Who we are

AGA – Associação Geoparque Arouca is a private non-profit association, created by public deed on June 9, 2008, published in the 2nd Series – no. 125 – Diário da República, of July 1, with the corporate purpose of:

• To promote and carry out actions aimed at the sustainable and balanced socio-economic, cultural and environmental development of the municipality of Arouca and the region;
• To manage the classified area of Arouca Geopark and geosites, protected areas and classified sites of the Natura 2000 Network;
• Manage equipment and infrastructures in the field of nature, science, education, training, technology and/or tourism;
• Conserving, promoting and enhancing its cultural, natural and geological heritage; promoting sustainable tourism;
• Promote the development of local economic activities, stimulate and support entrepreneurship and encourage traditional activities;
• Promote and develop educational and/or scientific programs and workshops, promote and develop scientific research;
• Promote and develop professional training;
• Promote and carry out environmental awareness actions and cultural and tourist activities;
• Collecting, processing and disseminating information on the region’s resources;
• Carrying out actions to protect, conserve and disseminate the natural heritage, namely geodiversity and biodiversity, with special emphasis on the geological heritage;
• Promote and carry out cooperation actions