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Forestry institute reports Leiria Pine Forest recovering well, nine years after the 2017 fires

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Nine years after the 2017 wildfires, Portugal's nature and forests institute (ICNF) says most of the burnt area of the Pinhal de Leiria is well on its way to recovery. The blaze consumed around 9,475 hectares of the historic coastal pine forest, and the institute gives a positive assessment of the recovery process so far.

Summarised by Sustainable Living from Região de Leiria — Read the original ↗

Source published 23 October 2026

This appeared in the Pulse of 24 October 2026 — Read that edition →

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