Information: Island Natural Parks bring economic advantages to their partners
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea said at the Furnas Monitoring and Research Centre that the natural parks of each island are being disseminated through a promotional campaign that started on São Miguel on Friday. When presenting the programme "Natural Park - Partners for Sustainability," Álamo Meneses defended that business entities may qualify as partners of Isla... more >>

Information: Myosotis Flowers to reward "good environmental behaviour" of Azorean tourist accommodations
The Government of the Azores announced today on Pico the creation of the Myosotis award to reward the "good environmental behaviour" of regional tourist accommodations. Myosotis, the name of an Azorean endemic plant commonly known as "Forget-me-not," will distinguish the environmental performance of tourist accommodations, starting from a basic environmental performance with one Myosotis flowe... more >>

Information: Azores able to license prospecting, research and exploitation of geological resources in regional sea
The Azores will be able to license the prospecting, research and exploitation of geological resources in the inland and marine territories of the archipelago. This will be a consequence of the approval of legislation establishing the "legal scheme for the disclosure and use of natural resources existing in the earth's crust, commonly designated as geological resources, whether or not in public d... more >>

Information: Bathing season in the Azores with 58 "identified bathing waters" this year
The 2012 bathing season will run from June 1 to September 30 as determined by an ordinance issued by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, published in the Official Journal today. Under the terms of this ordinance, 58 bathing waters across the archipelago were classified as "identified bathing waters"; 20 were identified on São Miguel and 15 on Terceira. The remaining ... more >>

Information: Use of Azores Sea should be as intense as possible but without endangering its environmental sensitivity
The use of the Azores Sea should be "as intense as possible without endangering its environmental sensitivity." This view was conveyed by the Regional Director for Sea Affairs on the sidelines of the first meeting of the Azores Marine Park Advisory Council, held in Horta on Thursday afternoon. In order to achieve this goal, Frederico Cardigos defended the need "to use the correct methodologies"... more >>

Information: Flores Waste Processing Centre to enter into operation within few months
The Waste Processing Centre on the island of Flores, a work with an estimated budget of about five million Euros, should enter into operation with a few months. The information was provided today by the Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea during a visit to the waste processing centre built in the old quarry of Lajes port. According to Álamo Meneses, the construction work ha... more >>

Information: Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea celebrates 40th anniversary of Caldeira do Faial and Pico Mountain Nature Reserves
The Government, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, promotes a range of activities to commemorate the 40 years the classification of natural reserves of Caldeira do Faial and Pico Mountain. The Caldeira do Faial Nature Reserve was created on March 7, 1972 by Decree no.78/72 with the purpose of preserving a series of natural values that needed to be protected through ... more >>

Information: Government moves forward with project to protect Azorean Bat species
Included in the recently released Plan "More Endemic species - planting the future," a project intended to catalogue and monitor bat species living in the Azores will begin in March. Hence, as a first contribution to their preservation, several training courses were specifically created for technicians from the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, particularly Nature Watchers, in ... more >>

Information: Protocol "Citizenship and sustainabilities for the 21st Century" signed this week
The protocol starting the second phases of the project titled "Citizenship and sustainabilities for the 21st century - pathways to a sustainable community in the Azores" will be signed on February 11. This project developed by the National Education Council, comprises various regional and national partners, including the Regional Directorate for the Environment. Educating for sustainable developme... more >>

Information: Government acknowledges value of Eco-school programme
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea attended today the hoisting ceremony of the Eco-School Award at São Roque do Pico Basic Education and Secondary School. For the 11th consecutive year, this school has been distinguished with this award for their good environmental practices since the year it began to participate in this initiative. Álamo Meneses conveyed his satisfa... more >>