Sustainable Travel

Economic crisis will affect climate pledges, Prestigiacomo

by ITALY | Tue, 10/14/2008 - 04:13

Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo on Monday said ''strong choices'' needed to be made in the fight against climate change that would take account of…

Climate change objectives must be flexible, Frattini

by ITALY | Tue, 10/14/2008 - 03:51

Foreign Minister Franco Frattini on Monday asked the European Union for an ''evaluation of the impact'' measures in an EU package to stop climate change will…

Armani rapped for using fur

by ITALY | Tue, 10/07/2008 - 03:41

Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani has broken his promise to stop using fur in his collections, animal rights organisation Peta said Monday.Speaking in Rome,…

ENI finds gas in Sicilian channel

by ITALY | Sun, 09/28/2008 - 03:02

Italian fuels giant ENI confirmed on Wednesday that it has found natural gas reserves in the Sicilian Channel, some 20km off the southern city of Agrigento.ENI…

Rare Gibbon confiscated

by ITALY | Sat, 09/27/2008 - 03:06

A rare example of a Lar, or White-handed, Gibbon was confiscated from a family home by forestry police in Mantua on Friday.The family had kept the gibbon in a…

Port of 'second Carthage' found in Sardinia

by ITALY | Fri, 09/26/2008 - 04:30

Archaeologists in Sardinia said Thursday they have found the port of the Phoenician city of Tharros, held by some to be the ancient people's most important…

Town to wage dog mess DNA war

by ITALY | Wed, 09/24/2008 - 03:43

A Piedmont town is gearing up to wage war against dog owners who fail to pick up after their pet through the use of excrement DNA tests.Vercelli environment…

Italian doctors to study heart disease on Mount Everest

by ITALY | Sun, 09/07/2008 - 03:00

An Italian expedition will set up camp on Mount Everest later this month to collect scientific data on how lack of oxygen affects cardiovascular disease,…

Agriculture Minister moves to save honeybees

by ITALY | Fri, 09/05/2008 - 04:24

Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia said on Thursday he was preparing to ban new types of pesticides believed responsible for decimating Italy's honeybee population…

Animal park one of capital's top tourist stars

by ITALY | Wed, 09/03/2008 - 03:14

Rome's animal park is proving a hit with tourists, inching up to third place on the Italian capital's list of most visited sites.The sudden upswing in the…