Tag Archives: sustainability

With the growing concerns about global warming and other pressing environmental problems, more and more organizations, companies, and educational facilities are looking for a way to make a change. They complement different competencies to make their offices and campuses greener. Of course, such initiatives in large establishments are inspiring and can’t help but leave a […]

In connection with the increasing scale of anthropogenic impact on nature, the relevance of objective ecological monitoring increases. The use of satellite imagery, in this case, makes it possible to get full coverage of a vast territory and conduct environmental assessment not only within the limits of individual observation points but also in any selected […]

In February 2022, a survey commissioned by Booking.com was conducted on more than 30,000 people from 32 different countries who had travelled at least once in the past 12 months and had a trip planned in 2022. The analysis showed, quite clearly, that people have a growing desire for sustainable travel but lack the information and […]

An ecological footprint measures how much natural resources a human being consumes against the earth’s ability to regenerate them. Right now, man is consuming more natural resources in a year than the earth can produce in one year. By the GFN’s (Global Footprint Network) calculations, the earth will regenerate 12-month-consumed resources in eighteen months. It […]

Today we consume and produce meat more than we ever did. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, every year 65 million animals are slaughtered for meat. More than 340 million tonnes of meat were produced in 2018 compared to 71 million tonnes in 1961. The demand for meat and meat […]

We have seen a lot of talking about how tourism has come back after the difficulties we faced in the last couple of years. Among the topics, the increasing interest in sustainable tourism stands out. Did we fulfill the green expectations? Hopefully, the answer is a yes. The preference for a green holiday has spread […]

Green growth: what can we do to achieve it? The new sustainability gallery at MUSE in Trento (Italy) shows the possible future scenarios of our planet One of the most significant issues of recent years is that concerning sustainable development and green growth. Because of different phenomena, like fires and deforestation, the planet is going towards […]

Responsible tourism is an increasingly discussed and important topic. But what exactly does “travel responsibly” mean? How to be a tourist respectful of the environment, places and local communities? Which principles should be followed? The festival of responsible tourism “IT.A.CÀ, migrants and travelers” has answered these questions with a new interesting Manifesto (in Italian). It is […]

If you like tourism and you like education in this direction you will want to check out university programs that are just ideal for this purpose and that are appealing in the lack of a better word. Ecotourism is a hot topic today and many universities are offering this option. University’s programs of this kind have […]

If you know or are approaching the Zero Waste world, you probably have heard of the 5 rules to reduce waste in everyday life, to become more eco-sustainable. But what exactly are these 5 rules? And how can we apply them? Let’s find out in this article! 1. Refuse Refusing the things we do not really […]