Jobs and... the Environmental Day

The environment can be part of the solution for the crisis! Non fossil energies could create 60.000 jobs in Portugal, until 2015!

The ‘Rio +20’ Summit will take place in Brazil, in 20-22 June. Ban Ki-Moon, ONU’s secretary general, stimulates the youth of the world to “make noise” to speed up negotiations.

There is a good reason for all of this: as we destroy the green areas in the name of progress we are only harming ourselves. Cities may be easier to live in but they don’t assure basic needs! Humanity developed a pre-programed response to plants. Studies demonstrate that we have “less stress and that our minds work better when there are plants around us”. Metro journal (21.05.12) quotes Virgina Lohr, teacher at the Washington University. Plants “make us calmer and less violent”. That is another reason to take care of the forests.

5th June is the International Day of the Environment (the 8th is the International Day of the Oceans): Paraguaçú congratulates and associates itself to these celebrations!