Some of my contributions on the topics of forest and wildlife conservation.
WWF: “Something radical must happen to save the lynx or it will be gone within the decade, making it the first feline species extinction since the sabre-tooth tiger in prehistoric times”
https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/dont-screw-environment-festive-season-drink-wine-real-cork
GUARDIAN SOCIETY: Pulling the plug – How wine consumers threaten forests. By Eduardo Goncalves
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2000/jun/28/guardiansocietysupplement9
BBC NEWS: EU ‘put Portugal wildlife under threat’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6530743.stm
The magic of the cork forests (series) – in Portuguese
http://www.apcor.pt/montado/magia-do-montado/
Captive breeding programme can save lynx from extinction (in Portuguese)
https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/2005/interior/reproduzir-linces-em-cativeiro-salva-especie-610637.html
BIG CAT RESCUE: Save the Iberian Lynx – “The total population is now less than 300 animals”
https://bigcatrescue.org/save-iberian-lynx-2006/
Cork farmers attack supermarket ‘lies’ – John Vidal and Eduardo Goncalves
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/28/johnvidal
“The Cork Report” – by Eduardo Goncalves for the RSPB
Click to access Cork-Report-by-Eduardo-Gon%C3%A7alves-2000.pdf
The Magical Cork Forest (series)
http://www.apcor.pt/en/montado/the-magical-cork-forest/
BBC NEWS: Champagne corks help the lynx
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2609157.stm
WWF – Put a a Cork in it! “If there’s no more demand for cork then that’s bad news for the cork forests and bad news for the lynx.”
http://mediterranean.panda.org/?4802/Put-a-cork-in-it
WWF: DON’T SCREW THE ENVIRONMENT THIS FESTIVE SEASON – DRINK WINE WITH REAL CORK
https://www.wwf.org.uk/updates/dont-screw-environment-festive-season-drink-wine-real-cork
National Wildlife Federation: Put a Cork in It – The increasing popularity of synthetic wine stoppers and screw caps is threatening wildlife-rich cork forests on the Iberian Peninsula
https://www.nwf.org/en/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2006/Put-a-Cork-in-It
IRISH TIMES: Portugal fires threaten rare lynx
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/portugal-fires-threaten-rare-lynx-1.371309
THE GUARDIAN: Death of a valley – Is the Portuguese government sacrificing a treasure trove of wildlife to help its tourist industry? Eduardo Goncalves on a controversial dam project
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2001/feb/21/guardiansocietysupplement4
THE INDEPENDENT: Iberian lynx nears extinction as EU-backed work wrecks habitat – By Eduardo Goncalves and Geoffrey Lean
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iberian-lynx-nears-extinction-as-eu-backed-work-wrecks-habitat-180291.html
Eduardo Gonçalves 