Forests in the European Union (EU) are an essential pillar for biodiversity, the economy and climate change mitigation. However, they…
Sustainability
Between 2022 and 2025, Portugal is facing major challenges in the field of municipal waste management, in order to meet…
Until 15 April, the European cities most committed to environmental sustainability can apply for the 2027 edition of the award.…
In the face of climate change, calculating your carbon footprint is essential. Online applications and tools help to understand and…
Faced with the global challenge of ‘greenwashing’, the UN and consumers are mobilising for transparency and real action to tackle…
Apulia’s olive trees are drying out due to a dangerous pathogen, but also because of decades of poor practices by…
The growing global need for transport makes it urgent to find solutions capable of ensuring environmentally friendly, cleaner, safer and…
Portugal ranks fifth in the list of countries spending the most per month on mobility (132 euros), ahead of France (131 euros), the Czech Republic (125 euros) and Spain (108 euros), but below the European average (147 euros). Last year, Portugal topped the list. In this European Mobility Week (16-22 September), we highlight how it needs to be rethought, taking the Europ Assistance study as a starting point.
The circular economy is nothing new. Although it is a concept that is much talked about today, it was an everyday practice in our grandparents’ time, especially in rural areas, where the old maxim of the father of chemistry, Lavoisier, was naturally and obviously applied: “In nature, nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed”.
The management of plastic waste is perhaps one of the biggest environmental problems facing society in the 21st century. That’s why the future lies in recycling and finding alternatives to plastic. Here are some of them