The “TERRA Viva – Diálogos para Políticas Públicas” (TERRA Viva – Dialogues for Public Policy) debate cycle is an initiative designed to strengthen public dialogue on structural issues related to sustainability. It reinforces TERRA’s commitment to linking science, territory, and political decision-making, promoting an integrated and collaborative approach to addressing sustainability challenges.
TERRA Viva – Dialogues for Public Policy
Three debates, three major challenges: Biodiversity, environmental health, and regenerative agriculture highlighted in the first cycle of debates TERRA Viva – Dialogues for Public Policy
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(in Portuguese) | | November 2025
Fátima Alves, researcher at the Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE) and member of TERRA
António Lopes, researcher at the Centre of Geographical Studies (CEG) and member of TERRA
Moderator: Paulo Nogueira, researcher at the Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB) and member of TERRA
(in Portuguese) | | November 2025
Carlos Palos, specialist in Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine at Hospital de Santa Maria and member of the Local Unit for Infection Prevention and Control and Antimicrobial Resistance
Joana Moreira da Silva, Professor of Microbiology at the Egas Moniz School of Health & Science
Isabel Henriques, researcher at the Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE) and member of TERRA
Moderator: Cátia Caneiras, researcher at the Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB) and member of TERRA
(in Portuguese) | | October 2025
Gottlieb Basch, Professor in the Department of Plant Science at the University of Évora and President of the European Conservation Agriculture Federation
João Coimbra, farmer and manager of Quinta da Cholda Cholda
Moderator: David Fangueiro, LEAF coordinator and TERRA member
Official posters for the first cycle of debates TERRA Viva – Dialogues for Public Policy:
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