ANP | WWF – Associação Natureza Portugal
ANP | WWF is a Portuguese environmental NGO working in association with WWF to conserve nature, restore ecosystems and influence environment…
Wetland Protection
Where land meets water, life multiplies: the Ria Formosa lagoon, the dunes defended by Associação Dunas Livres, and heritage guardians like ALMARGEM in the Algarve. Protecting Portugal's richest, most fragile habitats.
Projects in this focus
Movimento Estrela Viva
Movimento Estrela Viva is a non-partisan, non-profit citizen movement born after the 2017 wildfires, dedicated to protecting and restoring t…
Oceano Azul Foundation
Oceano Azul Foundation is an international foundation based in Lisbon dedicated to ocean conservation through science, policy advocacy, and …
Associação Dunas Livres
Associação Dunas Livres is a Portuguese citizen movement fighting to preserve the wild dunes, lagoons and wetlands of the Costa Azul (Tróia …
FAPAS – Associação Portuguesa para a Conservação da Biodiversidade
FAPAS is a long-standing Portuguese NGO dedicated to biodiversity conservation, managing protected natural areas and running educational and…
GEOTA
GEOTA – Grupo de Estudos de Ordenamento do Território e Ambiente – is a national non-profit environmental NGO active since 1981, working on …
Ria Formosa Wetland Protection
The Ria Formosa Natural Park is a protected coastal wetland stretching 60 kilometres along the Algarve, sheltering exceptional biodiversity …
Associação ALMARGEM
ALMARGEM is a non-governmental, non-profit environmental association dedicated to defending the natural, historical, and cultural heritage o…
RIAS/ALDEIA
RIAS/ALDEIA is a wildlife recovery and research center located in Olhão, within the Ria Formosa Natural Park, dedicated to rescuing and reha…
Wetland protection in Portugal
The Portuguese wetlands are squeezed from two sides: upstream by irrigation and dams that hold back the water, and at the shore by tourism that wants to build on the last open ground. The Ria Formosa is the clearest case of both.
RIAS runs a wildlife recovery centre inside the Ria Formosa park at Olhão. ALMARGEM defends the Algarve landscape, GEOTA works on land-use policy nationally, FAPAS manages protected areas in the north, and Associação Dunas Livres is the citizens' movement fighting for the dunes and lagoons around Grândola.
Much of this is legal and planning work rather than fieldwork, which means public consultations matter, those get announced, and turning up counts. See also marine conservation, habitat restoration and water conservation. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.