Asiatic cheetahs are desperately racing toward extinction
In Iran sopravvivono appena cento esemplari di ghepardo asiatico, specie minacciata dalla perdita di habitat, dalla riduzione delle prede e dal conflitto con i pastori.
California, the famous giant sequoia Pioneer Cabin Tree has collapsed
It was the icon of the Calaveras Big Trees State Park: the drive-through ancient sequoia, with a tunnel running through it, was felled by the bad weather that hit the region recently.
Barack Obama designates two new protected areas in Utah and Nevada
Il presidente uscente degli Stati Uniti ha annunciato la creazione di due nuove riserve naturali, per proteggere aree considerate sacre dai nativi americani.
Water pollution, Zambian villagers sue mining giant Vedanta in UK court
1,800 villagers living downstream the Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in the Zambian Copperbelt region are demanding an end to 12 years of pollution near the town of Chingola and KCM’s Nchanga copper mine, which has turned the adjacent Kafue into a river of acid. The villagers are suing Vedanta, a London-based mining group, and its subsidiary KCM in
China bans its ivory trade
Entro la fine del 2017 in Cina sarà vietata la vendita e la trasformazione di avorio per contrastare il bracconaggio di elefanti.
2016 seen through the eyes of the planet. LifeGate’s year in review
Some of the most significant news stories of the year. From the Paris Agreement to the Colombian peace deal, here’s our 2016 in review: the last 12 months seen through the lens of sustainability.
London, increasing pressure on Mayor to ban diesel vehicles
Hundreds of doctors, health professionals and medical students launched Doctors Against Diesel, a campaign calling for London mayor Sadiq Khan to phase out diesel vehicles in the city by 2025, on the 10th of December. The movement started shortly after the mayors of four major global cities – Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens – announced they will stop using
US and Canada make historic move to ban Arctic drilling, indefinitely
The United States and Canada have announced a permanent ban on oil and gas drilling in parts of the Arctic and the Atlantic.
Ranger dies at 26 to protect gorillas at Virunga National Park
Yet another ranger, Patrick Muhayirwa, 26, has been killed in an ambush of Mai-Mai militia. According to the park’s authorities, the ranger was patrolling the Virunga National Park with the army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A second ranger, Jean Claude Muhindo Mastaki, was seriously injured in the attack. He received medical attention and
The best nature photos of 2016 according to National Geographic
Ecco quali sono i migliori scatti naturalistici dell’anno, divisi in quattro categorie, secondo il National Geographic.