Francesco De Augustinis is an Italian freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker with ten years' experience reporting on food and environmental issues.

Based in Italy, he works with various media outlets in Italy and abroad. In 2019, he founded One Earth, an independent journalistic project focusing on food production, the environment, and public health.

As a filmmaker, he directed the documentary Deforestation Made in Italy (Italy, 2019, 72') in 2019, and the award-winning feature documentary One Earth - Everything is Connected (Italy 2021, 93') in 2021.

Francesco De Augustinis

Basic information

Name
Francesco De Augustinis
Title
Journalist and documentaris
Expertise
Environment, food production, public health
Country
Italy
City
Spoleto

Supported projects

The European Hake: Mediterranean’s Most Overfished Species

  • Environment
  • Fishing industry

ROME/MADRID – This cross-border investigation set out to uncover the reasons behind the overfishing of European hake. The journalists gathered compelling evidence of widespread illegality in the process.

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Killing Krill: Supermarkets and Salmon Farms Under Fire

  • Environment
  • Fishing industry

EDINBURGH - Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is a shrimplike crustacean a few centimeters long, supporting the marine food chain around Antarctica. The Antarctic krill fishing industry has been growing in the last two decades, driven by the global growth of aquaculture. Krill is considered a valuable alternative to wild fish as a protein ingredient for fish feeds, especially for salmon, trout and shrimp.

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The Invisible Factory Farms: The Rise of Aquaculture In "Green” Europe

  • Environment
  • Fishing industry

SUTHERLAND - The European Union pledged around 2.9 billion euro between 2001 and 2020 to support the development of aquaculture. Based on the Food and Agriculture Organisation's strong support for fish farming, European institutions plan to develop aquaculture in member states, in order to decrease imports of fish products, to produce food in a more sustainable way and to reduce overfishing and meat consumption.

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