Quercus today denounced the intention of the Covilhã City Council to fell 1,400 cork oaks to expand the city's industrial park. The environmental organization expressed its opposition to this measure, considering it harmful to the environment.
The felling of the cork oaks is part of a project to expand the Covilhã industrial park, which requires the removal of trees in the area designated for the growth of the industrial zone.
The Covilhã municipality is the entity responsible for the decision to proceed with the felling of the cork oaks to make way for the expansion of the industrial park.
Quercus warned about the consequences of this measure, arguing that alternatives should be explored that would allow industrial development without the destruction of these cork oaks.
