€155 million to attract, retain people to Serra da Estrela region
The programme to revitalise Portugal’s Serra da Estrela Natural Park, with an allocation of €155 million, recommends measures to create dynamics to attract and retain residents in the region affected
Serra da Estrela post-fire recovery: associations and NGOs decry lack of transparency
Call urgent meeting with authorities Almost 30 civic and environmental associations have published an Open Letter today denouncing the lack of effective participation and transparency in the process of drawing
Snow closes roads in Serra da Estrela
Roads in the central massif of Serra da Estrela have been closed to traffic since yesterday morning due to snowfall, a source from Civil Protection has confirmed today, and there
Government focused on promoting “Serra da Estrela” brand
Portugal’s secretary of state for tourism, trade and services, Nuno Fazenda, has been in the Castelo Branco district today promoting the government’s plan to “project the Serra da Estrela” brand
Serra da Estrela fire in August “must serve as lesson to us all”
Rehabilitation contracts totalling €8.9 million signed in Covilhã today Portugal’s environment and climate action minister Duarte Cordeiro said today that the fire that raged for more than 10 days in
State of Calamity declared in fire-ravaged Serra da Estrela
Over 28,000 hectares destroyed in Serra da Estrela by wildfires since July Portugal’s government approved on Thursday the declaration of a State of Calamity for a year in the fire-ravaged
Government to declare state of calamity in fire burnt Serra da Estrela
The first phase concerns support for animal feed, the recovery and removal of burnt wood and social support. The Government will declare a state of calamity to meet the needs
Soil erosion management must start now after Serra da Estrela wildfires
The fire affected at least a quarter of the Serra da Estrela natural park (20,000 hectares) The fire that devastated Serra da Estrela and its natural park for almost two
Serra da Estrela blaze finally dominated
Energy released energy equivalent of 25 atomic bombs on scale of Hiroshima With the Serra da Estrela wildfire finally dominated after a week of inferno, the ‘mopping up operation’ will
Serra da Estrela tragedy “investigated by Justice”
“This could end up in court, just like Pedrógão Grande” The horrendous fire still raging on three fronts in Serra da Estrela – after six full days of combat involving