Air pollution in India, a threat to human lives bigger than terrorism
Air pollution in India kills more people than terrorism every year. Yet there is no international war against pollution as there is against terrorism.
Pope Francis gives Donald Trump the encyclical on the environment
Papa Francesco ha ricevuto Donald Trump in Vaticano. Dopo un colloquio di 30 minuti gli ha regalato l’enciclica sull’ambiente, sulla cura della casa comune.
Is carbon pricing the silver bullet to solve climate change
A talk with Kaia Rose and Eric Mann, directors of the award-winning short film Climate Countdown: Price on Carbon, discussing the best solutions to fight global warming.
Venice, Lorenzo Quinn’s hands support the city against climate change
Due mani sostengono uno dei palazzi di Venezia che rischiano di sprofondare a causa del clima che cambia. È l’opera dell’artista Lorenzo Quinn.
Ládio Veron. The Guaraní Kaiowà people could soon be wiped out
In Brasile la situazione per i guaraní, il popolo indigeno più numeroso del Paese, è drammatica, privati delle loro terre ancestrali e assassinati impunemente dai proprietari terrieri.
India, holy rivers Ganga and Yamuna granted same legal rights as a person
A court in India has declared the holy rivers Ganga and Yamuna a legal entity with same rights as a person, in a move that could help in efforts to clean the pollution-choked rivers.
Colombia, landslide in the city of Mocoa causes hundreds of victims
Heavy rains have sparked floods and landslides in the city of Mocoa, Colombia. At least 250 people have died and many are still missing.
How much a drop of water is worth. Terre des hommes’ orchards of hope in Myanmar
Come le famiglie di una delle aree più aride del Myanmar coltivano gli ortaggi utilizzando sistemi che usano l’acqua in modo efficiente, risparmiandola. Tra questi c’è anche un progetto di Terres des Hommes Italia.
Defund DAPL, why investors are pulling millions out of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Many investors have urged banks financing the Dakota Access Pipeline to either support rerouting the pipeline or divesting from it. Now the hot potato is in their hands.
Climate change is a fact and women are tackling it
In a letter 11 women mayors outline the relationship between women and climate change: whilst they’re more vulnerable to it they’re also fundamental to its mitigation.