The connection between production areas and the agricultural and cultural identity is critical in transforming an ordinary wine into a world-renowned quality one. Tuscany in Italy, Bordeaux and Rhone in France, the Napa Valley in California and the coastal areas of Chile are just some of the most important regions when it comes to wine production.
Two marble-white nine-metre tall children’s hands surging from the Grand Canal in Venice and ambiguously supporting or toppling over the Ca’ Sagredo hotel have skyrocketed sculptor Lorenzo Quinn to fame. The installation Support has captured the world’s attention with its powerful message about climate change: we have the power to either sustain or destroy our global heritage. Its location
It finally broke off. The iceberg A68, twice the size of Luxemburg, is no longer part of Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf, which could also collapse.
Sam Kass has been close to the Obama family for over a decade, starting as their chef in 2005. His commitment to promoting healthy eating and a more sustainable food system – which causes fewer emissions and less deforestation, therefore contributing to climate change mitigation – has found a perfect fit with the former president’s and especially First Lady
The future scenario of the global food system is a matter of worry for experts and the scientific community because of the vulnerability of agriculture to the impacts of global warming. It is estimated that agricultural productivity will decline 15 to 30 per cent by 2080 in the developing regions most subject to climate change – Africa, South Asia and Central America. For some
In view of G20 to be held on 7 and 8 July in Hamburg, Germany, the mayors of 46 megacities wrote to the heads of state to urge shared and bold actions to face climate change. In support of this letter, a global petition has been launched and more than 50,000 people have already signed
According to a study presented in Guatemala, granting the rights to land to rural communities contributes to reducing the risk of forest fires.
A number of US federal states want to stick with the Paris Agreement, in facts. One of them is Hawaii, which has just passed a law, in response to Donald Trump.
Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Hindus have the same goal at heart: protecting our environment and common home. We live in a world made up of diverse religions and it’s beautiful to see how we can all work together and overcome conflicts in the name of a common will. This was the starting point for the
Here’s a selection of official statements released by C40 mayors from all over the world speaking up against Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, and confirming their commitment to defending the accord and continuing to fight climate change. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities “Climate
