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Why the friendliest countries are the greenest

Un nuovo studio mostra un collegamento tra i tratti della personalità degli abitanti di una nazione e le buone pratiche ambientali.

Samantha Cristoforetti teams up with UNICEF to fight child malnutrition

Impresa Straordinaria is the new campaign against child malnutrition and mortality by UNICEF, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. The name of the campaign shows a concrete, extraordinary yet not impossible aim: save those 3 million children that every year die due to malnutrition all over the world. UNICEF calls for help in

Food without women, women without food

On 3-4 December 2014 at the Bocconi University of Milan was held the sixth edition of the International Forum on Food and Nutrition of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, where has been presented the Milan Protocol, an international agreement aimed to face the problem of the sustainability of food system. Part of

Eating less meat is essential to fight climate change

Chatham House’s new report confirms the significant environmental impact of the livestock industry. Yet governments are doing nothing.

Rosemary risotto

Ingredients for 4 people 400 g of carnaroli rice fresh rosemary and rosemary flowers 1 onion 1 fresh creamy cheese vegetable broth 1 glass of white wine Extra virgin olive oil grated Parmesan cheese whole marine salt Preparation Wash the rosemary, eliminate the trunk (keep only one small branch to garnish the plate),

The real cost of tomatoes

Il documentario Food Chains racconta le massacranti condizioni di lavoro di un gruppo di braccianti agricoli dediti alla raccolta dei pomodori.

Money doesn’t buy happiness: the map of happiness around the world proves it

Reach countries are the happiest ones? What is happiness grounded on? The Happy Planet Index tried to answer these questions in 2012. The index tries to measure citizens’ happiness depending on 3 criteria: the level of well-being experienced, life expectancy, and ecological footprint. Results are clear. They show an upside-down world: developing countries seem