Rewilding means a form of nature restoration that aims to focus on nature's self-capacity to return to relative ecological balance and complexity of biodiversity on a given site. Rewilding is the activity of restoring nature for its own sake. March 20th is World Rewilding Day. That day we released a short video in English [...]
"Water is life" is a campaign that aims to alert the population to the need to take good care of the most precious asset we have in life, water. With subtitles such as "don't waste it", "every drop counts" or "reduce your consumption" the aim is to alert the population of the Algarve to [...]
Heat the water in a biological pool? It is common in biological pools in Central Europe but is rare in the mild climate of Portugal. This is due to the fact that the water has temperatures close to 20 ºC from Easter onwards and continues like this almost until São Martinho. But also in [...]
The final design of a biological pool is a mix of elements, selected by the client based on our proposals in the first planning phase. Together with the clients, the design of the biological pool is defined. Obviously, some of the elements proposed in the ideas phase are left out of the game. It [...]
February 2nd was International Wetlands Day. Reason to talk about biological pools. But today it's more important to put our feet in the puddle. Because puddles are also wetlands, especially those that last for many weeks, even months, without losing their water. There we find living beings highly adapted to life in aquatic environment, [...]
The interest in biological pools by tourist companies is huge. Whether five-star hotels, campsites or country houses, more and more people are opting for ecological swimming solutions to differentiate their businesses. The example shows a mini-tourism in Northern Portugal, where a couple or a family finds a quiet place in a rural village. The [...]
Rainwater and biological pools constitute an ambivalent relationship. When it rains, the biological pools fill with good quality water, very pure water, almost H2O quality. Welcome rain! However, due to the purity of this water, it is not recommended to fill a biological pool entirely with rainwater alone. Water without any mineral additives is [...]
Knowledge about aquatic plants is an important basis for the work as biological pool specialists. Due to this knowledge in the area, Udo Schwarzer is part of the IUCN/SSC freshwater plant specialist group. And this scientific basis is also sought after by private and public entities to survey species and aquatic vegetation in natural [...]
One might think that ducks in the biological pool are as welcome as many other living beings. But the opposite is the case! Ducks have to be scared away from the first moment they appear. Why? - The organic load they leave in the biological pool is simply unbearable. The organic matter that leaves [...]
The photo was taken with a thermal camera, a device that records temperature differences and transforms them into an image. The image shows a biological pool during an August night. You can see the ladder with stairs. Colors represent temperature classes. Terrestrial vegetation is the coldest, in blue. On the banks you can see [...]
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