Informação: Good forest management and preservation in the Azores earns international attraction, says Regional Director The Regional Director for Forest Resources stated today that the good work carried out in the Azores in terms of forest management has earned international attention, seeing that the archipelago is increasingly sought-after by young people to carry out traineeships in this area. "The results of the good forest management and preservation are evident. The Azores forest is also fashionable and incr... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores supports FSC certification of companies in the timber industry The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry announced today that the Azorean Government will create a programme to provide financial support to the companies linked to the timber industry that will invest in the international FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification. "This is a new programme aimed at encouraging Azorean timber companies to certify their responsible management in prod... Mais >> Informação: Azorean Government opens application period in January for agricultural and forestry support measures The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Directorate for Rural Development, opens during the month of January several applications periods for 16 sub-measures under the Rural Development Program of the Azores - PRORURAL +. They are intend to support the areas of agriculture and forestry. Approximately 6 million Euros of public expenditure are available for this ... Mais >> Informação: Labelling of cryptomeria trees for sale during Christmas evidences responsible management of Azorean forests The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, accompanied by 11th form students from Lagoa Secondary School, participated today in the planting of certified cryptomeria trees. They are sold properly labelled during the Christmas season, evidencing the responsible management of the Azores forest. The “Naturally Legal Christmas Tree” campaign has been promoted ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government and SPEA analyse amendments to legal scheme on hunting resources and hunting activities The Regional Director for Forest Resources highlighted the clarification reached between the Government of the Azores and the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) regarding the proposal amend the legal scheme on the management of hunting resources in the archipelago. "The proposal (submitted by the Regional Government) is credible and based on technical-scientific studies, without forg... Mais >> Informação: Azores call for joint effort to face multiple challenges of forest management in Macaronesia The Regional Director for Forest Resources called for joint efforts to face the multiple challenges in terms of forest management and preservation on Macaronesian islands. "The challenges in forestry are immense. If we join forces, we will be stronger and better able to defend the sustainability of our natural areas and our forest areas. They preserve endemic species of considerable environmental ... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores moves forward with remodelling of Pico Carneiro forest road on Terceira Island
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry, through the Regional Directorate for Forest Resources, will move forward this year with the remodelling works of Pico Carneiro forest road on Terceira Island, an investment over 100 thousand euros. The public tender to award the contract work for the resurfacing of a section of Forest Road CF 11 - Pico Carneiro located in Serreta, mu... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government to launch new public tender for cutting and reforestation of 350 hectares of certified cryptomeria this year The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry, João Ponte, announced that the Government of the Azores will launch this year a new public tender for the cutting and reforestation of certified timber on the island of São Miguel, covering an area of 350 hectares. "By the end of the year, we will launch a tender covering an area of 350 hectares for a cutting period of 5 years. The fa... Mais >> Informação: Azores Forest has sustainable management and increasingly attracts more private investors The Regional Director for Forest Resources stated in Ponta Delgada that forests in the Azores are managed in a sustainable and certified manner, which increasingly attracts private investors. "Our forest is managed in a sustainable way, bearing in mind the respect for biodiversity" as well as for the natural resources of the soil and water, said Anabela Isidoro. The government official spoke on t... Mais >> Informação: 70% of wild rabbits on Terceira and 40% on São Miguel and Graciosa already acquired immunity against DHV2 virus The Regional Director for Forest Resources, Anabela Isidoro, announced that about 70% of rabbit populations on Terceira and 40% on São Miguel and Graciosa have already acquired immunity against the new variant of the Viral Haemorrhagic Disease virus. "These data are good news," said Anabela Isidoro, who participated in the public presentation of a study conducted on the islands of São M... Mais >>
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