Saturday 14th September 2024. He should not be completely forgotten. 20 years ago, the great economist of the Prague Spring in former Czechoslovakia, Professor Ota Šik, died in exile in …
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Advantage through technology?
Saturday 7th September 2024 684,000 is the number that ultimately matters. That’s how many people work for a multinational company in the automobile industry: worldwide and not just in Germany, …
Read More »What is the value of a nature reserve…?
Saturday, 31th august 2024. “We don’t want another Miami here,” says local resident Vítor Lopes (43), from Caramujeira near Lagoa. “Don’t we already have enough tourism?” ECO123 talked to Vítor …
Read More »Justice, now!
Saturday 24th August 2024. The housing crisis in Portugal is getting worse, and there is a lot that needs to be changed politically in order to resolve it. Until then, …
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What value does the expression “nature reserve” have?
A hotel built on quicksand.
When a bank’s uncontrolled investments can lead to ruin
Saturday 17th August 2024. If a strip of land on the south coast of Portugal has been designated as a nature reserve, surely there should be no power on Earth …
Read More »Monchique: Without water everything is NOTHING
Saturday 10th August 2024. In the southernmost mountains of Portugal, the groundwater is beginning to run out. Monchique’s springs and streams have already dried up. The situation has never before …
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The invaders are coming… Episode 3 by Uwe Heitkamp
Saturday 3rd August 2024. I imagine a friend of mine is celebrating his birthday and invites his 20 best friends to his birthday party. He prepares a cold buffet and …
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Acacias and mimosas are conquering Portugal. What does the ICNF have to say on the subject?
Saturday 27th July 2024. A pocketknife can be a friendly companion in the forest of Monchique. Monchique is a village in the mountain range of the same name in south-west …
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The Australian acacia conquers Portugal. The hopelessness of the ICNF’s efforts to rid forests of invasive tree species.
Saturday 20th July 2024. Do you have to love nature to be able to protect it? Or is it enough simply to calculate the value of a forest in economic …
Read More »H2O vs. Money
Saturday, the 13th of July 2024. It’s obvious that the Algarve and its inhabitants are faced with a serious problem. Until now, everyone had assumed that the supply of water …
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