The paper industry's land hunt
Paper is seen as a sustainable alternative to plastic. New green regulations and single-use packaging, among other factors, are increasing the consumption of paper exponentially. But is the paper industry really a sustainable model?
To find out, we immersed ourselves last year in the land struggle of the inhabitants of the province of Manica, Mozambique, where we uncovered how a multinational was implementing a failed model already tested in Portugal.
For this investigation, I had the opportunity to work as a researcher and head of visual content, including photos and videos. This project was made possible with the support of Journalismfund
Publications:
The Paper Route: From Portugal to Mozambique, the Pulp Industry in Search of Arable Land (IRPIMEDIA)
Land and paper: the European pulp industry in Mozambique (Voxeurop)
Mozambique’s pulp fiction (Oxpeckers)
The Expansion of Eucalyptus in Mozambique for the European Paper Industry (El Salto)
The price for Europe's packing paper boom (Mongabay)
