Eternal Forest at the Gathering, Portugal, 21-27 September
During the 7 days of The Gathering, we will co-create an Eternal Forest Sanctuary.
We invite land stewards, forest guardians, project leaders, artists, ecologists, educators, designers, communities, institutions, and aligned initiatives to join an immersive, guided, hands-on process of regenerative design and artistic co-creation.
Together, we will create a Seed: a tangible physical regenerative artwork that will later be planted, protected, and grown into a living forest at the site of the Gathering.
This is an invitation for those who work with land, culture, ecology, community, education, regeneration, and long-term change. For those who are growing projects, stewarding places, protecting ecosystems, restoring degraded land, building communities, or seeking new ways for art and ecology to meet.
This will also be a great opportunity for aligned organisations to share their work with new people, connect with future partners, find collaborators and establish future alliances. We are inviting NGOs, land projects, regenerative consultants and actors to join our camp and meet the others in the ecosystem.
EARLY BIRD TICKET
Fossilidades, Torres Vedras, Portugal, until 21 June, 2026
Fossilidades is open at @cactvedras Centro de Artes e Criatividade de Torres Vedras (CAC) part of REVELAR project is open until 21 of June 2026. This project is part of “A Memória Dos Pássaros Que Não Voam” exhibition curated by Jorge Reis under @revelartvedras research and art project.
REVELAR is a project organized by the Municipality of Torres Vedras and the Centro de Artes e Criatividade de Torres Vedras, co-funded by the Portuguese Republic – Ministry of Culture / DGARTES (Directorate-General for the Arts) and RTCP – Portuguese Network of Theatres and Cine-Theatres.
Produced by EMERGE — Associação Cultural. @ac_emerge
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Eternal Forest in Faia Brava 2025 – ongoing
Seeding Eternal Forest in Faia Brava, 8 November 2025, Coa Valley
On November 8, 2025, Faia Brava — the first officially designated private protected area in Portugal, part of the Natura 2000 network, an Important Bird Area (IBA), and the Côa Valley Archaeological Park (UNESCO) — hosted the inaugural Eternal Forest event.
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The occasion marks both the celebration of Faia Brava’s 25th anniversary and the beginning of a long-term partnership to establish the first Eternal Forest Sanctuary, in Portugal and globally.
We have completed a Crowdfunding campaign to support us in creating a Seed of Eternal Forest in Faia Brava, raising a total Eur 6,750. CROWDFUNDING
If you missed our crowdfunding campaign or still want to contribute, please contribute via our Stripe page.
Portugal hosts the first Eternal Forest sanctuary as a living artwork: Art, ecology, and long-term thinking come together in Faia Brava this November.
What it is
This initiative is the result of a collaboration between the Eternal Forest project, founded by artist Evgenia Emets, and the Faia Brava Association. Together, they will create a living artwork intended to endure — a forest planted through a regenerative artistic design that integrates long-term environmental research, stewardship and promotes an increase in biodiversity.
This event marks the beginning of an ongoing intervention, with artist residencies at Faia Brava, educational activities, and progressive planting over the coming years — offering a living model of regeneration and reverence.
Under the motto “Being a good ancestor is the great work of our time,” Eternal Forest at Faia Brava goes beyond simple tree planting — it’s about redefining how we imagine and inhabit the future.
Protected Area Context
- 1,000 hectares of sustainably managed natural landscapes, with wild cliffs, native forests of cork oaks, holm oaks and Portuguese oaks, as well as olive groves and cereal fields cultivated using traditional agricultural practices
- The reserve is home to colonies of cliff-dwelling birds such as the griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, golden eagle, Bonelli’s eagle, and black stork
- It hosts emblematic species such as the wildcat and otter, as well as herds of Garrano horses, roe deer, and wild boar that contribute to ecosystem maintenance and natural fire prevention
Symbolic and Cultural Power
In the Côa Valley, where Paleolithic engravings and cave paintings reveal a human artistic relationship with nature dating back over 25,000 years, Eternal Forest translates regenerative art into cultural continuity — “from marks on schist to planting trees as acts of care” — a living dialogue between ancestral past and sustainable future.
More information and partnerships
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https://seed.eternalforest.earth/event
DONATE – Every Contribution Matters
All funds go toward seeding the Eternal Forest organization. Even small contributions help us move forward.
JOIN the Eternal Forest Team
We’re looking for collaborators and ambassadors! If you have experience in structure, outreach, financing, strategy, or communications, or if you want to be part of shaping this movement, reach out via email [email protected] with some info about yourself and your vision of how you’d like to contribute — we are building a new kind of regenerative global organization.