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April 2022

Versatil robot

2022-03-28T11:52:16+01:00

This is the only robot designed from start directly for use in biological pools. It's not just a robot, it's much more. Due to the modular composition this device is two in one. It can be used as a hand-operated vacuum cleaner with a telescopic sweeper or vacuum the bottom of the bathing area [...]

Versatil robot2022-03-28T11:52:16+01:00

March 2022

World water day

2022-02-28T15:03:04+00:00

"The planet's water resources face an unprecedented threat", says the United Nations on the occasion of the World Water Day, on March 22. "Currently, about 2.2 billion people do not have access to clean water and 4, 2 billion  live without adequate sanitation. The effects of climate change are expected to increase these numbers [...]

World water day2022-02-28T15:03:04+00:00

February 2022

Cradle of biodiversity

2022-01-30T11:23:11+00:00

It is an accepted fact that biological pools are habitats for amphibians and many other aquatic living beings. This photo of a caterpillar reveals that other types of animals also take advantage of these poles of biodiversity. The photo was sent by an owner of a biological pool, along with the question if this [...]

Cradle of biodiversity2022-01-30T11:23:11+00:00

World wetlands day

2022-01-30T11:05:29+00:00

February 2nd is World Wetlands Day. This day aims to raise awareness of the protection and preservation of wetlands and underline the importance they have for the existence of life on our planet. This year is the first time that it will be celebrated as an international day of the United Nations (UN), following [...]

World wetlands day2022-01-30T11:05:29+00:00

December 2021

Nothing grows without light

2021-12-01T10:06:20+00:00

The photo shows a ditch in an artificial stream we made a few years ago, the task was to beautify the ditch with plants. And we did it, creating an unusual environment. The underwater plants installed on this ditch grow even in the darkness of a winery in Alto Alentejo. They grow well, produce [...]

Nothing grows without light2021-12-01T10:06:20+00:00

Guide for sustainable construction in tourist developments

2021-12-01T10:05:17+00:00

"Adopting strategies and practices conducive to economic and environmental sustainability is a sure step to strengthen the competitiveness of the business of tourist developments and contribute, in a decisive manner, to making Portugal an increasingly eco-efficient destination, capable of ensuring the enjoyment of future generations. assets that distinguish us today." This intention is found [...]

Guide for sustainable construction in tourist developments2021-12-01T10:05:17+00:00

Western Spadefoot

2021-12-01T10:03:28+00:00

Spring is the time for frogs. It is the time when the singing for mating activity in lakes as well as in biological pools begin. But not all amphibian species wait until spring. The Western Spadefoot, Pelobates cultripes, is an example of these. This species starts looking in autumn for waters as birthplace for the next [...]

Western Spadefoot2021-12-01T10:03:28+00:00

November 2021

Otters

2021-10-31T11:48:59+00:00

Watching an otter is a very difficult task. They are shy mammals with twilight or night activity. But they are visitors to some biological pools in Southwest Portugal, as this photo shows, which shows otter waste on the shore. Otters are clean animals, leaving their feces on the bank and not in the water, [...]

Otters2021-10-31T11:48:59+00:00

October 2021

On the way to Africa

2021-09-29T14:46:56+01:00

It is now, in the months of September and October, when we come across birds by the biological pool that are not there for most time of the year. They are small, not very shy and do what the resident birds do not know how to do, they are perching or climbing a reed [...]

On the way to Africa2021-09-29T14:46:56+01:00

New type of wooden jetty

2021-09-29T14:31:49+01:00

A new type of wooden jetty is presented, developed by the team at Bio Piscinas, Lda. and carried out by experienced specialists from SHB, Lda.  The new wooden jetty model applies to new constructions as well as in cases of renovation of existing wooden jetties. The new wooden jetty combines wood and aluminum. Aluminum [...]

New type of wooden jetty2021-09-29T14:31:49+01:00
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