About the Renature projects

Since 2010, more than 1.5 million hectares have burned in Portugal, making the country the most affected by fires in Europe and the fifth worst in the world in the 21st century.

Renature projects recover burnt areas by carrying out large-scale reforestation actions in collaboration with local communities. At the moment, Renature reforestation projects are taking place in three regions of Portugal, specifically in the Serra da Estrela Natural Park, Serra de Monchique and the Leiria National Forest. 

Through the Renature projects we have already planted 1 million trees and supported around 700 landowners in an intervention area of 3000 hectares.

With the aim of changing the landscape with species that are more resilient to fire, we are planting oaks, cork oaks, strawberry trees, chestnut trees, maritime pine and other emblematic species such as the Monchique oak, which occurs only in the Serra de Monchique and the Mira river basin and is Critically Endangered according to the Red List of the Vascular Flora of Mainland Portugal.

GEOTA has set itself the goal of planting 2 million more trees by 2027. We need your donation to ensure that the first 250,000 trees are planted.

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