Eco123 Revista da Economia e Ecologia
Garrano horses and Maronesa cattle (resembling an aurochs), as well as griffon vultures and many other wild or semi-wild animals live in a privately-owned, open nature reserve of 856 hectares, …
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Nature
When the coast is clear…
Today, 1 April, we’re staying in Portugal, on our own doorstep, so to speak. I’m dealing with animals. Yes, we are not alone on this planet, dear friends. We humans …
Read More »Those Magnificent Men in Their Yellow Flying Machines.
Saturday 21st October 2023. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Yellow Machines first came close to me on a Tuesday, 29 August. They came so close that they did get …
Read More »Waiting for Godot?
Saturday the 12th of August 2023. Gallows’ humour in our own backyard? ECO123 and the new Botanical Garden at Caldas de Monchique: it’s not that easy to be close to …
Read More »A new small forest in Algoz.
Saturday the 5th of August 2023. And now for something completely different. Last March, biologist Sónia Soares fulfilled a long-held dream in her own garden. Taking a plot of 100 …
Read More »We are but a part of nature.
Saturday the 22nd of July 2023. My lemon tree is trying to tell me something: „look at me, I’m thirsty, my roots are no longer finding any water.“ My fig …
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The Invaders. A tale in three parts, by Uwe Heitkamp, based on Georg Büchner 1839.
Saturday the 20th may of 2023. Part One. On 5 November Lenz was walking through the hills, all by himself. The summits and high mountain flanks were gleaming in the …
Read More »Tiny Forests are part of the solution
Forests store CO2, forests store water, forests keep cities cool, forests ease droughts, forests protect against erosion. This is a list that could go on and on. A forest that is …
Read More »Stop talking. Start planting.
Planting trees is the most effective measure against the overheating of the Earth. Maybe in a few years‘ time humanity will come to the realisation that part of our salvation …
Read More »What’s the value of Nature?
From time immemorial, Nature has been providing us with our essentials, including fruit, cereals, fish, meat and wood. Clean air and clean water are other free gifts of Nature. Economists …
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