> Took place another Clarification Session to present the LIFE Charcos to farmers, tourism promoters and civil society to explain how the Project is intervening in this region in order to promote the protection of temporary ponds.

 

The LPN - Liga para a Protecção da Natureza and the Municipality of Vila do Bispo, with the support of partners of the LIFE Charcos project, namely ABM and UAlg, have organized a public session to Present the Project LIFE Charcos "Conservation Temporary Ponds in the southwest coast of Portugal ", held in the afternoon of December 13th, 2015, in Vila do Bispo Interpretation Center.

During the presentation, the coordinator of the project, Artur Lagartinho, explained the importance of conservation of Temporary Ponds existing in the region and presented the actions developed by the project. This initiative was intended for the general public, farmers and tourism promoters. During the session, the 30 participants were able to ask questions about the conservation of this habitat and shared experiences.

In the field trip to a pond near Vila do Bispo it was possible for the about 30 participants, to observe and have direct contact with some of the most emblematic species of fauna of the ponds in this county. The researchers Margarida Cristo and Margarida Machado of the University of Algarve gathered and demonstrated the various species of large branchiopods crustaceans and some amphibians present in the visited pond.