fábulas sustentáveis

Sand Grains from Matchbox Media Collective on Vimeo . In Cape Verde, fishing is not only a way of life but a vital source of income. As global fish populations fall, the EU is plundering the island's precious resource. José returns to his country to witness his fellow islanders fighting for survival, selling the very sand that makes up their beaches. Sandgrains is a crowdfunded documentary produced under a creative commons licence. The project draws on support, talent and expertise through interactive web technology and social networks. It uses crowd-funding and crowd-sourcing as production strategy and reaches out to a global audience that performs a vital role in driving the project itself.

Já aqui tenho dito que sou defensora da sardinha, do peixe pequeno, da diversidade das espécies, do peixe fresco, da pesca artesanal... ...do peixe português! Das 5 espécies eleitas como sustentáveis para comer aqui , 2 delas são tipicamente portuguesas: a sardinha e a cavala. Porque é que não se come mais cavala em Portugal é uma questão que gostava de explicar. Já me disseram que o valor que a cavala atinge na lota é tão baixo que muitas vezes os pescadores não a conseguem vender. Os vendedores não a querem porque ganham pouco comparado com a margem de lucro de outros peixes, mais caros. Por isso vai muitas vezes para rações e para alimentar outras espécies como o atum. Gosto muito de cavala. E aqui na Suécia é muito comum comer cavala fumada. Há à venda cavala fumada com diferentes ervas, de diferentes tamanhos, inteira ou em filetes. É deliciosa! E há também há venda fresca, em filetes, sem cabeça nem espinhas. Este pode ser um factor muito importante: o processamento do peixe. É m...

Pirate fishing – also known as illegal, unreported and unregulated ( IUU ) fishing – is a serious threat to marine ecosystems. It is wreaking havoc on local and global economies. It robs subsistence fishermen of their livelihoods. It could mean that the seafood on your plate was fished illegally. E onde é que ocorre? Na maioria dos países africanos que fazem acordos de pesca com a União Europeia. São países onde não há controlo das quantidades de peixe e dos locais onde a pesca é efectuada. Para além disso não têm planos de monitorização dos recursos marinhos, nem conhecimento prévio das comunidades existentes na costa.

Numerous studies along the northern Mediterranean borderland have documented the use of shellfish by Neanderthals but none of these finds are prior to Marine Isotopic Stage 3 (MIS 3). In this paper we present evidence that gathering and consumption of mollusks can now be traced back to the lowest level of the archaeological sequence at Bajondillo Cave (Málaga, Spain), dated during the MIS 6. The paper describes the taxonomical and taphonomical features of the mollusk assemblages from this level Bj19 and briefly touches upon those retrieved in levels Bj18 (MIS 5) and Bj17 (MIS 4), evidencing a continuity of the shellfishing activity that reaches to MIS 3. The data presented provide compelling evidence that shellfish harvesting was part of the Neanderthal trophic niche at essentially the same time when Modern Humans were also exploiting the coast in South Africa. Although such behavioural convergence may strike some as remarkable it is probably far from extraordinary, given the use of s...

WASTE LAND Official Trailer from Almega Projects on Vimeo . Filmed over nearly three years, WASTE LAND follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world's largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of “catadores”—self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz’s initial objective was to “paint” the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives. O lixo é o fim do percurso das coisas que não queremos mais. Mas em que momento o lixo passa a ser lixo? Os critérios variam conforme as pessoas. É impressionante pensar no desperdício dos materiais e dos recursos que são processados diariamente. Nada é lixo e tudo se transforma. Como consumidores...

Increased awareness and concerns for sustainability and environmental issues is influencing consumers and their everyday purchases. 45% of Swedish shoppers report buying more products with ecolabels than a year ago – with an equally strong response of 34% of Dutch consumers. 23% of Swedish respondents say that they only buy fish and seafood from sustainable sources, regardless of price and quality, and are even prepared to go elsewhere if the product they are looking for is not available. In the Netherlands, ecolabels rank as the most trusted sources of information about sustainability – with friends and family recommendations coming second, an indication of how much more sustainability issues are part of everyday conversation. An average of 54% of Dutch and Swedish respondents believe ecolabels are effective in helping bringing changes to environmental/ social problems (33% still undecided) and 55% think that the MSC is helping to ensure we have wild caught fish in the future (40 st...