Tag: ecology
Earth Day Volunteering (León, Mexico)
Volunteers from New Acropolis Leon shared with 900 students and 60 teachers a series of activities on the occasion of Earth Day. Different talks were given on: water footprint, plant […]
Painting exhibition: “The thousand reflections of water” (Coimbra, Portugal)
In commemoration of Earth Day, New Acropolis inaugurated the painting exhibition “The Thousand Reflections of Water” with works by members of the New Acropolis Painting Workshop. It is a beautiful […]
International Earth Day (Montevideo, Uruguay)
In commemoration of International Mother Earth Day, we carried out different activities: three online talks on the environment; a special day in the wetlands where we shared different talks on […]
Coastal Clean-up Day (Montevideo, Uruguay)
As part of the ecological volunteering program, we participated in a coastal clean-up day, promoted internationally by Ocean Conservancy and organized in Uruguay by the Ministry of the Environment. As […]
2nd Earth Festival (Portugal)
During 5 days, the auditorium and gardens of the “Casa das Histórias Paula Rego” of the municipality of Cascais, hosted the 2nd Earth Festival, organized by New Acropolis in collaboration […]
Brazil commemorates Environment Week: “Detoxify, Clean and Beautify” (Brazil)
The whole country commemorated Environment Day. Lectures; a workshop on selective waste collection; river and beach clean-ups; an ecological walk; plant-vase beautification workshops; preparing orchards for small spaces; recovery of […]
Philosophical Sunday on the Square (São Leopoldo/RS, Brazil)
Under the slogan “Health and Environment”, volunteers organized a clean-up of the Amadeo Rossi Square, and installed the exhibition “Through the Paths of Nature” to promote reflection on the Human […]
Sponsorship of urban trees (Nuremberg, Germany)
Being a tree in a city means fighting for life on a daily basis. Air pollution, abundant garbage dumped by humans and, increasingly, drought are challenges which hamper the […]
Maintenance of reforested areas (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)
We carried out the maintenance of the newly reforested areas in the Horizons Experimental Station. Volunteers removed weeds around the trees. These plantations attract birds and wild animals that spread […]
Philosophical walk: “The symbolism of trees” (Lisbon, Portugal)
Philosophical walk through the gardens of the National Costume Museum of the capital. For more than two hours, participants enjoyed explanations on the symbolism of trees and on botany in […]
