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Norway’s proposal to double krill harvests raises tension at Antarctic conservation summit
Move to double krill harvest and Ukrainian scientist’s arrest take spotlight at Antarctica summit by Francesco De AugustinisNorway proposed almost doubling the catch limit for krill in the Southern Ocean during the annual conference of the intergovernmental body that...
The curse of the octopus in the Med, between illegal fishing and factory farms
Wild populations are declining due to illegal fishing, while Spain is investing, together with the EU, in a breeding facility in the Canary Islands. But to obtain 3,000 tons of usable meat, up to 28,000 tons of other species would have to be used to produce feeds. by...
Deforestation in your cup: How coffee is deforesting the Amazon, pushing to stop EU rules
A new report by the Ngo Coffee Watch exposes deforestation trends in Brazil related to coffee production. This is a key issue at COP30, which opens in November in Belem. The producers' trade association is pushing the EU to once again postpone the anti-deforestation...
Biofuels may emit more CO₂ than fossil fuels, new report warns
About 80% of global biofuel production is fueled by corn, sugarcane, palm oil and other dedicated crops, often derived from deforestation – report by Francesco De AugustinisReplacing fossil fuels in cars and other vehicles with biofuels could actually increase global...
Record krill catches in Antarctica, fishery closed early amid concern among scientists
This year, for the first time, the catches reached the legal limit of 620,000 tonnes, sparked reactions among the scientific community and NGOs. by Francesco De AugustinisThe huge trawlers slowly move forward, a short distance from each other, their...
Less than 0.1 percent of the sea is protected from fishing: Italy’s delay in protecting biodiversity
Only 0.04 percent of Italian seas are closed to fishing, keeping Italy far from the United Nations' 30x30 protection objectives by Francesco De Augustinis This story was produced with the support of Journalismfund EuropeItaly has committed to ensuring “strict...
EU biofuel projects in the ‘breadbasket of Congo’ could threaten food security, investigation finds
The company claims it is using ‘degraded lands’, but Congo is in dire need of more homegrown food according to the UN Francesco De Augustinis This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting Grant.Some fields are abandoned, others are being...
Paranza Effect: The Illegal Fishing of Juveniles Hakes in Italy
The collapse of Mediterranean hake populations and the illegal fishing of undersized individuals Francesco De Augustinis This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe and Internews’ Earth Journalism NetworkThey call them “merluzzetti”:...
The Italian strategy to boost biofuels in Europe
The Italian government is engaged in a discussion with the EU on the topic of biofuels. The thesis is that they could be a solution to make car transport in Europe zero-impact Francesco De Augustinis This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting...
DRC’s plans to dramatically increase palm oil production
Plantations et Huileries du Congo, the DRC's leading palm oil producer, plans to exponentially increase its palm oil production, but this strategy could exacerbate land conflicts. Francesco De Augustinis and Jonas Kiriko This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center...
A journey to Boteka: where only oil palms enjoy the right to land in DRC’S Northwest
Already in conflict with local communities over land grabbing, Plantation et Huilerie du Congo (PHC) has just acquired new concessions to expand its palm oil plantations in Boteka. This deprived local communities of nearly 2,500 hectares of arable land. By Jonas...
A healthy diet can save the lives of 50 million people a year
The common paths of the Planetary Health Diet, by the Eat Lancet Commission, and the Mediterranean diet by Francesco De AugustinisA drastic reduction in animal proteins, a larger use of “healthy” fats, such as olive oil or dried fruit, the central role of vegetables,...
ONE EARTH doc is an independent investigative project to research the environmental, social and ethical impact of the global food system.
We investigate the ever-increasing animal production and the further intensification in factory farming.
We follow a One Health approach: human health is deeply related to animal health and environmental health. So what happens to humankind when the balance gets broken?
We expose the “side effects” of the food system, including deforestation, land, water and resources grabbing, loss of biodiversity, chemical pollution, social impacts.
We also include in our research the ethical matter, investigating the cultural and religious roots that brought us to an unbalanced and unethical food system, that is now jeopardizing our life in this planet.
Journalistic investigations and documentaries
ONE EARTH doc is an independent journalistic project. The main outputs are:
- Feature stories published on international media, investigating the global food system, factory farms, environmental and social matters, fishery and fish farms, deforestation and loss of biodiversity, human health, food security, ethics.
- A series of documentaries investigating different aspects of an unsustainable food system.
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The budget will be used to produce the documentary and the video inquires (video production, editing, post production, distribution).
About us
One Earth is an independent project, based on the team of professionals that worked on the production of Deforestation Made in Italy (feature documentary, ITA, 2019, 67′), about tropical deforestation and the import of forest risk commodities in Europe and Italy, and ONE EARTH – Everything is connected (feature documentary, ITA, 2021, 93′), about the impact of the iper-industrialization of the food system.