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Patrick Bracelli

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I grew up in the Italian Alps, where I developed a great love for nature and the outdoors by going for long mountain walks and revelling in the stunning scenery. After high school, I moved to the UK to study Politics and East European Studies at University College London. Here I became passionate about sociology and sustainable development, and I feel very fortunate to be translating articles for LifeGate on topics about which I care deeply. Translation is also a great outlet for my love of language and writing, and the process makes me feel connected to the different cultural environment that each language is an expression of.

Favourite quote: "There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." (Elie Wiesel)

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Bargny, a city fighting for its life against industrialisation and climate change

Bargny, a city fighting for its life against industrialisation and climate change

In a municipality on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, threatened by climate change and unchecked industrialisation, activists are fighting to not disappear.

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The Tokyo 2020 Reconstruction Games start from the tsunami-hit areas

The Tokyo 2020 Reconstruction Games start from the tsunami-hit areas

Tokyo is hosts the Olympics but Tohoku, the region hit by the 2011 disaster, also takes centre stage. Its symbol is a miracle pine.

The European Commission launches major climate plan to aid the European Green Deal

The European Commission launches major climate plan to aid the European Green Deal

Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission has unveiled its climate plan, which aims to decarbonise the Continent by 2050.

Water defender Andrea Goltara fights to save Italy’s rivers

Water defender Andrea Goltara fights to save Italy’s rivers

Italy needs more space for its rivers and for them to be managed more naturally. Water defender Andrea Goltara knows this well.

Wood. Can we still call it that?

Wood. Can we still call it that?

The new generation of high-performance wood materials offers unexpected hi-tech possibilities to the worlds of design and architecture.

Andrea Crosta on how documentaries and intel will decide the Earth’s future

Andrea Crosta on how documentaries and intel will decide the Earth’s future

Andrea Crosta, founder of Earth League International (the first intelligence agency at the service of the planet), discusses media’s key role in environmentalism.

Brazil is facing its worst drought in 90 years, and it’s clear who the culprit is

Brazil is facing its worst drought in 90 years, and it’s clear who the culprit is

Brazil is in the throes of one of the worst droughts of the past century. Deforestation – and those who allow it – take the lion’s share of the blame.

Goldman Prize winner Maida Bilal and the women who saved a river in 503 days

Goldman Prize winner Maida Bilal and the women who saved a river in 503 days

“We were quiet and nice, then we transformed to save our wild river in the Balkans”. Our interview with Maida Bilal, winner of the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize.

Sharon Lavigne wins the Goldman Prize for fighting against industrial pollution in Louisiana

Sharon Lavigne wins the Goldman Prize for fighting against industrial pollution in Louisiana

Sharon Lavigne, one of the six winners of the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize, is fighting to protect her community from plastics corporations.

A happy ending to the saga of the Keystone XL pipeline

A happy ending to the saga of the Keystone XL pipeline

A decade on, the Keystone XL pipeline has finally met its end, signalling that there’s no room for oil in the energy transition.

United States, Biden suspends oil drilling in parts of Alaska

United States, Biden suspends oil drilling in parts of Alaska

The ban on drilling for oil has been welcomed by activists, but comes after a series of controversial decisions in Alaska and beyond.