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  • “Cutting down trees and contaminating water to build a mine is not green energy, and never will be.” Interview with the association Unidos em Defesa de Covas do Barroso

    In the Trás-os-Montes village of Covas do Barroso, recognized for its World Agricultural Heritage, the prospect of an open-pit lithium mine has opened a deep wound in the community. From the concrete threat to the land, water, and local way of life emerged a persistent resistance, made up both of neighbors who never imagined themselves…

  • Interview with Susana Ribeira and Guilherme Serôdio from the Network for Degrowth (Portugal)

    In a global context marked by ecological and socio-economic crisis, degrowth emerges as a radical and urgent proposal to rethink our ways of living, economic structures, and the organization of cities, offering concrete paths for a transition toward fairer, more sustainable societies centered on collective well-being.

  • To guarantee independence and transparency, Ulmeiro will be funded exclusively by those who believe in the project. With that goal in mind, we decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign. We believe that independent communication can only exist with direct support from the community. Find out how you can contribute here, and stay up to date…

  • Ulmeiro is live on Instagram, a key space for sharing ideas, encouraging discussion, and reaching more people interested in political ecology, degrowth, and climate justice. Follow us and join the conversation. Join us at @ulmeiropt.

  • We live in an era of overlapping crises – climatic, social, and economic. At Ulmeiro, we believe that limitless economic growth is not viable, and that models based on regeneration and collective well-being are possible, even when they are ignored by mainstream discourse. Our project was created to deepen debates on political ecology, degrowth, and…