10 of the best Italian beaches for an unforgettable summer

10 of the best Italian beaches for an unforgettable summer

Italian beaches and coastlines are just as beautiful as the ones you can find in the Caribbeans or in heavenly atolls in the middle of the ocean. Italy is a peninsula and is world-renowned for its gulfs and bays. Every year, many of its beaches are awarded for sea protection, environmental management and services provided. Here are

Sam Kass, the ex-White House chef talks about his fight for a sustainable food system

Sam Kass, the ex-White House chef talks about his fight for a sustainable food system

Sam Kass has been close to the Obama family for over a decade, starting as their chef in 2005. His commitment to promoting healthy eating and a more sustainable food system – which causes fewer emissions and less deforestation, therefore contributing to climate change mitigation – has found a perfect fit with the former president’s and especially First Lady

Guatemala, Maya women fight to defend indigenous textiles from the fashion industry

Guatemala, Maya women fight to defend indigenous textiles from the fashion industry

An organisation that unites over 1,000 mainly Maya women in Guatemala has expressed alarm that indigenous handicrafts, textiles called “huipiles” in particular, are under threat because underpriced industrial fabrics appropriating indigenous patterns have flooded the Guatemalan market, depriving many native women of their main source of income. Read more: Down to Xjabelle, the fashion collection by a young designer with Down

India, tribal women are leading the conversion to organic agriculture

India, tribal women are leading the conversion to organic agriculture

The future scenario of the global food system is a matter of worry for experts and the scientific community because of the vulnerability of agriculture to the impacts of global warming. It is estimated that agricultural productivity will decline 15 to 30 per cent by 2080 in the developing regions most subject to climate change – Africa, South Asia and Central America. For some