Due to the climate inaction that is leading us to an average global temperature rise of +2.7 degrees by the end of the century, the climate emergency requires immediate action to be taken and implemented in all sectors of society. In this unprecedented challenge, the role of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid becomes crucial as ...
On September 22nd, we concluded our event, "(e)mission (im)possible: Supporting the protagonism of international cooperation and the third sector in the fight against climate change," at the Botanical Garden in Rome, Italy. It was the first multiplier event of our (e)mission (im)possible project, implemented through our network of 7 European NGO and university partners. The event was ...
The second kick-off meeting of the European project "(e)mission (im)possible" was held between the 16th and 17th of May, in Madrid, in which the representatives of the partner entities took part. The aim was to develop the structure and visual identity of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), a certified online course, available in 5 ...
In the last 20 months, cleaning campaigns have been carried out in Porto Santo Island, as part of the "Porto Santo Sem Lixo Marinho " project, with the participation of about 561 volunteers, of which 352 were adults and 209 were children/youth. The increasing amount of marine litter, especially plastic, in coastal areas and beaches ...
On March 22, 25, 31 and April 29, four cleaning campaigns were held with the 8th-grade classes of the B+S School Professor Dr Francisco de Freitas Branco. The actions aimed to raise the students' awareness of the marine litter problem and the need to continuously promote the Ocean's protection. The activities are carried out under ...
A very special recreational area for children, in Loures, has been created. On April 29th, the Municipality of Loures opened a Children's Park as part of the "PAB_LivingLab ― Vive a Descarbonização no Parque Adão Barata", a project funded by the EEA Grants Environment Program, whose objective is the adoption of sustainable lifestyles. The decarbonisation ...
Workshops that teach citizens how to ride a bike without neglecting its maintenance are one of the activities that aim to mobilise citizens to adopt behaviours compatible with sustainable development. Between April 2022 and March 2024, the Municipality of Loures promotes a set of sustainable mobility workshops developed within the scope of the project, “PAB_LivingLab ...
The initiative took place on March 30, under the project "PAB_LivingLab - Vive a Descarbonização no Parque Adão Barata". On the morning of March 30, the Municipality of Loures held a workshop on the importance of air quality and its relationship with the management of green spaces, which took place in the Environmental Education Center, located in ...
The meeting took place at the Auditorium of the Adão Barata Park Building (PAB) in Loures. It is the first of a series of dynamic sessions with this Working Group, in the scope of the PAB_LivingLab – Vive a Descarbonização no Parque Adão Barata project. On March 10th, the first meeting of the Working Group that will ...
The first informal certification Seals, promoted under the "Porto Santo Without Marine Waste" project, were delivered on were delivered on 23 June 2021 to the committed restaurants, hotels and shops to adopting good practices and meeting a set of targets in terms of reducing potential marine waste. The presentation of the informal certification Seal and ...
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