News from the Earth

It's time for journalism to recognize that the climate emergency is here.
This is a statement of science, not politics.
Thousands of scientists have said humanity faces a climate emergency.

The circular economy is a simple thing. It means respecting raw materials and what we have around us, giving value to people’s work and the objects we buy. It means applying our brains to using what we have more intelligently. 

Companies are still creating massive amounts of waste that the planet just can’t digest. All of us can act, we can choose to reduce our impact, buy loose objects, reusable, really recyclable, ditch plastic.

The textile industry is responsible for around 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, consuming more energy than air and maritime transportation combined. What matters most is that consumers change their consumption habits.

Over the course of the next ten years, the EU Commission promises to plant 3 billion trees for 30% of Europe’s territory – and the same proportion of its seas to become protected areas with much stricter regulations on the protection and restoration of forests. 

Over the past few years honeybee and other insect pollinator populations have fallen. According to the FAO, 71 out of 100 of the most important crops reproduce thanks to pollination. Over 80% of the crops that feed the human population depend on the free labor honeybees offer us. But we can help!

While recovering global biodiversity may seem like a daunting goal, cutting down your environmental impact and saving native ecosystems can all begin in your own yard! Tips to an eco-friendly care for your garden or flowering terrace or balcony.

The theme of the International Day of Forests for 2021 is "Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being." The restoration and sustainable management of forests help address the climate-change and biodiversity crises. It also produces goods and services for sustainable development, fostering an economic activity that creates jobs and improves lives. Forests are home to about 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, with more than 60,000 tree species. Around 1.6 billion people depend directly on forests for food, shelter, energy, medicines and income.

Organic farming is established in international standards, a production system that relies on ecological processes, such as waste recycling, rather than the use of synthetic inputs, such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Every year, the Earth yields billions of tons of natural resources. These resources are finite and rapidly running out. Once they’re gone, they’re gone forever. Recycling is a key part of the circular economy, helping to protect our natural resources.

More than 550 million tons for households. Almost 250 million for the catering industry. Food waste around the world reaches almost a billion tonnes each year. On average, in each household of the planet, 74 kilograms of food of all kinds are thrown away every year.

Many women have become famous for the struggles and social conquests achieved, but we must not forget all the women who, in their complete anonymity, both in the past and today, continue to carry out important missions to protect all humanity and the planet.