Government defends Gesba's payments
The regional government argues the public company Gesba already pays more and more punctually, while JPP and PS call for a review of the pricing policy.
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27 July 2026
Bom dia. Today's Pulse is dominated by Madeira's banana growers, with quieter notes from green parks in Guimarães, water in the Alentejo and Centro, and the deep sea.
Debate over the sector's model reopens
Remarks suggesting unhappy growers seek other ways to organise and sell reignited discussion about how dependent the sector is on GESBA for marketing and European support.
Deep-sea mining risks are hard to predict
Scientists warned that we know so little about the seabed that assessing the environmental risks of deep-sea mining is nearly impossible, and called for more research funding.
Volunteers clear litter on the Larano trail
Eleven volunteers collected abandoned waste, mostly tissue paper and cigarette butts, along the Vereda do Larano and asked for awareness campaigns for residents and visitors.
A dolphin calf born at Zoomarine
Zoomarine Algarve announced the birth of Sami, a bottlenose dolphin calf, in the year the park turns 35, as part of a European breeding and conservation programme.
Using parks matters more than living near one
A study with 501 residents of Guimaraes found that health benefits come from how often urban parks are actually used, not from proximity alone, and revealed clear social contrasts in that use.
Guimaraes opens the Parque das Geracoes
The new green space in Selho Sao Cristovao was presented as a place for children, families and seniors to meet, and linked to the city's European Green Capital year.
Viana do Castelo plans homes for young families
The municipality is preparing an affordable housing programme aimed at young families and the middle class, with most construction in Darque and Sao Romao do Neiva.
New irrigation network in Portalegre
The Xevora hydro-agricultural scheme was inaugurated with a 25 million euro investment, some 44 km of pipes and 70 hydrants serving around 1,560 hectares.
Nazare seeks help to clean its rivers
The council asked the environment agency for 200 thousand euros to work on three riverbeds, pointing to farmland abandonment and fragmented ownership as causes of degradation.
Wind farm under study in Ourique and Odemira
Galp is studying a wind project with about 22 turbines and roughly 158 megawatts of capacity across the two municipalities in Beja district.
Rural Innovation Challenges moves to the contest phase
AJAP wrapped up 60 information sessions around the country for young people, farmers and students, and applications for the contest are open until 16 August with prizes above 20 thousand euros.
Final session held in Valpacos
The 60th and last session closed in Valpacos with a video message from the Minister of Agriculture, who underlined generational renewal in farming.
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