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...
A living planet

A living planet

Today, 22nd May, is the International Day for Biological Diversity, a day in which to celebrate the variety of life on our planet. I personally believe that this truly is a special day, even more of several holidays every year we wait for: today we celebrate the...
What is the Earth Day?

What is the Earth Day?

Wikipedia answers me this way: “Earth Day is the name used to refer to the day on which we celebrate the environment and the conservation of planet Earth.” This definition is not what I am looking for; I need an analogy with something familiar. To simplify...
Water and climate change: Taking small daily steps

Water and climate change: Taking small daily steps

Photo by Jordan Rowland on Unsplash Do you know how much water you consume and how? Do you know the impact that this consumption has on the environment and climate change? What if I told you that small daily gestures are enough to change the fate of our planet? These...
The importance of forests

The importance of forests

Forests are among our main allies in the fight against climate change. The most effective way to remove part of the greenhouse gases from atmosphere and avoid to undermine the habitability of several areas of our planet is to preserve these precious ecosystems....