Author: Inês Costa

Faced with the challenge of climate change, responsible forest management has emerged as a key element for carbon neutrality. With 43.5% of the EU’s land surface covered by forests, it is crucial to transform this ecosystem.

Forests …

Achieving carbon neutrality is essential to combating climate change. Forests are vital to achieving this goal but global action is urgent.

Climate change is having a visible and frightening impact on many parts of the planet. Among its devastating …

‘Portugal is the country most affected by the impact of climate change,’ underlined José Carlos Pimenta Machado, vice-president of the Portuguese Environment Agency, at a conference in Macao, referring to European countries.

Portugal is one of the European countries …

The growing global need for transport makes it urgent to find solutions capable of ensuring environmentally friendly, cleaner, safer and more efficient mobility for all.

The concept of soft mobility, also known as environmentally responsible mobility or non-motorised mobility…

With a monthly mobility budget of 132 euros, Portugal ranks fifth in the list of countries spending the most per month on mobility, ahead of France (131 euros), the Czech Republic (125 euros) and Spain (108 euros), but below …

The planet has exceeded six of the nine scientifically established safety limits and has entered the “danger zone”. This is confirmed by a study published in Science Advances at the end of 2023, which suggests that the Earth is outside …

Mother Earth is clearly asking us all to act. Major systems on planet Earth, such as climate, water, and biodiversity, are no longer capable of being maintained in safe and stable conditions for all who inhabit them. Examples include …

How does climate change affect human health?

There is consensus that population health is influenced by a multitude of factors. Chief among these are environmental factors, in particular climate change. The United Nations estimates that 1 in 4 deaths …