Montijo airport was stopped, but Alcochete advances with greater risks
What's at stake
Over 250,000 cork oaks and the Tejo-Sado aquifer, the country's largest freshwater reserve.
Being defended
A full strategic environmental assessment before any final decision.
What's happening
After the Montijo airport project was stopped on environmental grounds, the Government chose the Alcochete firing range as the new site for Lisbon's future airport.
The new location carries even greater environmental risks: construction threatens over 250,000 cork oaks and overlaps with the Tejo-Sado aquifer, the country's largest underground freshwater reserve.
Environmental organizations and local associations are calling for a full strategic environmental assessment before any final decision, warning that the impacts may be even more severe than those of the original Montijo project.
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