PAN joins protests against destruction of Alagoas Brancas
Political party to lodge complaint with Public Prosector’s Office against what it describes as an “environmental attack” PAN (the People Animals Nature party) has announced it will lodge a complaint
Protest to save Lagoa’s wetland attracts 100 people
Around 100 people took part in a protest last Saturday afternoon (October 22) against the destruction of the Alagoas Brancas wetland area in Lagoa. The event was organised by citizen
NGOs call protest to stop Alagoas Brancas destruction
Environmentalists denounce “huge environmental crime” Environmental NGOs and local citizens will carry out a protest on Saturday (October 22) in a last-ditch attempt to stop the destruction of the Alagoas
Alagoas Brancas: NGOs warn of “imminent destruction”
“Urbanisation works” begin at Lagoa’s wetland area A group of NGOs has released a statement warning of the “imminent destruction” of the Alagoas Brancas wetland area in Lagoa. The NGOs
Volunteers clear 100 kilos of rubbish from Alagoas Brancas
Fifteen volunteers teamed up to remove around 100 kilos of rubbish from the Alagoas Brancas wetland site in Lagoa on August 20 and 21. The initiative was carried out by
Lagoa student, 17, organises Alagoas Brancas cleanup
Around 30 people took part in the initiative. American student Aidan D’Silva organised a cleanup initiative at Alagoas Brancas wetland. In his own words, he tells us why he feels
Battle to save Alagoas Brancas wetland suffers rearguard action
The determined battle to save a signature wetland area in the municipality of Lagoa has suffered a rearguard action. Judges at the Central Administrative Court of the South have overturned
Alagoas Brancas: the fight rages on over an Algarve wetland site
COMMENT Uncertainty as to when an appeal court in Lisbon will make a decision on an Algarve municipal council’s refusal to order a developer to make an environmental impact study
‘Saving Alagoas Brancas’: associations file injunction
The steely determination of bird-lovers and conservationists to save Alagoas Brancas, Lagoa’s signature freshwater lagoon, has seen a bid for a judicial embargo presented to Loulé’s administrative and fiscal court
PAN refuses to concede in battle to save Alagoas Brancas wetland
Political party PAN has vowed to continue fighting to save the Alagoas Brancas wetland in Lagoa, even after the local council’s decision to sign what many view as its ‘death