Sustainable development blog : ecology and humanitarian aid

Translated by Marcella Oliviero from http://www.ecologiae.com/rischio-estinzione-specie-acquatiche-africa/21313/

The loss of biodiversity is one of the most pressing problems that governments all around the world have to face at this time, perhaps even more than pollution. Life without biodiversity means the loss of basic resources for human sustenance, economic loss, and the endangering of entire geographical areas.

If we consider that this is happening in Africa, the situation is even more Read more »

Translated by Marcella Oliviero from http://palletecofriendly.blogspot.com/2010/06/wangari-maathai-una-donna-che-ha.html

Picture courtesy: https://environmentalheroes.pbworks.com/w/page/19132731/Wangari-Maathai

She is the first African woman in the world to receive the Nobel prize for peace in 2004. Wangari and her Green Belt Movement have planted 40 billion trees in several African nations like Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ugunda, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Kenya. She didn't planted firs or eucalyptus that have been imported by European and Australian people, but native plants like

Mark Vincent Müller knows how to deal with animal photography. Suricats, elephants, apes, lions and dragonflies, all are shot in their fiery animality. Enjoy these 30 great pictures, and if you like them, visit Mark Vincent Müller's website !

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