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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

Survival Kit: The Impact of Heat Waves on Human Health

(in Portuguese)

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

The Role of Ecosystems in the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance

(in Portuguese)

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

Regenerative Agriculture in Practice: Experiences and Challenges

(in Portuguese)

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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