Short Stories

Monchique. I first noticed the pungent smell during a hike. Something didn’t seem right with the natural surroundings and the path I was taking from Caldas de Monchique. I was …

Let’s take a moment to look back, shall we? To the year 2018? When the forest fires in Monchique had been mostly extinguished after about ten days and the fire …

Peace reigns over the land. Up there, in the mountains, there is a slight breeze. The eagle circles majestically above me, spiralling higher and higher, looking for a hare to …

The three-hectare Esgravatadouro Botanical Forest Garden, run by ECO123 magazine in Caldas de Monchique in southern Portugal, is located precisely in the heart of the Natura 2000 network zone declared …

This is no fairy tale. Today we are discussing a very special, perhaps even controversial topic. Since the Middle Ages, people have been wondering how to turn shit into gold. …

We look into the future. What kind of future do we see? I imagine doing something good for the climate and planting trees. What do trees have to do with …

On Saturday, 8 November at 10 a.m., the Botanical Forest Garden currently under construction at Esgravatadouro near Caldas de Monchique will open its doors to the interested public. Visitors will …

Avocado, the superfruit. For producers, the selling price per kilogram of avocados is between €1.50 and €3. This is in complete contrast to the price per kilogram of oranges, where …

Banks can generally be criticised for many things when they lure customers with their money and give them loans, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg is certainly no …

As our global tree population dwindles at an alarming rate due to forest fires, industrial use and deforestation, the use of information technology is increasing at a reciprocal rate. Children …