LPN - Liga para a Protecção da Natureza

LPN, a Portuguese non-governmental environmental organization founded in 1948 and headquartered in Lisbon, acts as the oldest nature defense association on the Iberian Peninsula with public utility status. The group focuses on conserving natural heritage, biodiversity, and ecosystems through sustainable resource management and active civic intervention across Portugal.

• History: Established in 1948, it holds the distinction of being the most ancient environmental defense association in the Iberian Peninsula.
• Operations: Its network includes six estates totaling approximately 1,800 hectares in Castro Verde, a wildlife recovery center in Évora, and educational facilities in Lisbon and Vila Nova de Poiares.
• Industries: The organization actively contributes to Sustainable Development Goal #15 (Life on Land) as the coordinator of an NGO stakeholder group.

LPN collaborates with diverse societal actors including international NGOs, farmers, and local officials to influence public environmental policy and support academic research through partnerships.