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The Memory of the Ice

April 7, 2026

The Ice Memory Foundation preserves the climate record for future generations by storing ice samples that are likely to disappear in Antarctica.

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AGRECOL TREES: The First 2026 Meeting with the Tree Guardians

March 31, 2026

Lorenzo Barbieri

Raising awareness of environmental social projects matters — they boost quality of life at both local and global levels. This update on our Agrecol Trees Project broadens the tree guardians’ community and its mission.

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Climate Change: What Happened in the Past?

March 23, 2026

Matteo Gecchelin

The climate has always changed; however, not all changes are the same. The question, therefore, is not whether the climate has changed, but how much, how quickly, and through which mechanisms.

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From Climate Refugees to Innovators of Resilience: The Experience of Tuvalu

March 17, 2026

Barbara Centis

Tuvalu, the world’s fourth smallest nation, is fighting climate change with small funds and LiDAR tech. Can this tiny atoll reclaim the land from the ocean and build a new global model of resilience?

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Behind the Lens and Beyond the Microphone: Studying Wildlife with AI

March 8, 2026

Jennifer Lüdtke

As AI transforms global biodiversity monitoring, machine listening decodes species from vast sound data—yet real benefits for nature and people hinge on addressing ethical and socio-political challenges.

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Green Literature: Mountains, Burnout, and Consumerism

March 3, 2026

Paula Ruiz del Coro

How many ways of living can coexist on our planet? In Ways of Being Alive, Baptiste Morizot rethinks coexistence among all living beings, proposing a new ethical and political framework for life on Earth.

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The Silent Mysteries of the Forest

February 23, 2026

Matteo Gecchelin

Shy plants, gusts of wind, dry branches, hidden movements: what on earth is this forest up to?

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Ambler Road: Through Alaska’s Frozen Lands

February 17, 2026

Lorenzo Barbieri

Ambler Road: 211 miles across Arctic ice for crude oil and heavy metals. A new chapter in the global race for resources — and a growing challenge to sustainability.

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Artificial Intelligence and Circular Economy: the New Frontier of Waste Management

February 10, 2026

Barbara Centis

Artificial Intelligence can reshape waste management by optimizing recycling, and helping cities become smarter, greener, and more sustainable. Is this the future of our urban world?

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Beyond the Olympic Rings – The Cost of Sustainability

February 3, 2026

Pietro Boniciolli

Ignored local voices, temporary city infrastructures, spiraling costs, and governance gaps. Behind the Olympic spotlight, social tensions and contested legacies emerge.

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Beyond the Olympic Rings – The Alpine Challenge

January 26, 2026

Pietro Boniciolli

Endless construction sites, deforested woods, water diverted from the land, and spiraling costs. Behind the green image lies the shadows of an Olympics that are anything but sustainable.

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Green Literature: Ways of Being Alive

January 20, 2026

Paula Ruiz del Coro

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Little Pasture, Who Made Thee?

January 13, 2026

Matteo Gecchelin

A lamb, a pasture, a question that is only seemingly naïve. Behind the bucolic image lies a complex ecosystem, co-constructed by humans and nature, fragile and far from self-evident.

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The Himalayan Challenge: Power for China, Tension for Everyone

January 6, 2026

Lorenzo Barbieri

One river, two names, a disputed destiny: the Medog dam on the Yarlung-Brahmaputra promises energy — but risks sweeping away both natural and political balance.

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Fast Fashion – When Dressing Costs Less, What Is The Price?

December 30, 2025

Lorenzo Barbieri

A Christmas sweater becomes the prompt to question the contradictions of fashion: fast fashion, low prices, waste, and alternatives that don’t always work as we believe.

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Egg Prices and the Cost of a Fragile Ecosystem

December 23, 2025

Paula Ruiz del Coro

Rising egg prices may seem like an isolated problem. Still, they actually reveal a story of animal diseases, intensive farming, and how environmental degradation and biodiversity loss can impact our public health.

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Running Out of Cool Days

December 16, 2025

Pietro Boniciolli

Global warming drastically reduces the number of ideal days for running a marathon. A new study reveals that by 2045, 86% of races will see a decline in the likelihood of optimal conditions.

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When Policy Becomes the Risk: The EU’s Internal Climate Threat

December 9, 2025

Etienne Hoekstra

When policy becomes the biggest risk: the EU is weakening its own climate commitments from within. Between dangerous compromises and unexpected alliances, Europe’s leadership is suddenly on shaky ground.

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A Living Mountain

December 2, 2025

Matteo Gecchelin

The new mountain law promises protection and development, but it remains to be seen whether its measures can truly make these territories more vibrant and attractive.

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The Battle After the Bombs: Gaza’s Ecological Decline

November 25, 2025

Lorenzo Barbieri

Rubble, contamination, and destroyed fields: the other face of the war in Gaza is an ecological collapse far too few are talking about.

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Food for Thought: Rethinking the Way We Eat

November 18, 2025

Paula Ruiz del Coro

A third of our food is wasted while millions go hungry, draining resources and warming the planet and small daily choices can help break the cycle. Let’s review a couple of options!

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COP30 in Belèm

November 14, 2025

Pietro Boniciolli

COP30 in Belém seeks a turning point to balance commitments with concrete climate action. Between climate justice, Amazonian forests and a fair global transition.

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Urban Trees, Insects, and Monitoring

November 4, 2025

Matteo Gecchelin

Reporting, monitoring, surveys, and prevention are the most powerful weapons in the fight against species that are threatening our urban green spaces.

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Eco-Emotions: How to Use Them Against the Ecological Crisis

October 28, 2025

Paula Ruiz del Coro

Between awe and sorrow, the vanishing glaciers leave us with a choice: be frozen by eco-anxiety or turn our anger into action for the planet.

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Kept Promises or Olympic Greenwashing?

October 23, 2025

Pietro Boniciolli

The 2026 Olympics were meant to be a symbol of sustainability — but with soaring costs and delayed works, that green promise is starting to look more like a mirage than a milestone.

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