20 June is World Refugee Day
L’obiettivo della giornata è di sensibilizzare l’opinione pubblica sui diritti dei migranti, persone in fuga dalla guerra e dalla povertà.
Pope Francis’ environment encyclical draft has been leaked
Laudato Si (Be Praised), On the Care of Our Common Home is the title of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment, the second one to be published during his papacy, after the Lumen Fidei on 29 June 2013. The encyclical will be officially released on 18 June, but the Italian magazine l’Espresso has published the
China’s future? One, huge metropolis
Between 2011 and 2012 China has produced more cement than the United States throughout the 21st century. This is one of the most surprising figures of the report Vado a vivere in città: il boom dell’urbanizzazione in Cina (Going to live in cities: urbanisation boom in China), realised by Cecilia Attanasio Ghezzi and Nicola Longobardi for China
Women give new life to Sri Lanka’s mangrove forests
In Sri Lanka, a micro-credit project for fisherwomen aims to safeguard and increase mangrove forests.
From Expo 2015 to Eritrea: Here is the oven saving trees
A new oven designed by Debesai Ghebrehiwet allows households to reduce fuel and firewood usage, improving health conditions and limiting deforestation.
China National Day, emotions and hopes at Expo Milano 2015
For China National Day (8th June), there has been a parade of Chinese traditional symbols. Dances, colours and the topics dealt with have underlined the message with which the exposition of the China Pavilion is dripped. The attitude of thankfulness and respect of the resources that support the country and the hope that suggests the prospect of
G7 summit in Germany has reached an agreement on climate
In the leaders’ declaration of the G7 summit held in Germany this afternoon, governments reached an agreement on climate in view of the COP 21 conference taking place in December.
French students simulate COP21 by making the oceans talk
Students from all over the world simulated the COP21 conference in a theatre, giving voice to those who won’t have one at the real summit.
G7 summit on 7 and 8 June focuses on climate too, Angela Merkel says
On 7 and 8 June 2015 Schloss Elmau, Germany, will be hosting the G7 summit. The group of the seven world’s leader economies, the seven most industrialised countries, includes Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, the United States and Canada. Their heads of state annually gather to discuss the themes that characterised the previous
The mysterious mass death of the saigas
In Kazakistan dalla metà di maggio oltre 120mila saighe sono morte, decimate da una misteriosa epidemia che potrebbe condurle all’estinzione.