<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"A call for tenders is due to be issued for the exploration of lithium in an area of ​​360 km  2 around the Serra d’Arga, from the river Minho to the river Lima. The mountains and rivers are classified as Sites of Community Importance (SCI), and the exploration work will take place in very close proximity to Natura 2000 Network areas. The demarcation of administrative boundaries for these areas will not prevent the proximity of the exploration work from having an irreversible impact on them.Experts are warning that lithium in this area is scarce, dispersed and difficult to extract, and that the sulphides contained in the rocks will release sulphuric acid into surface waters and disperse heavy metals in the soil. This will pose a threat to local population areas and agriculture and air and water quality, EU-funded viticulture and forestry and the habitat of more than 500 botanical species and 180 identified wild vertebrates, including the Iberian wolf. It is incomprehensible that EU aid should be used to deliver this area to predatory exploration work by private entities for a 30-year period.In view of the above, will the Commission urge the Portuguese government to reassess the mining project, to move it away from protected areas and to give priority to measures to safeguard the health and lives of these population groups and the wealth of the area in terms of fauna, flora and water resources?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>
A call for tenders is due to be issued for the exploration of lithium in an area of ​​360 km  2 around the Serra d’Arga, from the river Minho to the river Lima. The mountains and rivers are classified as Sites of Community Importance (SCI), and the exploration work will take place in very close proximity to Natura 2000 Network areas. The demarcation of administrative boundaries for these areas will not prevent the proximity of the exploration work from having an irreversible impact on them.Experts are warning that lithium in this area is scarce, dispersed and difficult to extract, and that the sulphides contained in the rocks will release sulphuric acid into surface waters and disperse heavy metals in the soil. This will pose a threat to local population areas and agriculture and air and water quality, EU-funded viticulture and forestry and the habitat of more than 500 botanical species and 180 identified wild vertebrates, including the Iberian wolf. It is incomprehensible that EU aid should be used to deliver this area to predatory exploration work by private entities for a 30-year period.In view of the above, will the Commission urge the Portuguese government to reassess the mining project, to move it away from protected areas and to give priority to measures to safeguard the health and lives of these population groups and the wealth of the area in terms of fauna, flora and water resources?