Informação: Faial Botanical Garden preserves 120 Azorean endemic species
The Faial Botanical Garden has planted over 500 specimens of about 120 Azorean endemic species that make up its collection, including rare species such as Veronica Dabneyi and Myosotis azorica. In addition, several other endemic species were planted, including: Myosotis maritima (15), commonly known as "Forget-me-not"; Leontodon filii (33); Azorina vidalii, known as Azores bellflower, (14); Euph... Mais >>

Informação: Adequate protection and management ensure sustainable use of wetlands
The Regional Director for Agriculture and Rural Development defended in Praia da Vitória the possibility of reconciling the "adequate protection and management" of wetlands with the existence of economic and leisure activities by promoting their "environmentally sustainable use." Speaking at the closing session of the seminar "Wetlands and Agriculture," organised by the Praia da Vitória... Mais >>

Informação: World Wetlands Day celebrated on all the islands of the archipelago
In the Azores, where there are 13 areas classified as Wetlands of International Importance, the Regional Government will celebrate the World Wetlands Day across the archipelago across the archipelago. This day celebrates signing of the Convention in Ramsar, Iran, on February 2, 1971, with the aim of promoting international cooperation and national actions for a rational and sustainable management ... Mais >>

Informação: Uncommon seagull species sighted on the island of Graciosa
An adult glaucous gull specimen (Larus hyperboreus), an uncommon seagull species in the Azores, was sighted at Graciosa Riding School, where it was collected and subsequently released by a Forest Ranger of the local Natural Park. This was only the third recorded specimen of this species on the island of Graciosa. The glaucous gull is the largest gull that breeds in the Arctic. This species ap... Mais >>

Informação: Catches of marine species in the Azores Sea with new rules
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, has adopted, after hearing representative industry associations, the new rules establishing the legal scheme on the catch of marine species in the Azores Sea, published in the Official Journal on Friday. The ordinance regulates the catches by diving, catches for scientific purposes, the collection of specimens f... Mais >>

Informação: Fifty tourist accommodations distinguished with environmental award on all Azorean islands
Created by the Regional Government to encourage the implementation of good environmental practices, the "Green Accommodations - Myosotis Azores" award distinguished this year 18 tourist accommodations, comprising all islands of the archipelago for the first time. The Regional Secretaries for Tourism and Transport, Vítor Fraga, and for Natural Resources, Luís Neto Viveiros, delivered tod... Mais >>

Informação: Azores to participate in consortium for provision of services to the European Union
The Azores, through the Regional Science Fund (FRC), have been partners of a consortium led by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since December. The partnership was established by a contract for the provision of services to the European Union. With a financial allocation of two million Euros and a duration of four years, this contract aims to create a platform that en... Mais >>

Informação: “Legally Natural Christmas Tree – 2013” campaign involved about four thousand trees
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, through the Regional Directorate for Forest Resources, has tagged about 4,000 trees under the “Legally Natural Christmas Tree – 2013” campaign, an initiative intended to safeguard Azorean forests. Since the beginning of this campaign, whose first edition took place in 2010, the forest services from each island have tagged a to... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Environmental Centres received over 25,000 visitors this year
The Regional Secretary for Natural Resources revealed that the infrastructures of the Network of the Azores Environmental Interpretation Centres registered between January and September more than 25,211 visitors compared to the same period last year, which represents an increase of 40.55 percent. A total of 87,388 visitors visited these centres in the first nine months of this year, said Luí... Mais >>

Informação: Azores will be able to create biogeographically sensitive areas beyond 100 miles
The Regional Director for Fisheries conveyed today his satisfaction with the approval of the Rules on the new Common Fisheries Policy at the European Parliament. With this new document, the Azorean Government will have the possibility of reserving an area around the seamounts located outside 100 miles of the Azorean Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the exclusive access to the regional fishing ... Mais >>