Information: Government of the Azores conducts consultation process and information sessions on POSEI
In the context of the work carried out in the negotiations for the revision of POSEI and the development of the regional measures to be implemented in the new financial programming period for Agriculture, the Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources will conduct a consultation process with agricultural associations and promote information sessions across the archipelago. The organisation of th... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores supports agricultural projects promoting yam production, says Luís Neto Viveiros
The Regional Secretary for Natural Resources said today in the village of Capelas that the Government of the Azores has "its own mechanisms to support and stimulate agricultural projects," particularly those related to yam production. According to Luís Neto Viveiros, yam production "fits perfectly into the development of regional agricultural policy," particularly with regard to the promotio... more >>

Information: Luís Neto Viveiros reveals that implementation of POSEI reached 99.1 percent in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for Natural Resources stressed in Horta that the "significant growth" that has been registered in farmers' adherence to the measures provided under POSEI; the latter has reached an execution rate of almost 100 percent in the Azores. Speaking at the Legislative Assembly, Luís Neto Viveiros revealed that the execution rate of POSEI reached 86% in 2007/2008, stressing th... more >>

Information: Regional Government boosts profitability of forest industry with international tender
The Regional Government has decided to sell about 104 hectares of cryptomeria forest on the island of São Miguel with the aim of revitalising the timber industry, being one of the measures provided the Azorean Agenda for Employment Creation and Business Competitiveness. This decision is part of a Resolution recently approved by the Council of the Government, published in the Official Journa... more >>

Information: Azorean government assured transition of agricultural investment projects to the European Commission
The Regional Secretary for Natural Resources revealed today that the European Commission has approved the transition of about 400 agricultural investment projects from the previous Community Support Framework (CSF) to the current Framework, without prejudice to farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs, as proposed by the Regional Government. "After delicate negotiations that have lasted for some ti... more >>

Information: Uncommon seagull species sighted on the island of Graciosa
An adult glaucous gull specimen (Larus hyperboreus), an uncommon seagull species in the Azores, was sighted at Graciosa Riding School, where it was collected and subsequently released by a Forest Ranger of the local Natural Park. This was only the third recorded specimen of this species on the island of Graciosa. The glaucous gull is the largest gull that breeds in the Arctic. This species ap... more >>

Information: Catches of marine species in the Azores Sea with new rules
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, has adopted, after hearing representative industry associations, the new rules establishing the legal scheme on the catch of marine species in the Azores Sea, published in the Official Journal on Friday. The ordinance regulates the catches by diving, catches for scientific purposes, the collection of specimens f... more >>

Information: Fifty tourist accommodations distinguished with environmental award on all Azorean islands
Created by the Regional Government to encourage the implementation of good environmental practices, the "Green Accommodations - Myosotis Azores" award distinguished this year 18 tourist accommodations, comprising all islands of the archipelago for the first time. The Regional Secretaries for Tourism and Transport, Vítor Fraga, and for Natural Resources, Luís Neto Viveiros, delivered tod... more >>

Information: “Legally Natural Christmas Tree – 2013” campaign involved about four thousand trees
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, through the Regional Directorate for Forest Resources, has tagged about 4,000 trees under the “Legally Natural Christmas Tree – 2013” campaign, an initiative intended to safeguard Azorean forests. Since the beginning of this campaign, whose first edition took place in 2010, the forest services from each island have tagged a to... more >>

Information: Azores Environmental Centres received over 25,000 visitors this year
The Regional Secretary for Natural Resources revealed that the infrastructures of the Network of the Azores Environmental Interpretation Centres registered between January and September more than 25,211 visitors compared to the same period last year, which represents an increase of 40.55 percent. A total of 87,388 visitors visited these centres in the first nine months of this year, said Luí... more >>