Na passada segunda-feira foi lançado o livro Abrindo Trilhos, Tecendo Redes – Reflexões e Experiências de Desenvolvimento Local em Contexto Lusófono. O Livro foi apresentado na Livraria Barata; a Prof. Clara Carvalho, Presidente do Centro de Estudos Africanos (CEA/ISCTE-IUL) fez a apresentação inicial, muito elogiosa. Depois, o Professor Luís Moita teceu considerações sobre o desenvolvimento local, [...]
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The Fixer
During my short career I’ve been called many things, but the name that stands out the most is beyond any doubt the one Alex Garcia from Varda Group gave me on the Secretariat description for the PEW Whales Commission meeting held in Lisbon last week, THE FIXER. It was also the first time I have [...]
PEW Whales Commission Meeting
I’ve just been invited to attend this meeting as an observer. I hope it steer us on the right direction to find solutions to the stalemate in which is whaling right now. The Pew Environment Group is organizing the meeting of the Pew Commission on Whale Conservation in the 21st Century. This is the third [...]
Sao Tome and Principe (part II)
I’ve returned from Sao Tome and Principe (STP) last Thursday, where I gave a presentation at a conference about Biodiversity and Ecotourism. The title I presented was “The non-lethal use of Cetaceans – a multidisciplinary perspective”. It basically covered the uses cetaceans can withstand nowadays (whaling is not one of them), recommendations to the STP’s [...]