Município de Lagos
Municipal planning authority
Planning file, licences and public-document requests.
Official websiteTake Action
Take Action
Ways to help that create a public record: contact a representative, volunteer your time, support the campaign, join the mailing list, or keep the campaign visible.
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Contact representatives
The authorities responsible for the planning file and the environmental assessment.
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Volunteer
This is a community effort, and there is a place for everyone who wants to contribute.
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Donate
Fund the legal and technical case with a transfer to the account administering campaign funds.
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Printable flyers
Download ready-made flyers to share in shops, cafés and community noticeboards.
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Join the mailing list
Get occasional updates, and reuse our short, factual text to spread the word.
Contact representatives
Write courteously and in your own words. Include the project name and, if you have it, the file reference.
Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA)
National environment agency
Environmental impact assessment and screening.
Official websiteCCDR Algarve
Regional coordination and development commission
Regional planning and environmental coordination.
Official websiteAssembleia Municipal de Lagos
Elected municipal assembly
Democratic scrutiny of municipal decisions.
Official websiteDirect contact details are being confirmed before publication. Each authority publishes its own contact information on its official website.
Volunteer
This is a community effort, and there is a place for everyone who wants to contribute. We need volunteers with all kinds of skills, interests, and ideas. Whatever amount of time you can offer helps.
19 August flyers
Print and share these flyers calling people to gather outside Lagos Câmara at 14:00 on 19 August. Each file is print-ready (PDF); the QR code links to this website.
Social media version
Ready-sized images for Instagram and Facebook. Post the square-ish feed image or the full-screen story image.
Join the mailing list
Occasional updates on the planning file, documents obtained and actions that need support.
Social sharing toolkit
Short, factual text you are welcome to reuse. Please keep the wording measured — the campaign’s credibility is its strongest asset.
- Clearing work has begun beside the EU-funded dune restoration at Meia Praia, Lagos, reportedly for a five-star hotel — described as phase one of three. We are asking for one thing: publish the planning file and assess the environmental impact before irreversible works proceed.
- According to the Portuguese Government Transparency Portal, around €2.2m of EU Cohesion Fund money supported the rehabilitation of the Meia Praia dune cordon. A major resort is now announced beside it. How are the two reconciled? Ask the question with us.
Donate
We are building an organisation quickly and professionally while pursuing a strong legal strategy, and that takes funding. We will be challenging large corporations with vast resources. We will not send repeated appeals, but at this early stage the campaign needs the means to move forward. Everyone can give a different amount; what matters is taking a stand.
How to donate
- 1Go to associacao-miradouro-luz.org
- 2Click “Donate” to see the IBAN
- 3Make your contribution
- 4Important: write “Meia Praia” in the transfer reference so the funds reach this campaign
Have your say
Share your view on the proposed hotel in our short public opinion survey.
Take the survey