The WWF program promotes a more responsible and sustainable stay and involves 14 Portuguese accommodations. “Check Out For Nature” (COFN) is the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) program that unites tourism and sustainability in the mission to protect biodiversity worldwide. If you are checking out of one of the participating hotels or accommodations, you can make […]
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This Sunday, April 2nd, is International Children’s Book Day, and Peggada couldn’t let this date pass without one of our suggestions. We share four suggestions of children’s books that are also great lessons for the little ones about what it’s like to respect the planet. 1. Plasticus Maritimus: An invasive species Ana Pêgo has written […]
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The United Nations Water Conference has not been held since the 1970s. It ended this Friday in New York with commitments from the 149 participants to protect “humanity’s most precious common good.” The Conference began with the alarming words of António Guterres who stressed in his opening speech, the centrality of water for human survival […]
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The challenge is to devote part of your day to something like reading an article, watching a documentary, or finding out more about the plants in your neighborhood. The Earth Hour is celebrated at 8:30 pm on March 25, and this year the movement has raised the bar. Beyond the collective action of turning off […]
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The International Day of Trees and Forests, which is celebrated on March 21, was implemented by the United Nations to mark the importance of large green spaces. Find out what planting campaigns you can be a part of. Did you know that, on average, each citizen would have to plant 36 to 41 trees per […]
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The Water Conference at the UN is the most important event on the topic so far. In this article you will learn the most important points of this event that will mark the future of the planet. From March 22 to 24, a Conference exclusively dedicated to Water and its sustainable management is coming to […]
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It is a now or never. The latest IPCC report is clear on the urgency of the actions needed to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. The goals are challenging, but scientists maintain hope. There is one goal that is still possible, but is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve: to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees above […]
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ARS is a research structure based in Fundão. Get to know this special place. Based in Fundão, in the district of Castelo Branco, ARS is a multidisciplinary organization focused on bringing scientists, artists, and all those willing to accept the challenge of thinking and acting on the ecological emergency to the table. Peggada spoke with […]
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Deleting email recipients, choosing greener browsers, or recycling electronic equipment are all practices that have an impact on the planet. Did you know that nowadays digital pollution is already higher than in the aviation sector? By 2025, it is estimated that it will overtake the automotive sector, and by 2030 it will be the largest […]
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The conclusion is part of an analysis of corporate emissions reduction targets and their degree of ambition. The European Union will force companies to submit their transition plans to meet the 1.5°C climate target (set in the Paris Agreement) and todisclose the sustainability impacts in its annual management report. The new directive, proposed by the […]
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