Geopark Digital Sustainable food in the Portuguese UNESCO World Geoparks
Scope: activity created jointly by 5 Portuguese UNESCO World Geoparks (Naturtejo, Arouca, Azores, Terras de Cavaleiros and Estrela), as part of the GEOfood Project, an international brand that values the use of food products from local and sustainable agriculture, produced in accordance with the Sustainable Development goals of the 2030 Agenda.
Objective: to introduce some local products from each of these geoparks located in Portugal and their relationship with the local geology (rocks and soils), demonstrating the importance of implementing environmental agriculture.
Structure: the action is organized into two theoretical-practical sessions lasting 1 hour, which include videos and exercises. The first session presents the GEOfood project, the Arouca Geopark and its local products, relating them to the local soils and rocks. The 2nd session presents the other Portuguese World Geoparks and a selection of their local products, relating them to the rocks and soils of their territories.
This is an Educational Program aimed at students in the 3rd and 4th years of elementary school, applied independently by the class teacher in Environmental Studies lessons, using the educational resources provided here. First, download the “Description”, then the “Teacher’s Guide” and finally the various “Educational Resources”.
