With news of how the country means to recover the devastation of last summer’s forest fires updating by the day, one of the latest highlights is a donation of €100,000 for reforestation efforts from the Aga Khan’s Ismaili community, based in Lisbon. The offer was announced yesterday (Thursday), with the money going towards reforesting Leiria’s ‘mata nacional’ – one of the areas worst hit by the fires that are now thought to have killed as many as 50 people in October.
Source: Aga Khan’s foundation gives €100,000 towards post-fire reforestation