Tema JRA: Cidades e Mobilidade

Casal de Cambra alarmado com Ambiente e Cidadania

Casal de Cambra alarmado com Ambiente e Cidadania

Os moradores da freguesia de Casal de Cambra estão bastante preocupados com a sua segurança devido ao estado de degradação de algumas ruas da vila, para além dos atos de vandalismo que, nos últimos dias, afetaram as estruturas do bairro e que diminuíram a sua qualidade de vida. Os buracos nas estradas e nos passeios…

Lago Poluído

Lago Poluído

A Junta de Freguesia de Casal de Cambra, bem como a Câmara Municipal de Sintra, não procedem à limpeza do lago do parque urbano nos últimos 4 meses. Cada vez mais  os moradores de Casal de Cambra se queixam do lixo e da sujidade do lago, havendo já várias denúncias às entidades responsáveis. Os mesmos…

Marsh of Corroios: an environment rich either in bio diversity or in trash and scrap

Marsh of Corroios: an environment rich either in bio diversity or in trash and scrap

Observatory of Birds in marsh of Corroios: a unique structure in Setúbal, Portugal, decisive to the conservation of nature, requiring attention.

The marsh of Corroios is the best preserved wet area all over the estuary of Tagus, south of Alcochete, Portugal, with a high biodiversity. The existing Observatory of Birds is an important structure giving support to the observation of nature, but it should receive more attention.
The marsh of Corroios plays a vital role in the populations of fish, bivalves, crustaceans and resident and migratory birds in the estuary of Tagus. Most of these birds come from the North of Europe; in winter, 5 to 10 thousand birds can stay in this area.
The vegetation presents a high biological productivity and the capacity of cleaning water from pollution.

Females with male characteristics reveal pollution by chemical TBT, in the area of Nazaré, Portugal

Despite prohibition since 1993, the use of anti vegetative paints on boats continues to pollute the marine ecosystems. A study made between November 2015 and May 2016, in Nazaré, shows that there are females of molluscs with sexual male characteristics. They become sterile, putting in danger the ecological balance.