Braga to pilot Portugal's national nature restoration plan at municipal scale

The Environment and Energy Ministry and Braga city council have signed a protocol creating "Braga Restaura", a programme to put Portugal's National Nature Restoration Plan into practice in the municipality. The aim is to test restoration solutions that other municipalities could replicate. A 2027-2030 programme will be drawn up within 120 days, setting priorities, targets, indicators, funding and a timetable. Demonstration projects will cover the historic centre, the Este and Cávado river corridors and a green ring around Bom Jesus, Sameiro and Sete Fontes. Restoring the River Este is central: riverbanks, water quality, invasive species and flood risk.