Broto de bambu
Broto de Bambu is a specialised bamboo nursery and education centre at Bambuparque, Herdade da Fonte, in Alentejo. It's recognised as Europe…
Tree Planting
Biggest Mini Forest plants community food forests, while Reflorestar Portugal works on biodiverse reforestation. Both offer practical ways to take part in tree planting in Portugal.
Projects in this focus
REA Alentejo
Led by ADPM (Associação para a Defesa do Património de Mértola), REA Alentejo develops and tests a replicable model for restoring degraded s…
Viveiro Campesino
A small family-run nursery near Marvão, Portugal, growing reforestation, fruit and medicinal plants with regenerative agriculture techniques…
Wild Forest Garden
A registered NGO in southern Alentejo, Wild Forest Garden creates biodiverse forest gardens using syntropic agriculture and no-dig methods, …
Tree planting in Portugal
After a century of eucalyptus and pine monoculture and the fires that follow it, replanting in Portugal is mostly about species mix rather than volume. Native oak, chestnut, strawberry tree and alder go back in slowly; what they replace burned fast.
The Biggest Mini Forest movement plants dense community food forests, often on small urban and village plots. Reflorestar Portugal works on biodiverse reforestation at landscape scale.
This is the most direct way to help with a free weekend: planting days run through the winter, need no experience, and are usually announced a few weeks ahead. Check the project pages for who is planting near you, and our events calendar for dates. Related focuses: habitat restoration, rewilding and agroforestry.