A new WWF report has revealed how and why our planet has lost an area the size of California to deforestation in just over a decade. This shocking loss, totalling 43 million hectares in the tropics and sub-tropics alone,...
The record-breaking 2020 Antarctic ozone hole finally closed at the end of December after an exceptional season due to naturally occurring meteorological conditions and the continued presence of ozone depleting substances in the atmosphere. The 2020 Antarctic ozone hole...
The ban on animal tasting for alcohol, tobacco and other drugs of abuse has been postponed for another year. The stop to this practice was scheduled for January 1, 2021 but, just as happened in previous years, it has...
The list of Italian sites where the National Radioactive Waste Repository will be built has been published. Developed by Sogin, the CNAPI proposal was validated by ISIN (formerly ISPRA), and subsequently by the Ministries of Economic Development and the Environment....
One fund for the recovery of wild animals and one for the reclamation of orphaned sites. The last two days have certainly not been a rest for the Italian Minister of the Environment Sergio Costa who has placed two...
How much waste do we produce in Italy? And every citizen? How does the separate collection proceed? These questions are answered by the “Municipal waste report” of Ispra. As regards production, there is a slight decrease in 2019 compared...
From 1 January 2021 it will no longer be possible to export plastic waste to the poorest countries in the world. This was established by the European Union which on December 22nd passed the new rules on waste management,...
Women and young people are more attentive to sustainability issues. This is what emerges from the report "Energy between individual and community values", which analyzes the environmental behavior and energy consumption of families in the light of environmental psychology...
Here we are. Christmas has arrived bringing with it a special atmosphere. This year will not be the usual Christmas, many of us will spend it away from family and loved ones, while others will be able to savor the...
Italy confirms itself as a country that recycles, as emerges in the 2020 Report "Italy of recycling" edited as every year by FISE Unicircular and the Foundation for Sustainable Development. In addition to the in-depth study dedicated to the...

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