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Insect Hotels & Environmental Awareness – Pico Island

31/01/2023

Insect populations are in decline, mainly due to human activities, such as the increase in monocultures, use of pesticides, loss of natural habitat, among others. Although we sometimes consider them frightening or (...)

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LIFE BEETLE’s noticeboards are already on field

24/01/2023

One of the goals of the LIFE BEETLES project includes environmental awareness and public communication regarding the execution of its nature conservation works. In this context, the project, coordinated by the Regional (...)

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Board game BEETLES&Company is now available

16/12/2022

The LIFE BEETLES project, coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, has developed a board game, BEETLES & Companhia, intending to raise awareness among students in the Region (...)

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𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 – 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱

14/12/2022

The LIFE BEETLES project promoted another volunteering activity on the island of Terceira, this time with the Scouts of Grouping 953 of the National Scout Corps, for controlling invasive plants. The activity (...)

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LIFE BEETLES 2022/2023 Educational Offer

25/11/2022

The LIFE BEETLES project has a strong educational and awareness-raising component, which aims to change the public's perception of insects. Thus, this school year, the project offers three educational activities for schools (...)

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Removal of Eucalyptus on Terceira island continues at a good pace!

22/11/2022

The LIFE BEETLES project, coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, has as one of its main objectives the conversion of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) production forests into more (...)

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