The fifth edition of the Week of Education and Environmental Volunteering Initiatives (SEIVA) starts this Sunday, the 10th and continues until the 17th of October, in an initiative of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), through ARH do Algarve, within the scope the “Environmental Volunteering for Water” project and the project's partner network.
This year the theme is “Learning from nature/Restoring ecosystems”, intending to “draw attention to the United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration that aims to prevent, interrupt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on all continents and oceans ».
Another objective is «to publicize the work developed by the institutions in the field of environmental education and volunteering, but mainly to mobilize the population of the Algarve to the importance of their participation in the reflection/action on the main challenges to sustainable development in the region, contributing to participatory management resources and for the deepening of scientific and didactic knowledge of teachers and other agents of education for sustainability».
In the last year, due to the difficulties caused by the pandemic crisis, the SEIVA, unlike usual, took place with a reinforcement of the virtual component and with the presence of a very limited number of participants in the face-to-face actions.
«Given the current context of the pandemic, we hope to resume this year the dynamics of the initiative and be able to be present in person, with actions on the ground, in the 16 municipalities of the Algarve, but the event, namely in terms of formats, logistics and number of people involved, it will be adapted and will comply with the rules in force at the time and place», stresses Paula Vaz, from APA, responsible for the organization.
During SEIVA 2021, APA-ARH Algarve will be directly involved in the following events/actions:
10 October
VOLUNTEERING Maintenance of the Plantation of Indigenous Species
Time 10:00 am to 13:00 pm
General target audience
Max. participants 20
Location Foia-Monchique
Promoting Entity Associação A Nossa Terra and APA-ARH Algarve
EXHIBITION “Iron Man with Glass Lungs”
Time: Opening at 16:30 pm
General target audience
Max. participants - NA
Location Mar Shopping Algarve
Promoting Entity APA-ARH Algarve and Mar Shopping Algarve
OPENING SAP 2021 - ALIMAR Tertúlia
Time 17pm-18pm
General target audience
Location Mar Shopping Algarve + online
Promoting Entity CCViva Tavira and APA- ARH Algarve, Mar Shopping
11 October
Interactive EXHIBITION “Sustainable Development Needed!” which addresses the 17ODS, deepening those of an environmental nature. Collaboration with the Interpretation and Environmental Education Center “Quinta do Peral”. In the exhibition room of the CCDR Algarve's headquarters building in Faro.
Time: Opening at 10:00 pm
Time 10:00 – 17:00
Target Audience Technicians Environmental education, teachers, interested citizens
Max. participants groups of 20
Location Exhibition Room (R/C) of the CCDR Algarve headquarters building in Faro
Promoter: Europe Direct Algarve and Quinta do Peral SBAportel Interpretation Center
WORKSHOP: WATER – Where does the tap come from? And if it ends?
Hours 9am-17pm (APA lecture at 11am)
Target Audience Students 2nd/3rd cycles (from 5th to 9th grade)
Max. participants 20
Location Olhão
EB23 Promoting Entity Dr Alberto Iria, Olhão
12 October
VOLUNTEERING Invasive Exotics – Acacia
Hours 10:00 to 12:00
Target Audience Community - upon prior registration
Max. participants 20
Location Fonte Férrea – São Brás de Alportel
Promoting Entity APA ARH Algarve and Municipality of SBAlportel
TRAINING “Water Resources in the territory of the aspiring Geopark Algarvensis”(Accredited ACD for teachers)
Time 16h-19h
Target audience teachers + general
Max. participants 50
online location
Promoting Entity APA-ARH Algarve and GEOPARQUE
October 13
Conversations with the Future: Agriculture and Biodiversity
Time 11:00 am to 13:00 pm
Target audience Environmental education technicians, teachers, interested citizens
Max. participants 100
online location
Promoting Entity Europe Direct Algarve
Stream Recovery Workshop with Biophysical Engineering Techniques
Time 15:00 pm
Target audience Families, Students, Teachers, Environmental professionals, General Public
Max. participants
Location Municipal Park of Sítio das Fontes
Promoting Entity Municipality of Lagoa and MARCA ADL
15 October
Training - Sustainable Food / Water Footprint
Time 8:30 am to 10:00 pm
Target Audience 10th Year Class of Science and Technology
Max. participants 25
Location of the Pinheiro e Rosa School Auditorium, Faro
Discover the Ribeira de Aljezur
Time 14:00 pm
School Target Audience
Max. participants: 2 classes
Promoting Entity: APA-ARH Algarve, Municipality of Aljezur
16 October
VOLUNTEERING 2nd Edition of the Ria Formosa Cleaning
Hours 09:00 to 11:30
Target Public Community – by prior registration WhatsApp +351 924 115 500
Max. participants 250
Location Beach of Faro – Beach and Ria
Promoting Entity MAR Shopping Algarve and partners
17 October
CLOSING SAP 2021
SUNSET – Compromise with Nature in the century of technology
with moderation of the journalist Elisabete Rodrigues
Time 17:00 pm
General target audience
Max. participants 50 (in person)
Location Faro – Beer Factory
Promoting Entity UALG – CIMA, CCViva Algarve and APA – ARH Algarve
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