IEFP Internship Opportunity
Job Description EcoAtivo is an association that develops environmental and ecological actions and projects for the regeneration of our planet. We work across various environmental areas in and around the municipalities of Fundão and Covilhã, and we also hold an incubation protocol through the Fundão Municipal Council’s incubator. EcoAtivo brings together a collective of diverse […]
Agroforestry Course
In the next month of April EcoAtivo presents to you one more opportunity to learn about the amazing Agroforest method.Using the tools and outlook brought by syntropic agriculture, this course offers a new possibility for the creation of an Agroforest, which brings together all the advantages of organic production, with the additional ones of being […]
Pruning Course
In the more recent times in the rural area of Portugal, more and more people with no background on land care are moving here. The new revitalization of rural areas with new people, who are taking their first steps in the rural world, lack the necessary skills and knowledge in the technical field of managing […]
Greentech Meetings
GreenTech Meetings  In the last months, several meetings took place so that the project GreenTech could start to evolve. The meetings with partners and people involved allowed experience and knowledge to be shared since the areas of both main partners (EcoAtivo and Zirak) are different. This project promotes the share of knowledge and experiences […]
[Closed] IEFP Internship Opportunity
Please note that applications for this opportunity are now closed. Thank you for your interest! Job description The EcoAtivo association develops environmental/ecological actions and projects for the regeneration of our planet. We operate across various environmental areas in and around the municipalities of Fundão and Covilhã, and we also have an incubation agreement through the […]
PROGRAM | Study-Action Circles
Young people are an essential part of building and promoting responses to the challenges facing society in the 21st century, such as climate change or the sustainability paradigm. For this reason, it is important to awaken in them a critical sense, inspire them to work with and for the community, and offer them tools to develop their full […]
GREEN SKILLS Youth Course
In the past days, from 18th to 25th of November, another training course for youth workers took place. This time it was held in São Luis, Odemira at the Rural Learning Center with a total of 35 participants focusing on the theme “Green skills for a regenerative future”. The program of this training course incorporated […]
Acorn Gathering in Caria
Last Saturday, November 11th, EcoAtivo, together with the Ambiente group from Cova da Beira Converge, organized a planting of acorns, along with some cork oaks and hollies, in the parish of Belmonte. This activity brought together around 8 volunteers from the Cova da Beira area, motivated to help regenerate our region. Over 50 potential trees […]
Agroforestry WorkCamp – 4th and 5th of November
Last weekend, on November 4th and 5th, EcoAtivo held its second Agroforestry WorkCamp at the Ananda Valley facilities. The main focus of this WorkCamp was practical immersion in the relationship with the land and plants, through the application of the syntropic agriculture model. The event was divided between theoretical moments, joint sharing and discussions, and, […]
Consultancy for soil stabilization in Vale da Amoreira
EcoAtivo was contacted at the beginning of September by the owner of a rural property, facing an urgent need for intervention, and it was on September 20th that we traveled to Vale de Amoreira to assess the property in question, which had been affected by the wildfires that hit the Serra da Estrela region in […]