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Marta Cortegano and Tiago Sigorelho: syntropic agriculture and science at the service of the planet

Scientific rigor and passion for journalism come together in the podcast Gerador and from Ciência Viva, Convergent Dialogues.

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The second episode of Diálogos Convergentes, recorded in Cem Soldos, in an improvised studio at the Bons Sons festival, brings together Tiago Sigorelho, editorial director of Gerador, Marta Cortegano, co-founder of Terra Sintrópica, an association based in Mértola that develops agroecology and climate adaptation projects.

The forestry engineer talks to us about the importance of finding, through science, technology and digitalization, efficient and feasible ways to respond to the planet's needs. Among other topics, she addresses the relevance of multidisciplinary thinking, the obstacles to change, the special case of Mértola, a region where an agroecological transition process is being implemented, and the importance of knowing how to listen and working with the community. Listen here:

Convergent Dialogues is the podcast of Gerador and the live science where scientific rigor and passion for journalism come together. In each episode, a scientist and a journalist join the conversation to reflect on the frontiers of human knowledge and better understand the world we live in.

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