Environment

The initiative promoted by the Water pavilion raises awareness on the importance of rivers and creeks in an urban setting and is held in the framework of the Valorisation Plan and the Rehabilitation of the Waterlines of the Municipality of Porto.

One should not directly smell basil or it will dry out. This is what folk wisdom says; but, there are plenty other reasons for basil plants to dry out, according to the Environment Department Municipal team, who explains how things go regarding this traditional symbol of St John, in the latest episode of “Biodiversity at Home”. Check it out.

The deputy Mayor of Porto City Hall, Filipe Araújo, and the chairman of the Águas do Porto Board of Directors, Frederico Fernandes, attended the official ceremony to mark the raising of the blue flags at the Praia do Molhe, a recognition by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).

The Serralves Foundation, sponsored by Lipor and associated municipalities, invites families and general public to enjoy the 7th edition of Bioblitz, the nature awareness project that is sure to provide the key to a well spent time in a natural atmosphere, on 5 and 6 June. Access is free.

The Bioblitz educational and scientific event stimulates environmental awareness and promotes behavioural changes, while sharing knowledge on the fauna and flora of the Serralves Park. This edition starts today, 31 may and it runs until 4 June, in an online format for schools and in-person for the general audiences on 5 and 6 June.

The Water Pavilion raises awareness on the natural environment by organising a clean-up of the Tinto River, a tributary of the Douro River. The initiative is held on 28 May, at 10.30 am and it is open to everyone who wishes to take part. The river watchmen of Águas e Energia do Porto will also participate in the event. Previous registration is mandatory.

Porto Business School has an urban vegetable garden on its rooftop. This project was jointly developed with the Portuguese startup Noocity, which enable to set up a low-tech, ecological and efficient garden in the PBS rooftop. This urban vegetable garden has 70 grow beds and extends for circa 114 m2.

Circa 200 policy makers from across Europe take part in a meeting of the Eurocities Environmental Forum that started yesterday and continues until Friday, 30th April. The meeting is jointly organised by the Municipalities of Porto and Guimarães and is held in an online format, owing to the current pandemic. The green transition amid the pandemic is the key issue on the table.

The first trees of the programme "Se tem um jardim, temos uma árvore para si" [“If you have a garden, we have a tree for you”, free translation] by Porto City Hall have already been distributed. The Municipality of Porto has circa three thousand trees to offer to residents in Porto or to institutions with private gardens and yards within the city of Porto. Since the start of the campaign, in the end of March until the 12th April, 482 applications were submitted and 1405 trees were allocated.

Today, International Earth Day, the campaign Porto Orgânico kicks off in the city of Porto with the outlining goal of extending the selective collection of organic waste in Porto housing areas. This programme incorporates approximately 60% of the city’s population, and the collection of circa 7 thousand tons/year of organic waste.