Albania is said to be one of the oldest European nations and yet the history and the culture of the nation and the country itself are not very familiar to most of us. In the beginning of October 2019 we had the unique chance of travelling to Albania and getting
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Extinction Rebellion: Creating stoppage to move climate politics forward
Extinction Rebellion (XR) is an international movement founded in the UK in November 2018. Their aim is to evoke social and political change in regards to climate change by means of peaceful civil disobedience. Extinction Rebellion’s protest is centred around three demands: the declaration of a climate emergency, actions to protect
Car-free city, carefree sustainability
An approach to the newly invented topic of banning personal cars in parts of a city like Barcelona or Paris and increasing a more relaxed and sustainable lifestyle, as well as regarding safety issues and reducing traffic jams. Less air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, noise and in general a better quality
Food for Thought
“The nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt The Salt of the Earth Human activity has become a geological event. At present, some 12% of the world’s land surface is used in crop production, which is over one-third of the land estimated to be suitable for agriculture.
Such a big world and still not enough space to live?
The population of the world is increasing at an exponential rate. Accommodating everyone in cities is now a pressing issue. Innovative housing ideas, then, are integral to a smarter future.
Back to OUR future: “Your future is whatever you make it”
Listen to the past? No, the future! Since children and young people are humanity’s future, they should in theory be thought of as the most important humans. But do you feel like that? They are the most vulnerable persons and often suffer the most in conflicts and catastrophes. Everyone knows
Who brings the food to your table?
People try to buy food locally, but who is producing that? Sweden for example used to be an agricultural country, but today it focuses on other sectors. Who is feeding us now? Not everything can be done by machines. With the expansion of education in our modern service society, few
Would you eat that? A perspective on food saving
What are rules and laws there for? To protect us. Take the example of food–there are hygienic reasons for best-before dates but it can be criticised, as the desire to constantly sell contributes to the throwing away of food too early. Since food production costs tons of energy and resources,
The Horrors of the Kanelbulle
Every country has a specific way in celebrating what people deem to be important, their national heritage, or just because everyone likes an excuse to party. Globally we celebrate events and movements such as international women’s day and with festivities expanded towards an ever growing range of bizarre holidays, there