Portuguese firms among illegal timber importers from Brazil
Two Portuguese companies among 15 European offenders Two Portuguese companies are among 15 in Europe alleged to have imported exotic Brazilian wood resulting from illegal deforestation in the Amazon, a
Portuguese-flagged cargo ship precipitates “largest environmental sea disaster for decade”
Vessel ‘Solong’ powers into US-flagged tanker carrying 18,000 tons of jet fuel A Portuguese-flagged cargo ship has precipitated what has been described by UK media as “the largest environmental disaster
Storks nest removed for construction of Lidl supermarket now back in place
Nest’s removal sparked outrage and controversy The storks’ nest that sparked controversy in São João da Madeira, near Porto, in January because it was removed from a disused industrial chimney
National Water Prize goes to project conceived in Algarve
Project is brainchild of environmental scientist Sascha Iqbal An ‘ingenious project’ underway in the Algarve that creates drinking water in a sustainable way has won the National Water Prize –
Landfill sites throughout country ‘close to their limits’
Algarve’s sites in similar dilemma Landfill sites all over the country are reaching their limits: and with this development come myriad problems. Do municipalities build more? Do they extend the
Portugal “ushering in new era of sustainable development” – minister
Environment minister highlights “restoring nature” In words which may end up being used against her, environment minister Maria de Graça Carvalho has given a speech today in which she claims:
Moratorium on deep sea mining in Portuguese territory approved
“Deep sea mining can be harmful to the seabed and not enough is known of its effects” Portugal’s parliament has approved the drafting of a moratorium on deep sea mining in
Moratorium on deep sea mining in Portuguese territory expected to be approved
Moratorium to run until 2050 A moratorium on deep sea mining until 2050 will be debated in the Portuguese parliament today and is expected to be approved tomorrow, with four
Portuguese government seeks to protect Culatra islanders
After years of struggle, islanders labelled ‘illegal’ are brought in from cold The door has finally opened on the fair treatment that communities on Culatra Island in Ria Formosa
Government commits to ensuring Algarve doesn’t dry up
Water highway south from Alqueva ‘under consideration’ Little more than a year ago, Público wrote: “Portugal has no strategy for water, but uses it at will”. Since then, there have