Biodiversity - Is it Possible to Set Aside Half the Planet as “Pure Nature”?
Biodiversity - Is it Possible to Set Aside Half the Planet as “Pure Nature”?
Preserving a large area of the planet free from human activities requires us to increase the sustainability of our activities, such as fishing or agriculture, and to have more sustainable cities. But how can we reverse the trend of not achieving these goals when we are in an emergency? This is the debate proposed with Maria Amélia Martins-Loução, researcher at the Centre for Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Changes, SPECO - Portuguese Ecological Society.
After the conference, the documentary Ecossistema ZERO, by Paulo Lucas, will be shown referring to the 10 years of the ZERO Association.
PROGRAMME
7:00 p.m. – Biodiversity: is it possible to reserve half the planet as ‘pure nature’?
Preserving a large area of the planet free from human activity requires us to increase the sustainability of our activities, such as fishing or agriculture, and to have more sustainable cities, but how can we reverse the trend of not achieving these goals when we are in an emergency situation?
• 7:00 p.m. – Presentation: Maria Amélia Martins-Loução | Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Change, SPECO – Portuguese Society of Ecology
• 7:15 p.m. – Round table: Maria Amélia Martins-Loução, Paulo Lucas (ZERO), João Mestre (Fidelidade), moderated by Patrícia Fonseca (Jornal MedioTejo newspaper)
• 8:00 p.m. – Question and answer session
8:15 p.m. – Screening of the documentary “Ecossistema ZERO”
At the end of the presentations, we will screen the documentary Ecossistema ZERO, by Paulo Lucas, which portrays 10 years of the ZERO Association and its role in building an environmentally just future.
03 DEC 2025
WED 19:00
Free entry*
Duration 2h
In portuguese
*mediante pré-inscrição disponível em culturgest.pt ou levantamento de bilhete 15 min. antes (sujeito à lotação da sala). As pré-inscrições não levantadas são disponibilizadas 15 min. antes do início da conferência
BIOGRAPHY
Maria Amélia Martins-Loução is a biologist and researcher at the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Global Change, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon. She is also President of the Portuguese Society of Ecology and of the University of Lisbon Alumni Association. She holds a PhD in Biology, a Habilitation in Ecology, and a Master’s in Science Communication. Her distinctions include Corresponding Academic of the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy, the Ibero-American Botany Prize (2010), 100 Women Scientists – Ciência Viva (2016), and the Ciência Viva Grand Prize (2021).
Directed by
Paulo Lucas
Produced by
Inês Pereira
Cinematography
Paulo Lucas
Soundtrack composition
Miguel Berkemeier
