Bees, flowers and intensive agriculture

Bees, flowers and intensive agriculture

The bee is an extraordinary animal. Leaning out to admire the evolutionary path that led to the affirmation of such a complex and in a certain sense “perfect” social insect leads us in a wonderful journey through the plant and animal kingdom and to very...
How does climate change make you feel?

How does climate change make you feel?

Writing on International Climate Change Day is definitely not easy. Firstly, because I’m afraid no one knows that June 21st is the day dedicated to climate change (neither did I until some time ago!) and, secondly, because so much has already been written about...
Healthy Land, Healthy People

Healthy Land, Healthy People

Photo: Avijit Ghosh – Future Without Green (India)/ UNCDD Photo contest 2018 The motto “Healthy Land; Healthy People” is truer today than ever. 17 JUNE – As World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, today we reflect on how our attitudes can have a...
World food safety day

World food safety day

Today is the second anniversary of the World Food Safety Day, a day established by the United Nations (UN) to draw attention to food safety both in terms of “Food Security”, meant as access to food resources, and in terms of “Food Safety ”, with...