Climate, Europeans want to stop using plastic bottles

94% of Italians say they want to stop using plastic bottles and 66% have already done so. Italy is in first place in Europe...

In Lisbon buses are powered by used cooking oil

Portuguese public transport goes green. In Lisbon, the main bus company has converted an entire fleet from diesel to biodiesel derived from spent cooking...

Between history and environment: the “ghost towns”

In recent years there has been growing attention from tourists to the "ghost towns", places of abandonment that could come back to life. In Italy,...

Stop microplastics in cosmetics: the ingredients to avoid

With the beginning of the year in Italy the rule that bans all rinsing cosmetic products containing microplastics, components that do not exceed 5...

Deforestation does not always depend on direct human action

University of Cincinnati geography researchers have identified a tipping point for deforestation that leads to rapid forest loss. Geography professor Tomasz Stepinski used high-resolution...

Australia’s bushfire emergency: around 1,25 billion animals killed

WWF-Australia is greatly saddened by the loss of life in the bushfire tragedy gripping Australia. The fires have also been devasting for Australia’s wildlife and wild...