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Protected areas of Portugal. The Protected areas of Portugal (Portuguese: Áreas protegidas de Portugal) are classified under a legal protection statute that allows for the adequate protection and maintenance of biodiversity, while providing services for ecosystem that maintains the natural and geological patrimony.
Exclusive economic zone. 1,727,408 km 2 (666,956 sq mi) Portugal is a coastal nation in western Europe, located at the western end of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain (on its northern and eastern frontiers: a total of 1,215 kilometres (755 mi)). The Portuguese territory also includes a series of archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean (the ...
Natural heritage is defined as natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty. [2] Portugal ratified the ...
List of ecoregions in Portugal. The following is a list of ecoregions in Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira, according to the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Forests are the major natural resource of Portugal, covering about 34% of the country. The most important forest resources are the pine trees (13,500 km 2), cork oaks (6800 km 2), holm oaks (5,340 km 2), and eucalyptus (2,430 km 2). Cork is a major production, with Portugal producing half of the world's cork.
Over the last 50 years, the Peneda-Gerês National Park has been one of the most important sites for ecological research in Portugal, but also for other natural and social sciences. A number of studies have been conducted from the Peneda Field Station in Castro Laboreiro run by Prof. Henrique M. Pereira .
Portugal's renewable electricity production from 1980 until 2019. Renewable energy in Portugal was the source for 25.7% of total energy consumption in 2013. [1] In 2014, 27% of Portugal's energy needs were supplied by renewable sources. [2] In 2016, 28% of final energy consumption in Portugal came from renewable sources.
This is a list of the mountains in Portugal, including the mountains with more than 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) of elevation and with, at least, 100 metres (330 ft) of topographic prominence. Mountains and hills occupy most of the territory of Portugal. The highest Portuguese mountain is Mount Pico in the Azores islands, with 2,351 metres (7,713 ft).