Short Stories

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 …

Last Saturday, 27 September, at 11 a.m., around 60 cyclists and their children gathered in Aljezur’s church square to draw attention to a traffic problem in the municipality that has …

What is more important in life and what comes first: earning a lot of money or learning to take responsibility? Let me tell you a story. Last Sunday, at ten …

I almost didn’t notice it. I was searching through my emails for that thing about the petitions, and suddenly I had two petitions in front of me – both dealing …

Bel Portugal is currently publishing its sustainability report for 2024. In it, the group reaffirms its claim to be Portugal’s most sustainable company. At least, that is what Paula Amaral, …

We need courage and must learn to take responsibility. Only a few days ago, a school friend from my youth came to visit me. I am one of those people …

In the municipality of São Brás de Alportel, more than 600 primary and pre-school children have been benefiting regularly from the free distribution of fruit under the so-called School Fruit …

Will I be able one day to leave this world, knowing I have done my best to make it a better place than when I found it in my youth? …