Green Heart of Cork: PES in the Portuguese montado
Since 2011, companies reward cork-oak landowners in Coruche/Chamusca/Ponte de Sor for FSC-certified good management that protects the Tejo-Sado aquifer and montado biodiversity.
Catalogue: PES & Nature-Based Solutions clear
Most practices in: Portugal (11)
Since 2011, companies reward cork-oak landowners in Coruche/Chamusca/Ponte de Sor for FSC-certified good management that protects the Tejo-Sado aquifer and montado biodiversity.
Portugal's national PES pilot (Resolução 121/2019): Fundo Ambiental pays 14 landowners €3.7M over 20 years to conserve 27,674 ha — Serra do …
In February 2026 Portugal launched a €30M/year national payment scheme — €120/ha for baldio (commons) fuel management plus per-head grazing subsidies (€150/suckler …
EU LIFE programme (2019–2025, LIFE18 NAT/PT/000927) removed feral cats and invasive plants from Ria Formosa's barrier islands; Audouin's Gull nests rose from …
Madeira's Natural Park removed European rabbits and house mice from the 270 ha Selvagem Grande island using ~17,000 brodifacoum bait points, eliminating …
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