Associação de defesa do Património de Mértola- ADPM-

 ONGD for sustainability

Created in 1980 ADPM is working mainly in rural development, towards a economical, social and cultural sustainability. Adpm Aims to share knowledge with public and private institutions and the local population.

With a multidisciplinary team with more than 30 workers, ADPM is working constantly to overcame all the future challenges that threat rural desertification risk areas

ADPM is currently open to cooperation projects

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The fowling images are from:

Monte do Vento – Demonstrative farm/forest/pasture

Education center for desertification

Aromatic and medicinal plants course

Essential oil producers

Cooperation projects in Cape Verde

Campaniça sheep festival *  campaniça is a very hardy  autochthonous sheep breed that was in extinction risk because of the farmer´s preference for foreign more productive breeds.

Strawberry trees planting in Monte do Vento.

Mobile ecothec

Environmental sensibilization theater group

Integration activities with the groups with special needs

Castelo em Castelo Cultural /historical education Project

Riparian ecothec

Mycosilva Project - Edible Mushrooms as Sustainable forest management strategy to achieve rural development