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Slow Food and green gastronomy

by Yoann on Mar.05, 2010, under Ecology, Ecology thoughts

Coping with fast-food and relying on the “Slow Life” concept, the international association Slow Food has, since 1986, been advocating the “green gastronomy way of life”. So far more than 100,000 people around the world have joined this movement.

Large-scale food production and the fast food restaurant industry has distanced us from (continue reading…)

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13 Days to Save Brindi

by Yoann on Feb.28, 2010, under Animal protection

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On July 24, Brindi was seized and put on death row… And we have 13 days to act. (continue reading…)

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30 amazing animal pictures, from Mark Vincent Müller

by Yoann on Feb.28, 2010, under Animal protection, Ecology, Pictures

Mark Vincent Müller knows how to deal with animal photography. Suricats, elephants, apes, lions and dragonflies, all are shot in their fiery animality. Enjoy these 30 great pictures, and if you like them, visit Mark Vincent Müller’s website !

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Climate change and undernourishment : 25 million more children might be hit

by Yoann on Feb.23, 2010, under Ecology, Ecology thoughts, Humanitarian action, Humanitarian thoughts

Climate change could have terrible side effects… and leave another 25 million children malnourished by 2050, unless heafty investments in adaptive measures are made, says a major new report.

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Three-year-old Antonio, who has the weight of a 6-month-old baby, is being attended at a health center for malnourished children (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald)

An annual US$7 billion investment in agricultural productivity will be necessary to help farmers adapt and reduce (continue reading…)

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20 striking pictures of children in third world countries

by Yoann on Feb.05, 2010, under Humanitarian action, Traveling pictures

Pictures of children in third world countries… An efficient way to get aware that their way of living is definitely not ours… Unfortunately.

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Amnesty International campaign against destitution

by Yoann on Jan.24, 2010, under Communication, Humanitarian action

You have all heard about these city management games, the Sim City-like, where you embody a mayor, and are in charge of the development of housing, transports, public service, and so on…

Your first concern is always your inhabitants’ welfare.

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Actually, this has been a great source of inspiration for Amnesty International… (continue reading…)

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Crasher animals get involved for animal preservation

by Yoann on Jan.06, 2010, under Animal protection, Communication, Ecology, humor

You all know about the crasher squirrel, which barged in the family photo of Melissa Brandts in Alberta :

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This amazing squirrel has been seen in numerous pictures throughout history, from Jesus’ Last Supper to the coronation of (continue reading…)

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