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Documentary by Vincent Munier about three generations of naturalists in the Vosges forest, passing on knowledge about wildlife. Winner of the César for Best Documentary and Best Sound. 14 October, 9pm, Auditório Municipal Fernando Lopes-Graça in Almada, €3.
The 32nd edition of this international environmental film festival takes place in Seia from 9–17 October, presenting 87 films from 34 countries across fiction, documentary, and visual art competitions.
The Madeira Ocean 2026 Expedition officially kicks off on 2 October at Cais 6 in the Port of Funchal, with marine scientific work taking place until 28 October in Madeira, Porto Santo and the Desertas Islands.
GEOTA TRAINING COURSE | COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS: BIODIVERSITY, COASTAL MANAGEMENT AND ECO-CITIZENSHIP. A 20-hour training course with scientific-pedagogical accreditation for groups 420 and 520. 📍 Format: online and in-person. Secure your place and actively contribute to the futu...
GEOTA is running a 20-hour training course on coastal ecosystems, biodiversity, coastal management and eco-citizenship, in both online and in-person format, aimed at teachers, students, technicians and the general public, between 28 September and 31 October.
Exhibition at the Galeria Municipal de São Brás de Alportel, open until 31 October, featuring umbrellas transformed into art by institutions that work with older people and people with disabilities, to raise awareness of the protection of water and the sea.
An introductory gardening course for the general public, focusing on the design, installation and maintenance of small gardens and vegetable plots using sustainable practices. It takes place at Lipor on 10 October 2026.
Photography exhibition showcasing migratory birds that pass through the Algarve, running from 18 September to 8 November at Sociedade de Instrução e Recreio Messinense. The exhibition opening takes place on 18 September at 19:00.
Exhibition on the fauna and flora of Alqueva, the result of an educational project with children and elderly people from Mourão, on display at the EDIA headquarters in Beja on weekdays from 9am to 6pm until 27 November.
Photographic exhibition about the Pedra do Valado reef, a protected marine area between Albufeira, Lagoa and Silves, with content on habitats, species and the creation of the marine nature park. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
A photographic exhibition by Fundação Oceano Azul, with CCMAR and Revive Our Ocean, on the marine biodiversity of Pedra do Valado. Open Tuesday to Saturday, from 2pm to 5pm, from 13 October to 30 November.
Prazilândia – Turismo e Ambiente E.M. once again joins forces with the Município de Castanheira de Pera to run, throughout 2026, another edition of the "Doze Meses, Doze Caminhadas" program. This year's edition offers a varied itinerary covering the history, culture and biodiversity of the Castanheira de Pera municipality, which includes the Aldeia do Xisto do Coentral. Each activity is designed to provide an educational and leisure experience, in full harmony with the environment…
A photography exhibition of 25 photographs of marine biodiversity taken by Professor Pedro Ponces Camanho, presented at the UC Exploratório in Coimbra. The images span the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Indo-Pacific oceans, inviting visitors to reflect on the preservation of marine ecosystems.
A free 250-hour training program for young people aged 18 to 35, with specializations in native forest, nature tourism, and food processing, running from October 2026 to April 2027. Pre-applications are already open via email.
A series of training and awareness sessions for older people, organised by the Unidade de Cuidados na Comunidade Terras do Lince between October 2026 and May 2027 in the parishes of Penamacor, covering topics such as coping with cold weather, stress management, sleep hygiene and dementia.
The Jardins+Nossos project, which transforms green spaces in social housing neighbourhoods in Madeira using endemic plants, will hold community planting activities in Bairro da Nazaré on 15 and 22 October.
The 3rd edition of the Ocean Hackathon Peniche is a 48-hour international competition that brings together multidisciplinary teams to create innovative solutions for Ocean challenges. It runs from 16 to 18 October at ESTM, Universidade de Leiria e Oeste, in Peniche.
Year-long walking program in Castanheira de Pêra with twelve monthly themed walks exploring the local history, culture, and biodiversity of the Xisto villages, each requiring prior registration.
Missão Terra presents "Tera and the Earth Charter" at Cineteatro Camacho Costa, on 16 and 17 October, at 6 pm. Tera is a girl who is given the mission of taking the Earth Charter to all children. She is joined by the Talking Rooster, who plays and sings. At the heart of the matter is Mr Enigma, a strange scientist, and his Enigmas. Production: MIAU A.C. - MIAU ALENTEJO | Support: Junta de Freguesia de São Luís, Município de Odemira, Regenerativa Cooperativa Integral, 3 em Pipa Companhia Teatral. Source:…
OBSERVALAGUNAS, an event dedicated to Nature Tourism and to showcasing the natural heritage of the Lagoas de Santo André e da Sancha Nature Reserve, takes place on 17 and 18 October 2026 at Monte do Paio, in Brescos, Vila Nova de Santo André. The Municipality of Santiago do Cacém, in close collaboration with the Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo and the Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, and under the new co-management model of the Nature Reserve…
A nature festival featuring bird ringing and birdwatching, guided interpretive walks, photography workshops, talks, family activities, a regional produce market and music. Admission is free, but some activities have limited capacity and charges.
Palombar and Milvoz join Famalicão em Transição to talk about nature restoration, as part of the celebrations of the movement's 10th anniversary, on Saturday, 17 October.
The Jardins Abertos festival arrives for the first time in Caldas da Rainha on 17 and 18 October, with guided tours, workshops and collective gardening activities across the town's park, woodland and urban vegetable gardens. The event is free and co-organised with the Câmara Municipal.
TeT Talks (Território em Transição) | Nature Restoration | 17 October (Saturday) - 9:30am | Monte Santa Catarina As part of the celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of Associação Famalicão em Transição, we have invited the associations Milvoz (milvoz.pt) and Palombar (palombar.pt) to visit Monte da Santa Catarina on 17 October. The activity consists of a walk passing through the Penedo da Lua site and native broadleaf woodlands, small treasures still found close to the city. This…
EVENT: Walking to discover Ponta dos Corvos and the circuits of the 5 tide mills. DATE: 17 October 2026. EVENT DESCRIPTION: In this event we will walk to discover Ponta dos Corvos, in the municipality of Seixal, taking the opportunity to get to know better a salt marsh area where several species of birds nest and feed. We will also use the walk to pass by the premises of what was once a grand cod-drying factory, and we will also have the chance to…
Volunteer planting sessions for a public mini-forest at CircuLar, part of the CASA-ÁRVORE art and ecology project. Sessions run on 17-18 and 24-25 October, mornings and afternoons; registration is required via a link in the organiser's bio.
A circular walk of around 6 km through the Serra da Achada, in Sesimbra, devoted to the characteristic flora of the Arrábida, with stops to learn the names and uses of the plants. Led by a guide with more than 30 years of experience in the park.
Workshop at the ObservaLagunas 2026 fair where participants construct mobiles inspired by the kestrel, a small falcon found in Castro Verde, using simple recyclable materials whilst learning about the bird's characteristics and habitat.
Alcobaça Municipality is organising a clean-up of Polvoeira Beach on Saturday, 17 October, at 2:00 pm, in collaboration with the One Piece After Another movement. The event will include a short awareness session on the impact of marine litter and the importance of adopting sustainable behaviours, namely through the 5 R's – Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The awareness session will be followed by a beach clean-up, open to everyone. Join…
🌱 Our next field outing has a date! This 4th Edition will take place at Parque Verde (Leiria) on 17 October at 5 pm. This is a place with some environmental problems, but where we can observe a variety of native species. In my view, it is a place that is not receiving the attention or appreciation it deserves. I also want to use this outing to draw attention to the problems affecting this place and to the need to protect it. There is a great lack of control of invasive species here, which proliferate in…
