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.