Information: Government of the Azores awards contract work for the expansion of Pico Vineyard Culture Interpretation Centre
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Environment, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, awarded the contract work for the recovery and renewal of a traditional stone masonry warehouse located in Lajido de Santa Luzia, Pico Island, to the company Pereira Unipessoal, Lda. for the amount of 117 thousand Euros. With a completion period of four months, this contract work inclu... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores awards work of "Casa dos Fósseis" on Santa Maria
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, has awarded the contract work for the construction of "Casa dos Fósseis" (Casa dos Fósseis) in the Historic Centre of Vila do Porto on Santa Maria to the company Marques, S.A. for the amount of 355 Euros. This contract work is listed in the Regional Public Works Charter. ... more >>

Information: Waste Management Strategic Plan of the Azores (PEPGRA) under public consultation until January 14
The proposal for the Waste Management Strategic Plan of the Azores (PEPGRA) will be under public consultation from December 9 until January 14, 2015, announced the Regional Directorate for the Environment. The documents may be consulted at the Waste Portal of PEPGRA at the following electronic addresshttp://www.azores.gov.pt/Gra/srrn-residuos/menus/secundario/PEPGRA/, as well as at the Public Li... more >>

Information: Planting of endemic species marks Autochthonous Forest Day in the Azores
The Government of the Azores marked the Autochthonous Forest Day in the Azores with the planting of endemic and native species near the access road to Pico Bartolomeu in Nordeste, São Miguel Island. This activity will take place in an area of about 20,000 square metres located within the Forest Perimeter. This area is being redeveloped by the Government with the cutting of pine trees, crypt... more >>

Information: Regional Director for the Environment stresses "work and dedication" of wine producers in the Protected Landscape of Pico
The Regional Director for the Environment stressed the "work and dedication" of wine producers in the Protected Landscape of Pico at the closing session of the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the classification of the Landscape of Pico Island Vineyard Culture. Hernâni Jorge pointed out the significance of organising this ceremony in simultaneous with the ceremony to distinguish wine... more >>

Information: 11th Regional Meeting on Environmental Education and Eco-Schools runs between October 16 - 18
Under the Regional Plan for Environmental Education and Awareness Raising (PRESAA), the Government of the Azores promotes the 11th Regional Meeting on Environmental Education and Eco-Schools (XI EREA-EE) on October 16-18. The initiative will be held in Horta and Ponta Delgada under the theme "Partners in action: contexts and environmental education practices in Azorean society." It is organised b... more >>

Information: Waste management policy is "one of the most important structural reforms ever made in the Azores," says Hernâni Jorge
The Regional Director for the Environment said on Friday that the waste management policy is "one of the most important structural reforms ever made in the Azores." In this context, the government official mentioned that the policies pursued by the Government in this area "will turn the Azores into a space of reference in a national and European context." For Hernâni Jorge, the successive "f... more >>

Information: Azores recovered over 23% of urban solid waste produced in 2013, reveals Hernâni Jorge
The Regional Director for the Environment revealed in Horta that the implementation of the waste management policy by the Regional Government contributed to the recovery of over 23% of the urban solid waste produced in the archipelago in 2013, compared to 14% in the previous year. Hernâni Jorge noted that a total of 25 tonnes of waste were recovered, which enabled the Region to reach a "rec... more >>

Information: "Caminho da Levada" on Faial Island to be part of over 60 pedestrian trails approved in the Azores
The Regional Government has made a global investment of nearly 150 thousand Euros to open the "Levada" trail, an 8-km pedestrian trail that heads towards the greatest work of hydraulic engineering in the Azores, which was concluded in the 1960s. The trail will become part of the network of approved trails in the archipelago, with over 60 pedestrian trails. The new trail, whose opening was marked... more >>

Information: Taste in Adegas "shows the best that is made" on Pico, says Hernâni Jorge
The Regional Director for the Environment highlighted today the relevance of initiatives such as the 2nd Taste in Adegas (winery), an itinerary designed to disseminate Pico wines, promote "wine growing" as well as the importance of its heritage. The event was organised under the celebration programme of the 10th anniversary of the Classification of the Landscape of Pico Island Vineyard Culture a... more >>