An advanced study for peace

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JOURNAL Building a culture of peace.

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Article · 2026 · No. 04 New

Sowing sustainability, cultivating peace

Interfaces between sustainable agriculture and the culture of peace in higher education

Ariadne Enes Rocha, Carlos Candido da Silva Cyrne and Luciana Flor Corrêa Felipe See options
Article · 2026 · No. 04

Sowing sustainability, cultivating peace

Ariadne Enes Rocha, Carlos Candido da Silva Cyrne and Luciana Flor Corrêa FelipeUniversidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA) · Universidade do Vale do Taquari (Univates) · Integrative Capture

Universities play a strategic role in building fairer, more sustainable societies, especially through the Agricultural Sciences. A qualitative study based on a questionnaire answered by 16 Brazilian HEIs that are signatories of FOUP maps programmes, planning, partnerships and alignment with the SDGs: sustainable agriculture in 62% of institutional plans, culture of peace in 44% and strong adherence to SDG 2 — initiatives that still need to become permanent policies.

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Article · 2026 · No. 03

Peace in the 2030 Agenda

Sustainable Development Goals — thematic area: Health

Nathália Jahn, Antonia Aparecida Deluca and Maria Cecília Kohler Panno See options
Article · 2026 · No. 03

Peace in the 2030 Agenda

Nathália Jahn, Antonia Aparecida Deluca and Maria Cecília Kohler Panno

Peace and health are co-dependent pillars of sustainable development. The article reviews the concept of health, SDG 3 of the 2030 Agenda, national and international strategies and global indicators, and examines the obstacles — armed conflicts, inequalities and fragile health systems — that have put the world off track for 2030, pointing to health as a strategic component of sustainable peace.

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Article · 2026 · No. 02

Anxiety and depression

among Nursing students at the Bacabal Campus – MA

Ana Cláudia Almeida Varão, Maria Selma Barreto Paiva and Pedro Lucas Barreto Guimarães See options
Article · 2026 · No. 02

Anxiety and depression

Ana Cláudia Almeida Varão, Maria Selma Barreto Paiva and Pedro Lucas Barreto GuimarãesUniversidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA) – Campus Bacabal

The mental health of Nursing students is a growing concern: heavy course loads, social pressures and the devaluation of the profession raise rates of anxiety and depression. An exploratory literature review (May 2025) analysing these factors and pointing to institutional measures — outreach projects, academic leagues and well-being activities.

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Article · 2026 · No. 01

Culture of peace

A comprehensive approach to building harmony

Dana Melina Rodríguez See options
Article · 2026 · No. 01

Culture of peace

Dana Melina RodríguezUniversidad Católica de Santiago del Estero (UCSE)

A university outreach project born at the 2nd Meeting of Students of Law Faculties of the UC-OC Network (2025). It links the culture of peace, the human right to peace and care for the environment, and documents the work of the UCSE Youth Forum for a Culture of Peace.

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