Alessandro Ferrari

Alessandro Ferrari is a graduate in philosophy and political science and spent a year working on the editorial team at Altreconomia. He works as a freelance journalist for several Italian publications, mainly covering the environment, biodiversity and social issues.

COP17, Marco Lambertini: “For businesses, the state of nature is the ultimate indicator”

Yerevan - Finance for biodiversity is at the heart of COP17, both in the political negotiations and in the growing role of private finance. The latter was discussed primarily at side events hosted i...

Trawling in protected areas: the legal battle reaches Italy

On a map, the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea off Tuscany and of the Ionian Sea off Apulia are designated under Natura 2000, the EU network meant to protect vulnerable habitats and species. Underwater,...

Why the price of cocoa is dropping, but the price of chocolate is rising

Over the past two years, the price of cocoa has fluctuated sharply, culminating in a recent drop, yet the price of chocolate and finished products continues to rise. On the New York Commodity Exchan...

Hillary Rosner, reconnecting humanity and nature in a fractured world

Journalistic coverage on the climate crisis and its environmental consequences has often overlooked the change in land use and its effects on wildlife movement. This is the focus of Roam: wild ...