Bamboo: The Miracle Plant

BAMBOO – THE MIRACLE PLANT Published on Gili Life It is no wonder that bamboo is a plant valued worldwide. Traditionally used in Asia and in the Americas as a

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Discover Pirates’ Bay – Découvrez les baies des pirates

When Yasmina, also known as Mina, left Switzerland to travel solo around the world, she did not plan to sail across the thousands of islands and discover the most secret

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PEARLS – precious, elegant and local: the perfect gift!  PERLES – precieux, elegant y local: le cadeau parfait!

     It’s a quiet and sunny day in the Gilis and you are chilling on the beach, not really thinking about anything special, when suddenly a thought crosses your

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Segnali di Fumo

  SEGNALI DI FUMO Pubblicato su La Stampa  Non è la prima volta che spessa nebbia copre i luccicanti palazzi di Singapore, lasciando nell’aria un fastidioso odore di bruciato. Nonostante

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DNA Tests: Back to the Roots

BACK TO THE ROOTS DNA tests in the fight against deforestation   Published on the Jakarta Post  Many are probably familiar with the DNA technology used to solve mysterious crimes

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Jalan Jati art project – Retracing the origin of a teak bed

NATURE vs SCIENCE JALAN JATI ART PROJECT: Retracing the origin of a teak bed   Published on the Jakarta Post   “What’s the use of them having names,” the gnat

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L’importanza del plancton

The hallmark of life is this: a struggle among an immense variety of organisms weighting next to nothing for a vanishingly small amount of energy. – Edward O. Wilson “The

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GREEN SCHOOL  ovvero  quando la scuola del futuro è già presente

Se intellettualmente si assimila il concetto che il nostro rapporto con la Terra è uguale al rapporto che la foglia ha con l’albero, diventa ovvio che le necessità dell’albero hanno

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Da Sumatra l’S.O.S. degli orangotango

Addentratami nella foresta del Gunung Leuser National Park a Bukit Lawang, Sumatra Settentrionale, sono le infinite tonalità del verde a colpirmi immediatamente. Ammaliata dalle mille sfumature di questo colore, quasi

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Sustainability and traceability: the new strategy for Indonesian furniture

Indonesian quality wood is known all over the world. Unfortunately, also is its deforestation rates have reached record standards. Worldwide demand for high quality wood led to indiscriminate logging and

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