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It is the watercourse with the highest conservation value in the Guadiana basin, housing several endemic fish species threatened with extinction and a heritage based on watermills that must be preserved.
In any news lineup, journalistic pieces are ordered based on what is considered most relevant. However, the news that remains in less central spaces often reveals foundational elements, essential for understanding the reality that structures us as a society every day. We find several examples in newspaper supplements.
The two entities marked the start of the ecological restoration project, for which Lidl Portugal is the driving partner, with a symbolic tree planting.
More than 100 personnel, supported by three aerial assets, were fighting a fire in the Pedra Bela area of Peneda-Gerês National Park as of 18:20, according to a source from the Terras de Bouro Volunteer Fire Department. The fire broke out at 13:45 in the parish of Vilar da Veiga, in the municipality of Terras de Bouro, Braga district. The Cávado Sub-regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection confirmed that no homes are currently at risk. As of 18:20, 103 personnel were battling the flames, supported by 30 ground vehicles and three aircraft, according to the Civil Protection website. In addition to the Terras de Bouro Volunteer Fire Department, teams from the Braga Sappers, a GNR Emergency Protection and Relief Unit, the Esposende, Fão, Amares, and Barcelinhos Volunteer Fire Departments, the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), and Civil Protection are on site.
Two months after Storm Kristin, it is still unknown how many Trees of Public Interest have died. Leiria, Mafra, Marinha Grande, and Sintra have recorded several centenarian losses, including chestnut trees, lime trees, and eucalyptus.
Recent statements by the Minister of Agriculture, who said that laws that prevent the implementation of projects should be reviewed, have been criticised from various quarters.
We regret that the ICNF continues to be in the news for the worst reasons. We would like the ICNF to be recognised, not for controversies, but for discussing the future of nature conservation in Portugal. Opinion by Maria de Jesus Fernandes
Environment minister Maria de Graça Carvalho has today “assured the government is not dismantling, or weakening, the powers of the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests”, writes Lusa, in the The post Government “not going to break up nature conservation institute” appeared first on Portugal Resident.
