The announcement, published in the Diário da República (Official Gazette), states that proposals may be submitted until 12 September for the provision of “services to improve the conservation status of natural habitats and combat the spread of invasive alien species within the PNPG area.”

The timeframe for executing the contract in this municipality—located in the Viana do Castelo district—is 10 months.

The service is to be performed in the Union of Parishes of Vila and Roussas, the *Diário da República* specifies.

Protected areas

The PNPG spans 22 parishes and is situated in the far northwest of Portugal, in the border region between Minho, Trás-os-Montes, and Galicia.

It extends across the districts of Braga (Terras de Bouro), Viana do Castelo (Melgaço, Arcos de Valdevez, and Ponte da Barca), and Vila Real (Montalegre), covering a total area of ​​70,290 hectares.

Together with the Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés Natural Park in Galicia, it forms the Gerês-Xurés Transboundary Park; jointly with that Spanish natural park, it has been part of a World Biosphere Reserve since 2009.