Global
Exploration
Summit 2021

To celebrate the 500 years of the Circumnavigation of Magellan having reunited in Portugal leading Explorers to discuss Land, Sea and Space Exploration. The participants signed the Lisbon Declaration, a promise among leaders in exploration, science and research to promote a worldwide effort in environmental preservation. This edition had more than 750 physical participants, representatives and guests from global reference institutions from the 5 continents with a global audience of more than 3500 people to follow live via streaming. GLEX stood out in the national and international media and positioned Portugal as a destination for scientific production and sharing,a reference destination for inclusion and diversity, linked to entrepreneurship, innovation with answers and solutions to the new challenges of scientific knowledge and sustainability of our ecosystems. Discovery Channel (Discovery+) produced 10 episodes for GLEX (GLEX Summit season 1). We would like to highlight our effort in the Sustainability field and our commitment, for which GLEX is an ISO 20121 certified event.