Tag Archives: Biodiversity and Ecosystems

The Social Dimension of Environmental Sustainability (document)

On May 20, 2014 I had the pleasure of featuring as a speaker along with Tommaso Diegoli (Project Manager of MED Solutions) and Gianluca Breghi (Managing Director of Fondazione Sclavo) during the seminar “Health, Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development. Global and Regional Challenges“, co-hosted by Greening USiena and Fondazione Sclavo in partnership with MED Solutions andContinue reading “The Social Dimension of Environmental Sustainability (document)”

Comments on Goal 9 of the UNSDSN draft report Indicators for SDGs

After the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network unveiled its Action Agenda for Sustainable Development in June 2013, suggesting ten operational priorities for the post-2015 development agenda and proposing 10 goals (the so-called Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs) with 30 associated targets to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) , intensive work has been conducted by the 12 ThematicContinue reading “Comments on Goal 9 of the UNSDSN draft report Indicators for SDGs”

Protestare non è pirateria

(comunicato di Greening USiena del 5 ottobre  2013) “L’Oceano Artico è unico. Ospita una moltitudine di forme di vita altamente adattate alla condizioni stagionali ed estreme di questo ambiente”. E’ anche la regione nella quale più evidente è l’impatto dei cambiamenti climatici. Allo stesso tempo, mentre la sua banchisa si riduce di anno in anno,Continue reading “Protestare non è pirateria”

International Day for Biological Diversity

Oggi è la Giornata Internazionale della Biodiversità, dedicata per l’anno 2013 al tema Water and Biodiversity, e Greening USiena l’ha celebrata con questa cover di Facebook personalizzata. Per saperne di più, consiglio di visitare la pagina apposita sul sito delle Nazioni Unite http://www.un.org/en/events/biodiversityday/ e leggere il documento ‘Natural Solutions for Water Security’. Natural Solutions for Water Security  (Pdf)

A look at CITES’ procedures and effectivity

by Dario Piselli, Greening USiena coordinator Since one of the most incendiary CITES meeting ever has wrapped up in Bangkok earlier this week, an in-depth look is needed in order to have a clear picture of how the conservation measures adopted by the Plenary could influence the international trade of those species that have been driven onContinue reading “A look at CITES’ procedures and effectivity”