Pro Nativa
Pro Nativa is a rewilding and habitat management business based in Aljezur that restores native forest in south-west Portugal. It removes in…
Algarve
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.
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Sciaena
Sciaena is a Portuguese NGO founded in 2006 dedicated to marine conservation, sustainable fisheries and public awareness of ocean issues. It…
Quinta do Despertar Arcaico
Quinta do Despertar Arcaico is a certified permaculture farm and reforestation project nestled in a valley between the Algarve and Alentejo,…
Movimento Estrela Viva
Movimento Estrela Viva is a non-partisan, non-profit citizen movement born after the 2017 wildfires, dedicated to protecting and restoring t…
Mediterranean Gardening Association Portugal (MGAP)
MGAP is a not-for-profit educational association that works to promote Mediterranean gardening, drought-resilient landscaping and the conser…
CCMAR – Centre of Marine Sciences (Universidade do Algarve)
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…
RWSW Rewilding Sudoeste
RWSW Rewilding Sudoeste is a non-profit association founded in 2021 and based in Aljezur. It works to protect and develop native forests and…
Mud Valley Institute
Mud Valley Institute is a nonprofit near Lagos that uses regenerative education and action to combat desertification and restore ecosystems …
AIMM – Marine Environment Research Association
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 Rocha Portugal
A Christian environmental NGO founded in 1983, A Rocha Portugal works on conservation, scientific research and environmental education from …
Associação Vita Nativa
Associação Vita Nativa is a Portuguese non-profit founded in 2018 in the Ria Formosa area. It works on environmental conservation through re…
Ria Formosa Wetland Protection
The Ria Formosa Natural Park is a protected coastal wetland running 60 km along the Algarve, with wildlife that includes flamingos, seahorse…
Associação ALMARGEM
ALMARGEM is a non-governmental, non-profit environmental association dedicated to defending the natural, historical, and cultural heritage o…
RIAS/ALDEIA
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…
Biggest Mini Forest
Biggest Mini Forest is a Portuguese movement that has helped plant over 85 mini food forests across Portugal, Spain, and Ecuador since 2023,…