SEEDversity is a cross-media project featuring the voices, images, data and experiences collected by formicablu during many trips to rural areas in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. it is the story of communities that produce, conserve and exchange seeds to overcome the challenge of climate change, soil impoverishment and the need to produce more…
AURES II is a continuation of a project that aims to develop design tools to improve renewable energy auctions in EU countries. auctions for RES (Renewable Energy Sources) are a market mechanism used to sell assets in cases where the auctioneer has no way of knowing the market price of a particular asset beforehand. such…
few top positions in academia are occupied by women and women still experience slow career progression. in all research institutions, gender imbalances still exist and are largely tolerated. to tackle this problem, it is important to set concrete goals and take measures at individual, cultural and structural levels. LeTSGEPs (Leading Towards Sustainable Gender Equality Plans…
concepts can be better understood and remembered if some kind of visualization is available, such as an illustrated diagram or a photograph. certain notions can be conveyed very effectively with the help of a well-constructed video, in which images and audio complement and reinforce each other. formicablu has a considerable experience in the production of…
cereals are the basis of European agriculture, culture and diets. because of this the CERERE project has promoted and facilitated the exchange and integration of scientific and practical knowledge on how to best include and manage agrobiodiversity along the entire cereal production chain, from seed to table. the project involved a network of people from…
sthe documentary “Cereals, the renaissance in the field” tells the stories of the protagonists of an agricultural revolution and cultural renaissance taking place in Europe. formicablu produced the documentary as part of the CERERE project. the stories focus on a selection of charismatic central characters found amongst CERERE networks of farmers, practitioners, researchers and stakeholders…
the CHROMIC project was set up to deal with the improvement of the production process of chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, and niobium, which are essential metals for European industry and for the strategic growth of the manufacturing sector. they are all by-products derived from the processing of other metals improving the production chain represents an opportunity…
formicablu produced a photographic exhibition as one of the DYNAVERSITY project’s dissemination activities. this aimed at raising awareness among a wider public on the issue of agricultural diversity management and its contribution to sustainable development models from a social, economic, and environmental perspective. the exhibition consisted of 40 images taken by photographer Italo Rondinella during…
the adoption in agriculture of a small number of varieties, high-yielding but genetically uniform, is the main cause of “genetic erosion”. this phenomenon makes agricultural systems more vulnerable to changes, e.g., to climate change. there is now international agreement on the need to also protect biodiversity in the field of agriculture. DYNAVERSITY has mapped the…
“Chips&Salsa: Digital, Interactive, Mediterranean Journalisms,” was a discussion and training event on innovation in journalism and the new frontiers of information that formicablu co-conceived, organized and managed in partnership with the effecinque agency. the event held in Genoa, at the Aquarium Auditorium, on June 14, 2019, was inspired by the work and thinking of Genoese…
