Opinion piece calls for tailored, place-based management of Portugal's montado

In an opinion article marking Portugal's National Sustainability Day, a regenerative planning specialist argues that the montado — the oak woodland-pasture system central to the Alentejo, especially Odemira — cannot be saved by applying one uniform approach. He lists threats including poor natural regeneration, ageing trees, disease, erosion, soil compaction, mismatched grazing and prolonged drought, and says decades of standardised management ignored local differences in soil, water and topography. He calls for combined analysis of land, water and vegetation before intervening, public support and payment schemes for landowners, better information-sharing with farmers, and cites the comic project "Histórias à Sombra do Montado" as a way to reach communities outside technical circles.