Here are some interestinglinks for those who want to know more about and do more for Nature.
The Nature Protection League (LPN) is an Environmental Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). Founded in 1948, it is proud to be the oldest environmental association in the Iberian Peninsula. It is a non-profit association directed to the public benefit. Its main objective is to contribute to the preservation of the natural heritage, of the diversity of species and of ecosystems.
http://www.lpn.pt
Quercus - Portuguese Nature Conservation Association, is also an environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO), founded in 1985, and it has been extremely active in Portugal. See http://www.quercus.pt
The Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) is a scientific non-profit association aimed at the study and conservation of birds in Portugal. To find out more about its many projects, visit www.spea.pt
SOS Lynx is a non-profit organisation that protects the Iberian Lynx, one of the most endangered inhabitants of the cork forests.
http://www.soslynx.org
Conservation of the Iberian Lynx in Portugal. Brief history of the Lynx in Portugal and a critical vision of conservation of the most endangered feline in the world presented by Dr. Luís Palma of the Universidade do Algarve:
http://www.naturlink.pt/canais/Artigo.asp?iArtigo=180&iLingua=1
Message in a Bottle - International campaign for the conservation of the cork oak plantations. The environmental sustainability of the cork oak forests depends on the use of cork. Naturlink has launched an international campaign to prevent the replacement of cork with synthetic products. Click here and send a message to the world:
http://www.naturlink.pt/servicos/votamontado.asp?iCanal=5003&iLingua=1
Cork is the only renewable plant tissue. In addition to the important properties that make it possible for cork to be harvested on an industrial scale, the regeneration of this plant tissue guarantees that it can be harvested sustainably every nine years. Read the interesting article by Nuno Leitão:
http://www.naturlink.pt/canais/Artigo.asp?iArtigo=5211&iLingua=1