Poland, thousands of women are protesting against a proposed abortion ban
Una legge voluta dai cattolici vuole cancellare il diritto di aborto in Polonia, ma le donne sono scese in piazza a migliaia per protestare.
Venice, locals are fed up with cruise ships destroying the city’s lagoon
Più di duemila persone si sono radunate in laguna di Venezia contro il passaggio delle navi da crociera da decine di migliaia di tonnellate: un danno per la città, l’ambiente e la sicurezza.
Oslo will be the first city to ban cars by 2019
Oslo no longer wants to deal with cars. After the main political parties have reached an agreement to ban the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2025, the municipality of Norway’s capital has launched a new campaign against cars. The aim is to ban all cars from the city centre by 2019. Hybrid and electric
Recycling, Milan is one of the best cities in Europe for garbage disposal
Milan has something to teach other European cities, so much so that it has drawn the attention of New York’s administration. The Italian city is only behind Vienna in terms of efficiency in waste recycling.
Angelina Jolie visits refugees in Jordan, urging the world to do more for them
L’attrice americana Angelina Jolie, inviata speciale dell’Unhcr, ha visitato il campo profughi di Azraq, in Giordania, dove vivono 60mila rifugiati siriani.
United States, the Sioux are fighting to save their lands from the Dakota Access Pipeline
MIgliaia di nativi americani protestano contro un oleodotto nel Dakota del Nord che minaccia le terre sioux e il fiume Missouri.
Sustainability at Rio 2016, did the Games win Olympic gold?
Rio 2016 has a special place in the history of sustainability because of its social and environmental commitments – but also its controversies. In 1996 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) amended the Olympic Charter introducing this concept among its values in order to “encourage and support a responsible concern for environmental issues, to promote sustainable development in
What is Rodrigo Duterte doing in the Philippines and what does Obama have to do with it
Perché il presidente delle Filippine ha dato del “figlio di puttana” a Obama? C’entra la politica di terrore e violenza che sta portando avanti nel paese contro il traffico di droga che ha causato quasi duemila morti.
Where the animals of the worst zoo in the world will go
The Khan Younis zoo in Gaza, where few animals lived in dreadful conditions, is now effectively closed. Now the survivors are off to a better life.
29 August is International Day against Nuclear Tests
The day focuses on the need to stop nuclear tests, a threat that could lead to the extinction of our species.