The ALICE project featured in Público

📌 The ALICE project featured in Público! 

How do you free a river?

The experience of the ALICE project, in which CITAB is involved, shows that ecological restoration requires more than just technical solutions.

In the Paiva river basin, success came about by involving different stakeholders, integrating scientific and local knowledge, and fostering genuine collaboration between institutions and communities.

This case highlights a key point: the greatest challenges are often institutional and social, not merely environmental.

International recognition of this approach reinforces the role of applied and collaborative science in building sustainable and resilient solutions.

Freeing a river is, ultimately, an exercise in collective responsibility and long-term vision.

Read the full interview here.