Meeting point: Centro Ciência Viva do Alviela
1pm — Shared Eco-Picnic
2.30pm — Opening of the exhibition Escola Rio, by Coletivo Guarda Rios
3.30pm — Alviela ComVida: conversation as part of the Matters of Now cycle.
The Alviela, stage to countless episodes of pollution, has stood out for its ecological and social resilience, and for its resilient communities who, to this day, continue to celebrate the richness of natural heritage and advocate for the protection of biodiversity and the ecosystem services of the Alviela basin.
Conversations around the stories and experiences of the participants in this event flow toward the past, honoring the memories of people and the river, while also envisioning a resilient future and imagining sustainable scenarios.
Let’s share the stories of the Alviela!
The Free Rivers Programme’s mission is to promote, protect and restore Iberian rivers for the benefit of people and nature. It advocates free rivers in good ecological condition, mobilising citizens to protect and enhance landscapes, ecosystems and riverside populations. It also advocates not building unnecessary dams, promotes the need to remove obsolete barriers that are harmful to ecosystems, supports the creation and actions of movements in defence of our river basins, and fights for the improvement of and compliance with legislation in the field of water resources.
https://rioslivres.geota.pt/