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Virgilio Galicia: between revolution and reforestation
In this blog article, we introduce Virgilio, the Guatemalan root of our project: son of ex-guerrilleros, teacher and co-founder of zeroCO2.
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The Monte Carmelo Community
zeroCO2 was born in Guatemala, where today we collaborate with around 60 farming communities. Today we tell the story of Monte Carmelo, of collective education and social development projects developed thanks to sustainable agriculture.
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Palm oil is back. And so is deforestation.
The war in Ukraine is threatening the preservation of tropical forests worldwide. Soaring prices and the shortage of sunflower oil produced and exported by Ukraine and Russia are pushing multinational food companies and local producers to return to palm oil, together with the increasing deforestation and annihilation of ecosystems by large-scale agribusinesses.
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In this blog article, we introduce Virgilio, the Guatemalan root of our project: son of ex-guerrilleros, teacher and co-founder of zeroCO2.
zeroCO2 was born in Guatemala, where today we collaborate with around 60 farming communities. Today we tell the story of Monte Carmelo, of collective education and social development projects developed thanks to sustainable agriculture.
The war in Ukraine is threatening the preservation of tropical forests worldwide. Soaring prices and the shortage of sunflower oil produced and exported by Ukraine and Russia are pushing multinational food companies and local producers to return to palm oil, together with the increasing deforestation and annihilation of ecosystems by large-scale agribusinesses.
ZEROSTORIES.
The tales of zeroCO2.
We are not just talking about trees, but about community, innovation and history.
Listen to what we have to say.
Virgilio Galicia: between revolution and reforestation
In this blog article, we introduce Virgilio, the Guatemalan root of our project: son of ex-guerrilleros, teacher and co-founder of zeroCO2.
Wild Farm Cürnigia’s founders against drought in Liguria
Gianpaolo and Lorenzo tell us how they are experiencing drought and coping with it at the Wild Farm Cürnigia, in Liguria.
Stories of desertification: from Brazil to the Mediterranean
Today Rafael Da Silveira Bueno (1), our partner at the NoE (2) Social Cooperative in Sicily, tells us about extreme weather events, droughts and land degradation due to climate change and human action.
Drought stories: Interview with La Piemontesina
Drought has been a hot topic since before the summer. We talked about the extent of this phenomenon, farmers and plants’ resistance to the water crisis caused by climate change, and possible solutions with Federico Citta, external consultant for La Piemontesina, a farm and agricultural kindergarten with which we collaborate.
The Monte Carmelo Community
zeroCO2 was born in Guatemala, where today we collaborate with around 60 farming communities. Today we tell the story of Monte Carmelo, of collective education and social development projects developed thanks to sustainable agriculture.
Plastic: better go without
Plastic Free July is a movement started by the Plastic Free Foundation that includes a challenge: to produce zero plastic waste for the entire month of July. We talk about what plastic is, trends of plastic production and consumption, and what we can do to slow down plastic pollution.
ZEROCO2 IS IN THE TOP 5% B CORPS 2022 IN GOVERNANCE
zeroCO2 was named B Corp™ Best for the World™ 2022 in the area of Governance for the outstanding positive impact generated!
Digital activism: is it useful?
Social media and the internet allow citizens to engage in social or environmental causes occurring around the globe through digital activism, thus enhancing the level of their collective consciousness.
Desertification: a global phenomenon with local solutions
Human activities and climate change are exacerbating the risk of desertification worldwide. Still, there are some solutions to desertification. We talked about them with Guido Cencini, LCA & Forestry strategist at zeroCO2.
Palm oil is back. And so is deforestation.
The war in Ukraine is threatening the preservation of tropical forests worldwide. Soaring prices and the shortage of sunflower oil produced and exported by Ukraine and Russia are pushing multinational food companies and local producers to return to palm oil, together with the increasing deforestation and annihilation of ecosystems by large-scale agribusinesses.
GREEN INVADERS: THE SILENT INVASIONS THAT MODIFY ECOSYSTEMS
Among the very serious damage that climate change causes there are also those linked to the biological invasions of non-native species, the so-called alien species.
Climate hypocrisy. A study of the vast energy inequality.
It is difficult to be accused of hypocrisy, yet all of us, as Europeans, as citizens of high-income countries, find ourselves living in at least one. And that is climate hypocrisy.
