Four non-governmental environmental organisations filed an 'urgent request' this Wednesday to once again suspend construction on the Crato Multi-Purpose Hydraulic Development project, known as the Pisão Dam. They claim the current suspension is not being upheld, while environmental authorities and the Intermunicipal Community of Alto Alentejo argue that nothing prevents work on the site. The Minister of Environment contests these 'dilatory tactics to delay the implementation of investments'.
Environmentalists call for a new halt to Pisão Dam works after the felling of over 14,000 trees
Thursday, 19 March 2026RSS
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