The NATIVA Association is a Portuguese environmental non-profit organization. The association is mainly dedicated to the management of alien invasive species, developing activities that may include prevention, early detection and rapid response, control, containment and, if possible, eradication.
NATIVA has created a specialized unit in order to deal with the Vespa Velutina question, advised by its own Technical-Scientific Commission composed of elements with experience and knowledge in several areas related to this subject.
NATIVA has created a specialized unit in order to deal with the Vespa Velutina question, advised by its own Technical-Scientific Commission composed of elements with experience and knowledge in several areas related to this subject.
Founded in 2017, NATIVA has provided services to more than 20 municipalities in 8 different districts in which it has neutralized more than ten thousand Asian hornet nests. The NATIVA Association has provided services to several municipalities in the Douro area and Aveiro district in the form of Global Proposals since 2018. The level of efficiency and professionalism demonstrated, combined with reduced and controlled costs for the community offered by this non-profit Association, has received a positive response from local people and municipal officials, which envisages even more important growth in the near future.
