Environment Archives

Chapada dos guimarães, Matp Grosso, Brazil, rock surrounded by green and brown mountains and vegetations

When you need to go further, working with others is a winning strategy. In the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil’s agricultural heartland, four organisations have banded together in a project to fight deforestation and conversion – the Jerónimo Martins Group is one of them.

Forest bathing (Shinrin yoku), nature therapy

Society / Lifestyle /

Forest Bathing: the healing power of forests

Forests are extremely important to the ecosystem balance and to biodiversity preservation, but its healing powers for human beings are also being revealed. Find out more about forest bathing.

Society / Lifestyle /

Trees: The Giant Whisperers

Within the depths of forests lies a realm of mysteries. Among all its trees are mycorrhizal fungi, quiet architects of a vast underground network. Let’s dig it to the ground.

Bulldozer working on landfill with birds in the sky

Sustainability / Waste /

Drowning in Garbage

Global waste is set to reach 3.4 billion tonnes by 2050, according to the World Bank. Plastic accounts for just 12%, but is one of the biggest threats facing the planet’s sustainability.

Environment

Bound to win in Mato Grosso

Bound to win in Mato Grosso

Forest Bathing: the healing power of forests

Forest Bathing: the healing power of forests

Trees: The Giant Whisperers

Trees: The Giant Whisperers

Drowning in Garbage

Drowning in Garbage