45 documents found, page 1 of 5

Valorizar a agricultura familiar. As funções ambientais da agricultura familiar

Constrangimentos ao exercício da atividade da agricultura familiar e propostas ...

Monitoring marine litter on Funchal beaches (Madeira Island): insights for litt...

Marine litter is a complex and multi-dimensional problem, with beach litter surveys being an important cost-effective tool for monitoring and assessing marine litter pollution. In Madeira Island (Portugal, NE Atlantic), a region awarded several times as ‘Europe’s Leading Island Destination’ and with a particular orography, there is a scarce understanding of the situation of marine debris. A two-year monitoring ...

Marine litter education: from awareness to action

Marine litter is a global problem. Education has been acclaimed as a potential tool to tackle this issue, yet, integrative, student-centered, and over weeks studies to raise awareness on the theme that compares pre- with post-intervention results are limited in the literature. Furthermore, almost no studies rely on the basis of previous experience on the theme and local reality. This paper presents the design, ...

Public perceptions, knowledge, responsibilities, and behavior intentions on mar...

Marine litter is a global threat, particularly on oceanic islands where the problem is exacerbated. Perceptions, knowledge, awareness, and attitudes towards the theme are crucial in its mitigation and prevention. This study assessed these points through a questionnaire to the inhabitants of a Portuguese archipelago. Data revealed that people associate marine litter with plastic and its impacts and are well info...

Public perceptions, knowledge, responsibilities, and behavior intentions on mar...

Marine litter is a global threat, particularly on oceanic islands where the problem is exacerbated. Perceptions, knowledge, awareness, and attitudes towards the theme are crucial in its mitigation and prevention. This study assessed these points through a questionnaire to the inhabitants of a Portuguese archipelago. Data revealed that people associate marine litter with plastic and its impacts and are well info...

Lixo marinho: consciencializar para atuar

Este e-book é um recurso pedagógico sobre o tema lixo marinho. A deposição e acumulação de resíduos sólidos no meio marinho – lixo marinho – é um problema emergente com significativos impactes ambientais, sociais e económicos. As estimativas apontam para a existência de milhões de toneladas de lixo no oceano, um valor que se prevê continuar a aumentar. É imperativo minimizar a acumulação de lixo marinho, atrav...

Marine litter: a review of educative interventions

Marine litter is claimed to be one of the most meaningful environmental crises of the century. Education that supports behavior change is a tool to tackle this problem. However, there is a lack of research linking educational initiatives and marine litter issues. A literature review was conducted through a bibliometric and content analysis to explore the state of knowledge regarding educational actions. The res...

O papel do Observatório Oceânico da Madeira na promoção da literacia do oceano

A Literacia do Oceano é definida como a compreensão da influência que o oceano tem em nós e da nossa influência no oceano. Muitas instituições desenvolvem iniciativas nesta área. Na Região Autónoma da Madeira, o Observatório Oceânico da Madeira (OOM) tem atuado como facilitador e promotor deste tipo de literacia. Para isso, tem contado com o contributo de investigadores de várias áreas das ciências marinhas: Bi...

Before and after a disease outbreak: tracking a keystone species recovery from ...

Mass mortality events involving marine taxa are increasing worldwide. The long-spined sea urchin Diadema africanum is considered a keystone herbivore species in the northeastern Atlantic due to its control over the abundance and distribution of algae. After a first registered mass mortality in 2009, another event off the coasts of Madeira archipelago affected this ecologically important species in summer 2018. ...