Information: Prize of excellence distinguishes 17 Azorean municipalities in "Eco Village" contest
The Regional Director for the Environment announced in Horta that the "Eco-Village, Clean Village" contest for 2017 distinguished 17 municipalities with the prize of "Excellence." According to him, this is "the recognition of the importance of local authorities in promoting the development communities and civic education. "Last year, there were 146 registered villages - 93.5% of regional villages... more >>

Information: Expansion works of Faial Botanical Garden are at advanced stage, says Regional Director for the Environment
The Regional Director for the Environment assured today that the expansion works of Faial Botanical Garden "are at an advanced stage," adding that they are expected to be concluded in May. Hernâni Jorge spoke during a visit to the expansion works taking place at the Botanical Garden, which will allow the installation of the Azores Orchid Garden and reinstallation of the Azores Seed Bank. The... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores marks World Wetlands Day on all islands of the archipelago
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes a series of environmental awareness-raising and educational activities to take place on February 2 and 3 under the celebrations of the World Wetlands Day. The Regional Delegation of the National Scouts Corp has joined these celebrations by promoting an international activit... more >>

Information: Courses for Natural Park Guides cover all islands
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes courses for Natural Park Guides on the islands of Santa Maria, Flores and Corvo during the month of March. The initiative intends the enhance the knowledge on protected areas and services provided by professionals who guide groups of visitors to these areas. With a registra... more >>

Information: Caldeira Velha Interpretation Centre closes for three weeks
The Caldeira Velha Interpretation Centre on São Miguel Island will be closed for visits between January 19 and February 9 in order to carry out the cleaning, maintenance and improvement of this protected area. The interventions to be carried out in Caldeira Velha Natural Monument will solve critical situations resulting from the landslides that occurred in December. They also aim to adapt th... more >>

Information: SOS Environment Line already registered occurrences reported by citizens
The SOS Environment line started operating on the early hour of January 2018. The Regional Directorate for the Environment registered the first occurrence on January 2 at 00.57 AM. The occurrence reported by citizens residing on the island of Terceira concerns the disposal of agricultural waste in the village of Ribeirinha, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo. It was classified as "Little Urg... more >>

Information: SOS Environment line contributes to more active environmental citizenship
The Regional Director for the Environment stated that the "SOS Environment line provides an important contribution to the promotion of an increasingly active environmental citizenship, being also a simple and widely accessible way of reporting environmental occurrences." Hernâni Jorge spoke this morning at the premises of Madalena Association of Volunteer Firefighters, where he participated ... more >>

Information: Preparation of Management Plans for Island Natural Parks and Action Plans for Biosphere Reserves already in progress
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, has begun the preparation of Management Plans for Island Natural Parks and Action Plans for Biosphere Reserves. The first group meeting to monitor the process has already taken place. The preparation and implementation of Management Plans for Island Natural Parks, as tools for the m... more >>

Information: Regional Plan for Climate Change under final conference on November 16
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes a final conference on PRAC - Regional Plan for Climate Change next Thursday, November 16. This conference will take place at the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory in Ponta Delgada. It aims to mark the completion of the drafting work on PRAC as well as on its environmenta... more >>

Information: Regional Programme Proposal for Climate Change under public discussion from October 13
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes the public discussion of the Regional Programme Proposal for Climate Change (PRAC) between October 13 and November 15. PRAC is a sectoral spatial planning plan that covers the components of mitigation (emission control) and adaptation. The definition of the scope, preparat... more >>