Informação: Coordination and Maintenance Team of Pedestrian Trails with 20 new members
The Network of Classified Pedestrian Trails of the Azores will now have a team composed by 20 new members, who will be in charge of the coordination and maintenance of the classified pedestrian trails across the archipelago. Vítor Fraga, who presided over the presentation of this team, stressed that the new members "will be responsible for the monitoring the trails on a regular basis, repla... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Hydrometeorological Network wins "Green Project Awards"
The project of the Azores Hydrometeorological Network was the winner of the "Green Project Awards Portugal" in the Information Technology category, as announced today during a ceremony held at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon. This project is promoted by the Azorean Government and managed by the Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment... Mais >>

Informação: Photography contest and "tertúlia" mark 56th anniversary of the eruption of Capelinhos Volcano
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, through Faial Natural Park and with the support of several partner entities, promotes the organisation of a photography contest designated as "O Último Vulcão da Linha" (The Last Volcano of the Line). The contest will be presented at 7 PM at the Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre, where a "tertúlia" (gathering/debate) will be h... Mais >>

Informação: "SOS Cagarro" Campaign to start on Tuesday on all islands
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources marks today the beginning of 22nd "SOS Cagarro" (SOS Cory's Shearwater) Campaign, jointly promoted with GNR (National Republican Guard) and the 171st Scouts Group on Avenida 25 de Abril in the city of Horta. The Government of the Azores coordinates and promotes this campaign, which is carried out by Island Natural Parks with the support of Azorina. ... Mais >>

Informação: Capelinhos Volcano erupted 56 years ago
Faial Natural Park celebrates on Friday the 56th anniversary of the birth of the first submarine volcano to be ever observed throughout its activity. The Capelinhos Volcano has opened new doors to science and to the Azoreans. For 13 months, the Capelinhos volcano also shaped the island of Faial and the people who saw it, changing their lives forever. On September 27, we celebrate the telluric... Mais >>

Informação: 3rd edition of the forum "Knowing the Azores Sea" starts today on Faial
The Government of the Azores promotes the Scientific Forum for Decision Support "Knowing the Azores Sea III" on the island of Faial today and tomorrow. This initiative is organised with the purpose of strengthening regional research networks as well as to promote debate and communication between researchers and the Administration. This discussion forum on marine sciences and their contribution t... Mais >>

Informação: Awards are "national recognition" of the Government's spatial planning and land management policies
During the Delivery Ceremony of the 2012 National Landscape, held in Lisbon, the Regional Director for the Environment, Hernâni Jorge, stated that these distinctions the Azores have received represent the recognition of regional public policies in addition to being a source of pride. "The awards we have just received on behalf of the Government of the Azores have brought great honour to us ... Mais >>

Informação: Azores for the first time at the meeting of European Geoparks Network
The Azores Geopark attended, for the first time, the Meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the European Geoparks Network (REG). The event was held on Tuesday at the Cilento and Vallo di Diano Geopark in Ascea, Italy. One should recall the Azores Geopark joined the European Geoparks Network by unanimous decision of the Coordination Committee of the European Geoparks Network, taken at the UNESC... Mais >>

Informação: Luís Neto Viveiros confirms recovery of marine biodiversity in Formigas Nature Reserve
The Regional Secretary for Natural Resources accompanied a mission conducted by the Portuguese Navy in Formigas Nature Reserve on Thursday at the invitation of Azores Maritime Zone Command. The government official conveyed his satisfaction for noting the existence of a "significant number" of marine species. "I had the opportunity of diving and I was able to notice the existence of a large nu... Mais >>

Informação: Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre reached 100,000 visitors today
The Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre on Faial Island registered today 100,000 visitors since its opening five years ago. This record was reached with the registration of a German tourist at 11:58 AM. To mark the occasion, the Regional Director for the Environment, Hernâni Jorge, offered Jurgen Patzer a book about the Capelinhos Volcano and several souvenirs related to this Interpreta... Mais >>