At a kaolin mine in Rio Maior, all clusters and individuals of invasive alien flora species were identified and georeferenced. This mapping served as the basis for outlining a plan to eradicate and control alien species in various areas of the mine, as well as measures to minimize their reappearance. This plan also included planning for areas with native species for vegetation recovery and a plan to monitor and track vegetation development in the affected areas.

In 2020, we participated in the environmental monitoring of the over-equipment of the Serra d’el Rei Wind Farm. The objective of the environmental monitoring was to ensure compliance with the mitigation measures listed in the project’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), namely the safeguarding of habitats of community interest, compliance with the constraints plan, waste storage and management, and compliance with the landscape restoration plan for the affected areas.

In 2019, we implemented the River Habitat Survey (RHS) method, using a certified technician to monitor water bodies in the territorial areas managed by the APA departments in Hydrographic Region No. 5, which corresponds to the Tagus basin and western rivers. This monitoring aimed to improve and complement the criteria for classifying the status of inland surface water bodies. Over 100 sites were sampled, including large rivers, particularly stretches of the Tagus River, and a specific methodology was implemented for these sites.

Since 2020, we have been monitoring flora and habitats of community interest in a quarry in the Fátima area. Regarding the habitats of community interest, we monitored the evolution of vegetation throughout the various phases of the project. We surveyed and monitored Arabis sadina stands in the area surrounding the quarry. We surveyed orchid species in the quarry expansion area. Once the areas where these species were present were identified, they were demarcated, and the orchid specimens and limestone slabs where they were found were collected. The collected material was relocated to a nearby area, and monitoring of the translocated stands is ongoing.

Between 2018 and 2020, we monitored birds and bats in the area of the future Namaacha Wind Farm in Mozambique. Birdlife monitoring was based on observation points, listening points, and transects, covering the bird community in general, large raptors, waterfowl, and nocturnal birds. Bat monitoring was conducted using active nocturnal listening points located in several locations throughout the study area, automatic detection at fixed points (two meteorological towers), nebula nets, and prospecting for potential roost sites. The monitoring results were intended to inform the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and comply with International Finance Corporation (IFC) requirements, specifically Performance Standard 6.