Pandemic shutdowns brought ‘environmental quality’, aggravated inequalities – Zero
Shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic enabled an increase in environmental quality but there also was a rise in social inequality, Portuguese environmental association Zero warned on Sunday. In a
Algarve receives 52 “Eco-School” awards
The European Blue Flag Association has awarded the title of “Eco-School” to 52 schools in the Algarve. The distinction is awarded to schools which complete a seven-step process to become
Aveiro scientists discover banana skins can clean water
A team of investigators at Aveiro university have discovered that banana skins are “cleansing champions” when it comes to cleaning waters contaminated by heavy metals. They are particularly efficient when
Portugal is one of 10 countries highlighted in report into degraded ecosystems
Portugal is one of 10 countries with “most to lose” in a scenario of political inaction over the degradation of ecosystems. A study presented in London last week stressed Portugal
Praia da Rocha gets 10 new eco-friendly paper bins
Municipal company EMARP has set up 10 “environmentally-friendly paper bins” in Praia da Rocha, Portimão. These bins are able to store “eight times more paper” than a regular bin as
Outrage as government accused of allowing ‘even more plastic greenhouses’ into Costa Vicentina natural park
The outrage over a government decision last month that purportedly allows even more hectares of the Costa Vicentina natural park to be taken over by plastic greenhouses has prompted environmental
Five Algarve towns celebrate European Mobility Week
Five Algarve towns – Lagos, Portimão, Loulé, São Brás de Alportel and Faro – are taking part in this year’s European Mobility Week, which is being held until Sunday (September
Over 23,000 ‘bits of marine trash’ located by app in six months
Over 23,000 discarded items – many of them cigarette butts – have been located on Portuguese beaches by a new app (click here) that is busily attracting subscribers. Developed and
“Don’t buy a diesel car”, says environment minister: “It makes no sense”
Blowing what will be another deep wound in Portugal’s diesel car market, environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has said it makes no sense anymore for anyone to buy one.
Proposal to make Portuguese government green
The idea to buy MPs and government departments 1,250 electric cars and hybrids by 2020 was put forward this week by Jorge Moreira da Silva, Minister for the Environment, Energy