CHANGE assina carta aberta contra alteração à Lei dos Solos

CHANGE signs open letter against amendment to the Lei dos Solos

The Associate Laboratory CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute expressed disagreement and concern over the proposed amendment to the Lei dos Solos, which allows municipalities to propose the reclassification of rural land into urban land. Therefore, the Board of CHANGE sent an open letter addressed to the government and the ANMP (published in Público Azul), along with a letter outlining six reasons for revoking the amendment to the Lei dos Solos, prepared by CHANGE researchers Cristina Máguas, Maria Amélia Loução, and Teresa Pinto Correia, in collaboration with a group of academics and environmentalists (published in Expresso). Additionally, CHANGE also endorsed a statement issued by several environmental organisations and scientific institutions advocating for the repeal of the amendment to the Soil Law and requesting a meeting with the President of the Republic (as reported by RTP and Público). However, despite all the concerns raised, the law was ultimately approved on 24 January.