Porto shapes the debate on environmental sustainability

The Gallery of Biodiversity- Living Science Centre opens a cycle of debate on environmental sustainability and biodiversity this 6th February, at 9.30pm. Entrance is free, but subject to room capacity.

This first session is themed "O Adamastor num aquário - Olhar(es) sobre um oceano desconhecido" ["Adamastor in an aquarium - Viewpoints on an unknown ocean", free translation] ; in case you don't knowm, the Adamastor is a mythological character created by the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões in his epic poem Os Lusíadas, and it embodies the dangers of the sea and the formidable forces of nature.

Researchers of the Transdisciplinary Research Centre Culture, Space and Memory (CITCEM) and of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Maritime and Environmental Investigation of the University of Porto (CIIMAR), Inês Amorim and José Teixeira, respectively.

The issues under debate include, for example, questioning our knowledge on marine life, how do humans impact on oceans and what can be done to preserving oceans and seas? Why is the sea so appealing to humans?

These and others issues will be raised during the first session that is schedule for 6th February at The Gallery of Biodiversity- Living Science Centre, at 9.30pm.

This cycle of debates will run throughout the year, always on the first Thursdays of each month, under the umbrella topic of environmental sustainability and its related social, cultural and economic impact.

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