Informação: PRORURAL+ support afforested 91 hectares of agricultural land in the Azores The Regional Director for Forest Resources revealed today that 14 private investment projects have been approved in the Azores under the PRORURAL+ programme for the establishment of forest stands in agricultural and non-agricultural land, amounting to 403 thousand Euros, covering an area of over 91 hectares.
"These key investments contribute to the growth of our forested area, minimise soil eros... Mais >> Informação: Planting of endemic trees on São Miguel Island is further evidence of the Azores' commitment to achieving carbon neutrality, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry participated today in the planting of a hundred Azorean endemic trees near the Contendas artificial pond on the island of São Miguel. Coordinated by IROA - Regional Institute of Agrarian Planning, this initiative is another evidence of the Azores' commitment to achieve carbon neutrality and adopt sustainable development principles in the arc... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government works to ensure future generations a forest capable of providing multiple services and products, says João Ponte The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry stated on São Miguel that the Regional Government is working to ensure that future generations have access to a better and more sustainable forest capable of providing multiple functions, services and products. "The forest is an invaluable and indispensable resource for our daily lives that requires care, investment and control. Only in this... Mais >> Informação: João Ponte dedicates day to the Azores forest to highlight its multiple potentialities On March 20, the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry will participate in a series of initiatives dedicated to the Azores forest that will be held in all the municipalities of São Miguel with the aim of highlighting the multiple potentialities and richness of this immense natural heritage. "The forest is a structural element of the Azorean landscape, occupying about a third of the ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government to invest in collection of endemic species seeds for reproduction in forest nurseries The Regional Director for Forest Resources highlighted today the importance of collecting endemic species seeds from the Azores and their reproduction in forest nurseries to protect natural resources while ensuring their perpetuation in time. "Since Forest Services began producing endemic plants in their nurseries, there has been special care to reproduce these species almost exclusively through s... Mais >> Informação: Azorean Government raises awareness of hundreds of students on S. Miguel Island for defence and preservation of forests The Regional Director for Forest Resources participated today in an awareness-raising action on the importance of protecting and preserving forests, which involved more than 600 elementary school students on the island of S. Miguel. "Raising the awareness of new generations and training them to recognise the importance of defending forests is a mission that the Regional Government faces with a gre... Mais >> Informação: Trials to enhance Azorean cryptomeria deliver genetic gains The plants produced from seeds resulting from provenance/progeny trials conducted with cryptomeria under the Azores Forest Improvement Programme already evidence, after a decade, genetic gains between five and seven percent.
The data were revealed on Friday during a technical and scientific visit made by programme coordinating team to the experimental fields installed on the island of São M... Mais >>
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