Informação: Luís Costa highlights importance of environmental education because "we are just protecting what we know"
The Regional Director for Fisheries stressed today on Faial the importance of environmental education activities, considering that they "allow citizens in general to identify themselves with the natural world that surrounds them." "We are just protecting what we know", said Luís Costa, who spoke at the hoisting ceremony of the Blue Flag on Porto Pim beach in the city of Horta. Apart from th... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores allocates over 300 thousand Euros to maintenance of Pico vineyard culture
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources has already allocated 307,619 Euros in financial support to projects submitted this year for the maintenance of the traditional landscape of Pico vineyard culture in "currais" (plots protected by stone walls). The ordinances already published comprise 184 beneficiaries. Another 13 applications submitted this year are currently under analysis, repres... Mais >>

Informação: "Crianças ao Centro" project brings 850 children to Furnas Monitoring and Research Centre
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, through the São Miguel Natural Park, has implemented a pilot project with the support of the Regional Directorate for Education and a passenger transport company. Under this project, a total of 850 students visited the Furnas Monitoring and Research Centre. The "Crianças ao Centro" project aims to distinguish the Elementary, Basic Educati... Mais >>

Informação: Azores defend regional implementation of maritime spatial plan during meeting organised by the European Commission
The Government of the Azores defended the need to respect local idiosyncrasies and the work developed by European Outermost Regions during the first of several workshops organised by the European Commission to assess the benefits and challenges of Maritime Spatial Planning. During the meeting held in Ireland on Friday, the Regional Director for Sea Affairs, Frederico Cardigos, stated that in the c... Mais >>

Informação: Recovery of Carapacho beach area at completion stage
The works in the area surrounding the Carapacho pool on the island of Graciosa are basically concluded. By the end of June, this beach area should meet all the conditions it had before the bad weather conditions that caused damages last winter. The works comprise various interventions, including the consolidation of walls, the repair of pavements and the removal of the old structure that collaps... Mais >>

Informação: Rodrigo Oliveira defends regions' intervention on maritime spatial planning in Europe
During the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR), the Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations defended that European maritime regions should take part in the drafting of the directive on maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management in the European Union. "The proposal, as drafted, defines several cross-cu... Mais >>

Informação: New Management Plan of the Hydrographic Region of the Azores open to public participation
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources will provide an electronic platform for public participation in the drafting of the new Management Plan of the Hydrographic Region of the Azores, which will enter into force between 2016 and 2021. Those who are interested in taking part in this process, which will culminate in the second generation of that management plan, may use the email addre... Mais >>

Informação: New LIFE + "Lands of Priolo" project starts on July 1
The new LIFE + "Lands of Priolo" (Azores Bullfinch) project, presented by the Regional Secretariat for Regional Resources in partnership with the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA), will enter into operation on July 1 to reinforce the viability of the work carried out on the Northeast area of São Miguel Island, the only region in the world where this small bird species lives. ... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores joints research agreement on Atlantic Ocean between EU, USA and Canada
The Government of the Azores joined the agreement signed on Friday between the European Union, the United States and Canada for a union of efforts and reinforcement of cooperation on the research on the Atlantic Ocean. The agreement, signed in Galway, Ireland, aims to promote an alignment of ocean observing efforts of three partners in order to better understand the Atlantic area and to promote t... Mais >>

Informação: "Volta ao Caldeirão" trail on Corvo Island reopened on Friday
The "Volta ao Caldeirão" trail, located on Corvo Island Natural Park, was reopened on Friday by Vítor Fraga, Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport, on the European Day of Parks. With an extension of 4.8 kilometres, this trail was recovered by the services of the Regional Secretariats for Tourism and Transport and for Natural Resources, which have also installed signs. Hence, res... Mais >>