There aren’t enough protected areas in the world
Lo sostiene un nuovo studio secondo il quale i governi mondiali non riescono a fornire la necessaria protezione alla natura.
Australia genetically alters the coral reef to make it cope with climate change
Gli scienziati australiani provano una sorta di “evoluzione assistita” per aiutare la barriera corallina ad adattarsi al riscaldamento globale.
Barnraiser, crowdfunding dedicated to sustainable food
The huge genetically modified maize fields in the US could be old-fashioned. This is thanks to a crowdfunding experiment, aimed to promote and support small, organic and sustainable farms, and projects – from art to literature – regarding healthy eating. Barnraiser is a new platform, and its mission “is to put a billion dollars
Doomsday Clock, in 2015 it’s only 3 minutes to the end of the world
The last time the Doomsday clock has been moved dates back to 2012. 3 years ago, the scientists of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, non-scientific magazine founded in 1945, said to stop the Earth’s time at 11:55 p.m., only 5 minutes to the end of the world (midnight). It is 3 minutes
How global warming will change forests
Nei prossimi decenni i cambiamenti climatici potrebbero mutare la composizione delle foreste.
Pope Francis says climate change is caused by humankind
Even Pope Francis thinks that man is mainly responsible for climate change and for this reason he hopes that at the Paris Conference (Cop 21), which will take place from 30th November to 11th December 2015, courageous decisions will be made to protect the environment and climate. The Pope is working on a long-awaited encyclical
The map of the countries most exposed to and readiest for climate change
Climate change is threatening the whole world population. On one hand, there are vulnerable countries to climate change, on the other, countries ready to face the issues caused by climate extremes and global warming. The ND-Gain matrix, developed in 1995 by the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, ranks countries from the most prepared
Echo, the first grey wolf spotted in the Grand Canyon after 70 years, has been killed
L’animale, protetto da una legge federale, è stato abbattuto nello Utah da un cacciatore che sostiene di averlo scambiato per un coyote.
Why the friendliest countries are the greenest
Un nuovo studio mostra un collegamento tra i tratti della personalità degli abitanti di una nazione e le buone pratiche ambientali.
Migrants, the Mediterranean is the most frequented route. And the deadliest one
The number of migrants who tried to abandon their birthplace by boat in 2014 was the highest ever. According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), since January, 348 thousand people have tried to undertake sea routes worldwide. Europe. It has seen the largest number of sea arrivals,