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- A Universidade e o desenvolvimento de competências-chave para o desenvolvimento sustentávelPublication . Leitão, AlexandraThe world is in rapidly changing. In many cases, societies chose unsustainable patterns of consumption based on overexploitation of resources and rapidly changing ecosystems that have changed the human relationship with Nature, placing it in an ecologically fragile position. Never before it has been so obvious that Humanity is facing huge challenges and that has to create solutions accordingly. To harmonize economic growth with Nature preservation, through a new model of development, supporting simultaneously economic prosperity, social equity and preserving the environment, requires preparing human resources that lead the transition to sustainable patterns. The intellectual and creative capital of future generations will play a crucial role, promoted by knowledge, creativity and innovation. In this context, new and great responsibilities lie on the University. The purpose of this paper is to identify and synthesize in a coherent framework the key-competences to be acquired at higher education institutions towards sustainability, based on a review and analysis of the relevant literature on Education for Sustainable Development. This paper also discusses the impact of the new sustainability agenda in the teacher's work.
- Bioeconomy: the challenge in the management of natural resources in the 21st centuryPublication . Leitão, AlexandraCountries and regions around the world face a number of economic, environmental and social challenges. Increased demand for energy, primary resources (agricultural, forestry and fishing), industrial products and services (healthcare in particular) put significant pressure on the sustainability of the ecosystems that support our society. One option to provide a more sustainable base for the economy would be the transition towards bioeconomy in which the importance of biotechnology and biomassbased production to generate economic output is significantly greater than today. Bioeconomy is considered to encompass all economic activity connected with the utilization of renewable biological resources. The aim of this paper is to draw attention to the importance of bioeconomy in the management of natural resources in the 21st century, providing many answers to resolve the previous challenges together with environmental preservation. The concept has gained scientific and political attention during the recent years, especially in Europe but also globally. From the review and analysis of the literature, this paper addresses the emerging bioeconomy, definitions and conceptual bases, and its great potential in different sectors of economic activity and development of new products. Special emphasis is placed on the case of the European Union. We present the concerns of European authorities at this level and best practices already in force in two Nordic countries that can be regarded as the beginning of a general transition to bioeconomy.