Reducetarianism: the diet that cuts down on meat
Eating less, but better quality meat. Alongside vegetarianism and veganism, reducetarianism is the new diet for those who are not ready to give up foods of animal origin.
Cuba and the United States: on the way to dialogue
The US President Barack Obama held an historic speech on 17 December announcing the beginning of a course aimed to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba. A speech that arrived 52 years after the one given by President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on 22 October 1962, symbol of the Cold War. That day, the United States
Specifying whether food contains palm oil is now compulsory in the EU
European Union regulation to make food labels more transparent has come into effect, to the benefit of consumers and the environment.
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.
Samantha Cristoforetti teams up with UNICEF to fight child malnutrition
Impresa Straordinaria is the new campaign against child malnutrition and mortality by UNICEF, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. The name of the campaign shows a concrete, extraordinary yet not impossible aim: save those 3 million children that every year die due to malnutrition all over the world. UNICEF calls for help in
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,
Food without women, women without food
On 3-4 December 2014 at the Bocconi University of Milan was held the sixth edition of the International Forum on Food and Nutrition of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, where has been presented the Milan Protocol, an international agreement aimed to face the problem of the sustainability of food system. Part of
Silent love, when love doesn’t need words
Silent love is a footage produced by Codcast channel that tells the story of two youngsters, two commuters who bump into each every day on the train in their way to university, or maybe to work, who fell in love with each other. Every day they are in the same coach and seats. Until he finally
Eating less meat is essential to fight climate change
Chatham House’s new report confirms the significant environmental impact of the livestock industry. Yet governments are doing nothing.
Cinema breaks the chains, 10 films on modern-day slavery
On the occasion of the International Day for Abolition of Slavery here is a list of films to examine a terrible phenomenon.