The oil-free platform and Quercus launch a campaign in defense of the Algarve coast.
Although the whole world already have realized that renewable energies are the future, the previous governments of Portugal created the conditions and incentives for prospecting, exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in the sea of the Algarve coast. For this reason it was created the Algarve Platform Free of Oil (PALP) an organization that follows the initiative of a group of citizens and organizations dissatisfied with the prospect of irreparable loss of various ecosystems along the coast of this southern region of Portugal.
A key objective of this platform is to alert the population to the risks inherent in exploration of hydrocarbons in the region, encourage a public debate on the consequences of a decision-making of this nature require a study of social, economic and environmental impact, and yet, press the state to publish all the information inherent to the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Portugal. One of its most recent action was the presentation in Parliament of a petition that could save the interests of all of us, citizens, and above all, that fragile ecosystem.
But is not enough. It has therefore been essential the partnership with Quercus and two communication agencies to create a campaign that is intended to alert the population to the risks of loss of these ecosystems and to its protection in a more simple and affordable way through social networks. Therefore, it calls to all to pass the message, sharing videos that appear at the end of this text, use images, sign the sandy beaches and if you preferred share #thelastbeach hashtag.
