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TERRA Philosophers is a series of talks promoted by TERRA Associate Laboratory, which brings together experts from different fields of knowledge to address key issues related to sustainability in land use

“Gaia and Philosophy”: A conversation on Ecology, Thought, and the Future of the Earth

On World Earth Day 2025, the TERRA Associate Laboratory organized an inspiring conversation to mark the launch of the book “Gaia and Philosophy” by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan, a work that offers a profound reflection on the interdependence between living systems and the environment, challenging us to rethink our relationship with the planet.

Dorion Sagan, Philosopher and Author

Teresa Ferreira, Chair of the TERRA Coordinators’ Council

Patrícia Azevedo da Silva, Translator, Editor, and Anthropologist

Moderator: Ricardo Santos, ISAMB/TERRA researcher

April 2025

Regenerating Life - How to cool the planet, feed the world, and live happily ever after

“Regenerating Life – How to cool the planet, feed the world, and live happily ever after”, a film that proposes a new ecological approach to understanding and confronting the environmental and social crises of our time.

John Feldman, film director

Sheila Silver, BSO Composer

Paulo Branco, CEO of TERRA Associate Laboratory

Filipa Monteiro, TERRA Investigator

Moderator: Patrícia Azevedo da Silva, Translator, Editor and Anthropologist

Complexity in the Food System

Multidisciplinary meeting on sustainability and food discussed complexity in the food system

Christophe Béné, Alliance of Bioversity International & CIAT Specialist
Margarida Queirós, Centro de Estudos Geográficos (CEG) Investigator and Coordenator of Thematic Line 5 of TERRA
João Baptista, ICS – Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ULisboa) Investigator

Moderator: Luís Goulão, Vice-President of Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA) and Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF) / TERRA investigator

Human Conscience - A look at the crisis and sustainability (in portuguese and spanish)

Multidisciplinary meeting on sustainability and human responsibility, where humanity’s challenges and responsibilities in relation to global sustainability were discussed

Josep Maria Esquirol, Philosopher and professor of Universidade de Barcelona
Mário Vale, President of Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território da Universidade de Lisboa (IGOT) and TERRA investigator
José Carlos Franco, Professor of Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA) and TERRA investigator

Moderator: José Maria Pimentel, Marketing and communication specialist