Restores the fire-ravaged Serra de Monchique with hundreds of thousands of native, fire-resilient trees.
580ktreesNative trees planted
1,850hectaresArea under restoration
Portugal
Europe · Southern Europe
3 projects · 3 organizations
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Orcas and boats: new insights from AIMM’s scientific study
📰 Update · Apr 28
Can marine tourism help support ocean conservation?
📰 Update · Mar 25
New partner: Gutes Gut
📰 Update · Mar 20
Environmental factors shape the distribution of common dolphins in Portugal
📰 Update · Feb 2
A documentary was made about AIMM!
📰 Update · Jan 5
AIMM has a new address!
📰 Update · Dec 11
AI-powered tools to monitor dolphins from above
📰 Update · Nov 28
The Rundown to SMM sailing trip
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Okeanos — Institute of Marine Sciences, University of the Azores
Ocean LifeMapping the Seamounts of the Mid-Atlantic From a Drifting Camera
You cannot protect a seamount nobody has photographed — so an institute on a volcanic island in mid-ocean built a cheap drifting camera and started filming the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
300ksquare kilometresAzores marine protected area network
25percentPortuguese waters under marine protection after the Gorringe process
AIMM (Marine Environment Research Association)
Ocean LifeTracking the Algarve's Dolphins and Whales
A grassroots team of Portuguese marine biologists tracks dolphins and whales off the Algarve to keep Atlantic cetaceans safe.
967sightingsDolphin sightings analysed (2012-2023)
11speciesCetacean species recorded since 2010