Duration: 5h

Description This programme promotes an integrated approach between geology, ecology and sustainability, leading students to explore how geodiversity - the variety of geological formations, soils and natural processes - supports and influences the ecosystem services that society depends on: climate regulation, water purification, soil fertility, among others. Through observation in the field and analysing concrete cases in the territory of the Terras de Cavaleiros Geopark, students develop environmental assessment skills and understand the need to preserve both biodiversity and geodiversity. A programme aligned with the global challenges of sustainability and the building of an informed ecological and geoscientific awareness.

Places to visit:

Geopark Headquarters - Minerals Room

Azibo Dam

G14 - Geosite Cenozoic Sediments of Vale da Porca

G11 - Geosite Talc of Vale da Porca

G16 - Geosite Limestones of Salselas

G08 - Geosite Metavolcanites of Fraga da Pegada

Santa Combinha Viewpoint

Geo-knowledge:

The Earth's ecosystems

Geodiversity (basis of life)

Provisioning services (provision of goods, such as food, water, etc.)

Regulating services (regulation and control of ecosystem processes)

Cultural services (importance of ecosystems in providing recreational, educational, aesthetic, spiritual benefits)

Supporting services (necessary for the production of all other services).