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The Doges
Before the institution of the office of doge on the Venetian lagoons, civil and military power was exercised by the Byzantine magister militum to whom the tribunes, who administered the various islands, were...
The importance of freedom of the press: Niccolò Tommaseo's 1847 speech
In order to understand the importance and motivations of what Tommaseo read in the nineteenth-century Ateneo Veneto in what is now the room that bears his name, we need to take a few small steps back for a brief...
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30 March becomes World Day against Food Losses and Waste (International Day of Zero Waste)
That waste is not good and right has been known for years, yet the problem not only persists but has long since become detrimental to all. By decision of the United Nations General Assembly, proclaimed during its...
IPCC: urgent climate action can secure a liveable future for all
INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, March 20, 2023 -- There are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change, and they are available now, said scientists in...
New IPCC report, how to mitigate climate change
IPCC's message in the new report is clear: unless there are immediate and deep emission reductions in all sectors, the 1.5°C limit is out of reach. The good news is that there is growing evidence of a commitment to...
10 actions to reduce oil use, according to the International Energy Agency
How can oil consumption be reduced in 4 months and policies made more efficient in the long term? In the face of the emerging global energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the International Energy...
Sustainability at the time of the Serenissima: forest management
Marin Sanudo, also known as Marino Sanuto the Younger, was born in Venice on 22 May 1466. He came from the ancient patrician Candiani-Sanudo family, a leading figure in Venetian history from the very beginning and...
The protection of the environment and biodiversity is now included in the Italian Constitution
February 2022 is an important month for the Italian Constitution, because it finally introduces the protection and protection of the environment, biodiversity and ecosystems in a clear, black and white way. A vital...
The speech of David Attenborough at COP26
Your excellencies, delegates, ladies and gentlemen, as you spend the next two weeks, debating, negotiating, persuading and compromising, as you surely must, it’s easy to forget that ultimately the emergency climate...
Why are we talking about crisis and climate emergency, and not climate change?
Before man arrived on planet Earth, conditions on the planet changed over time, sometimes violently, other times more gradually. All these changes have produced favourable conditions for life as we know it today to...
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The removal of carbon in the atmosphere is essential to combat climate change and the current ongoing climate crisis. But we are late. Bazzmann + Venipedia, through its Virtuosa initiative, already actively...