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Summers are the hottest period of the year in Europe, in our country and throughout the Northern Hemisphere. This is the period when the living world is most active, flowers bloom, grow and create fruit. The days are warm and long and perfect for staying outdoors. That is why summer... Read More

Protected areas are possibly the best way to preserve important natural values. Protected areas are needed for two main reasons: nature conservation and protection of the values and benefits that we derive from them. Thus, areas that deserve protection can be divided into two groups: areas that are formed only... Read More

Protected areas are geographic spaces, regions and sites under formal protection and management with the goal of protecting the rivers and the important natural values they possess. Protected areas have a key role not only for the protection of the environment, the living world and the ecosystems, but are also... Read More

A water reservoir or an artificial lake is a closed space for storing water for a specific purpose. Although the term artificial lake is used trivially, it is not completely correct, because manmade reservoirs do not have the same features and functions as natural freshwater lakes. Reservoirs are built with... Read More

Mountains are some of the most imposing phenomena on the Earth’s surface. They cover around 27% of the planet’s surface and around 22% of the total human population lives on these elevations. Mountains do not only provide living conditions for those who actually live there, but also for those living... Read More

With each day the consequences and the information we have about climate change are becoming more numerous and obvious. Climate is changing, which means that the life of everyone on this planet is changing too. Unfortunately, small local and rural communities will be at the front line of these changes... Read More

Feeding the world’s human population, which is growing daily, is putting an increasingly greater pressure on nature, particularly because an increasing number of people are accepting the so-called western style of food, which is unsustainable and depends on several types of monocultures. It is an even greater challenge to maintain... Read More

Local fruit and vegetable varieties are crops and plants that have been cultivated for centuries in one geographical location, with the application of traditional farming practices and without the use of commercial seeds and seedlings. There are also so-called autochthonous varieties, but because it is quite complicated to precisely determine... Read More