Ex Situ Propagation of Endangered Species
Serra da Estrela is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site and a vital biodiversity hotspot in Portugal, facing increasing environmental pressures from habitat degradation, climate change, and invasive species. These threats put at the risk the survival of numerous plant species, some endemic to the region. Ex situ propagation, the cultivation of plants outside their natural habitats, presents a viable strategy to conserve these endangered […]
Pine Forest Retrofit
The transformation of degraded ecosystems is a challenge that demands knowledge, care, and a long-term vision. From November 27 to December 1, EcoAtivo, in collaboration with the Spanish environmental association ADENEX, carried out a field intervention on the Ananda Kalyani land, located in the municipality of Covilhã, with the aim of transforming an abandoned industrial […]