Liuzhou Forest City, millions of plants for a new model of Chinese urban development
A million plants and 40,000 trees. Liuzhou Forest City, designed by architect Stefano Boeri, is set to be inaugurated in 2020 in the northern Chinese city.
Andrea Crosta. The man who uses his intelligence network to prevent poaching and save endangered animals
The first NGO that puts an intelligence network at the service of the planet. People who work in the shadows to eradicate poaching and save elephants along with other endangered species. This is the Elephant Action League, and we spoke to its founder Andrea Crosta.
The top news stories of 2017 for sustainability
These are the top news stories of 2017 and the people who have most left a mark on a year that has been intense yet also rewarding from the point of view of social and environmental sustainability.
China signs a 300 million dollar deal to import lab meat from Israel
China has signed a 300 million dollar trade deal with Israel to import lab meat, grown artificially using animal cells outside of an animal’s body. A huge boost for the emerging industry.
China is home to the first panda-shaped solar farm
Un panda gigante è la forma del nuovo impianto fotovoltaico costruito in Cina ed entrato in funzione in questi giorni. Una centrale bella da vedere ma che vuole soprattutto parlare di sostenibilità ai giovani.
PFASs, what are the harmful chemicals contained in thousands of consumer products
PFASs are man-made chemicals used in many consumer products. Harmful to health, they persist in the human body and environment. Where they’re found and the efforts being made to eliminate them.
World Pangolin Day, let’s help protect the world’s most trafficked mammal
L’obiettivo della ricorrenza è diffondere la consapevolezza sui rischi che corre il pangolino e far conoscere questo buffo animale al grande pubblico.
China bans its ivory trade
Entro la fine del 2017 in Cina sarà vietata la vendita e la trasformazione di avorio per contrastare il bracconaggio di elefanti.
Green bonds grow in Asia, as a low carbon future looms nearer
China, India, Japan and South Korea are leading in the use of financing mechanisms such as green bonds to tackle key sustainability challenges.
The giant panda is no longer endangered
Thanks to Chinese reforestation and protection efforts over the last decades, the giant panda is no longer endangered.