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Kidical Mass is an international movement of citizens who organize demonstration rides in various parts of the world to advocate for safer, more child-friendly streets and to promote active mobility.
The Parish Council of São João da Talha, Santa Iria de Azoia and Bobadela, together with Ecomood Portugal and supported by various local organizations and residents, was among the first to bring this initiative to Portugal. The event is now heading into its 7th edition.
Safe support during the ride will be provided by the cycling groups Best Team and Del Toro. In addition, Ecomood monitors and special guests will have access to Unfuel electric bikes.
Several Kidical Mass rides will be taking place across the country over the coming weekends.
Find the one near you here: https://kidicalmass.pt/
On May 10th, a bike ride will be organized by the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, starting from the School of Health Technology in Parque das Nações and heading to Algés beach, where the group will carry out a waste collection activity.
At the same time, similar initiatives will be taking place in locations in the Azores and Brazil.
Ciclo de Oficinas PERMAPLUS
HortaFCUL is organizing the PERMAPLUS workshop series on the weekends of May 10–11 and May 24–25. There will be 8 workshops, 8 facilitators, and 28 hours of training and sharing!
This training is offered as an opportunity to learn about sustainability—from the body to the community and the ecosystem—in the face of a dire global situation, while utopically dreaming of fairer and more equitable futures.
Lisbon Opens Applications for New Circular Economy Program
The LX Circular program is funded by Portugal Social Innovation, with social investment from the FAIR Foundation, and is supported strategically by the Lisbon City Council and Lisboa E-Nova.
Learn more at: Lisboa abre candidaturas para novo programa de Economia Circular
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon joins the new Institute for Sustainable Development
CIÊNCIAS is part of the consortium that, under a memorandum of understanding signed on April 9 at the Palácio dos Marqueses de Pombal in Oeiras, will lead to the creation of the future Institute for Sustainable Development—an innovative initiative that brings together the Oeiras City Council, several schools and the Rectorate of the University of Lisbon itself (FCUL, ISEG, IST, ISA), as well as the intermunicipal company TRATOLIXO.
Study carried out within the scope of the Master's Degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering at CIÊNCIAS, focusing on:
"Evaluation of Energy Sufficiency Measures: User Perception and Experimental Validation"
April 10 – A Unique Experience in Urban Agriculture and Renewable Energy
Raiz Vertical Farms celebrates the inauguration of its Concept Farm at CIÊNCIAS. It will be an afternoon dedicated to sustainability, innovation, and the future of urban food production, bringing together enthusiasts of food, technology, and the environment.
Find more information and the full program here: Growing the Future: Growing the Future: Celebração da Inovação na Agricultura Urbana | Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
We all see umbrellas that are improperly abandoned, everywhere, as soon as autumn-winter begins!
Have you ever stopped to question whether there is a better solution to avoid wasting these resources?
The Faculty of Sciences of ULisboa has 2 (two) collection points available, where you can leave the damaged umbrellas that you find on your way.
Later the Eco-Social Nucleus and AEFCL will hand them over to R-Coat so that they can work their magic and reuse these resources to make new products such as raincoats and hats!
You can find these collection points in the C5 building, in front of the HortaFCUL stand and also at the entrance of the C6 building, next to the globe!
FCUL's CiclOficina helps bike users repair their bikes for free and create a culture of using bicycles as urban transport. CiclOficina is for everyone and aims to involve bicycle users in their repair, thus allowing progressive learning.
Every Wednesday from 18:00 to 20:00 in Building C3, floor 1, Science ULisboa.
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SOCLIMPACT (www.soclimpact.org) is a research and innovation project from Horizon 2020 that aims to model and assess the impacts of climate change and the ways of adapting to climate changes, for case studies covering 11 islands and European archipelagos. Ciências ULisboa, through FC.ID, was the Insular Focal Point for the Autonomous Region of the Azores and coordinated the work package for creating the Adaptation to Climate Change paths.