Berlin clubs collect 50,000 euros for the refugees
By asking every person in the guest list to donate one euro, Berlin clubs have raised 50,000 euros for the refugees.
Fuorisalone 2016, the very best of green design that can be seen and touched
A guide to discover the best of green design at the Fuorisalone 2016. Milan is on show until 17 April.
Fighting in the Caucasus. Tensions between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan resume
Located in the South-Caucasus, the mountainous republic of Nagorno Karabakh is a presidential democracy inhabited by ethnic Armenians. In 1923, Stalin handed the territory over to Azerbaijan following a divide and rule policy put into place to weaken the national aspirations of minority groups. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, a war broke
Energy in Brazil. The country with the most renewable energy in the world
The history of energy in Brazil: “the oil is ours” Brazil drilled its first oil well in 1897 in Bofete City and in 1953 the oil and gas giant Petrobras was founded under the slogan “o petróleo é nosso” (the oil is ours). Over the years, Brazil diversified its energy matrix. Starting from the 1940s
The negative impact of oil in the world. Wars, climate change and health
The consequences of oil extraction and use are devastating. From the environment to health, from human rights to armed conflicts.
Syria, bombs dropped north of Aleppo. Women and children among the victims
A pregnant woman and three kids are among the 18 victims of the bombing carried out in Sheikh Maqsud, north of Aleppo, on 5 April. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), 70 people were injured, 30 of which are children. The NGO, based in London but boasting a dense network all over Syria, underlines
Kurdish women love to ride their bikes. And they demonstrate it (here is how)
They don’t want men to decide for them, so Kurdish women stand up for their right to ride a bike freely, also delivering books.
Solar mamas light up their villages
They were simple women, mostly illiterate: after a brief training, they’ve changed the lives of people living in their community and become solar mamas, solar engineers.
A blanket of green is covering Madrid to tackle air pollution and high temperatures
The municipality of Spain’s capital decided to allocate millions of euros to mitigate the effects of climate change.
After Berta Cáceres, another murder in Honduras: Nelson García has been killed
Another environmental activist has been killed in Honduras. After the murder of Berta Cáceres, leader of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH) shot dead on 3 March, another COPINH member has been killed: Nelson García, 38. According to COPINH, García, father of five, was killed on 15 March by Honduran