Luís Peixoto | NATURA OBSERVA

They call me Peixoto.

This year I am coordinating the Badger project. In this project the volunteers deal with the maintenance of the Yellow Base Camp Base. This is the first time I have been entrusted with this responsibility and so far it is a very good experience. This type of volunteer initiatives is an asset to us, coordinators and volunteers, as it promotes fundamental characteristics for the future life such as team spirit, between-help, responsibility and taste for nature.

My adventure at Natura Observes began 8 years ago, where I signed up for the same project that I coordinate today. There, I learned many of the techniques I teach my volunteers today and made me feel more comfortable taking this project forward.

In addition, my taste for nature started early.
I was a scout, the Biology classes were the ones that most interested me (so much that I graduated in Biology) and participated in several volunteer projects related to the Environment. The time I've been (and I am) at Natura Observ has strengthened my facet and now I feel very pleased to work in the Sierra de Sintra.

I hope that projects like these will continue to exist and be disseminated to inspire more young people to protect and care for the Environment in the future.

Luís Peixoto, field coordinator of the Badger project