Tema JRA: Energia e Clima

One single seed will destroy your ecosystem

One single seed will destroy your ecosystem

Two distant countries, yet there are so many similarities, like cultural or linguistic ones, between Portugal and Romania. Environmental issues, unfortunately, do not escape from these resemblances. The invasion of alien species (IAS) in both countries is something that we are used to seeing and the consequences are often the same, changing all the surrounding ecosystem and in the near future, possibly destroying it. All of this is being verified in the invasion and substitution of autochthonous species that, after their arrival, take advantage of the climate change in that country.

Pollinators, the queens of life

Pollinators, the queens of life

Everyone knows that if there is an essential living being to the human race, this being is the bee. Bees, like the bumblebee in the photography (Bombus), perform pollination, transporting the pollen between the plants. It is known that 2% of the bees in the world are responsible for pollinating 80% of the plantations on a global scale. For this reason, bees support life on Earth as we know it. Bee populations are declining. This is due to several reasons, such as: intensive agriculture, pesticide use, pollution, the introduction of invasive species, diseases and climate change.

Reverter o Aquecimento Global e Salvar os Oceanos em sociedade.

Reverter o Aquecimento Global e Salvar os Oceanos em sociedade.

Este ano, o programa ‘Parlamento dos Jovens’ alerta os estudantes portugueses dos ensinos básico e secundário para o tema ‘Alterações Climáticas’ com o fim de promover a educação para a cidadania, a prática de ações verdes, o debate democrático e o respeito pela diversidade de opiniões, incentivando a uma participação cívica e política mais ativa, bem como dar a conhecer aos alunos as regras e normas de funcionamento da Assembleia da República.

Climate change and the Oceans

Climate change and the Oceans

Climate change is a problem that affects our planet everyday more. Large emissions into the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons from burning fossil fuels, deforestation and livestock, in particular increase the greenhouse effect and the temperature of the earth, which is increasingly higher. These consequences are also reflected in ocean waters, increasing their temperature, causing acidification of the marine environment and changing precipitation patterns, leading to the loss of marine biodiversity. Global warming is REAL … “We have to act now … We have to protect and defend our Planet … our Home”