European countries have a long history of fighting against pollution and enforcing laws that protect the environment and human health. Still, overpopulation and mass consumerism are forcing us to make efforts and find better solutions to ensure a safe future on our planet. One of the issues we can...
Many of us have already implemented some eco-friendly practices in our daily lives, such as using a refillable water bottle, bringing our own produce bags to the markets, or switching our diets to local, plant-based food. But when it comes to organising events such as picnics and parties, we still...
Today we celebrate World Food Day, which was established in 1979 to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. Since then, many organizations, among them last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, World Food Programme, honor this date with...
Last month marked two important dates for the environment. The first one is International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer celebrated on the 16th of September and the second is Zero Emissions Day established on the 21st of September. The idea is to spread awareness about how carbon...
When we think about preserving the environment and reducing our carbon footprint, the first thing that comes to mind are green spaces and rainforests as an important source of oxygen, but in fact, the ocean plays a bigger role than you might have imagined. Let’s dive into some interesting facts and...
Last year, the 16th of October (World Food Day), marked the beginning of a four-year EU-funded Horizon 2020 project called FOOD TRAILS which we’ve already written about here. The project unites 19 partners on a quest to transform urban food policy in the European Union and brings together 11 cities...
Have you ever thought about how much waste do we produce a day? Maybe you think you are leading a pretty close-to-zero-waste lifestyle by consciously avoiding certain plastic products like water bottles or grocery bags. However, there are still numerous other items you have been using and disposing...
When the global pandemic hit us last year, we weren't aware that many underlying social problems would emerge to the surface. The sudden shortages of flour, bread and even yeast in the supermarkets made the municipalities realize that we should rethink our urban food policies with an emphasis on ...
It is common knowledge that plastic pollution is one of the biggest challenges we as humanity will be facing in the future. Each year, 500 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, and the World Economic Forum stated that by 2050 there could be more plastics in the ocean than fish. With all...
We have to admit that the human impact on the environment is quite astonishing considering the fact that our planet is over 4,5 billion years old, and that homo sapiens have only been around for approximately 250 thousand years, or only 0,05% of Earth's total lifespan.
