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Biodiversity Day Celebrations in Portugal

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14-28 de maio de 2022, Guimarães

O mês da Biodiversidade: Guimarães

O mês de maio é o mês da Biodiversidade. Neste mês celebra-se o Dia Mundial das Aves Migratórias (14 de maio), o Dia Mundial da Abelha (20 de maio) e o Dia Internacional da Biodiversidade (22 de maio). Também decorre, de 21 a 29 de maio, a semana sobre espécies invasoras para aumentar a sensibilização sobre as invasões biológicas em prol da Conservação da Biodiversidade nativa de cada região e a Restauração dos Ecossistemas. No Laboratório da Paisagem, associamo-nos a todas estas iniciativas projetando, para o mês de maio, um conjunto ações, com as escolas e público em geral, contribuindo para assim para o Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável 15 – Proteger a vida terrestre.

The Landscape Laboratory will promote many activities with the community, during the month of May. The activities aim to raise people’s awareness of the importance of biodiversity and the role of each one of us in its protection.

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Contato: Laboratório da Paisagem

 

Past celebrations

  

25-May-2021

Caves, otherworldly places

Virtual 

09:00- 13:00 CET

 

The International Year of Caves and Karst is being celebrated in 2021 on the initiative of the International Union of Speleology (UIS), with the support of numerous national and international organisations. 

The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the Portuguese Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (INCF) will be hosting a joint virtual event on Tuesday, 25 May, from 09:00 – 13:00 CET, to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity (on 22 May) in the context of the relevant information that caves contain for the future of humankind. 

A unique opportunity, an unprecedented initiative to enhance the value of caves and the importance of their conservation, projecting them on a timeless universal scale.

 

https://www.icnf.pt/api/file/doc/f825a1737c2ffd07

Contact

Eduardo Carqueijeiro, Técnico Especialista / Adviser, WPIEI Biodiversity Chair

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22-May-2021

Concurso de Fotografia de Biodiversidade

Guimarães

All day

 

Concurso fotográfico de fotografia, onde se irão premiar as melhores fotografias tiradas a biodiversidade do concelho de Guimarães. Irá também haver um desafio para vídeos da biodiversidade nas redes sociais.

Photoshoot competition, where the best Gumarães' biodiversity photographs will be awarded. We will also challenge the community to make biodiversity vídeos and post it on their social media.

 

https://www.facebook.com/labpaisagem

Contact

Laboratório da Paisagem

 

20-May-2021

Restoring Europe's forests for people and the planet

Online event

9:30 – 11:00am (CET)

 

The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the IUCN European Regional Office kindly invite you to join our virtual event, Restoring Europe’s forests for people and the planet, on 20 May from 9:30 – 11:00am CET to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity (on 22 May) in the context of the future of forests in Europe. The restoration of these ecosystems will be a fundamental tool in tackling the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, while at the same time the EU Forest Strategy must ensure coherence of forest-related policies and allow synergies with the forest-based sector.

Join us for a lively debate with our high-level panel of experts. Speakers include:

  • Video address from Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

  • João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Portuguese Minister for the Environment and Climate Action

  • Luc Bas, Director of IUCN European Regional Office

  • Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director General, DG Environment, EU Commission

  • Ester Asin, Director of WWF European Policy Office

  • Fanny Langue, Secretary General of the Confederation of European Forest Owners.

Three forest restoration case studies are also invited to showcase their work:

  • Conceição Santos Silva, R&D + i Coordinator, UNAC – Mediterranean Forest Union

  • Kaupo Kohv, Head of Nature Conservation Department of RMK (State Forest Management Centre), Estonia

  • Markus Nissinen, Environmental Advisor at Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK), Finland

 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/restoring-europes-forests-for-people-and-the-planet-tickets-152094419503

Contact

Eduardo Carqueijeiro

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