Climate Change
Precious Seed
Precious Seed
As climate crisis and worldwide conflicts place the food system at risk, seed banks safeguard biodiversity and are true guardians of national heritages. Portugal, Colombia and Poland are doing their part for the sake of future generations.
“We Must Work as one People”
“We Must Work as one People”
What if achieving the targets set in the Paris Agreement depends on the spirit of protecting humanity as a whole? This vision is sustained by Portuguese researcher and professor Filipe Duarte Santos, who was review editor of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report.
May Our Will Never Melt
May Our Will Never Melt
With the planet at its warmest in 125,000 years and greenhouse gas concentrations at record levels, the alarm bells on climate change are deafening. Unless immediate, large-scale action be taken, limiting warming to 1.5°C will be beyond reach.
Barometer of Life: how many species are threatened with extinction?
Barometer of Life: how many species are threatened with extinction?
More than 45,000 species are threatened with extinction, representing 28% of all animal and plant life assessed to date. What is behind this threat?
Beeing Alive
Beeing Alive
Over 75% of our food rely on pollinators. Without them, many crops wouldn’t exist and supermarkets would have half the amount of fruit and vegetables. While crucial, bees are facing a serious decline.
A Wicked Problem
A Wicked Problem
Iva Miranda Pires, Associate Professor at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, discusses the ethical, environmental and economic issues of food waste.
Raising Cattle in a sustainable way @Jerónimo Martins
Raising Cattle in a sustainable way @Jerónimo Martins
In Jerónimo Martins’ cattle fattening facilities in north of Portugal the farm ground is isolated to prevent dirt waters from contaminating the soil.
Pete Bethune, Captain of the Seas
Pete Bethune, Captain of the Seas
The “eco-warrior” and conservationist Pete Bethune has one goal in life: to catch criminals who are endangering the world’s wildlife and environment and bring them to justice.
Is Climate changing our food?
Is Climate changing our food?
Will the rising temperature in the planet affect the food we eat? A TV host, a Chef and a climate change expert digested this question over a meal.