Montis – Nature Conservation Association
MONTIS – Nature Conservation Association is an environmental non-governmental organisation (ENGO), which is non -profit and has a national scope. MONTIS was founded on the 23th of March 2014 and is based in Vouzela, a district of Viseu. In March 2023, MONTIS has 423 associates and manages around 300 ha – which comprise 34 properties in the centre of Portugal and one near Lisbon.
The main objectives of MONTIS are to ensure the development of natural processes, to promote conservation of native species, to manage in a considered manner forest fires and other natural damages and to increase the value of biodiversity.
Upcoming Events
- 10 June, 2023
09:30 - 16:00
No próximo dia 10 de junho, regressaremos a Levides para um voluntariado mensal. Esta propriedade apresenta muitos carvalhos em regeneração que estão a competir com o giestal denso que se instalou após o incêndio de 2017. O voluntariado mensal será dedicado à manutenção de acessos e à condução da regeneração natural dos carvalhos através de (more…)
- 24 June, 2023
09:00 - 15:00
Vamos a Drave! Encaixada no fundo dos vales, entre a Serra da Freita e a Serra de São Macário, Drave é conhecida como a “aldeia mágica” e faz justiça ao nome. Esta aldeia de xisto, desabitada desde 2009, é realmente um local mágico, que nos transporta ao passado e demonstra a capacidade do ser humano (more…)
- 18 August, 2023 - 27 August, 2023
08:00 - 17:00
MONTIS is a nature conservation NGO that operates in Portugal, founded in 2014. The main goal of MONTIS is to manage abandoned marginal land, with low or no economic value, with an ecosystem restoration approach, to recover ecosystem functionality and support increasing biodiversity. In 2023 MONTIS will host an International Workcamp in Pampilhosa da Serra, (more…)
What drives us
Mission
To promote biodiversity through sustainable management of natural heritage, engaging, transparent and open to all.
Vision
To manage properties to increase the value of biodiversity.
Motivation
Bring nature and biodiversity conservation to all, in a transparent and open manner.
Difference
Focus on the purchase and concrete management of properties, with a long-term vision, and a flexible strategy, based on an analysis of tangible results.