Author: Alessia Framba

NO to plastic! Why? Simply because it is one of the most hardly recycling materials, and we use it basically everywhere. If people contaminate the environment with plastic, they generate great damage, especially for the sea and oceans. Think about it, every year we abandon 8 million plastic garbage in water (as the UNEP leaders […]

A fourteenth-century monastery and Gino Girolomoni tied together by a red string. How the monastery became the heart of a sustainable rebirth. We interviewed Maria Girolomoni and discovered this magical place in the hills of Urbino, Marche Region (Italy). A monastery of 1380, basically fallen to pieces, comes back to life and becomes a unique […]

The European Week of waste reduction takes place every year. This event is fundamental as it deals with important issues such as waste reduction. Let’s discover together 5 tips to effectively communicate to your guests the importance of reducing waste. While traveling, we’re more predisposed to change our habits. Staying in an ecobnb can give […]

To the south-west of Tenerife, in the small mountain village of Aripe, near Guia de Isora lies La Tanquilla. An ecological house nestled in the Canary Islands’ natural environment, away from mass tourism, where you can disconnect from the world and find yourself. Near Okoland village, in Tenerife, lies the ecological house of La Tanquilla. […]

How many natural resources do we consume when we travel? How can we reduce the carbon footprint and CO2 emissions of our holidays? Discover 40 simple rules to travel more sustainably! The ecological footprint measures how many natural resources produced by the Earth we consume with our actions, including travel. The carbon footprint is a […]

Another victim of plastic. Despite the effort of the vets, the example of Caretta Caretta, a species of sea turtles, rescued along the Muravera coast (Sardinia) by a little boy called Gabriele passed away. Unfortunately, this is just one of the countless cases of death of sea creatures. Plastic, the silent killer of seas and oceans The […]