Environment

Porto City Hall participates in an international consortium, coordinated by the Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, which will implement a regeneration programme to bring life to housing districts in seven European Cities, through the creation of green corridors. In the context of the horizon 2020, the Research Funding Framework Programme for technological development and innovation, the EU will contribute with more than 13 million euros for the URBiNAT - Urban Innovative...

Porto proudly boasts "Blue Municipality 2017" status on the basis of criteria on environmental education practices for the second year running.

Like a present time Noah's ark, the Photo Ark is full of wildlife that is urgent saving. The exhibition "Photo Ark by Joel Sartore", sponsored by National Geographic is on display at the Biodiversity Gallery - Living Science Centre from 18 October 2017 till 28 April 2018. In an interview to Porto., Joel Sartore talks about his life passion, or "obsession", as he calls it, to document all endangered species in this ark.

The 2nd edition of the "if you have a garden, we have a tree for you" project runs until February 5, 2017. This environmental project is sponsored by Porto city Hall to promote environment and climate protection and to provide citizens, businesses and city organizations with trees and bushes for planting in gardens and parks all across the city of Porto.

Porto publicly presented the Municipal Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (EMAAC) under the ClimAdaPT.Local Project Closing Seminar today in the auditorium of the Rectory of the University of Coimbra.

Porto welcomes the fall plenary session of the European Network of Directors General/Presidents of Environmental Agencies (EPA Network).