20. March 2025
The Ecocentro of São Francisco for recycling glass and plastic received a very special visit from the Canadian parliamentarians who form the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association. We were very excited to share our experience and results of the project 'Empowering the community of São Francisco, Municipality of Praia, through plastic recycling to address vulnerabilities and climate change', which was financed by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives #CFLI #CFLIinCV
16. January 2025
Since 2011 Caribbean and West African countries have suffered deposits of millions of tons of blooming Sargassum brown seaweeds, with 2023 being the worst year ever. Sargassum damage coralline communities, seagrass beds, and affect tourism and fishing, two major income-generating activities in Cabo Verde (CV). In addition, Ulva sp. is a green seaweed growing on rocks in the intertidal zone in CV that can occasionally accumulate in certain areas due to organic contamination of seashores....
20. December 2024
AGROECOLOGY AND COMPOSTING in MOIA MOIA. A day full of learning for our project AMMAR women’s team from Moia Moia. We joined the ONGD CERAI and the Moia Moia Farmers Association for training on nature-friendly agriculture, and the practical session on laminar composting, where one of the layers included seaweed collected in the nearby bay, where high quantities are present all year round. This gives a great opportunity to convert seaweed biomass from rotting waste into valuable addition to...
06. December 2024
Exploring opportunities for plastic credits in Cabo Verde #ECOCV #Ekonatur #ADSF #CPlastic #CFLIinCV
16. October 2024
Make Marine Science Matter. Here, we join more than 800 participants from 72 countries for the International Marine Conservation Congress #IMCC7.
22. September 2024
Accompanied by the music of a famous musician from Sao Francisco community Code di Dona, we share a glimpse to an amazing transformation of broken school chairs to eco-colourful new ones.
23. August 2024
With an acquisition of a new machine ‘Precious Plastic Sheetpress’ we will considerably upscale the recycling process by transforming plastic waste into artistic and durable products: chairs, tables and wherever imagination will lead us.
Special thanks to Canada Fund for Local Initiatives for supporting our path towards more sustainability in São Francisco, Praia, Santiago and Cabo Verde.
22. August 2024
From problems to solutions to reduce plastic waste and contribute to the mitigation of the impacts of climate change in the community of São Francisco, Santiago, Cabo Verde
24. July 2024
The path towards more sustainability, environmental and social, through the reduction, recycling and transformation or plastic and glass waste in community of São Francisco and Santiago Island.