Portugal’s ecological utopia
Publisher |
KUOW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Science & Medicine
Publication Date |
Jan 18, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:41:00

I do love a good border crossing, so join me as I travel to Northeast Portugal, into the Coa River Valley, to witness a really interesting story that is unfolding there.

The dense old forests that were there are now mostly gone. Cut down and replaced with pastures for sheep and olive groves generations ago. And now the shepherds and other farmers are abandoning this region in droves. This checkered history has led to a poor economy, brush instead of trees and an explosion of wildfires.

Join me as I meet passionate, young biologists who are bringing back the forest, ecosystems and wild animals, and creating a new, healthy space for all. To create an ecological utopia in the Coa Valley of Portugal.

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A curious story of fires, Stone Age art, rural abandonment, and a mission to bring back an entire forest ecosystem.

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