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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
Algarve university unveils rural management master's in São Brás
A library in São Brás de Alportel hosts the launch of a new rural management degree combining online study with fieldwork.
23 June 2026Algarve
Education
Sagres bird festival returns in October, featuring the razorbill
A seabird that dives dozens of metres deep for sardines takes centre stage at this year's edition.
23 June 2026AlgarveAssociação ALMARGEM
Education
School programme aims to triple reach recycling cooking oil
A cooking-oil recycling programme for schoolchildren grew more than 200% in a single year.
23 June 2026Resialentejo
Education
EPAL's "Pátio da Água" returns to Lisbon this June
Young adults with intellectual disabilities will help greet visitors at this Lisbon riverside space for the first time.
23 June 2026Lisbon
Education
Terras sem Sombra festival returns to Gavião and Belver
A medieval Hospitaller fortress on the Tagus becomes the stage for a weekend mixing archaeology, chamber music and forest walks.
22 June 2026Alentejo
Education
LPN submits recommendations for Portugal's 2030 environmental education strategy
An environmental group has weighed in on Portugal's next big education strategy, flagging what it says is still missing.
22 June 2026LPN
Education
Algarve's Handsome Festival returns with 17 free cultural experiences
Visitors can learn to milk a goat and make their own cheese among 17 free experiences across the Algarve.
21 June 2026AlgarveQRER
Education
Ciência Viva school festival closes year in Tavira park
Students turn science communicators for a day at a Tavira park, presenting projects from their year's work.
20 June 2026Algarve
Education
Madeira adds 140 daily slots for popular Areeiro trail
The change comes days after tourists complained about a gate that opened well past its ticketed time.
19 June 2026MadeiraIFCN
Education
Zero flags gaps in Portugal's draft 2030 environmental education strategy
An environmental group warns Portugal's new green education plan risks being just words without money or measurable goals.
17 June 2026ZERO
Education
ZERO flags weak enforcement tools in 2030 environmental education plan
An environmental group says Portugal's 2030 green education plan has ambition but no way to measure whether it actually works.
17 June 2026ZERO
Education
Ocean literacy books reach 136 Azores schools
More than 5,000 pupils on São Miguel alone took part in sessions built around a four-book series.
16 June 2026AzoresBlue Azores
Education
AJAP holds Amarante briefing on Rural Innovation Challenges contest
A contest with four categories and 12 annual winners is touring Portugal seeking rural entrepreneurs.
12 June 2026NorteAJAP
Education
LPN holds climate and nature sessions at Bobadela school
A teacher on mobility with a nature protection league brought biomes and the Tagus Estuary into two school classrooms.
11 June 2026LisbonLPN
Education
EU aquaculture training platform launches at University of Algarve
A free 120-hour online course promises to fill gaps traditional aquaculture training has long left uncovered.
11 June 2026AlgarveCCMAR
Education
Quercus returns as partner for Salva a Terra Ecofestival in June
Four days of music, workshops and wildlife talks in a small village near the Spanish border, all free to attend.
11 June 2026Centro
Education
Winners announced in Portugal's Mares Circulares school contest
Sixteen schools and 32 student projects competed to fight marine litter — two took top honours.
2 June 2026LPN
Education
Ponto Verde recycling programme visits Leiria beaches this summer
A giant board game, storytelling and a new team relay are teaching children how to sort packaging waste at the seaside.
1 January 2026CentroSPV
Education
Rewilding Portugal opens second guesthouse near Côa Valley
A historic family house in a small Côa Valley village is being turned into a guesthouse with a conservation twist.
29 August 2025CentroRewilding Portugal
Education
Sagres to host four-day bird migration festival in October
For four days in October, Sagres swaps beach crowds for ornithologists tracking migrating birds.
Algarve