Vaqueirinho, Serra da Lousã, Portugal, Vaqueirinho Republic!

24/04/2023

today´s photo

from our digital labs

the original image

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17/04/2023

Privacy Policy Privacy Policy Privacy Policy Privacy Policy

Why Câmara Municipal da Lousã never ceases to amaze me

Just go to the website..

https://cm-lousa.pt/

scroll downwards to:

ACESSOS RÁPIDOS

Click

PLATAFORMA DE RECRUTAMENTO

http://recrutamento.cm-lousa.pt/

and you will be asked to accept Private Policy, or to check the Privacy Policy

if you click to have a look at the Privacy Policy, you get this:

so you continue to look for the said Privacy Policy and you find in the website 2 versions:

One dated 2018

https://cm-lousa.pt/?listas_ficheiros=politica-de-privacidade

https://cm-lousa.pt/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/PoliticaPrivacidade.pdf

and a Second one dated 2021

https://cm-lousa.pt/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Pol%C3%ADtica-de-Privacidade.pdf

Date:17-04-2023

Sources/Links:

https://recrutamento.cm-lousa.pt/pages/364

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14/04/2023

Let me give a small piece of advice.

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08/04/2023

Easter Traditions

Easter is here!

Easter Sunday 2023

Dom, 9 de Abr de 2023

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04/04/2023

first time ever !

we now have available in our Blog...

a Toilet!

(just in case....)

please check on the sidebar-right 👉

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29/03/2023

Climate Change 2023

ipcc

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2023

SYNTHESIS REPORT

OF THE IPCC SIXTH ASSESSMENT REPORT (AR6)

This Synthesis Report (SYR) of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) summarises the state of knowledge of climate change, its widespread impacts and risks, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. It integrates the main findings of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) based on contributions from the three Working Groups and the three Special Reports.

Human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases, have unequivocally caused global warming, with global surface temperature reaching 1.1°C above 1850–1900 in 2011–2020. Global greenhouse gas emissions have continued to increase, with unequal historical and ongoing contributions arising from unsustainable energy use, land use and land-use change, lifestyles and patterns of consumption and production across regions, between and within countries, and among individuals (high confidence).

Date: 20 March 2023

Access the content of the report here:

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/

https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SlideDeck.pdf

https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/reports

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26/03/2023

OpenAI

Introducing GPT-4, OpenAI's most advanced system.

Sources/Links:

https://auth0.openai.com/u/signup/password?state=hKFo2SBwMzRnMzkyUVNXYnJIdng5YjUxNWx4YzVMZUh4dmxDbaFur3VuaXZlcnNhbC1sb2dpbqN0aWTZIDVuYkJHRDBDU0F3eHMwNFpFLUt4d1pNZTQ1OHhSRHN5o2NpZNkgVGRKSWNiZTE2V29USHROOTVueXl3aDVFNHlPbzZJdEc

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20/03/2023

Spring equinox 2023

Spring is finally here, and we’re exactly halfway between mid-winter and mid-summer. There are two equinoxes every year, one in March and the other in September.

The March equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, marks the beginning of astronomical spring in the northern hemisphere. This phenomenon has been observed – and celebrated – for thousands of years, and has important implications for astronomy and agriculture, as well as cultural traditions.

The spring equinox 2023 in the northern hemisphere is on Monday 20 March. The spring equinox marks the first day of spring, and the precise time of the equinox will be at 9:24pm GMT.

How does the equinox effect the aurorae?

Aurorae and major geomagnetic storms tend to occur more frequently around the equinoxes.

The Sun's magnetic field has two poles, the same as a bar magnet. These poles flip when solar activity peaks, every 11 years. A solar wind made up of charged particles carries the magnetic field away from the surface of the Sun and through the Solar System. © NASA/ Nick Arge

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World Rewilding Day 20-03-2023

What does that mean?

World rewilding day is a global reminder of the need to rewild parts of our planet. The purpose of this process provides benefits for people and biodiversity. On this day, people across the planet celebrate raising awareness and the importance of rewilding.

On this day, people remember rewilding. It is celebrated by more than 115 organizations from all over the world. These organizations run a number of activities in a wide variety of rewilding actions. This day was launched by the Global Rewilding Alliance during the 11th World Wilderness Congress in 2021. Since then it became an important part of the global conservation movement.

What is rewilding?

In its essence, rewilding is ecosystem restoration. The concept is built up on knowledge that nature has the power to heal itself, if we let it. If ecosystems are too heavily damaged, rewilding also includes man made restoration activities. Examples of such kinds of damage is when native carnivores are exterminated or native forests were replaced by man made pastures.

Birth of rewilding

In the early 1990s, the term “rewilding” was used by Dave Foreman, co-founder of the Wild Earth magazine and The Wildlands Project. Since then, rewilding is known as a conservation effort that drives nature restoration. The main activities are focusing on rebuilding ecosystems via nature restoration so they’re healthier and more sustainable.

In this context, this process is often understood as the large-scale restoration of ecosystems. These activities continue to the point where spontaneous natural processes can take care of themselves. An important part of this process is that at the same time we are also restoring our relationship with the wild natural world. We are reconnecting ourselves to nature.

Rewilding seeks to reinstate natural processes. Where appropriate, it also includes reintroducing extinct species and allowing them to shape the landscape and the habitats within.

Threats to rewilding

A great threat to successful rewilding is often the reluctance of people to change their traditional way of life. Activities such as hunting, logging and grazing, became an inseparable part of human life. They have become an integral part of human life. They are often also called traditional activities that were carried out by landowners during the past centuries.

For this reason, it is essential to carry out any rewilding activities very carefully. Close contact and consultation with the users and owners of these lands is highly recommended. In the extreme case, be ready to change the location if the owners and partners are not willing to accept the submitted proposals.

In any case, this process requires patience and extensive communication skills.

Conclusion

On 20 March 2021, people across the planet celebrated the first ever World Rewilding Day. The day continues to be held every year, and it is organised by the Global Rewilding Alliance. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of rewilding and inspire people to get involved in projects that help nature to recover.

Since then, the world rewilding became an important element of modern nature conservation. To some extent, it opened the door for systematic, long-term, objective oriented nature conservation.

Nature has the power to heal itself and to heal us, if we let it. That’s what rewilding is all about; restoring ecosystems to the point where nature can take care of itself and restoring our relationship with the natural world. Reconnecting with what matters. Rewilding is hope for the future.

Date: 20 March 2023

Sources/Links:

https://wilderness-society.org/world-rewilding-day/

https://rewildingeurope.com/world-rewilding-day/

https://www.rewildingeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ENGLISH-VERSION_World-Rewilding-Day-2023.pdf

https://globalrewilding.earth/

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