With 15% of the Portuguese archipelago's waters now designated as fully protected and a further as highly protected - totaling 287.000 km2 - Portugal is now home to the largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) network in Europe.
What's right: from brown and barren to biodiverse haven
Finnish fishermen have transformed a former barren 'moonscape' into a biodiverse haven and an important carbon sink. Drawing on both traditional knowledge and science, they realised that the key was to reintroduce water to the sites.
What's right: woolly mammoth to return?
The de-extinction company Colossal will bring back animals that are extinct starting with a woolly mammoth calf born from genetically modified elephant cells.
What's right: Portugal to build largest wind farm.
The new wind farm will be incorporated into the Tamega hydropower complex, one of the largest hydroelectric projects completed in Europe in the last 25 years, and will support the annual consumption of 128.000 homes.
Local Matters: Light pollution
Light pollution has increased rapidly in the past few decades. Even in Naturpark Our, animals suffer from the lack of darkness.