Bussaco forest given "therapeutic forest" status

The Confederação dos Agricultores de Portugal (CAP), working with the European People's Party group in the European Parliament, has been involved in classifying the Mata do Bussaco as a "therapeutic forest". The EPP group includes 42 MEPs acting as ambassadors for the 27 EU member states. Further details on the classification and its implications were not included in the available text.