Meeting “Portugal Destination” – USA-CIBIO Azores

A brief meeting took place on 17th of April, 2025, at the University of the Azores, between Maria Anunciação Ventura, group leader of the NaTour Group from CIBIO-Azores, and Daniela Casimiro, PhD student on Sea Sciences at the University of the Azores, and a group of high school teachers from the USA. This meeting was promoted by Envoys, an enterprise that aims to create educational programs that challenge and inspire students to become better citizens of the world. During this meeting, we were able to discuss subjects that the insular communities from the Azores must face, such as climate change effects, impacts from overtourism, threats to marine protected areas, among other subjects. Daniela also introduced a series of environmental games that can be developed with students, and bring awareness to important subjects like pollution, sustainability, and biodiversity.