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Context that explains the rest

Not everything we gather has a petition to sign or a decision to stop. These cases sit here as context: verified information that helps make sense of the other struggles, without demanding immediate action.

Incêndios florestais de julho de 2026
MonitoringWildfires · July 2026

The July 2026 wildfire wave

Mainly the Centre region: Vouzela, Barcelos, Tâmega e Sousa · involved: ICNF · verified 07/08/2026

4,592 incidents burned more than 30,000 hectares, the largest area in this period since 2017.

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Reforma da APA e do ICNF
MonitoringSystemic · reform under way

The APA and ICNF reform weakens environmental enforcement

National · involved: SPEA · verified 07/08/2026

The government is replacing prior environmental assessment with after-the-fact enforcement, under the pretext of simplification.

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Why this is here

These two cases ask for no signature. They explain the ground on which every other struggle happens: a country that burns and a state reducing its capacity to assess projects before they go ahead. Without this context each struggle looks isolated. With it, the pattern shows.

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