Tag: ecology
“Solidarity Kitchen” Volunteering, 4th Edition (Coimbra, Portugal)
Members of New Acropolis in partnership with Associação Integrar, participated in a “Solidarity Kitchen”volunteer effort whereby volunteers prepared meals and delivered them to people living with economic difficulties. More than […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Project Clio”: Clean-up of the niches of Monte Serrat (Santos – SP, Brazil)
In coordination with the Ministry of Culture of the city of Santos, a clean-up of 122 monuments was carried out – granite niches that harbor bronze images narrating the Way […]
Eco-Philosophical hike in Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
New Acropolis in Belo Horizonte carried out an Eco-Philosophical hike in Catas Altas and Caraça Park, as part of the activities organized to commemorate World Environment Day. On the promenade, apart from hiking and […]