Information: Azorean Government raises awareness of hundreds of students on S. Miguel Island for defence and preservation of forests
The Regional Director for Forest Resources participated today in an awareness-raising action on the importance of protecting and preserving forests, which involved more than 600 elementary school students on the island of S. Miguel. "Raising the awareness of new generations and training them to recognise the importance of defending forests is a mission that the Regional Government faces with a gre... more >>

Information: Good forest management and preservation in the Azores earns international attraction, says Regional Director
The Regional Director for Forest Resources stated today that the good work carried out in the Azores in terms of forest management has earned international attention, seeing that the archipelago is increasingly sought-after by young people to carry out traineeships in this area. "The results of the good forest management and preservation are evident. The Azores forest is also fashionable and incr... more >>

Information: Regional Government improves access to farms on Santa Maria
The Regional Director for Forest Resources stated in Vila do Porto that the works to be carried out his year in Fundo rural road on Santa Maria, an investment of 450 thousand Euros, will improve accessibility to farms and boost farmers' income. "The contract work for Fundo rural road, with an extension of one kilometre, will improve accessibility to eight farms, covering an area of about 30 kilom... more >>

Information: Hunting on São Miguel Island forbidden from Friday due to new outbreak of VHD
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Directorate for Forest Resources, informs that as of Friday, December 29, it is forbidden to hunt on São Miguel Island due to a new outbreak of the new variant of the Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD) that is affecting the rabbit population. As of Friday, it is also forbidden to release hunting dogs on any type of ter... more >>

Information: Regional Government and SPEA analyse amendments to legal scheme on hunting resources and hunting activities
The Regional Director for Forest Resources highlighted the clarification reached between the Government of the Azores and the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) regarding the proposal amend the legal scheme on the management of hunting resources in the archipelago. "The proposal (submitted by the Regional Government) is credible and based on technical-scientific studies, without forg... more >>

Information: Azores call for joint effort to face multiple challenges of forest management in Macaronesia
The Regional Director for Forest Resources called for joint efforts to face the multiple challenges in terms of forest management and preservation on Macaronesian islands. "The challenges in forestry are immense. If we join forces, we will be stronger and better able to defend the sustainability of our natural areas and our forest areas. They preserve endemic species of considerable environmental ... more >>

Information: Regional Government awards maintenance operations in public forest areas to private company
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Fore4stry, through the Regional Directorate for Forest Resources, has awarded to the company Silviaçores the operations for the cleaning and control of invasive species in fifteen plots, located within the Forest Perimeter and Regional Forest of São Miguel Island, covering a total area of 56 hectares. The company was chosen following a selec... more >>

Information: Azores Forest has sustainable management and increasingly attracts more private investors
The Regional Director for Forest Resources stated in Ponta Delgada that forests in the Azores are managed in a sustainable and certified manner, which increasingly attracts private investors. "Our forest is managed in a sustainable way, bearing in mind the respect for biodiversity" as well as for the natural resources of the soil and water, said Anabela Isidoro. The government official spoke on t... more >>

Information: 70% of wild rabbits on Terceira and 40% on São Miguel and Graciosa already acquired immunity against DHV2 virus
The Regional Director for Forest Resources, Anabela Isidoro, announced that about 70% of rabbit populations on Terceira and 40% on São Miguel and Graciosa have already acquired immunity against the new variant of the Viral Haemorrhagic Disease virus. "These data are good news," said Anabela Isidoro, who participated in the public presentation of a study conducted on the islands of São M... more >>

Information: Forestry services produce 25 thousand trout specimens per year to restock rivers and lakes
The Regional Director for Forestry revealed in Furnas that forestry services annually produce about 15 thousand trout specimens on São Miguel and 10 thousand on Flores to restock rivers and lakes. Anabela Isidoro spoke on the sidelines of a presentation on "Trout Production and Trout farming" by the expert António Ferreira Borges that took place at Furnas Agricultural Station. The event ... more >>