Tag Archives: biodiversity

A pleasant approach on biodiversity awareness

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

Stories of a crusader

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

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

Biodiversity loss – A matter of SECURITY?

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

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

REN, Cidades e Calamidades

REN, Cidades e Calamidades

Cerca de 1 mês e meio depois do desastre que se abateu sobre a Ilha da Madeira, é tempo de pensar em termos de médio e longo prazo. E não só sobre a Madeira, mas sobre todo o território nacional. O problema da impermeabilização de solos… Read more

Trondheim: A realistic or idealistic biodiversity “target”?

Trondheim: A realistic or idealistic biodiversity “target”?

Recent echoes on the on-going discussions about setting a new target for Biodiversity in 2020, make us think the question seems to be if the target must be either realistic or something more close to the ideal we want to achieve. Indeed a… Read more

URGENTE! Diversidade de Acções para Cuidar a Biodiversidade

URGENTE! Diversidade de Acções para Cuidar a Biodiversidade

Esta apresentação insere-se no tema geral do conceito e da ética do “Cuidar”, tratando-se aqui de cuidar da natureza e cuidar o futuro do planeta Terra. Apresentada no Ciclo de Conferências “A Dimensão do Cuidar na… Read more

Biodiversity – Phrasing a New (meaningful) Target

Biodiversity – Phrasing a New (meaningful) Target

Phrasing a new target to replace the passed “Halt of Biodiversity loss by 2010” is quite difficult. First because we failed to achieve the target in 2010. If we keep the same phrasing and just replace the time line by a new one, people may… Read more

2010 | Ano Internacional da Biodiversidade

2010 | Ano Internacional da Biodiversidade

New year is just around the corner and this one aims to be the one about Biodiversity. We leave here some citations as a sign of hope and for latter rememberance. We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it… Read more

Pós-Copenhaga – Um apelo à cruzada do séc. XXI?

Pós-Copenhaga – Um apelo à cruzada do séc. XXI?

De facto, os resultados de Copenhaga não são muito bons, mas a verdade é que o estado da governança global ainda está a dar os primeiro passos, como disse o Embaixador do Reino Unido numa entrevista na TV. Conseguir “atravessar a muralha da… Read more