Biodiversity, its importance, challenges and indicators are some of the topics that you can follow here. Through them, you will learn more about initiatives that seek to deepen, preserve, and restore biological diversity, from scientific knowledge to good practices applied in the field. Also learn about what is being done in the woodlands under The Navigator Company’s management to promote diversity in forest ecosystems, preserve the forest’s productive functions and conserve its social and economic functions.

The species and habitats from the north to the south of Portugal, particularly in forest and agro areas, are the focus of this gallery which, as a whole, portrays the biological diversity of the country. From birds to mammals and reptiles, insects, fungi and a wide range of flowers, shrubs and trees, learn about the species already identified in the woodlands managed by The Navigator Company, their habitats, and what is being done to preserve and, whenever possible, improve them.

Here you will find a digital (bio)library that brings together the main commitments, knowledge, initiatives and tools on biodiversity. With this set of bibliographic resources, mostly in Portuguese and English, it becomes easier to understand the challenges of biodiversity, follow its evolution, and consult information on the risk status and protection of species and habitats. Also available are the commitments and indicators related to Biodiversity at The Navigator Company.

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Biodiversity conservation assessment

How important is biodiversity?

In nature, all forms of life perform functions that contribute to the balance of ecosystems and to the continuity of life cycles that we often take for granted. The maintenance and regulation of these balances suffices to explain the importance of biodiversity.

What is biodiversity?

Initially used among biologists and ecologists, the expression biodiversity has become part of the common lexicon and is often used to designate the different species on the planet. But is that what it means? Do we know what biodiversity really is?

Biodiversity conservation at The Navigator Company

Biodiversity conservation at The Navigator Company has been integrated into day-to-day forestry operations. The result? Properties in which eucalyptus, oak, riparian forest and multiple habitats, with birds of prey, otter, deer and small amphibians, among many others, find conditions to thrive.