Huānyíng!
Huānyíng! (Bem vindos!) A China Power International (CPI) poderá entrar no capital da EDP com uma posição entre 2 e 5%, avançou um administrador da eléctrica. in Económico, de 9 de Novembro de… Read more
LEALDADE E FEUDALISMO
Actualmente se alguém não concorda com um sistema em que está inserido, seja uma colectividade, um partido político ou outra unidade organizacional de indivíduos, é comum não reagir e deixar andar, para não ferir susceptibilidades, para… Read more
Transparency International está também em Portugal
Foi criada em Lisboa, no passado dia 17 de Setembro, a TI – Transparência e Integridade, Associação Cívica. A TIAC é o ponto de contacto da Transparency Internacional em Portugal. Tendo como missão contribuir para o fortalecimento da… Read more
A pleasant approach on biodiversity awareness
There are many pleasant ways to get people approach nature and biodiversity; fieldsketching is one of them. Fieldsketching activities can be promoted as environmental education by NGOs, or local councils. In Portugal that is not a common… Read more
Diaspora, free Facebook for the masses
This year, Facebook has undergone a number of problems related to privacy of its users. Faced with this, four American students devised a social network of open format, allowing its users and managers to have more control over this aspect: the… Read more
Stories of a crusader
Biodiversity and Local History So many species inhabited our lands, rivers and seas in the past. Biodiversity can be “mainstreamed” into local history awareness actions and vice-versa, as indeed natural and historical heritage are both building… Read more
Tour of the Ecological Consumer
A circuit on (our) consumption and biodiversity This activity was promoted by the Municipality of Moita, Portugal, last April, with the support of Fenacoop (National Federation of Consumer Cooperatives), a member of Eurocoop, and the cooperative… Read more
Saving biodiversity
Connect and respect In Portugal, at least until the generation of our grand parents, it was usual that when people were eating and by accident droped a piece of bread to the floor, they had to kiss it and eat it after. That kiss meant full respect… Read more
Biodiversity loss – A matter of SECURITY?
Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Security initiatives It was at Gabala, Azerbaijan, that this idea crossed my mind; though probably it has already crossed the minds of many other people. It just came out during an NGO discussion. We divided in 3… Read more
The Fantastic Caspian Sea
An oil source packed with endemisms As a Portuguese, I never had much interest on inland seas, such as the Black Sea, the Aral Sea, or Caspian Sea. But now, visiting Azerbaijan, a republic of the Caucasus region and having walked by the maritime… Read more
