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• In Dante’s footsteps. Walking the places of the Poet, amid nature, history and art.

  Medieval villages, forests, waterfalls, fortresses. A unique experience, marked by the presence of the Supreme Author of the Divine Comedy. A selection of complete routes, to be walked alone or in company. Let’s look at them together.

• Forest bathing: what it is, and how to get lost in order to find yourself

  From Japanese Shinrin-Yoku to functional training in parks: why slowing down, listening and moving in nature is not just wellbeing, but an act of resistance.

• Looking to the past to design the future: the sustainability of ancient building materials

  Often, even after centuries, ancient buildings are still perfectly standing and aesthetically beautiful, while new constructions deteriorate and look ugly after just a few decades. The secret? The materials used and the harmony with the surrounding landscape.

• United States on alert: waters are rising and seabeds are becoming impoverished

  NASA and NOAA sound the alarm over the accelerating rise in sea level, particularly along the US coast. At the same time, ENEA warns us about the progressive desertification of ocean waters. The Blue Planet is increasingly at risk.

• The enchanting villages of the Versilia hinterland. All waiting to be discovered

  Just a few kilometres above the beaches of Forte dei Marmi and Camaiore, the area is full of almost unknown villages, thousand-year-old churches and unspoiled woods. One surprise after another

• Thank you, Francis: the Pope and the environment

  The most ‘environmentalist’ Pontiff in history has left us a strong message. And an important legacy for those who come after him: no steps backwards on the issue.

• Green Deal versus military spending: can war and sustainability coexist?

  A world at war: with flashpoints scattered everywhere and the feared – but never desired – Third World War (as Pope Francis also warns), what chances remain for global sustainability?

• Earthquake in Myanmar: the latest tremor in a long seismic history
• Chocolate at risk of extinction? The foods that could disappear from our tables
• Do farm animals know they are going to die? An ethical question and more
• National Day of Energy Saving and Sustainable Lifestyles: what it is and the everyday actions that help protect the environment.
• ‘Greenland is not for sale’. But why does it appeal so much to the superpowers?