The Ministry of Agriculture and the Sea declared the public utility, with urgency, of land in several parishes of the municipalities of Arcos de Valdevez and Monção, in the district of Viana do Castelo, for the creation of fuel management strips as part of the primary network of defense against rural fires. The measure covers 91 land parcels in the parishes of Sistelo, in the Union of Parishes of Alvora and Loureda, in the Union of Parishes of Portela and Extremo, in Arcos de Valdevez, and in Merufe and the Union of Parishes of Anhões and Luzio, in Monção, comprising a total area of approximately 1.5 million square meters with a 126-meter-wide strip. The costs will be borne by the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF), with the aim of reducing the area affected by large fires and facilitating direct firefighting intervention.
Alto Minho TV02/09/26, 15:20
