Simposio “La Costa Rocosa: Geología, Ecología, Escultura”
“La Costa Rocosa: Geología, Ecología, Escultura” es el título del simposio internacional que surge de la nueva obra escultórica de Cristina Iglesias en el viejo faro de la isla de Santa Clara de Donostia y que se celebra los días 3 y 4 de junio en el marco del Donostia Sustainability Forum y los Cursos de Verano de la UPV/EHU.
We will not be able to face the climate crisis without AI
Nuria Oliver PhD from MIT ( Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and co-founder of the Fundacion Unidad ELLIS (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems) Alicante.
Pharmaceutical contamination: the invisible pollution that threatens the environment
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The presence of so-called emerging pollutants in the environment is nothing new. Pesticides, pharmaceuticals for human and animal use, cosmetic products, nanoparticles from industrial activities, micro and nanoplastics and illegal drugs often appear in the environment, usually through water pollution, and their effects on ecosystems are just beginning to be studied.
The role of livestock in maintaining biodiversity is not taken into account in the climate change debate.
Whether or not livestock currently have a role is the question. "We researchers would be very pretentious if we were to claim that it does. Some people say it doesn't on the grounds that, if we want to tackle climate change, we should all go vegan. Meanwhile, others say it does because there are more and more of us and we demand and need more food".
Two young additions to the DSF
Ekiñe Velasco and Ainhoa Usandizaga are the two new additions to the Donostia Sustainability Forum (DSF).
The loss of marine habitats and species can be reversed by 2050
The symposium "The Rocky Coast: Geology, Ecology, Sculpture" organised by the UPV/EHU Summer Courses brought together specialists in art, literature, geology and ecology on June 3 and 4 . The event, held at the Aquarium in San Sebastian, was part of the inauguration of the work Hondalea by Cristina Iglesias.
"If the 20th century was the century of human rights, the 21st must be the century of the rights of nature".
Biomimetics (bio=life, mimetics=imitation) as a techno-science is in full development. Aristotle and Plato already spoke of biomimetic approaches and Leonardo Da Vinci designed flying devices imitating the flight of birds. Now the discipline is experiencing a "new dawn" in how to translate its philosophy into praxis. Transferring to artificial intelligence how to learn that information. It is a techno-science under construction. It's like a child learning to run. "We have to do it soon because of the environmental problems we have.
The environmental pollution enters the fetus through the placenta
INMA Childhood and Environment Project.
The INMA project arises from the interest to identify the effects of exposure to different environmental factors during pregnancy and its effects on the physical and neuropsychological health of the child.
Improving citizens' environmental awareness
The Donostia Sustainability Forum, organized by the Summer Courses of the University of the Basque Country and the BBVA Foundation, received Antonio Vercher in one of its sessions open to the public. Vercher is a Prosecutor of the Coordinating Prosecutor's Office for the Environment and Urban Planning since 2006.
Effects of environmental exposures on human health
Environmental pollution, responsible for 25% of the diseases we suffer, is a problem that is and will be if serious action is not taken on climate change. "We have improved in water quality or waste management, but the planet is not exactly managed in a sustainable way. It makes no sense if we eat fish from the Pacific or wear pants made in China. These are ways of consuming that generate environmental alterations that have a direct impact on health". This was stated by the director of the course "Tell me where you live and I will tell you what you are exposed to.
