Environment

It is now completed, in a joint effort by Porto City Hall, University of Porto (U.Porto) and the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (P.Porto), for the installation of an urban park of excellence on the university campus of Asprela

Originally from Turkey, it is traditionally known as the symbol of the Netherlands, but, these days, it decorates flowerpots, gardens, and public parks in Porto.

On the 5 and 6 March, Alfândega do Porto was transformed in a real garden to host the city’s always cherished Camelia Exhibition once again. Present in all the gardens – public and private – what many call “the most perfect of flowers” was celebrated with a market, but also with dance, theatre, and prizes.

The flowering of the camellias is scheduled for the 5th and the 6th of March, at Alfândega do Porto.

Porto City Hall has invested around 640 thousand euros in fitness equipment, to which were added 100 thousand more in the requalification and placement of 15 basketball hoops in sports venues for this purpose. These are real outdoor gyms. Spread all over the city, inviting people to exercise.

This Saturday, the entertainment programme “Jardim da Água” returns, with proposals for the whole family, to Parque das Águas, where you can find rare plants, old fountains, ancient city fountains and the best of Urban art.

The Porto Climate Pact was presented, last Monday, during the public meeting of the Executive – an initiative through which the municipality intends to bring society together in a commitment to ambitious goals with regard to carbon neutrality.

The public’s vote will serve to deliver the International People’s Choice Award, attributed by the same entity responsible for the coordination of the Green Flag Award, and there are three green spaces in Porto in the running for the award.

A few days before Christmas, and appealing to this season’s spirit, the city’s company Porto Ambiente recalls the importance of recycling and correctly dispose of the waste that can be repurposed.

The CityLoops collaborative network was launched in Porto, a partnership that unites municipal entities, the social sector and tourism organisations in the Northern Region in the prevention and reduction of food waste.