Recently, a scientific study revealed that “A quarter of threatened freshwater fauna”, that is, at least 4,294 species of 23,496 freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List, are at high risk of extinction. We are far from considering that biological pools are part of the solution to this problem, no way! But at least [...]

A new tourism with organic pool recently opened its doors. This is a local accommodation called Arneiro Garden House, located in a historic house, located in Aldeia Galega da Merceana near Alenquer, in Portuguese Estremadura. The house is cozy, with modern and contemporary interiors, and caters for up to 12 people. It has shady [...]

Could biological pools, such as ponds and lagoons, emit gases contributing to global warming? Or is the opposite the case, are they carbon sinks? There are no studies yet for natural swimming pools but there are already studies for natural ponds, which are the models in nature when building a biological pool. These studies [...]

The competence of Bio Piscinas, Ltd. managers, Claudia Schwarzer, landscape architect, and Udo Schwarzer, biologist, in the area of ​​habitat restoration is increasingly sought after. Result of this development is the collaboration with Mossy Earth organization, where young experts bring together nature conservation issues with communication on social media. A vídeo was recently released [...]

Backswimmers are small water insects, up to 2-3 centimeters long, living in different aquatic habitats, including biological pools. As they belong to aquatic cockroaches they are capable of biting, but they do not. There is only one situation when people need to take some care with this animal. That is, when caught with netting. [...]