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T<\/span>he Portuguese government is gearing up to build a new airport on the country\u2019s most important wetland \u2013 the Tagus Estuary. The area is on the path of hundreds of thousands of migratory wetland birds that congregate there for the winter or on their journey between Northern Europe and Africa. It is also protected under numerous international treaties due to its importance for these protected species.<\/p>\n

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Attempts to go ahead with the project show a disregard for important EU laws and a lack of consideration of the severe impacts of building the airport on an internationally protected nature site.<\/p>\n

So we\u2019ve stepped in. Working with\u00a0Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves (SPEA)<\/a>, and supported by seven national NGOs, we have filed a court action against the government, aiming to annul Montijo Airport\u2019s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).<\/p>\n

An incomplete environmental assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Portuguese authorities have failed to consider that this project would adversely affect the integrity of this irreplaceable nature reserve. Persevering despite the unnecessary risk it poses to nature is a blatant breach of EU and national nature laws and cannot go unchallenged.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EIS is an important document which should consider the impacts of any development on the environment.\u00a0 The law requires that a series of tests be carried out before a development can go ahead which affects a protected site.\u00a0 The Portuguese authorities failed to carry out those tests and have simply proposed to \u2018relocate\u2019 the habitats and birds that will be affected by the airport.<\/p>\n

Protected migratory birds and habitats in the Tagus will be permanently disturbed if the airport is constructed, and failure to fully assess the project\u2019s environmental impact, and suggesting that birds can and will simply inhabit nearby salt flats, is a clear breach of EU and national laws.<\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from an article by ClientEarth, originally published on clientearth.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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