Portugal is committed to improving and repopulating maritime pine with resin production potential, so applications for 100% government support are open until April 21, “and the total investment cannot exceed a unit cost of €1,295.00,” Portugal announced. Ecological Fund.
The total investment amounts to 1.1 million euros and is aimed at “increasing the area available for resin processing, as well as strengthening Portugal’s position in the international context after the sharp decline in production over the last 20 years.”
The stimulus comes at the same time as environmental association Zero warns of the risks the “pellet” industry poses to maritime pine. Zero understands that the industry’s use of tree trunks is “leading to an unsustainable decline in the maritime pine tree.”
The production of “pellets” used for heating required approximately 1.4 million tons of wood in 2022, and the industry continues to be the second largest consumer of pine with a share of 20% of the total.
Author: João Saramago
Source: CM Jornal
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