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Startup, CrioPura: water purification with macroporous polymeric hydrogels

Startup, CrioPura: water purification with macroporous polymeric hydrogels

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano CrioPura is a project created by a team of researchers at the Italian CNR (National Research Counc...

A dual energy dependence between Azerbaijan and Italy: ECCO's case study

A dual energy dependence between Azerbaijan and Italy: ECCO's case study

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Azerbaijan, the host country of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, is certainly not a positive ...

COP29: with Trump's return, will China be the new climate hero?

COP29: with Trump's return, will China be the new climate hero?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano COP29 in Baku opened against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s re-election. While the announcem...

Startup, ImmunoVeg: botanical extracts and cell cultures for bio-ingredients

Startup, ImmunoVeg: botanical extracts and cell cultures for bio-ingredients

Immunoveg develops cell culture systems from plant lines for the production of bioingredients for the nutraceutical, cosmetic and novel-food sectors. This is achieved using mixers and bio-fermenters...

Smart City Expo 2024: Building Tomorrow’s Cities Today

Smart City Expo 2024: Building Tomorrow’s Cities Today

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano By 2050, the global population will reach 10 billion, with nearly 70% living in urban areas. Citie...

The return of Trump, how does China feel about it?

The return of Trump, how does China feel about it?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano While Donald Trump's victory has been all too clear and straightforward, and even the reasons for ...

Startup, PlantBit: sensors to optimize irrigation and fertilization of plants

Startup, PlantBit: sensors to optimize irrigation and fertilization of plants

This article is also available in Italian / questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Plantbit, a spin-off startup of the National Research Council, has developed Bioristor, an el...

Nature-based Solutions amid science and economy: interviews from RM53

Nature-based Solutions amid science and economy: interviews from RM53

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Think Tank section of Renewable Matter Issue 53, dedicated to Nature-based Solutions, features...

Building with Nature in the Netherlands

Building with Nature in the Netherlands

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Considered among the richest places in the world, delta territories are hubs of innovation, biodiv...

Nature-based Solutions, the importance of definitions

Nature-based Solutions, the importance of definitions

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano After centuries of mindless exploitation of natural resources, humankind has recently gained aware...

COP16 on Biodiversity is over, and it was not a success

COP16 on Biodiversity is over, and it was not a success

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Cali - COP16 in Colombia ended a day later than scheduled, amid a blend of disillusionment an...

Disclosure and reporting, the TNFD at COP16 does not convince everyone

Disclosure and reporting, the TNFD at COP16 does not convince everyone

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Cali, Colombia - Reporting and knowledge form the foundations of implementing the Global Biod...

COP16, the gordian knot of biodiversity finance

COP16, the gordian knot of biodiversity finance

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano From Cali, Colombia - On the 30th of October a group of 20 ministers from the global south vo...

Startup Longevity Pet: Enhancing Pet Health with Personalized Supplements and Services

Startup Longevity Pet: Enhancing Pet Health with Personalized Supplements and Services

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Longevity Pet, a participant in the Terra Next accelerator program, uses advanced data and a propr...

Decarbonising Cement Thanks to Carbon Capture: interview with Sergio Tortelli

Decarbonising Cement Thanks to Carbon Capture: interview with Sergio Tortelli

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano According to the International Energy Agency, the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions in cement ...

3Bee: Monitoring biodiversity, climate and nature to account for impacts and dependencies

3Bee: Monitoring biodiversity, climate and nature to account for impacts and dependencies

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The first step in protecting the planet's biodiversity is to have accurate, homogeneous data that ...

Jeff Opperman (WWF):

Jeff Opperman (WWF): "Protecting nature is not enough; we must restore it"

This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water Wildlife populations have decl...

Startup, Smush Materials: biobased packaging from by-products and agricultural waste

Startup, Smush Materials: biobased packaging from by-products and agricultural waste

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Using a mycelium-based technology, Smush Materials transforms agricultural by-products into a comp...

Europe is not protecting its waters: the European Environment Agency report

Europe is not protecting its waters: the European Environment Agency report

This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water Water and climate are closely inter...

COP16 Colombia 2024 Biodiversity: how to participate (also online) and which events to follow

COP16 Colombia 2024 Biodiversity: how to participate (also online) and which events to follow

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Inírida flower, is called the “eternal flower” because of its extraordinary...

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