The value of ecosocial education as a way to improve the environment and make progress as a community
"Educational institutions, even universities, have become havens of knowledge that do not live in convergence with the community in which they live. We have to go back to educating with the idea that we are part of society and that we depend on each other. Only by recovering the concept of the idea of living in community will we be able to face the challenges we encounter".
"Educational institutions, even universities, have become havens of knowledge that do not live in convergence with the community in which they live. We have to go back to educating with the idea that we are part of society and that we depend on each other. Only by recovering the concept of the idea of living in community will we be able to face the challenges we encounter".
How to learn from sheep what you can't understand from the office
A revelatory experience to show you how the other side works. This is how Elena Galán, a post-doctoral researcher at the Basque Centre for Climate Change, describes her experience as a shepherd in Baja Navarra.
A revelatory experience to show you how the other side works. This is how Elena Galán, a post-doctoral researcher at the Basque Centre for Climate Change, describes her experience as a shepherd in Baja Navarra.
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Three decades of scientific reports on climate change and the biodiversity crisis have not been enough to change the dominant social structure and economic model in the world significantly. Only a realisation of the link that exists between people's health and the health of ecosystems can bring about change to resolve the environmental crisis. On this premise Fernando Valladares, doctor of biology, research fellow at CSIC and associate lecturer at the Rey Juan Carlos university, gave a talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum about the changes necessary to cope with climate change.</p>
Three decades of scientific reports on climate change and the biodiversity crisis have not been enough to change the dominant social structure and economic model in the world significantly. Only a realisation of the link that exists between people's health and the health of ecosystems can bring about change to resolve the environmental crisis. On this premise Fernando Valladares, doctor of biology, research fellow at CSIC and associate lecturer at the Rey Juan Carlos university, gave a talk at the Donostia Sustainability Forum about the changes necessary to cope with climate change.
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The LURGAIA Foundation is a private non-profit organisation that has been working since 2002, in order to promote the preservation of the biodiversity and natural heritage, above all by restoring the ecosystems that are considered key for the recovery of endangered species, putting the highest energy into one of the ecosystems that has the major capacity to host this biodiversity: the forest.</p>
The LURGAIA Foundation is a private non-profit organisation that has been working since 2002, in order to promote the preservation of the biodiversity and natural heritage, above all by restoring the ecosystems that are considered key for the recovery of endangered species, putting the highest energy into one of the ecosystems that has the major capacity to host this biodiversity: the forest.
The ecological value of wetlands: life and progress
World Wetlands Day has been held every 2nd February since 1971 to commemorate the Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention after the Iranian town that hosted it, and raise awareness of the importance of all wetlands to the life of the planet.
World Wetlands Day has been held every 2nd February since 1971 to commemorate the Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention after the Iranian town that hosted it, and raise awareness of the importance of all wetlands to the life of the planet.
Artikutza, an element for the sustainability of San Sebastian
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Arturo Elosegi, Doctor in Biology and Professor of Ecology, highlights the difference between the way Artikutza used to look like 100 years ago and the way it looks today. A hundred years ago, miners, charcoal makers and shepherds used to walk through Artikutza, the river was polluted and the forest was overexploited. The situation in Artikutza has changed considerably. Today Artikutza is one of the best-preserved places in the Basque Country and, in this sense, it emphasises the commitment that San Sebastian City Council made in its day and continues to make.</p>
Arturo Elosegi, Doctor in Biology and Professor of Ecology, highlights the difference between the way Artikutza used to look like 100 years ago and the way it looks today. A hundred years ago, miners, charcoal makers and shepherds used to walk through Artikutza, the river was polluted and the forest was overexploited. The situation in Artikutza has changed considerably. Today Artikutza is one of the best-preserved places in the Basque Country and, in this sense, it emphasises the commitment that San Sebastian City Council made in its day and continues to make.