Fewer people leads the way to rewilding in Portugal - The Overpopulation Project

Land abandonment is often seen as something negative, but a project in Portugal has turned it into an opportunity for wilderness to expand and thrive.

Fewer people leads the way to rewilding in Portugal - The Overpopulation Project Too many people consuming too much Fewer people leads the way to rewilding in Portugal Biodiversity , Fertility rate , Land abandonment , Rewilding , Success stories , Success stories – Rewilding , Sustainable population February 27, 2020 Depopulation has led to abandonment of less fertile agricultural lands throughout Europe. Portugal, with its declining population, is a prime example. In the Côa Valley, the abandonment of farmland has been turned into an opportunity for rewilding efforts to create new wild

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