by Francesca | Jun 16, 2016 | Nature, Volunteers
Biological control is the use of living organisms to maintain pest populations below damaging levels. Biocontrol agents include a wide variety of life forms, including vertebrates, invertebrates, fungi, and microorganisms. These beneficial species are common in most...
by Francesca | Feb 25, 2016 | Events, Nature, Volunteers
Last weekend, on 20 and 21 February, took place the workshop on wintering birds at the Serra da Estrela Natural Park (Portugal). The training course was organized by CISE and CERVAS/ALDEIA associations. The event was presented by José Conde (CISE), Ricardo Brandão...
by Francesca | Feb 15, 2016 | Nature, Volunteers
After 23 years the portuguese government, through Decree n. 19/2016 of February, revoked Decree n. 874/93 that prohibited hunting at the Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve. The Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve (Penamacor and Sabugal, Portugal) was established under the...
by Francesca | Jan 27, 2016 | Nature, Volunteers
A workshop on wintering birds will take place at the Centro de Interpretação da Serra da Estrela (Seia, Portugal) on 20 and 21 February. The main aims of this training course are to raise awareness of birds biodiversity that winter in the Serra da Estrela region, and...
by Caetanya | Jan 24, 2016 | Nature, Trekking, Volunteers
Few hours from the Master Unit, in the middle of the Natural Reserve “Serra da Estrela”, beautiful paths are often found by chance, without any expectation, not knowing what we’re going to find in the next few hundreds meters. And in winter, the...
by Francesca | Jan 20, 2016 | Nature, Volunteers
More than 4.000 naturally occurring minerals (inorganic solids that have a characteristic chemical composition and specific crystal structure) have been found on Earth. They are formed of simple molecules or individual elements arranged in repeating chains, sheets, or...
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