Maria da Graça Carvalho asserts that “all projects are carried out without Government interference.” According to the Minister for the Environment, the meeting with ICNF leaders was “a pleasant moment of socialising.”
Government 'has never pressured environmental bodies'
Tuesday, 27 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
ICNF is Portugal’s Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas), the state agency that manages protected areas, forests and many environmental licences. In this story ICNF matters because changes to laws or ministerial guidance can affect whether projects pass environmental checks or need different permits.
