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FACTA is an independent Italian non-profit media outlet that applies the scientific method to investigative and data journalism. Our mission is to promote democracy through science-based investigations. We work in Italy, a country with enormous political, environmental, and social issues. We publish in Italian and English, often in syndication with other Italian media. We strongly believe rigorous, transparent, open science, public interest journalism can help better inform the public debate and build scientific citizenship.
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Wasted Wetlands. Cervia, the salt pan submerged by the 2023 flood in Romagna
19.07.2024
In 2023, a violent flood hit Emilia-Romagna. The damage was extensive, but the Cervia salt pan mitigated some of the consequences.
Episode 1
Who pays the price when there's no water or when there's too much?
13.07.2024
The relationship between productive activities, environmental protection, and conservation is always somewhat problematic.
Episode 2
The Po River water crisis and the future it faces
5.07.2024
We now constantly oscillate between two extremes: very intense, short-lived events that bring a large amount of water, followed by increasingly longer periods of historic drought.
Editorial
Under the Surface: the state of Europe's underground water reservoirs
18.05.2024
Water is not a commercial product like any other, but a heritage that must be protected, defended, and treated as such.
Episode 1
Wasted wetlands: the hidden heritage of Sardinia's wetlands
1.05.2024
In this story, we focus on the wetlands in Sardinia, Italy, showing how a proper wetland protection is impossible without detailed scientific knowledge and an integrated management of these vital ecosystems.
