Informação: 30 million-Euro investment in streams to ensure safety of people and property, says President of the Government The President of the Government announced today that 30 million Euros have already been invested in the cleaning and maintenance of streams as well as in the prevention of flood risk throughout the Region since 2013 with the aim of safeguarding the safety of people and property. "All this work has a very simple goal: the safety of people and goods and, for this reason, are investing in the variou... Mais >> Informação: Vasco Cordeiro starts working visit to São Miguel with preservation of the Azores natural heritage on the agenda The President of the Government began today a working visit to São Miguel in the village of Sete Cidades, where he learned about the results of the use of ultrasound equipment installed on the Green Lake as part of the efforts undertaken towards the recovery of Sete Cidades and Furnas lakes. "The use of this technology is part of an effort that has been undertaken for several years to recove... Mais >> Informação: "Decision to certify the Azores as sustainable tourist destination is commitment to the future," says Marta Guerreiro The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated in Ponta Delgada that the decision to certify the Azores as a sustainable tourist destination "is a commitment to the future," involving a "rigorous process" through the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and with the United Nations' approval. "Only five countries in the world hold it, corresponding to 10 regions around the world. W... Mais >> Informação: Regional Directorate for Culture marks 10th anniversary of Pico Natural Park The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Pico Museum and in partnership with the Pico Natural Park, will hold a conference on "The Discovery of Pico Natural Park" to be delivered by Manuel Paulino Costa at the Whaling Museum next Friday, November 9. The conference, scheduled at 9 PM, will be followed by the opening of the photography exhibition entitled as "A look at Pico Natural Park." B... Mais >> Informação: 5.5% increase in investment for Energy, Environment and Tourism in 2019 shows concern for sustainable development, says Marta Guerreiro The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed in Horta that the Plan for 2019 provides for an investment of 55 million Euros in these three areas. It represents a growth of 5.5% compared to this year, evidencing that the Regional Government maintains its focus on the sustainable development of the archipelago. "This growth is visible in any of these areas. It is primarily int... Mais >> Informação: Marta Guerreiro says changes to Coastal Management Plans aim to "adjust them to the new challenges the Azores are facing" The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed today that the changes to Coastal Management Plans (POOC), already under way on Terceira and São Jorge islands, are part of the "Regional Government's strategy for the continuous monitoring the implementation of spatial planning tools in force." According to her, it allows their "adjustment to the new challenges facing the Az... Mais >> Informação: President of the Government announces investment to ensure tourism appreciation and sustainability of environmentally important spaces The President of the Government announced today an investment of nearly three million euros next year in environmentally important spaces in the Region with the aim of ensuring their appreciation by those who visit them as well as their environmental and landscape sustainability. "The proposed investment plan for 2019 provides for an investment of nearly three million Euros for the creation and im... Mais >> Informação: "Mobile SOS Cory's Shearwater" and "Golden Cory's Shearwater" are new features in the rescue campaign for the Azores' most emblematic seabird The Regional Director for Sea Affairs highlighted in Horta the "novelties" of this year's SOS Cory's Shearwater campaign, namely the "Mobile SOS Cory's Shearwater," a beta version of a form that can be accessed on a smartphone, and the delivery of the "Golden Cory's Shearwater" prize. Filipe Porteiro spoke Thursday on the sidelines of a gathering on SOS Cory's Shearwater campaign, an initiative o... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government presents position under strategy for long-term reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union The Azorean Government, through the Regional Secretariats for Energy, Environment and External Relations, has presented its position regarding the strategy for the long-term reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, as part of a public consultation process conducted by the European Union. In this document, the Government of the Azores stresses the importance of this theme for t... Mais >> Informação: New premises of Corvo Island Natural Park to reinforce working conditions of workers The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism assured today that the new premises of Corvo Environmental Service and Natural Park will "reinforce the operating conditions of this service" by creating a specific area for this purpose with technical offices, meeting rooms and workshops. The new building will be built on a plot of land of about 450 m2, which is in the process of being ac... Mais >>
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