Events

The NATIVA Association was present in the action "Invasive Species - Asian Vespa and Mimosas", which took place on April 7, 2018, at the Casa da Cultura de Sátão and had the participation of the association's president, who presented the theme "Vespa velutina (Asian wasp)". See the event poster here: Event poster ...Continue Reading

The Municipality of Vila Nova de Poiares promoted an awareness-raising action on Vespa Velutina, commonly known as the 'Asian wasp', in partnership with ESAC – Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra and NATIVA Association, with the aim of raising awareness of the care to be taken, and transmit to the population the most effective methods to combat this invasive species. The session was attended by the Mayor, João Miguel Henriques, as well as technicians from the NATIVA Association (Marco Portocarrero and Miguel Maia) and from the Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Bárbara Rodrigues, who addressed topics such as the history of Vespa, ...Continue Reading

On February 27, 2018, Lousãmel - Cooperativa Agrícola dos Apicultores da Lousã e Concelhos Limitrofes, CRL hosted the Workshop “Vespa Velutina Nigrithorax”. The initiative, organized by the Lousã National Beekeeping School, aimed to present the biology / ethology of Vespa velutina, prevention, detection and combat techniques and communication and organization for the control of Vespa velutina. Marco Portocarrero, president of the association, explained his experience as a "wasp hunter". See the event poster here: Event poster ...Continue Reading

On 11th July 2017, the Workshop “Management of invasive species in Portugal: where are we and where do we want to go?” was held in Coimbra, organized by the Associations NATIVA – Nature, Invasive and Environmental Valorization and MONTIS – Association for the Conservation of Nature, in collaboration with the Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra and the Functional Ecology Center from the University of Coimbra. This Workshop was the first step towards the creation of the “Multi-institutional network for the management of invasive species” that hopes to foster cooperation and improve the way in which invasive species are managed in Portugal, namely by sharing and discussing knowledge and experiences. See more about Marco ...Continue Reading

On April 8, 2017, the Auditorium of the Portuguese Institute for Sports and Youth (Portal do Fontelo) hosted the colloquium “Thinking beekeeping”. The initiative, organized by the Beira Alta Beekeepers Association within the scope of the Beekeeping Colloquium Cycle in 2017, was attended by numerous entities, among them, the NATIVA Association, represented by Marco Portocarrero who addressed the topic of Vespa velutina. See the event poster here: Event poster ...Continue Reading