Mata de Sesimbra : Portugal’s first endorsed One Planet Living Community
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A wetland area at Mata de Sesimbra undergoing restoration.
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Portuguese developer Pelicano is developing a €1.1 billion project to build 5,000 zero-carbon, zero-waste homes, hotels and shops.
The scheme also includes Europe’s largest-ever nature restoration scheme: work is already uinderway to return almost 5,000 hectares of surrounding land currently occupied by degraded logging plantations and quarries to native Mediterranean woodland.
A €90 million sustainable public transport network is also underway, and will eventually include providing hybrid eco-shuttles, free bicycles and car clubs.
Sales of properties will help to fund work to recover endangered species throughout Portugal.
The project is expected to create 11,000 new jobs.