{"id":5001,"date":"2025-01-27T11:30:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T11:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioliving.pt\/?page_id=5001"},"modified":"2025-01-27T15:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T15:37:04","slug":"vacaloura-pt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bioliving.pt\/en\/vacaloura-pt\/","title":{"rendered":"VACALOURA.pt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5001\" class=\"elementor elementor-5001\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5342b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed5342b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c73a23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c73a23\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\">SPEN &#8211; Sociedade Portuguesa de Entomologia<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\">Unidade de Vida Selvagem &#8211; Wildlife Research Unit<\/span><\/span> da Universidade de Aveiro,\u00a0 <span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\">Instituto da Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza e das Florestas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf886f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbf886f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7323719 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad33f58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad33f58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4097b4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4097b4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-997980b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"997980b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Project<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285989e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"285989e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8c7ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d8c7ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ede29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ede29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>VACALOURA.pt is a 100 per cent volunteer citizen science project whose aim is to contribute to the conservation of Portugal's largest beetle (<em>Lucanus cervus<\/em>) and the other species of beetles in the Lucanidae family (<em><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Lucanus barbarossa<\/span><\/em>,\u00a0<em><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Dorcus parallelipipedus<\/span><\/em>\u00a0e\u00a0<em><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Platycerus spinifer<\/span><\/em>) at national level, through environmental education and the compilation of data on the distribution and status of their populations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This project was born out of a partnership between the Associa\u00e7\u00e3o BioLiving, the Unidade de Vida Selvagem - Wildlife Research Unit of Biology Department of Aveiro University, the Portuguese Society of Entomology (SPEN) and the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), as a result of a shared interest and the combination of each organisation's different skills and areas of activity for the conservation of these species.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b225a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9b225a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd9873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1dd9873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=XI7eng5NXTk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7069647 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7069647\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8553346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8553346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The Stag Beetle (<em>Lucanus cervus<\/em>) is an emblematic species with a high iconographic value, due to its unique morphology and size, which make it easy to identify. It is associated with forest habitats, mainly deciduous forests with the presence of large trees, but it can also be found in urban and peri-urban areas, provided they are planted with trees that fulfil the species' ecological requirements.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">This species is protected by EU legislation (Annex II of the Habitats Directive and Annex III of the Bern Convention) and is also classified as \u2018Near Threatened\u2019 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. At the start of the project, this species was classified as \u2018Unknown\u2019\/'Not Evaluated' in Portugal, indicating the need to obtain more information in order to make a properly substantiated assessment.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>To achieve this goal, citizens were called upon to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biodiversity4all.org\/projects\/vacaloura-pt\">records of sightings<\/a> of the species, to adopt a Stag Beetle monitoring route between June and July or even to get more directly involved by becoming a Ambassador of Stag Beetle in Portugal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77d3c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f77d3c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba315a elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-slider happy-addon ha-slider\" 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M34.52 239.03L228.87 44.69c9.37-9.37 24.57-9.37 33.94 0l22.67 22.67c9.36 9.36 9.37 24.52.04 33.9L131.49 256l154.02 154.75c9.34 9.38 9.32 24.54-.04 33.9l-22.67 22.67c-9.37 9.37-24.57 9.37-33.94 0L34.52 272.97c-9.37-9.37-9.37-24.57 0-33.94z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-next\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21686dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21686dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8869d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd8869d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Nine years after the project began, we published a <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10531-024-02961-3\">scientiphic paper in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation<\/a> which summarises the main results of the project.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">More than 7,700 observations of beetles sent in by thousands of citizens have led to a significant increase in the known distribution of Portugal's largest beetle, the Stag Beetle, and the other species of beetles in the Lucanidae family that occur in our country. This data also makes it possible to identify areas of the national territory with high potential for the species' occurrence (old-growth and native forests), making it possible to improve future monitoring and conservation efforts.\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">These results would not have been possible without the indispensable support of a vast network of ambassadors nationwide.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb10c0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecb10c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab808af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab808af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-863dd78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"863dd78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Available outputs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a4cb9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e0a4cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b91fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93b91fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ab482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60ab482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ngeurope.net\/pt-pt\/intellectual-outputs\">On the project's website<\/a> you will find various products and resources that you can consult and download for free:<\/p><p>\u200b<\/p><ol><li>Diagnostic report analysing public perception of the work and importance of NGOs and other civic groups in the environmental and social fields in the project's five partner countries.<\/li><li>Introductory handbook to mentoring trainees in NGOs to help association leaders with little experience in hosting trainees and\/or volunteers.<\/li><li>Training Course on Green and Social Entrepreneurship and Associative Leadership.<\/li><li>Handbook about founding and funding NGOs for those who want to know about the first steps to take before setting up an NGO, the founding process, management tips and examples of funding.<\/li><li>Policy paper that summarises the main results of the project, highlighting and discussing why it is important to change and evolve the policy associated with the third sector at both national and European level.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1290783 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1290783\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330268c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"330268c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12da1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f12da1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VACALOURA.pt in numbers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cdabc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26cdabc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e2d7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6e2d7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cce51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19cce51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the eight years of the project, VACALOURA.pt has directly involved hundreds of people in a wide variety of activities and events:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbb92b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cbb92b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4755e1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4755e1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb0839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"dcb0839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">RECORDED SIGHTINGS OF BEETLES<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"7700\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\".\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6fee2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b6fee2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632390d elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"632390d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">NATIONAL EVENTS<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"8\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\".\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4518099 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4518099\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fa9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"58fa9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">LOCAL AMBASSADORS<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"50\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\".\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da9259 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8da9259\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d428c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d428c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9bc01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"8f9bc01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">VOLUNTEERS<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"50\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\".\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421a0b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"421a0b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42ad0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"a42ad0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">PARTICIPANTS<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\".\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span 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