I'm a writer, a world citizen: across earth, water & sky
The year 2022 is behind us.In my heart it leaves a mixture of disappointment and bitterness regarding my professional activity, as I realize that despite the changes that have occurred, things have only gotten worse.The Person at the center? Paradoxically, this is just a slogan that does not reflect reality: not toward the unemployed, let …
Continue reading "Sharing my toughts – condivido i miei pensieri"
It was a decisive weekend for biodiversity in our little Switzerland. This doesn't mean that the problems for some species of animals are over. There will always be hunters aware that in order to practice their bloodthirsty "sport", they will kill pregnant ungulates or undersized one’s mistaking them for some other species... they will kill …
Continue reading "Isn’t over… biodiversity is still in danger"
In queste settimane, gli animi si sono accesi parecchio, e a far discutere è la modifica della Legge sulla Caccia! Quale ecologista amante degli animali, non sono l'unica ad essere stata più volte attaccata verbalmente come pure su scritti apparsi sulla stampa del cantone Ticino. Sono piovute parole spregevoli e ai limiti della denuncia... Ma …
Continue reading "La vergognosa politica * The shameful politics"
26.8.2020 Corriere del Ticino The global extinction of many species of flora and fauna, or a reduction / loss of the same in a specific natural environment, can be a temporary or permanent phenomenon depending on the situation. In the case of deforestation, the disappearance of the habitat of many species, without the possibility of …
Continue reading "Fighting for them: the creatures without voice"
http://chng.it/QwTYVcpvBG Autrici: Verena Sommer e Dapne Mattai del Moro [version française en bas de la page] [Deutsche Übersetzung unten] Ringraziamo il Governo e tutti gli organi preposti coinvolti per il l'impegno ed il lavoro svolto fino ad oggi e fin dall'inizio dell'evento epocale che stiamo vivendo. Le decisioni prese richiedono molto lavoro, riflessione, un’enorme responsabilità …
. . Although the definition of the Ecosystem is a relatively new term, in recent months it has taken on a very important media impact. The human being is closely connected to Nature, on which he depends for his survival. Without a healthy ecosystem, we would not have water to drink and clean air to …
Continue reading "Biodiversity to be protected * Biodiversità da proteggere"
(Corriere del Ticino 22.10.2019) Nel 1800 sono scomparse in Svizzera diverse specie, sterminate poiché ritenute pericolose o semplicemente poiché l’uomo ha sottratto loro lo spazio vitale: nel 1871 in Ticino è stato ucciso l’ultimo lupo, nel 1894 in Vallese l’ultima lince, nel 1904 in Grigioni l’ultimo orso. Nel 1985 si è estinto il gipeto barbuto, …
Continue reading "La fauna selvatica non dovrebbe forse essere patrimonio nazionale?"
With urgent need, I share the post of "in the shadow of the wolf". The International Union for Conservation of Nature reminds us that the emergency must be taken with extreme urgency. The current crisis, without previous analogues, must absolutely lead us to launch immediate conservation laws so that the bio-diversity is also guaranteed in …
Continue reading "The IUCN calls for halt to species decline by 2030"
Negli ultimi mesi sono apparsi diversi sondaggi sulle preoccupazioni della popolazione svizzera nonché alcune previsioni elettorali per le nazionali per prossimo autunno. Il clima risulta essere tra le preoccupazioni maggiori, perciò era data una discreta avanzata dei due partiti ambientalisti. La conferma dei sondaggi è arrivata lo scorso fine settimana nel rinnovo dei poteri del …
Continue reading "Abbiamo bisogno di un cambiamento * We badly need a change"
The presence of large predators (in this case I refer especially to the wolf) always have a disproportionate impact on public opinion, and this is caused by the loss of habit to live with them. More than a century ago, in our territory wolves were present in the valleys and pre-Alpine areas and …
Continue reading "Protection dogs for flocks * cani da protezione per le greggi"
The philosopher Carlo Sini has simplified the problem of biodiversity decline by stating that it is a disequilibrium between "prey" and "predators" that in the long run will cause the collapse of an entire ecosystem. But what is an ecosystem, also called an ecological unit? It is a set of living organisms of plants and …
I spent a day, as a volunteer, organized by the WWF, to accompany the children along a fun-interactive path designed to bring greater knowledge of these graceful mammals. Thanks to the efforts of the organizers of the "Centro protezione chirotteri Ticino" we have learned to distinguish these small creatures (only in Ticino there are 20 different …
Claudine Giovannoni 