The African farmer who brings fresh water to thirsty wild animals
Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua drives hours every day to bring fresh water to thirsty wild animals at drought-striken Tsavo West National Park, Kenya.
How much a drop of water is worth. Terre des hommes’ orchards of hope in Myanmar
Come le famiglie di una delle aree più aride del Myanmar coltivano gli ortaggi utilizzando sistemi che usano l’acqua in modo efficiente, risparmiandola. Tra questi c’è anche un progetto di Terres des Hommes Italia.
How much forest we destroy eating hamburgers, according to Mighty Earth
What’s hidden behind a simple hamburger? Hundreds of thousands of kilometres of forest in Brazil and Bolivia that don’t exist anymore, just to start.
Climate change is a fact and women are tackling it
In a letter 11 women mayors outline the relationship between women and climate change: whilst they’re more vulnerable to it they’re also fundamental to its mitigation.
Polar sea ice reaches record low
It has been an unusual winter at the Earth’s poles. Sea ice is shrinking at an accelerating rate and its extent has fallen to a new record low.
Cities are where the future happens first. An open letter by the mayors of Paris, Tokyo, Sydney and Cape Town
The mayors of four megacities have their say about the future in a letter that perfectly summarises how cities can play a crucial role in fighting climate change and creating a greener world.
2016 was the hottest year on record, according to NASA and NOAA
Scientists have confirmed record-breaking heat for third year in a row and warn that the effects of climate change on people are coming sooner and with more ferocity than expected.
How ocean warming will kill fish, make them smaller and potentially toxic
No matter how near or far you live from the coast, you’ll be affected by it: ocean warming may become one of the biggest threats to ecosystems and food security.
Arctic, the last frontier. Venice hosts a photo exhibition showing its beauty and adversity
Arctic, the last frontier is the title of a photographic exhibition displaying 120 pictures that will be held in Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice, from 15 January to 2 April.
C40, mayors who want to protect the climate are all gathered in Mexico City
80 mayors representing over 600 million people are in Mexico City to discuss and improve urban solutions to climate change. This is the sixth edition of the C40 summit.