
ACECITEC Lab. Portugal
ACECITEC Lab. Portugal is a Lisbon-based laboratory specialising in the repair, production, and upgrading of high-voltage batteries for elec…
Behind the beaches lies an active sustainability scene: educational farms like Novas Descobertas and Quinta Vale da Lama, the Orchard of Flavours botanical garden, wildlife rescue at RIAS, and a wave of eco-stays and communities from Lagos to Tavira. The Algarve's quieter, greener side.

ACECITEC Lab. Portugal is a Lisbon-based laboratory specialising in the repair, production, and upgrading of high-voltage batteries for elec…

Monte da Casteleja is an organic wine estate and farm stay near Lagos, Algarve, run by Guillaume Leroux, who inherited the property from his…
QRER is a service cooperative based in Loulé that promotes sustainable development, entrepreneurship and nature and cultural tourism across …

Pro Nativa is a rewilding and habitat management business based in Aljezur that restores native forest in south-west Portugal. It removes in…

Gaia Rogil is an organic shop and kitchen with a co-working space in Rogil, Aljezur, serving a daily dish made from organic and mostly local…

Repair Café Algarve is a project created and organized by Associação Benfazer. Its team of repairers participate in events throughout the Al…

Benfazer is a non-profit association in Portugal promoting sustainable, ethical living through social justice, environmental and animal welf…

AREAL is a regional energy and environment agency that has supported Algarve municipalities and businesses since 2000, running projects on r…

Companhia das Culturas is a small ecodesign and spa hotel on a 40-hectare farm next to the Castro Marim Nature Reserve, Algarve. It pairs or…

Quinta Shangri-La is a biodynamic farm and intentional community with a small bed and breakfast in the hills near Silves, Algarve. The prope…

Terramada is a permaculture ecovillage near Castro Marim, in the Algarve, with over 20 years of soil regeneration behind it. It combines nat…

SAIA is a fifth-generation family business running two organic farms in the Algarve, Quinta do Freixo inland and Quinta do Mel by the sea, p…

Solar2Power is an Algarve-based solar energy company installing solar panels, battery storage, EV chargers and carports for residential and …

Algarve Solar (Algarve Off Grid) is a renewable energy company specialising in bespoke off-grid and hybrid solar PV installations across the…

Associação In Loco is a non-profit local development organisation based in São Brás de Alportel, active since 1988, working across the Algar…

Quinta da Zira is a pesticide-free farm in Albufeira producing vegetables, fruits, herbs and eggs, paired with a rebuilt local accommodation…

Prato Certo is a food education campaign run by Associação In Loco that promotes healthy, affordable and sustainable eating based on the Med…

Terras de Sal is a cooperative in Castro Marim, Algarve, bringing together producers of traditional sea salt and fleur de sel harvested from…
AlgarvianRoots is an ecotourism company based in Silves, Algarve, offering guided hikes, e-bike tours, birdwatching and cultural workshops t…

Sciaena is a Portuguese NGO founded in 2006 dedicated to marine conservation, sustainable fisheries and public awareness of ocean issues. It…

Mushroom Compadres is a specialty and functional mushroom producer based in Rogil, West Algarve, making tinctures, coffee and cacao blends r…

Blue Lavandarias' 'Projeto Roupa Amiga' is a solidarity initiative that washes and distributes donated clothing free of charge to people in …

Quinta do Despertar Arcaico is a certified permaculture farm and reforestation project nestled in a valley between the Algarve and Alentejo,…

Algarlixo is a waste management and recycling company based in Castro Marim, Algarve, offering collection, transport, recycling and related …

Movimento Estrela Viva is a non-partisan, non-profit citizen movement born after the 2017 wildfires, dedicated to protecting and restoring t…

Albustan - Hortas do Sol is a certified organic farm in Bensafrim, Algarve, growing seasonal vegetables through regenerative agriculture and…

Located in São Brás de Alportel in the Algarve, the Eco-Cork Factory is a certified, family-run cork processing facility offering guided fac…

Plan Bio by Buda Bites is an Algarve-based Portuguese brand producing durable physical planning guides for organic vegetable gardens, medici…

MGAP is a not-for-profit educational association that works to promote Mediterranean gardening, drought-resilient landscaping and the conser…

An architecture studio in Lagos, Portugal, designing ecological, bioclimatic and health-conscious buildings for private and commercial clien…

Architecture studio in Lagos, Algarve, founded in 1996, specialising in residential, hotel, cultural and commercial projects, with quality, …

Ceratonia Gardens is a herbal centre for healing and education in São Bartolomeu de Messines, Algarve, founded by medical herbalist Daisy Ma…

CCMAR is a non-profit marine research centre at the University of Algarve in Faro that works to understand, protect and explore the ocean th…

Monchique Homestead is a self-sufficient organic farm in the Serra de Monchique, Algarve, where a family grows vegetables and keeps chickens…

Associação Odiana is a regional development association in Castro Marim. It promotes sustainable growth across the Baixo Guadiana through lo…

RWSW Rewilding Sudoeste is a non-profit association founded in 2021 and based in Aljezur. It works to protect and develop native forests and…

Al-Bio is an association of organic farmers and agroecology advocates in the Algarve. It works to strengthen sustainable small and medium-sc…

Ninho do Guarda-Rios is a living sanctuary in the central Algarve offering horse-assisted embodiment and heart coherence sessions.

A residential village planned for 70 hectares of protected forest in Vilamoura's Golden Triangle, Algarve, with luxury villas and apartments…

Hippocampus Sabão makes natural soap by hand in Tavira, Algarve, inspired by the seahorses of the Ria Formosa lagoon. It is working towards …

A bulk grocery in São Brás de Alportel, Algarve, selling organic, natural and ecological products and run on zero-waste lines.

Mud Valley Institute is a nonprofit near Lagos that uses regenerative education and action to combat desertification and restore ecosystems …

AIMM is a Portuguese not-for-profit NGO, founded in 2010 and based in the Algarve, that researches and conserves marine species and ecosyste…

A Christian environmental NGO founded in 1983, A Rocha Portugal works on conservation, scientific research and environmental education from …

LeafClean, in Faro, sells EU Ecolabel certified, cruelty-free cleaning products and runs a refill system to cut plastic waste. Its range inc…

Associação Vita Nativa is a Portuguese non-profit founded in 2018 in the Ria Formosa area. It works on environmental conservation through re…

Quinta da Fornalha is a 35-hectare organic farm in Castro Marim, Algarve, that combines regenerative agriculture, ecotourism, a farm restaur…

An off-grid ecological retreat farm in the Monchique mountains near Aljezur, Algarve, designed on permaculture principles to reconnect visit…

A family-oriented regenerative farm at Sítio Craveira, Portugal, built on permaculture principles by founders Manuela and Joe and run with i…

The Ria Formosa Natural Park is a protected coastal wetland running 60 km along the Algarve, with wildlife that includes flamingos, seahorse…

Arcadia Portugal is a sustainable living and eco-construction project in São Bartolomeu de Messines, Algarve. It is exploring earthen buildi…

A non-profit near Lagos, Algarve, running educational and regenerative programmes all year that connect people with nature, community and th…

Naturalmente Retreat sits near Alte, in the Central Algarve, Portugal, and runs immersive programmes on stress recovery, authentic connectio…

Orchard of Flavours (Pomar dos Sabores) is a BGCI-accredited, non-profit edible botanical garden near Tavira, Algarve, devoted to fruit tree…

Carbon Conscious Creations, based in Algoz, Algarve, produces high-temperature biochar and wood vinegar and builds the equipment to make the…

ALMARGEM is a non-governmental, non-profit environmental association dedicated to defending the natural, historical, and cultural heritage o…
RIAS/ALDEIA is a wildlife recovery and research centre at Quinta de Marim in Olhão, within the Ria Formosa Natural Park, which rescues and r…

Terra Lab is a Portuguese online shop specialising in air plants (tillandsias), kokedamas and other plant-based products for sustainable hom…

Quinta Vale da Lama is a 43-hectare regenerative organic farm near Lagos. It produces certified organic fruit and vegetables and restores ec…

Awakeland Portugal is a reforestation project and conscious event venue at the foothills of the Monchique mountains in the Algarve. It runs …

Várzea da Gonçala is a 7.5-hectare permaculture smallholding near Aljezur in the western Algarve, developed over 18 years into a food forest…

Toca do Coelho is a small open community farm and creative sanctuary in the hills near Alferce, in the Algarve, built on permaculture, self-…

Noma Village is a coliving and coworking space in Lagos, Algarve, for conscious digital nomads and remote workers looking for community, coa…

Cristaland Lagos is a conscious eco-community and event centre in the Algarve, Portugal, built around sustainable living, wellbeing and comm…

Salema Eco Camp is the first hotel unit in southern Portugal committed to a regenerative tourism model, with glamping, eco lodges, camping, …

Healing Circle Sanctuary is a intentional co-living community setting in the hills of Silves, Algarve. Next to co-living experiences, we off…

Portugal's Infinity Eco Resort is a sustainable agritourism retreat near Tavira, Algarve, set on 15 hectares of ancient carob and olive plan…

Biggest Mini Forest is a Portuguese movement that has helped plant over 85 mini food forests across Portugal, Spain, and Ecuador since 2023,…

Animame Algarve is restoring family land at Quinta do Rogel in Alcantarilha, Algarve, turning it into a place for ecological regeneration, w…

Vegoa is a platform and registered association promoting sustainable, ethical and vegan living through community-building. Its flagship proj…

The Nature of Life Foundation, registered in the Netherlands, is building a regenerative intergenerational community and educational ecosyst…

An off-grid retreat in the Serra de Monchique, Algarve, with hosted retreats, wellness workshops and self-catering holidays for individuals,…

Essência is an off-grid, plant-based eco-village and healing centre in Aljezur, southern Portugal, with retreats, community living and natur…

O Cais is an eco café, sustainable shop and community space in a 1765 building in Silves, beside the old Roman bridge. It serves plant-based…