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Un nouvel aéroport doit être construit par #Vinci en périphérie de Lisbonne, sur l’estuaire protégé du Tage, où nichent des dizaines de milliers d’oiseaux migrateurs. bastamag.net/Vinci-aeroport…
En pleine crise de la dette publique, #Vinci a fait l’acquisition, pour 3 milliards d’€, d’ANA, la société concessionnaire des 10 aéroports portugais. Une bonne affaire: 40% du bénéfice avant impôts de Vinci Airports provient des aéroports portugais. bastamag.net/Vinci-aeroport… 
Aujourd’hui, #Vinci Airports mise sur la forte croissance du tourisme de masse au Portugal et donc du trafic aérien. Pour agrandir l’aéroport d’Humberto-Delgado, situé en plein centre de Lisbonne, un nouvel aéroport doit voir le jour à Montijo, sur la base aérienne militaire n°6.
A thread to cover some of the major - and I mean seriously, shockingly major - gaps, mistakes and problems with the #environmental impact assessment for Montijo airport in #Portugal.
First up: no #fieldwork. AT ALL. 1/
First up: no #fieldwork. AT ALL. 1/
That's right – the EIA of a major international #airport proposed for the country’s most important #wetland site for #bird #conservation didn’t bother to actually count any #birds.
Instead, they depended on studies already published for other reasons.
How did that work out? 2/
Instead, they depended on studies already published for other reasons.
How did that work out? 2/
Well, the data on birds feeding in the #intertidal- the largest and most important #habitat in the #SPA- was collected in 2002-3.
In the 17 years since, the #Tagus has changed a lot for birds. Improved #water treatment but drastic increase in #shellfish harvesting. 3/
In the 17 years since, the #Tagus has changed a lot for birds. Improved #water treatment but drastic increase in #shellfish harvesting. 3/
