57 pesticides are poisoning our bees

57 pesticides are poisoning our bees

European bees are poisoned by a cocktail of 57 pesticides, according to a new study. 98% of these substances are regularly approved for use by the EU. And bees are dying off.   European bees are exposed to at least 57 different types of weed killers. This shocking figure was revealed by research conducted in

Glyphosate, Europe defers the decision on whether to license it or not

Glyphosate, Europe defers the decision on whether to license it or not

Any decision on whether to extend the license to use glyphosate in Europe, expected on 8 March, has been put off due to the rising opposition of member states – including France, Sweden, Netherlands and Italy – as well as the pressure of some parliamentary groups including the Socialists and the Democrats. This is what spokesman

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

8 women who are changing the world without you even realising

Nina Gualinga She has become the face of the indigenous Kichwa movement to protect the Ecuadorian Amazon from corporate interests. Her village, Sarayaku, sued the Quito Government in 2012, resulting in the protection of its land from oil exploration. Gualinga was present at COP21: she sailed down the River Seine in Paris in a canoe from

On the Trails of the Glaciers, the expedition to Patagonia really gets going

On the Trails of the Glaciers, the expedition to Patagonia really gets going

During the first week, from the 11th to the 18th of February, Ventura and his team, who are on the tracks of explorer and priest Alberto Maria De Agostini, met Carolina Vidal, responsible for the photographic archive at Maggiorino Borgatello Museum. Ventura verified De Agostini’s archiving method and discovered new photographs which provide precious information