Equipment delivered to intermunicipal communities (CIM) and the municipalities of Leiria, Oeste and Lezíria do Tejo. The ICNF’s regional director for the Centre says that preventing fires and enhancing the value of the forest are aspects of the same strategy.
ICNF invests €50 million in fire prevention
Wednesday, 7 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.
