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Information: Washed ashore sperm whale on Pópulo Beach, São Miguel Island, removed
The São Miguel Natural Park, in partnership with Ponta Delgada City Hall, has removed the corpse of a female sperm whale that washed ashore today on Pópulo Beach, São Miguel Island; it was transported to an appropriate place. The specimen, measuring 10 metres long and weighing over seven tonnes, was in an advanced state of decomposition and had no external injuries that might indica... more >>

Information: Azorean Natural Parks mark World Wetlands Day
The Regional Directorate for the Environment, through the Azores Natural Parks, marks Thursday, February 2, the World Wetlands Day to promote awareness of its importance and call for their appreciation and conservation. This year, the celebrations will be held under the theme "The importance of wetlands to reduce the risk of natural disasters" with the aim of raising the awareness of the community... more >>

Information: Regional Plan on Climate Change adopted by the end of this year, says Regional Director for the Environment
The Regional Environment Director stated this morning that the Regional Plan for Climate Change (PRAC) should be adopted by the end of 2017. It is an essential tool for planning and intervention in the territory with regard to the mitigation of emissions and the needs to adapt to climate change. Hernâni Jorge spoke in Horta in the context of a meeting held by the working group responsible for... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores presents Action Plan for Sustainable Tourism in the Lands of Priolo
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes the 3rd Forum on the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in the Lands of Priolo (ECST), during which it will present the Action Plan for the period 2017-2021. The event takes places Tuesday, December 13, at the Furnas Monitoring and Research at 4 PM. During this year, we developed a process for the re... more >>

Information: Waste Week with 126 awareness-raising actions on all islands
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes the 7th Azores Waste Week between November 19 and 27 as part of the European Week for Waste Reduction. This initiative includes actions organised by public and private entities on all islands with the aim of raising awareness and inform people on proper waste management at island level. Moreover, they are ... more >>

Information: Descents to Caldeira do Faial doubled, says Regional Director for the Environment
The Regional Director for the Environment highlighted in Horta the "value of the natural heritage" of the Azores on the date that marks the World Nature Conservation Day. He stressed the symbolic importance of the opening of the Support House for descents to Caldeira do Faial as a contribution to companies that carry out nature-related activities in this protected area. Hernâni Jorge stressed... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores renews European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in the Lands of "Priolo"
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will renew the application to the award of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in the Lands of "Priolo" (CETS) in the municipalities of Nordeste and Povoação, S. Miguel. This renewal process, which started in May and will be completed by the end of this year, promo... more >>

Information: Referral of municipal waste for recovery increases 31% in the Azores
The Regional Director for the revealed in Horta that the referral of municipal waste for recovery operations increased from 13% in 2012 to 31% in 2015, with the subsequent reduction of deposition in landfills from 87% to 69%. "In 2012, we recovered 18 thousand tonnes of waste, corresponding to 13% of production." Last year, we recovered "almost 40,500 tonnes, which represents 31% of waste generat... more >>

Information: Regional Government opens tender for work to improve access to Pico Mountain
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will improve the access conditions to Pico Mountain, creating a new reserved area for visitors, a support area for mountain guides and a parking area for vehicles. According to the public tender published today in the Official Journal, the contract work for the construction of the su... more >>

Information: Azores recycled over 10,360 tonnes of packaging waste in 2015
Last year, the Azores recycled over 10,360 tonnes of packaging waste generated in the selective collection of municipal waste systems. This corresponds to an increase of 9.2% compared to 2014, being the best performance recorded across the country. The Regional Director for the Environment stressed today that the Region registered in 2015 a recovery of 42 kilos of packaging waste per capita. The ... more >>

 
     
 
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