Bamboo bicycles: a Ghanaian enterprise becomes social and eco-friendly
Bamboo bicycles become a low-impact source of wealth: Ghana bamboo bikes initiative is a social enterprise that has put sustainability at its heart.
Kenya will plant 20 million trees
The initiative is part of the government’s strategy aimed at increasing the forest cover, protecting habitats and contributing to curbing climate change.
Energy in Brazil. The country with the most renewable energy in the world
Brazil continues diversifying its energy matrix and remains one of the most interesting countries in terms of investment in renewables, deforestation goals and emissions reduction targets.
Leonardo DiCaprio risks being banned from Indonesia for denouncing palm oil
After denouncing the impact of expanding palm oil plantations on local forests and endangered wildlife, the government says Leonardo DiCaprio risks being banned from Indonesia.
Scientists crowdfund to save the Joshua tree by sequencing its genome
The Joshua Tree Genome Project is crowdfunding in an effort to save the iconic tree, victim of climate change, found only in the United States’ Mojave Desert.
The Sumatran rhino still roams wild: sighted for the first time in 40 years
Researchers are celebrating the first live sighting of a Sumatran rhino in Indonesian Borneo in over four decades. The WWF will take the individual to a protected area.
The Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on Earth that needs to be protected
The Leuser Ecosystem, Indonesia, is one of the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots, but also one of the most endangered places due to deforestation.
Bangladesh, ship carrying coal sinks close to the world’s largest mangrove forest
L’imbarcazione affondata nei pressi del parco nazionale Sundarbans mette a rischio la sopravvivenza delle persone e delle specie animali che abitano la foresta e il fiume.
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.
There are twice as many Sumatran orangutans than previously thought. But they’re not safe
Secondo uno studio pubblicato su Science Advances il numero di questi rari primati sarebbe maggiore di quanto stimato in precedenza, deforestazione e bracconaggio ne mettono però a serio rischio la sopravvivenza.