Water-guzzling avocado project “could drain reservoir completely”
Aquaterra saw first plan vetoed; tries for a slightly smaller plantation Environmental organisation GEOTA has warned today that the Murta dam in Alcácer do Sal (Setúbal district) “runs serious risk
Avocado plantation cut back, ‘but to what effect?’
Instead of the 722,24 hectares of avocado plantation planned for Alcácer do Sal, promoters Aquaterra have reformulated their project to put in for 658,44 hectares of the heavily-irrigated fruit, and
Hundreds of hectares of thirsty avocados STILL on table for drought-beset Alentejo
Promoter given six months to reformulate project ‘vetoed’ in January An “unfavorable impact declaration” for a massive new avocado plantation in the Alentejo – expected to use 67% of the
Avocado/ mango producer leaves Spain for Algarve “due to water woes”
Euroweekly news today reports that “TROPS, the avocado and mango cooperative from Axarquía, Spain, has announced a partial relocation of its packaging process to Tavira, Portugal, in response to water
Mass opposition to Alcácer do Sal avocado plantation
The public consultation period for yet another massive, water intensive, avocado plantation in the increasingly drying southern region of Portugal ended this week with farmers and environmentalists all giving it
Citizens still battling to ensure rogue avocado plantation does as it has been ordered
Determined citizens in a rural backwater northwest of Lagos are still battling to get a rogue avocado plantation to do as it has been ordered by government-backed authorities (click here).
Lagos’ avocado ‘overlords’ hear they could be hit with fine for “millions of euros”
Avocado ‘overlords’ who went full steam ahead on a massive plantation without receiving the necessary permissions have heard they could face a fine of “millions of euros”. IGAMAOT (the general
Civic movement powers landmark decision on water-guzzling monocultures in Algarve
Civic movement Regenerarte has forced a landmark decision on water-guzzling monocultures in the Algarve. After years in which authorities blanked the movement’s concerns almost entirely (click here) they have seen
Plan for managing Algarve’s water presented in Faro as concerns mount over over ‘intensive agricultural projects’
A plan (albeit far from being implemented) on how to ‘better manage’ demand for water in the Algarve was presented in Faro yesterday (Wednesday) as throughout the region concern is
Stop Europe’s largest avocado monoculture “before it sucks us dry”
Battling residents surrounded by hundreds of hectares of water-guzzling avocado monocultures have started a new campaign aimed at prosecuting the companies sucking underground aquifers dry. The GoFundMe campaign seeks to