Man has destroyed half of life on Earth
The rate of extinction of living species is moving at breakneck speed. Now all life on Earth is at risk, and man has already destroyed half of it.
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The orangutan is less than 10 years away from extinction
Human impact on the Indonesian rainforest (including fires) poses a mortal danger to one of its closest species, orangutans. Just last July, the Bornean orangutan was placed on the list of species in serious danger of extinction together with the Sumatran orangutan. The cause is not a pandemic, nor climate change. There is no predator, there are no causes of sterility. We are. It's our fault, 100%. The Bornean orangutan lives in the forests of Indonesia which are… Read more
What happened to the Amazon rainforest?
Here are 8 reasons why we must keep writing, talking, shouting to the world that the future depends on the Amazon Rainforest.
I love you, green Ireland! 440 million new trees
In June, the Irish government announced the forestation plan without quantifying the number of new trees: it does so today, and it is impressive.
Cheer Project, eco-sustainable products from pine needles
Each phase of the process is natural and gives life to biodegradable, fireproof, waterproof and recyclable products. Pine needles: aesthetic and ecological triumph.
Costa Rica: 100% plastic and carbon free within 2 years
The goal is the most ambitious of all: to completely eliminate plastic and fossils by 2021. If there is a country that can do it, it is Costa Rica.
Christmas gives us two certainties. Adopt the second.
The future gives us, in relation to the theme of 'Christmas holidays', at least two positive certainties. The first certainty: barring major upheavals in the short term, Christmas will be celebrated as always for many years to come. Among the social changes observable by going backwards along the time line, those relating to "ritual" celebrations are the hardest to change: they often change the origin (for example a celebration born for religious reasons will be converted into a 'pagan' celebration or vice versa ) but the… Read more
