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Castelo Branco, Portugal publicizes city Footprinting project results | |
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2018-10-30 | |
发布年 | 2018 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 国际 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
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The meeting was opened by Dr. Luís Correia, mayor of the municipality of Castelo Branco. He welcomed the Footprint and biocapacity results and explained they are essential to help inform the municipality’s decision making related to environmental issues and serve as guidance for its environmental strategies. In a candid moment, Dr. Correia admitted his surprise when he recently first saw the Footprint results and reaffirmed his commitment to and support of the project. Paulo Magalhães, city Footprinting project coordinator at ZERO, presented the project goals and phases and underscored the importance of cities as powerful actors for sustainability. Alessandro Galli, Global Footprint Network’s director of the Mediterranean program, presented the Ecological Footprint methodology and global results linking to today’s release of the Living Planet Report 2018. The Ecological Footprint and biocapacity results for the municipality of Castelo Branco for the year 2016 were presented by Sara Moreno Pires, professor at the University of Aveiro:
Prof. Moreno Pires emphasized that car-free areas in the municipality, cycling lines, and other similar policies could help reduce the municipality’s Footprint. She also highlighted the importance of preserving and maintaining the local biocapacity. Paulo Magalhães coordinated an animated debate on topics including: the need for policies to focus on food quality; consuming local food to reduce food miles; and transportation. Other participants pointed out the desire for municipalities to educate citizens, not just children at schools, so that people are aware of more sustainable options and alternatives.
As the tour came to a close, the Portugal city Footprint team learned about a vegetarian restaurant in Castelo Branco that also serves as an organic market for the community. Not only did they enjoy the food and a chance to “walk the talk,” the team liked seeing local farmers deliver their supply of locally-grown vegetables to the restaurant. What a fantastic way to end the tour. For the complete list of public events on the six-day road tour of the Ecological Footprint of the Portuguese Municipalities Project, please click here. |
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来源平台 | Global Footprint Network |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/242649 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
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