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Ecological restoration is combined with the reduction of pollutant discharges, climate adaptation, and remediation of contaminated areas, in addition to real-time monitoring of the river's status.
Among the general outlines of the “mobilising” plan, according to the documents available for public consultation from this Wednesday until June 12, is the renaturalisation of 19.2 kilometres of river sections.
The Galachos weir in Alcoutim was the first obsolete river barrier in the country to be demolished following a civil society movement. However, other planned removals have fallen by the wayside.
It is necessary to decide which technology to adopt to demolish this reinforced concrete structure, built in 1995, which remained there after the decision not to build a dam that would have hidden the rock carvings.
Mayors aim to clean and stabilise the banks of the Ferreira river, eliminate illegal connections and transform the valley into a nature tourism destination.
In Algés, past floods have left their mark. A new report proposes interventions on the stream costing more than €63 million to help reduce the risk. It will be delivered this Friday to the Minister of the Environment.
The Portuguese government has announced a €52.5 million investment in rivers and streams across the Algarve and Alentejo, as part of a nationwide ecological restoration programme. The funding forms part The post €52 million river rescue plan targets Algarve and Alentejo flood risk appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The government will invest €187 million over the next three years to ecologically restore rivers and streams.
The Pró-Rios Programme will allocate €187 million to works on watercourses and plans to intervene on 1,000 kilometres of rivers and streams in more than 80 interventions.
The Government will invest more than €180 million by the end of the decade in interventions on Portugal's rivers and streams, according to Pró-Rios — the Action Programme for the Ecological Restoration of Rivers and Streams.
The Government will invest €187 million by early 2029 to restore rivers and streams, among other aims to reduce flood risk.
Home News Portugal investing in rivers Portugal investing in rivers The Government will invest more than €180 million by the end of the decade in interventions in rivers and streams in Portugal, according to Pró-Rios – Action Program for the Ecological Restoration of Rivers and Streams.
