The LIFE BEETLES project has already started clear-cutting the eucalyptus grove of Furnas do Enxofre, one of the project’s intervention areas.
This project, coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, is using this area for ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต restoration, with the objective of creating better conditions for the viability of the target species, the Ground Beetle (๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด), an endemic beetle to Terceira island.
The efforts carried out in this area include the removal of exotic trees (eucalyptus), as well as clearing invasive alien vegetation and planting of native and endemic flora species. Natural engineering techniques and nature-based solutions will also be implemented to stabilize the soil and slopes.
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