Informação: President of the Government stresses environmental and economic importance of waste processing
The second of seven centres that make up the regional waste processing system was opened this morning on the island of Graciosa at a ceremony presided over by Carlos César. Being the result of a 5 million Euro investment, the Graciosa Waste Processing Centre follows a policy of waste management which is guided "by the new perspectives introduced by the recovery of waste - which have become ... Mais >>

Informação: Azores celebrate World Oceans Day
The World Oceans Day has been celebrated since the organisation of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. With this celebration, humanity recognises, at the highest level, the importance of this huge body of water in the ecological regulation of the planet and its vital role in the life of humanity. At the same time, this celebration also raises awareness for the fragility of the ocean and th... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea advocates greater use of Azores marine areas
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea defended today in Horta the need to make a greater and better use of the Azores marine areas. The statement was made by Álamo Meneses at the christening ceremony of three canoes built by the students of the Shipbuilding/Recreational Vessels Technical Course of Horta Vocational Training School (EPH). With the exception of fishing ac... Mais >>

Informação: Four marine areas on Santa Maria with specific access rules until the end of 2014
An ordinance issued by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, published in the Official Journal today, establishes temporary access rules for fishing activities on the Vila islet, baixa do Ambrósio, baixa da Maia and baixa da Pedrinha on the island of Santa Maria. With this decision, the Government intends to temporarily provide to these marine areas for maritime activiti... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Beach Areas acknowledged for their excellence
The Blue Flag is a European environmental promotion award promoted by the European Foundation for Environmental Education, a non-governmental environmental organisation, which is represented by the Regional Government of the Azores. This award distinguishes the beach areas that with excellent bathing water, lifeguards, environmental concerns, including the promotion of environmental education acti... Mais >>

Informação: Government and University of the Azores promote second edition of "Knowing the Azores Sea"
Following the success of the first edition of the initiative "Knowing the Azores Sea," an open and formal meeting between the regional administration and Azorean scientists, the Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariats for Science, Technology and Infrastructures and the Environment and the Sea, in partnership with the Provost of the University of the Azores for the Integration of Mar... Mais >>

Informação: Government approves delimitation of protection perimeters of groundwater catchments
The Government of the Azores published the legislation approving the delimitations of the protection perimeter of groundwater collection for public supply in the archipelago in the Official Journal today. The decision is part of an Ordinance issued by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea and comprises a total of 354 groundwater catchments across the archipelago. This measure in... Mais >>

Informação: Álamo Meneses raises awareness for air quality with visit to new monitoring stations
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea, Álamo Meneses, visited today the two new air quality measurement station installed in Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Grande. The results will be provided on the Internet in real-time. The visits followed an environmental education initiative, developed in collaboration with the Eco-schools network, which prepared two awareness raising se... Mais >>

Informação: Natural Parks are management tool for sustainability
The European Day of Natural Parks will be celebrated tomorrow on May 24. This initiative has been promoted since 1999 by the EUROPARC Federation, of which the Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, is a member. A group of 10 natural parks was created in the Azores - nine inland parks and a marine park - comprising the entire regional network o... Mais >>

Informação: Book on Recreational Forest Reserves in the Azores presented
There are 31 Recreational Reserves in the Azores, of which 27 have already been recovered through a large investment made by the Regional Government over the last 16 years. This project is also intended to raise the awareness of the population for the benefits of the forest. In order to continue to promote these spaces, the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry has supported the publ... Mais >>