ANP|WWF announced today that it will move forward with the ecological restoration of another five hectares in the Serra do Caldeirão, a project that has the financial support of DPD and carried out in partnership with the Cachopo Parish Council. This is a follow-up to its Landscape Restoration Initiative in that mountainous area.
The objective of this intervention is to contribute to the recovery of local ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as to the conservation of water and soil, thus complementing the work already carried out in the projects that ANP|WWF has undertaken in the parish.
“Following Plantar Água and Plantar Montado, we want to expand the area of ecological restoration in this area of the country and continue to work in partnership with associations, authorities and local communities to recover the forest and biodiversity of Serra do Caldeirão”, says Afonso do Ó, Water specialist at ANP|WWF.
This project includes the eradication of weed species and the planting of carob trees, holm oaks, olive trees and strawberry trees, thus recovering the surroundings of an old dump on land close to the village of Cachopo and which the Parish Council owns.
“These types of projects are of the utmost importance for our parish, as it is necessary to recover the productive and economic potential of the Serra. In this case, the project will help to prevent the illegal disposal of waste in the old dump, and promote the enjoyment of the rural space surrounding the town of Cachopo, increasingly sought after by visitors in nature tourism activities”, declares Rafael Ribeiro Dias, president of the Cachopo Parish Council.
This restoration project has the support of DPD, an express parcel delivery company: “DPD's sustainable development policy is based on reducing carbon emissions to net zero, and investing in programs that support environmental protection, enabling conservation of national biodiversity and forest ecosystems in close collaboration with local communities. This support for WWF clearly goes in this direction”, explains Carla Pereira, Director of Marketing and Communications at DPD.
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