In Rome they've disappeared, in Milan they're at risk of being decimated, but everywhere else they're no longer functioning. Partly due to the waste of fast fashion and our incivility.
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It hosts 25 vegetable plants cared for by residents and immigrants who have sought asylum in Italy. It covers 7 hectares, equivalent to 12 football fields.
Europe's largest urban community garden is being cultivated in Genoa. Read more >>
The project, conceived by Simon Anholt and Madeline Hung, aims to create a virtual entity composed of people who "think of themselves first as members of the human race, and second as citizens of their nation." The goal is to collaborate to advance not only economic, but also social and environmental well-being.
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But it's also a space for dance, music, sports, and art workshops. Open to all, including immigrants.
In France, the publishing house Short Édition had the brilliant idea of installing postal-style columns inside train stations and airports, from which stories or poems emerge. This way, travelers, instead of playing with their smartphones, can indulge in an activity that's too often overlooked.
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The first is the San Benedetto High School in Piacenza. In Pordenone, the primary school is smartphone-free. And in Savona, the ban lasts for six hours.
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They're less polluting than airplanes and other forms of transportation. They're comfortable, safe, and allow us to savor the beauty of slow travel.
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There is no more lethal strain of the virus. The unforgivable delay in vaccinating those over 80 is also significant. The burden of the elderly on the population and society is also important.
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With every election, the Greens confirm their position at the center of political action, so much so that they're aiming to govern the country this fall. Here's how they did it and who their leaders are.
The public company Sogin has announced the areas, spread across Lazio, Tuscany, Piedmont, Sardinia, Sicily, Basilicata, and Puglia, where a depot will be built. It can no longer wait. The choice must be made with complete transparency, avoiding damaging disputes.
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The UN has been asking us to do so since 1993, but for seven legislatures nothing has been done. The result is numerous condemnations by the European Court and a system of protection that doesn't work. A petition urges Parliament to honor its commitments.
At forty, she has just swept the New Zealand elections thanks to a first term in office in which she demonstrated incisive yet always courteous leadership. In recent years, she has managed first a serious terrorist attack and then the coronavirus pandemic, without sacrificing the joy of motherhood.
The United Nations organization calls for using the recovery from the COVID emergency to rethink urban centers and make them more sustainable. By 2050, approximately 70 percent of all food resources will be consumed by residents of large cities.
Not only parks and tree-lined avenues but also vegetable gardens and urban agricultural areas to make large centres more sustainable
Green cities: FAO's plan to ensure access to healthy food for all Read more >>
In 2010, the international community committed to achieving targets within a decade to preserve the health of the planet. Of these, only six have shown partial improvements.
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The lockdown, which halted production activities across much of the world, hasn't halted an increasingly worrying trend. And only a fraction of the investments to revive the economy will go to low-carbon industries.
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Italy, unlike most countries, has decided to return its students to the classroom at the start of the next school year. This has been a very long absence, during which serious problems have arisen that contribute to the scourge of school dropouts.
For years, attempts have been made to modify the EU asylum system, which, due to the first-country-of-arrival principle, severely penalizes border states. The Eurogroup will soon present a specific proposal based on a binding mechanism for fair redistribution.
The phenomenon had already been observed in China last month. Specifically, nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped. This is confirmed by images from the Sentinel 5 satellite of the European Copernicus program.
Coronavirus restrictions are reducing pollution worldwide, including in Italy. Read more >>
Mindful of the mistakes made in 2008 in the name of austerity, the small and very rich Northern European country has decided to invest around 38 billion euros in a series of measures to support the economy, including helping companies not to lay off workers.
Coronavirus, the Danish model: 13% of GDP to avoid economic crisis Read more >>
The Commission has launched a strategic plan and plans to introduce serious restrictions to protect citizens' privacy. New technologies "must serve citizens, not the other way around."
The EU wants to regulate artificial intelligence, starting with facial recognition. Read more >>
