Wildfire risk: Government declares Situation of Alert from Friday
Activities to be limited; firefighting response fully-mobilised “The next few days are going to be very demanding and worrying” in terms of the risk in Portugal of forest wildfires. This
“Very high wildfire risk” in much of country for next few days
The risk of fire will remain high in some regions of the mainland at least until Monday. Thirty municipalities in the districts of Bragança, Guarda, Castelo Branco, Santarém, Portalegre and
Government reiterates pledge for carbon neutrality by 2050
And outlines committment to reduce forest fires by 60% Portugal’s secretary of state for nature conservation and forests, João Paulo Catarino, has reiterated the government’s committment to the country’s achieving
Alvor hosts lecture on dune and birdlife protection
Importance of protecting dunes and birdlife highlighted Protecting the dunes of local beaches is key to protecting nearby communities from rising sea levels and maintaining wildlife diversity – particularly the
PM Costa stresses importance of preventing wildfires during current drought
Prime Minister António Costa has faced the ‘elephant in the room’ in terms of what Portugal’s current situation of drought could mean when the ‘fire season’ arrives. In a tweet
Pilot who dropped GNR special agents into raging inferno finally accused by Public Ministry
It has taken more than three years, but the Public Ministry has finally accused pilot João Leitão of dropping five young GNR GIPS (special forces) into a raging inferno and
Portimão pays €30,000 in financial aid to Mexilhoeira Grande fire victims
Portimão council has already paid €30,000 in financial assistance to victims of the rural fire of July 17 that destroyed 1,600 hectares of land in the Mexilhoeira Grande parish council.
Minister appeals to all animal refuges: “ask for help because you never know what will happen during wildfires”
In the wake of the eastern Algarve wildfire horror last week in which 14 animals burnt to death, environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has made a special appeal. He
“Unfavourable meteorological cocktail” raises Portugal’s fire risk to point of ‘zero tolerance’
With 80 Portuguese municipalities in 11 districts at ‘maximum risk of fire’ this week, Civil Protection is warning of an unfavourable meteorological cocktail that requires a ‘zero tolerance’ policy with
Castro Marim wildfire “brought under control again” after 40 hours of “hell”
The Castro Marim wildfire that has been raging for 40 hours has been brought under control for a second time, authorities have announced. The blaze had already been considered “under