News

Our own articles and interviews, and our summaries of what the Portuguese press reported on sustainability. The Pulse is the daily edition; this is the lasting entrance — every story on its own page.

What was reported

Education
Alqueva launches 35 school activities on water and territory
From a dam to a submerged village museum, EDIA turns a whole region into a classroom for one school year.
10 September 2026AlentejoParque de Natureza de Noudar
Education
Sagres bird festival sees surge in early sign-ups for October edition
Organisers say sign-ups in the first week alone matched the whole of last year's festival.
9 September 2026AlgarveSalema Eco Camp
Education
Algarve tourism board runs three nature press trips in September
Jeep rides, e-bikes and boat trips to a deserted island are on the itinerary for visiting journalists this month.
9 September 2026Algarve
Education
Olhão's FÉRTIL festival returns for fourth edition in October
Two days of talks, music and clay cups take over Olhão's riverside park this October.
8 September 2026Algarve
Education
Portimão water utility relaunches school environmental programme
A Portimão utility's school programme reached nearly 6,000 pupils last year with games about water, waste and clothes.
6 September 2026Algarve
Education
Albufeira signs deal for free science centre visits
Albufeira is paying 12,500 euros a year so residents and schoolchildren can get into a Faro science centre for free.
28 August 2026Algarve
Education
Gerês nature imagery festival returns for sixth edition
Photographers and videographers will gather in the Peneda-Gerês National Park for a weekend of talks, workshops and two competitions.
28 August 2026Norte
Education
Lagoa to host evening event on moths, 18 September
Only 12 spots are available for a nighttime walk exploring creatures usually dismissed as pests.
28 August 2026Algarve
Education
AJAP opens course on integrated vineyard production for technicians
A 106-hour course splits between online sessions and in-person classes in two regional groups.
27 August 2026AJAP
Education
CineEco festival returns to Seia with 87 films
Out of 410 entries from around the world, organisers narrowed the festival down to a select few.
27 August 2026Centro
Education
Sete Fontes Park to host nature sketchbook workshop
Just 15 spots are available for a September nature-sketching session in the park.
24 August 2026Centro
Education
AJAP opens online course on beekeeping installation
Five live evening sessions and 45 hours of self-study make up this new beekeeping course.
24 August 2026AJAP
Education
Funchal marine biology station opens for evening public talk
A biologist compresses five million years of Madeira's natural history into a single hour-long talk.
24 August 2026Madeira
Education
Funchal marine station holds open night on 28 August
Booking is required by email for a guided visit before this Madeira biologist's talk on the island's five-million-year history.
22 August 2026Madeira
Education
Lagoa runs year-long environmental education projects for children
Five schools, threatened species and a rescue centre for wildlife all featured in Lagoa's environmental push.
22 August 2026AlgarveLPN
Education
Algarve's vegan fair returns with zero disposable plastic pledge
No fuel generators, no disposable cups: organisers reveal how they keep Portugal's biggest vegan fair plastic-free.
21 August 2026Algarve
Education
Alentejo certifies 18 sites as climate refuges across five councils
Seven sites each in two small Alentejo towns already offer cooler shelter from the heat, with more councils lining up to join.
20 August 2026Alentejo
Education
AJAP launches online training courses for farmers
Four 50-hour courses, live sessions squeezed into evening slots, and a discount for those who sign up for more than one.
20 August 2026AJAP
Education
Erasmus+ youth exchange on ecology ends in Alcantarilha
Thirty young people from five countries spent eleven days exploring Gaia Theory and permaculture in an Algarve ecocentre.
20 August 2026AlgarveAnimame Algarve
Education
Lagoa runs year-long environmental education projects for children
Five schools, dozens of pupils and 12 threatened species were at the heart of Lagoa's latest environmental push.
19 August 2026AlgarveLPN
Education
Portuguese schools recycle record 515 tonnes of e-waste
One Azorean school collected over 35 tonnes of electrical equipment with help from its local council.
18 August 2026AzoresElectrão
Education
New 13km circular trail opens up Serra da Boa Viagem
From a seasonal waterfall to Jurassic fossils and a 19th-century chapel, one trail links them all.
17 August 2026CentroICNF
Education
Rewilding Portugal reports record year for Côa Valley nature tourism
Some 300 visitors, 45,000 euros in revenue and a 100% satisfaction rate mark a milestone year in the Côa Valley.
16 August 2026CentroRewilding Portugal
Education
Coimbra wins nearly €70,000 to revamp Paul de Arzila centre
Two linked funding bids will reshape the visitor centre at one of Portugal's key wetlands.
15 August 2026CentroICNF
Education
Póvoa de Varzim school wins European Climate Pact prize
A primary school project on food waste and composting beat entries from across 22 European countries.
5 August 2026Norte
Education
Vilar Maior becomes first certified Rewilding Village in Côa Valley
Around fifty residents gathered at Vilar Maior's Museu Vivo to witness a project meant to reshape how the village welcomes visitors.
4 August 2026CentroRewilding Portugal
Education
Ruins of drowned village reappear at Vilarinho da Furna reservoir
Fifty-five years after being flooded for a dam, a Gerês village's stone ruins are drawing tourists who now swim above them.
1 August 2026NorteICNF
Education
Cidade do Zero sustainability festival returns to Lisbon in September
Free bikes, a mini permaculture farm and 15,000 square metres in Lisbon's Parque Eduardo VII this September.
31 July 2026Lisbon
Education
Forest bathing guide finds his calling in Serra da Malcata
A man who spent much of his life by the sea now guides silent forest walks deep in Serra da Malcata.
27 July 2026CentroRewilding Portugal
Education
Funchal marine station opens season with seabird night-flight talk
A Belgian photographer returns to Madeira for the fifth time chasing one last elusive seabird in the dark.
27 July 2026Madeira