Information: The Regional Director for the Environment highlights importance of safeguarding wildlife
The Regional Director for the Environment stressed the importance of biodiversity and wildlife protection on occasion of the release of a goshawk into the wild; the bird received care and recovered at Pico Wild Birds Recovery Centre. Hernâni Jorge highlighted the fact that the Region "has a permanent and toll-free telephone line for the reporting of environmental occurrences, the SOS Environ... more >>

Information: Applications for "Eco Village, clean village" programme open until March 15
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism, promotes the 10th edition of the "Eco Village, clean village" programme. All village councils of the archipelago may apply until March 15. Organised by the Regional Directorate for the Environment, this contest intends to distinguish the cleaning of villages as well as the good performance of citizen... more >>

Information: Azores Natural Parks to join European Mobility Week
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, joins the European Mobility Week with actions on the island of Flores on 20 September and on the islands of São Jorge, Graciosa and Santa Maria on September 22. The Municipal Council of Lajes das Flores, in partnership with the Island Natural Park, will organise games at the el... more >>

Information: Regional Government opens applications for Miosótis Azores award for 2019-2020 period
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorates for Environment and Tourism, promotes the eighth edition of the Miosótis Azores award. All regional tourism projects may apply until October 19. The Miosótis Azores award, which currently distinguishes 103 tourism projects on all islands of the archipelago, aims to enhance the accommodation o... more >>

Information: Registrations for 9th Azores Waste Week open
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes the 9th Azores Waste Week from November between November 17 and 25. Organised under the 10th European Week for Waste Reduction, this initiative includes several actions organised by various public and private entities on all islands. Any entity interested in promoting awarenes... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes initiatives to combat food waste
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will promote several workshops on the use of food leftovers for the restaurant sector. The workshops are scheduled for September 5 on São Jorge, September 6 on Terceira and September 7 on Graciosa, culminating with the celebrations of the World Food Day on the island of Santa M... more >>

Information: Access rules promote active management of protected areas in the Azores
The Regional Director for the Environment stressed this morning the importance of implementing access rules and limiting the number of visitors in certain protected areas. Hence, it will ensure a quality management in the most sensitive areas and their monitoring in favour of an "active conservation of natural heritage that does not exclude their use." The four ordinances establishing these rules ... more >>

Information: World Environment Day celebrated on all islands with alerts for plastic pollution
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes today a series of actions for the cleaning of streams on all the islands of the Azores to mark the World Environment Day. This year's edition is focused on the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution." This initiative is carried out in partnership with the villages that have applied f... more >>

Information: Azores Natural Parks celebrate 10 years with initiatives between July 2018 and April 2019
The Regional Director for the Environment revealed in Horta that the Government will develop several initiatives between July this year and April 2019 to mark the 10 years of existence of Natural Parks in the Azores as well as to assess the main environmental education programmes. "The Azores Natural Parks ensure the internal and external projection of protected areas and the archipelago's natural... more >>

Information: Regional Government opens applications for Priolo Brand
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, and in partnership with the Office of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in the Lands of Priolo opens the 8th application phase for Priolo Brand from May 21 to June 1. The Priolo brand, which currently distinguishes 49 entities, is directed to all companies that carry out ... more >>