Fires are constantly growing compared to 2019; October last year, however, had the historic low for the month October burnings in the Amazon already exceed the fire records of the …
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Apple said Tuesday its newest iPhones would be produced using recycled rare earth materials, as part of a stepped up environmental initiative which also has geopolitical implications. Announced as part …
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Alert is made by the Center of Excellence for the Study of Coral Reefs, an Australian entity that in 2018 had already warned of the disappearance of surface corals. The …
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Only massive investment in clean energy can help overcome the economic crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic while setting the world on a path to meeting its objectives to …
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“The increasing population of crocodiles in East Timor worries”, says victim of attack
Fernando Madeira, a Portuguese who lived in Macau, was bitten this Sunday by a saltwater crocodile in East Timor, escaping with his life. In a conversation with PLATAFORMA, he tells …
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Most vaccines currently under development to fight the new virus use an oil produced by sharks’ liver – squalene. Squalene is already a substance that medicine and aesthetics have been …
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Sea level in Portugal should reach an increase of about one meter by 2100
The forecast was given to PLATAFORMA by Professor João Miguel Dias, a specialist in Physical Oceanography with an interest in sea level areas and coastal flooding, from the University of …
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Portuguese sea species “have been suffering from wild catch due to Asian markets”
World Maritime Day was celebrated yesterday by the United Nations International Maritime Organization under the theme “Sustainable transport for a sustainable planet”. Adelino Canário, a career academic, is the director …
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“Regarding the ocean, Portugal is moving at two speeds”, points out a blue economy expert
World Maritime Day is celebrated today, virtually, at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under the theme “Sustainable transport for a sustainable planet”. From October 28 to 30, …
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Promise was made by President Xi Jinping at the UN Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to reduce carbon emissions and achieve “carbon neutrality” before 2060. China is the largest …