful cities thanks to trees
Trees and forests are our allies inside cities too. They reduce average temperatures, shelter us from storms and clean the air we breathe.
Environmental destruction is now a crime against humanity
Il land grabbing, la deforestazione e altri crimini ambientali sono entrati a far parte della lista dei reati classificati come crimini contro l’umanità, secondo la Corte penale internazionale.
Corn ethanol, how it harms the climate and destroys the American Great Plains
Ethanol, the biofuel made from corn and other plant materials, was once acclaimed as the solution to the United States’ dependence on foreign oil. Yet growing evidence, including a recent study from the University of Michigan, shows how the fuel is not reducing CO2 emissions as previously thought, but is instead contributing to the environmental demise of the American Great Plains,
The giant panda is no longer endangered
Good news for biodiversity: the giant panda is no longer endangered as its population is growing after the animal being on the brink of extinction since 1990. China’s extensive conservation and protection efforts are paying off as its most emblematic animal sees its status upgraded from being “endangered” to “vulnerable”. The announcement comes from the International Union for Conservation of Nature
The eastern lowland gorilla isn’t doing well. It’s now critically endangered
A causa della caccia e della guerra civile in Congo questa specie è ora classificata “in pericolo critico” dalla Lista rossa della Iucn.