The proof that contemporary society has been gradually dissociating from the complexities of life is right in front of us. The advancement of resource commodification, marketization of every dimension of existence, oversimplification, blind overexploitation, and the progressive diminishing of diversity have pushed the world towards the edge of a breakdown. …

The state and advancement of drought and desertification on the Earth are detectable even from space. We have been progressively turning our Planet not only into arid and degraded lands, but also into carbon sources, Especially during the extreme drought events primarily seen on five continents. This degradation of the…

The potential of blockchain applied to agri-food systems and ecosystems. Globally, there is a widening distance between fields and tables, between producers and consumers. It is a dangerous gap, distancing the land from processed food, preventing citizens from knowing the agricultural practices used, and fragmenting nutrition between the agricultural methods and the different stages of the supply chain.

TURNING CRISIS INTO POTENTIAL FOR UKRAINE, ITALY, AND THE EU — “People are a mirror image of the soil they live on. When soil is degraded people are poor and malnourished”, Rattan Lal used to say. If we think about it, the results of biodiversity loss, soil degradation, and impoverishment are always replicated at the human level, with wars and conflicts…

Preserving the Mediterranean marine ecosystem, diversifying fishing models, countering the depletion of fish stocks, preventing seabed and habitat degradation, but also preserving traditional knowledge, encouraging cooperation including in research, protecting the rights of fishermen, especially responsible small-scale fishermen, and promoting responsible fishing. …

Act boldly, innovate broadly, and implement equitably. These are the cornerstones around which World Earth Day, which the world has celebrated on April 22 for the past 52 years, revolves. …

Weaving Pollica and New York City together to grow healthier communities Since the Middle Ages, food has always been conceived as the result of a plurality of elements perfectly balanced among them and managed in the collective interest. Food is first and foremost a common good that indissolubly binds the individual to nature, capable of nourishing mankind and feeding the sense…

Digital experiences and artificial intelligence play a central role in daily post-modern life. Today algorithms lead the new frontiers of medicine, guide financial decisions on domestic and international levels, foster new forms of tourism, increase the connection between individuals and their communities, drive innovation within the food system, serve as…

Implementing The One Health Approach To Foster Peace And Common Well-being Up until a few years ago, there was a very popular board game that grasped the deepest roots of the world’s current problems: the Mikado game. Despite being difficult to play, the Mikado game has very simple rules that are conditioned to a player’s ability to embrace an ecosystemic vision…