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A recent study conducted by a group of researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel has estimated that the "anthropogenic mass" present on the planet has now exceeded the biomass, that is, all living organisms, whether plants or…
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Trento, Mantua and Pordenone top the ranking in the Urban Ecosystem 2020 Report, the annual dossier prepared by Legambiente, with the scientific contribution of the Istituto di Ricerche Ambiente Italia and the editorial collaboration of Il Sole 24 Ore which,…
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This image was taken by the ASTER sensor installed on the NASA TERRA satellite platform. The image was taken on 27 July 2005 and shows the north-eastern part of Sardinia. The RGB representation is composed of the 8-3-2 bands of…
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Remote satellite sensing: what it is and what it is used for In the scientific field, the images produced by the sensors on board Earth observation satellites make it possible to observe vast territories and investigate beyond simple human vision.…
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Even the wildest and most remote areas of our planet are now increasingly threatened by plastic and increasingly less uncontaminated. A recent study entitled Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States, published in the journal Science, found large…
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5 June is World Environment Day, during which governments around the world, but also individual citizens, are called upon to reflect on the health of our planet. This anniversary was established by the United Nations General Assembly 48 years ago…
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This year once again we have reached Italian Overshoot Day, the moment when we would have used up the resources available for a year if the whole planet consumed as much as our country. From tomorrow, May 15, we will…
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“(…) Mountains are an important source of water, energy and biodiversity. Furthermore, they are a source of such key resources as minerals, forest products and agricultural products and of recreation. As a major ecosystem representing the complex and interrelated ecology…
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Diamonds are crystals of carbon formed in rocks by time and fire. The term “diamond” derives from an ancient Greek word meaning untameable, indestructible. They form in the lithosphere, 140-190 kilometres below the earth’s surface where the temperature may reach…