This plant is only found in Portugal and Spain, and as its distribution range is declining, it is crucial to raise awareness and foster the conservation of its populations in the wild.

Within this project, an Exhibition of Drawings by Students from the Almancil School Group's Elementary School, showcasing the white crowberry plants from the Ancão area, can be visited from September 16 to October 18, 2025, at the Almancil Municipal Library Campus.

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These drawings were made by students after an educational field trip in May to the coastal area within the Ancão Forest Management Plan (Algarve).

Emc2 Project Coordinator, M. Alexandra Abreu Lima, Researcher at MARE and INIAV, I.P., would like to thank the teachers and the Almancil Educational Community for their participation, the support of the Municipality of Loulé, and the collaboration of the Ancão Forest Management Plan.

The Emc2 Project is funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal), through the strategic projects UIDB/04292/2020 and UIDP/04292/2020 granted to MARE - Centre for Marine and Environmental Sciences, and project LA/P/0069/2020 granted to the Associated Laboratory ARNET - Aquatic Research Network.