Nowadays, experiential learning and outdoor education are increasingly relevant due to phenomena of 'extinction of experience' (Pyle, 1993), 'plant blindness' (Wandersee & Schussler, 2001) and 'nature deficit childhoods' (Louv, 2005). This paper revisits experiential learning and outdoor education concepts and some of their history development for European and North American contexts. It describes an experiential learning initiative held in Portugal, during 2019, at an olive tree collection (Olea europaea L.) aimed to (re)connect primary school students with nature, to support teachers in hands-on experiences and to demonstrate the potential of an olive tree collection as a resource for outdoor education. It was structured with outdoor visits to complement classroom learning and engaged five teachers and 117 students, aged 8-9 years. It highlights olive tree biodiversity as an important issue due to biodiversity erosion within agriculture (
Resumo: Neste artigo avalia-se a percepção pública da biotecnologia na agricultura usando uma metodologia de "focus group" com participação de agricultores, de profissionais do meio rural e cientistas/peritos da I&D agrícola. Através da análise do discurso interpretam-se as visões dos participantes, as suas preocupações sobre inovações e biotecnologia na agricultura, bem como os benefícios que delas advêm. Apresentam-se os resultados e discute-se a importância da participação pública alargada sobre este tema e modos pelos quais essas preocupações podem ser tomadas em consideração por investigadores e decisores políticos numa fase em que as medidas legislativas sobre coexistência entre culturas geneticamente ,.
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