Leonardo DiCaprio risks being banned from Indonesia for denouncing palm oil

Leonardo DiCaprio risks being banned from Indonesia for denouncing palm oil

Leonardo DiCaprio is unstoppable, and so is his commitment to protecting the environment, even if it may cost him being banned from Indonesia. The country’s government was angered by a series of photographs the Oscar-winning actor posted on social media. These were taken during his visit to Gunung Leuser National Park in the province of

The Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on Earth that needs to be protected

The Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on Earth that needs to be protected

With verdant and pristine rainforests and high peaks, the Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, is a real treasure for biodiversity. It is home to species still unknown to science and, above all, it is the last place on Earth where Sumatran orangutans, elephants, bears, and rhinos roam freely in the wild. The lowland #rainforest of the

Human presence is worse than radiation. Wildlife has returned to Chernobyl

Human presence is worse than radiation. Wildlife has returned to Chernobyl

Is there something worse than a nuclear disaster? Probably not, at least in the collective imagination. We immediately think about the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters, two events that allowed to directly assess the long-term effects of a nuclear accident. It’s not breaking news that wildlife started repopulating the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) and the surrounding forest. Ten-year studies carried

Why melting ice affects us all

Why melting ice affects us all

In 40 years, the Arctic will run out of ice during summer months, as proven by the lowest icecap winter extension ever registered by satellites last March. It is a phenomenon involving half of the Arctic ice.     These are some of the effects caused by the on-going climate change, documented by WWF in