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The road back to Africa

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Tomorrow I’m heading to the small island state of São Tome and Principe, lying 150 miles (240 km) from the West African mainland.
There it will take place the 1st International Encounter on Local Development. I’m to give a lecture on whale-watching, and its perspectives on country, giving examples and making considerations in relation to the industry itself, its benefits to the coastal communities and sustainable ways of building a long lasting profitable industry based on conservation and research bases in order to achieve a consistence platform of work.

Fsheries of Sao Tome and Principe

Besides taking part on the event I’ll be having meetings with the decision-makers in government, representatives from the Civil Society (NGOs) and the tourism sector. The aim is to provide scientific and practical advice and suggestions regarding the use of cetaceans as a resource, and ways of implementing and cementing t – in accordance to the material also given in the presentation.

Considerations of the voyage to be displayed daily…

Cetaceans: the evolution on a HUGE prespective (and comments on activism)

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This was the 2nd lecture I gave at the Univeristy of Peniche, this time for an event called the ‘Darwin Day’. Obviously the main theme was evolution, but I opted for giving an insight on 5 main species on cetaceans, their abilities and evolution mechanisms. This was merged with comments about the contemporary whaling debate and an explanation of why these mammals even though they developed incredible means for orientation and adaptation to the aquatic realm are still endangered due to humans. The problem relies on 3 main nations (Japan, Iceland and Norway) and their obstinate crave for whaling. The problem was shown, possible solutions and a discussion was generated in relation on what we can do as individuals and the issue of the status quo between governments and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Read the summary (portuguese only)
View powerpoint presentation (portuguese only)