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In the collective imagination, the brown bear is seen as a dangerous and aggressive animal to be afraid of. We would never associate it with the small and tender teddy bear that accompanies us in childhood or to the sweet Winnie the Pooh. Today we will talk with the zoo-anthropologist Margherita Buresta who will explain […]

There are more than seven billion people on the planet, and each year, we dump more than one billion tons worth of waste. More than 30% of coral reefs have been destroyed, and over nine million tons of plastic are dumped into our oceans on a year-to-year basis. With these statistics in mind, it is no […]

From the fifties to today, plastic has become omnipresent, to the point that for some a world without this material has become conceivable. But after having produced about nine billion tons of virgin plastic materials, accumulated in landfills and then dispersed in natural environments, it has gone from being a useful resource to one of the […]

Every day, millions of people travel for business or fun. Have you ever wondered how much this impacts on the environment and natural resources? What is our contribution to global warming when we are on holiday? How much does your holiday pollute? “Consumption and Environment 2012” is the European Union’s document about European general consumption and its […]

Guest in electric car is coming sooner than you can imagine. […] This is a challenge for tourist resorts, but it is also a possibility for the future. (Heimo Aichmaier, Austrian Mobile Power) Electric cars are a fast growing market and they represent the only way to make the transport world sustainable. With some pioneer […]

What does sustainable travelling mean to you? Sustainable travelling means different things to different people. To some, it means staying in luxury resorts and buying anything that looks attractive to the eye. To others, it means volunteering and travelling to villages where there is no internet connection or the electrical supply is scarce. Sustainable travelling means […]

Warm summer temperatures can make it hard to maintain the lower body temperature necessary for restful sleep. If you’re looking to cool down while keeping things green, there’s a lot you can do whether at home or traveling. 1. Open the Windows Open the windows in your bedroom or ecobnb is one of the best ways […]

When talking about air pollution, the first image that pops into our mind is the one of a traffic jam, with a million cars stuck among one another, surrounded by a threatening black cloud…and who knows, perhaps even some honking sounds in the background. We often forget that the factors we must take into consideration […]