Creation of "Azores Forests" brand to promote controlled sources of forest products and services
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stressed in Horta that the consolidation of the "Azores Cryptomeria" and the creation of the "Azores Forests" brand next year will promote "the controlled sources of endogenous forest products and services."
Speaking at the Legislative Assembly, Luís Neto Viveiros pointed out, as examples "woody materials, the production of fruits, honey or the promotion of the image associated with forest recreational activities."
The Government of the Azores will continue "promoting the certification of forest management, the promotion of forest products and their commercialisation, through the search for new markets."
In addition, the Regional Secretary stressed that "the Azores Forest Strategy, the guiding framework of our policies until 2020, evidences the work already developed in 31% of the archipelago's territory. It also introduces innovation and defines the main goals to be achieved, having been improved with numerous contributions provided during the public consultation process."
Luís Neto Viveiros underlined that the Government has "met all the conditions to continue supporting farmers, with the improvement and conservation of nearly 1,400 kilometres of rural and forest roads, which are a decisive and determinant factor in the regional agro-forestry sector."