Seattle becomes the first major US city to ban plastic straws
500 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States. This is what pushed the city of Seattle to ban their use, gaining appreciation from one of the city’s musical symbols.
500 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States. This is what pushed the city of Seattle to ban their use, gaining appreciation from one of the city’s musical symbols.
The Belize coral reef was threatened by oil drills, but the population mobilised and the government listened. UNESCO has now removed it from the list of world heritage in danger.
We have tried to understand which countries are most committed to environmental democracy during the same month in which the football world cup is taking place in Russia. Don’t worry, Italy doesn’t make an appearance here either.
Mountain areas are home to around 1 billion people and provide goods and services. This is why the protection of healthy mountain ecosystems has become a must. The op-ed by FAO’s Mountain Partnership Secretariat.
Un video girato in Indonesia mostra la disperata reazione di un orango che prova a fermare a mani nude un bulldozer che sta devastando il suo habitat.
Basta una manciata di plastica nello stomaco di un uccello per capire l’immensità del problema della plastica. E risvegliare le nostre coscienze. L’intervista al fotografo Chris Jordan, autore del documentario Albatross.
Seabin, the device that removes floating waste, has sent ripples all over the world thanks to its simplicity and effectiveness. We speak to Pete Ceglinski, Seabin Project’s CEO, who has dedicated his life to cleaning ocean plastic.
The first Children’s Clean Ocean Summit will take place at the UN’s Vienna headquarters. A platform for young people to speak their minds and draw up a declaration on saving oceans from plastic waste.
The Ocean Array Cleanup invented by Boyan Slat is headed towards the Great Pacific garbage patch where it will begin to gather tonnes of plastic waste accumulated by oceanic currents.
One Like, one square meter of forest protected. This is the commitment of Italian paper manufacturer Favini in occasion of Earth Day.