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A Time-Bomb Extinction
We are causing a mass extinction, which size is comparable to the dinosaurs’ one. If we don’t do something, more than 70% of animal species could disappear in a short time. A new study explains the risks we are running A mass extinction is a geologically short amount of time, in which ecological changes on a […]
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A Lesson from the Environmental Disaster of Mauritius
Environmental disasters linked to man are becoming more and more frequent. What happened last July 25 in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the tropical island of Mauritius, invites us to reflect and draw important conclusions. Man is the main cause of the deterioration of our ecosystem. We ourselves are endangering the survival of the world […]
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The Environment’s Health in Our Hands
How healthy is our environment today? The SOER 2020 is the latest report about the European situation. It urges us that Europe is in a state of emergency never seen before. Unfortunately, tourism is one of the five economic sectors which mainly impacts our planet. The current health of the environment is now in our […]
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A Plastic Bag as a last meal: Sea Turtles are victims of Plastic
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 […]
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The Kyoto Protocol
Human activities are the main cause of global warming. One of the most important solutions is given by the Kyoto Protocol: an international agreement to fight climate change The idea that human activities are the main cause of the devasting consequences related to global warming has always been confirmed by all scientific approaches. One of the […]
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How can your Holiday Impact the Environment?
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 […]
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Healthy diet: the lifestyle can saves our Planet
A recent research confirms the importance of choosing a healthy diet, not only to help ourselves, but also to fight climate changes. Let’s see what scientists say and which rules we should follow at the table to protect our (and the Planet’s) health. Diet is life: Every day, we need different amounts of water, oxygen […]
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Documentary “Plastic Britain: On Our Watch”
Time’s up: the documentary on plastic pollution directed by Mike Wafer and produced by Poppy Chandler is almost out. But it’s almost the time of our last chance to save our seas and oceans. If we don’t adopt the adequate strategies and measures, the consequences of our actions will become irreversible. The filmmakers are experts […]
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Plastic pollution: how to save our seas
Day by day our seas are threatened by plastic pollution. The situation is serious, but world is ready to change for the better. Today plastic is one of the most important cause of pollution of the environment. Seas are living a very critical situation of which Pacific trash vortex is the clearest evidence of that. […]
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World Oceans Day: let’s save them from plastic!
Oceans cover almost three quarters of the our Earth’s surface and are home to a huge number of animals: from tiny plankton to the world’s biggest animal, the blue whale. The entire habitat is threatened by a common enemy. We are talking about plastic. The Ocean is of major importance for our ecosystem, but is also […]
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