Information: Registration for 11th Azores Waste Week open until November 13
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will hold the 11th Azorean Waste Week between November 21 and 29. The initiative is promoted under the 12th European Waste Prevention Week with the aim of including actions organised by public and private entities on all islands of the archipelago. Held under theme “Invisible... more >>

Information: Applications for Priolo Brand open until September 30
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 a new phase of applications for Priolo Brand running until September 30. The Priolo brand, which currently distinguishes 44 entities, is directed to all companies that c... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes conservation project for Santa Maria Island
The Regional Government has submitted an application to the European Commission regarding the project LIFE SNAILS - Support and Naturalisation in Areas of Importance for Land Snails, which includes an investment of two million Euros to be carried out in five years, from 2022 to 2026, on the island of Santa Maria. The project that now applied for funding from the LIFE - Environment and Climate Ac... more >>

Information: LIFE VIDALIA Project already increased populations of native and endemic species of the Azores with 20 thousand plants
The LIFE VIDALIA project, implemented since July 1, 2018, aims to improve the conservation status of the endemic species Azorina vidalii (Azorean Bellflower) and Lotus azoricus on the islands of Faial, Pico and S. Jorge. In just two years, it contributed to the population growth of these Azorean native and endemic species in about 20,000 plants. The results of this project, designed by the Regio... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores closes Environmental Centres and Natural Monuments until March 31
The Government of the Azores has determined that all Environmental Centres and Natural Monuments in the Region are closed to the public from today until March 31. This measure falls within the permanent monitoring of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic under the state of alert already declared for the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The network of Azores Environmental Centres is composed of ... more >>

Information: Regional Director for the Environment highlights importance of habitat recovery for a unique population of "Azorina vidalii"
The Regional Director for the Environment stressed that the Regional Government "has been successful" in channelling financial resources to strengthen the conservation policies for natural heritage, namely through the three LIFE projects under way in the archipelago, representing a direct investment of approximately 23 million Euros. Hernâni Jorge also highlighted “the growing investm... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores begins mechanical control of invasive species in Monte da Guia, Faial Island
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, has begun, under the Life Vidália project, a significant intervention of mechanical control of invasive species in the area of Entre-Montes in Monte da Guia, Faial Island. This control intervention will focus on the eradication of buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), origi... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes information sessions on Management Plans for Island Natural Parks and Action Plans for Biosphere Reserves
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will hold information sessions on the Management Plans for the Natural Parks of São Miguel, Pico and Faial as well as on the Action Plans for the Biosphere Reserves of Corvo, Flores, Graciosa and "Fajãs" of São Jorge. The sessions on the Management Plans of the Natura... more >>

Information: Regional Government marks World Wetlands Day on all islands
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will carry out various environmental awareness and education activities on all islands under the celebrations of the World Wetlands Day to be marked on February 2. This year will be dedicated to the theme "Biodiversity and Wetlands." Promoted by the educational services of regional ... more >>

Information: Regional Government promotes public session to collect contributions for development of Lagoa do Fogo Viewpoint project
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes a public session on January 27 to present the intervention goals and the prior study of the project for Lagoa do Fogo Viewpoint on São Miguel as well as to collect suggestions and contributions to be considered in the preparation of the final project. This session, open... more >>