Information: Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea advocates greater use of Azores marine areas
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea defended today in Horta the need to make a greater and better use of the Azores marine areas. The statement was made by Álamo Meneses at the christening ceremony of three canoes built by the students of the Shipbuilding/Recreational Vessels Technical Course of Horta Vocational Training School (EPH). With the exception of fishing ac... more >>

Information: Four marine areas on Santa Maria with specific access rules until the end of 2014
An ordinance issued by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, published in the Official Journal today, establishes temporary access rules for fishing activities on the Vila islet, baixa do Ambrósio, baixa da Maia and baixa da Pedrinha on the island of Santa Maria. With this decision, the Government intends to temporarily provide to these marine areas for maritime activiti... more >>

Information: Azores Beach Areas acknowledged for their excellence
The Blue Flag is a European environmental promotion award promoted by the European Foundation for Environmental Education, a non-governmental environmental organisation, which is represented by the Regional Government of the Azores. This award distinguishes the beach areas that with excellent bathing water, lifeguards, environmental concerns, including the promotion of environmental education acti... more >>

Information: Government approves delimitation of protection perimeters of groundwater catchments
The Government of the Azores published the legislation approving the delimitations of the protection perimeter of groundwater collection for public supply in the archipelago in the Official Journal today. The decision is part of an Ordinance issued by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea and comprises a total of 354 groundwater catchments across the archipelago. This measure in... more >>

Information: Álamo Meneses raises awareness for air quality with visit to new monitoring stations
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea, Álamo Meneses, visited today the two new air quality measurement station installed in Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Grande. The results will be provided on the Internet in real-time. The visits followed an environmental education initiative, developed in collaboration with the Eco-schools network, which prepared two awareness raising se... more >>

Information: Government urges fishers to keep the sea free from waste
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea urged São Mateus da Calheta fishers on Friday for the need to keep the sea free from waste during their fishing activities. Álamo Meneses and the Regional Under Secretary of Fishing, Marcelo Pamplona, accompanied the environmental awareness raising action developed by students from São Mateus da Calheta Elementary School and K... more >>

Information: Natural Parks are management tool for sustainability
The European Day of Natural Parks will be celebrated tomorrow on May 24. This initiative has been promoted since 1999 by the EUROPARC Federation, of which the Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, is a member. A group of 10 natural parks was created in the Azores - nine inland parks and a marine park - comprising the entire regional network o... more >>

Information: Government regrets successive supervision of legislation on marine resources, but says it might be enlightening
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea mentioned today in Santa Cruz das Flores the fact that the Representative of the National Government has successively submitted regional legislation on prospecting and geological exploration of marine resources in the Azores sea to supervision. "The Representative of the National Republic agrees with the Regional Government in the fact that ... more >>

Information: "Water and Waste in the Azores - New Challenges" under debate at the 2nd ERSARA Technical Seminar
The Entity for the Regulation of Water and Waste Services (ERSARA) promotes the second edition of a technical seminar on the theme "Water and Waste in the Azores - New Challenges" to take place at João José da Graça Public Library and Regional Archives in Horta on May 3. After a first edition in 2010, it is important to reflect on the evolution registered in public water supply a... more >>

Information: Global amount of incentives allocated to energy generation from renewable sources increased in the Azores
The incentive scheme for the energy generation from renewable sources in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, also designated as ProEnergia, is an initiative developed by the Regional Government through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea. It is intended to raise the awareness of companies and families for the importance of optimising the use of renewable energy in order to ov... more >>