Information: Azorean Government promoted cleaning action on the access trails to Congro and Nenúfares Lakes
From February 14 to 18, the workers and collaborators of the Environmental Services and the São Miguel Island Natural Park participated in a joint cleaning action to clear to access trails to the Congro and Nenúfares Lakes. This intervention was the first step of a process that aims to enhance an area of acknowledged landscape, natural and conservation value as, due to the GovernmentR... more >>

Information: Flores Natural Park contains the best and most well preserved peatlands of the Atlantic
The Flores Natural Park, whose creation was approved at the Azorean Parliament on Tuesday, contains the “best and most well preserved” peatlands of the Atlantic. The statement was made by the Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea, who also highlighted “the unique” combination of peatlands with Azores junipers in large extensions of land. These areas are ... more >>

Information: Government presents environmental awareness plan
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea presented the environmental awareness plan developed by the Government for the current year at the Velas Secondary School on Thursday. As he revealed, the plan includes nine major activities, covering all Azorean islands and as well as the actions taken by third parties that wish to join the messages disseminated by the Regional Secretariat fo... more >>

Information: Considerable area of the central Atlantic will be under the management of the Azores in April
The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea stated at the Azorean Parliament on Tuesday that a “considerable area” of the central Atlantic will be under the management of the Azores, starting next April. This is the outcome of the decision taken in Bergen (Norway) in September 2010 by the Ministers of the Contracting Parties to the Oslo-Paris Convention, who have decided... more >>