Informação: European Day of Parks celebrated on all Azorean islands
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, joins this year, for the first time, the celebrations of the European Day of Natural Parks, which will be celebrated on Friday, May 24. In this celebration, established by the Europarc Federation to promote the sustainable management of protected areas in Europe, the Regional Secretariat for Natu... Mais >>

Informação: Sérgio Ávila says that waste recovery turns "a problem of the past into an opportunity for the future"
The Vice-President of the Government highlighted on Wednesday the importance of the Integrated Waste Management Plan, which allows the Azores to turn "a problem of the past into an opportunity of the future" at a time when Azorean islands, Flores and Graciosa, lead the national ranking of recycling. "Waste, being an environmental problem of the past, may become in a future a raw material with po... Mais >>

Informação: "Açores Entre Mares 2013" campaign starts on the Day of the Azores
The "Açores Entre Mares" (Azores Between Seas) campaign, an initiative promoted by the Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, will be held throughout the archipelago between May 20, European Maritime Day, and June 8, World Ocean Day. The programme includes activities promoted by civil society organisations, local authorities, non-governmental environmen... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources allocates 40 thousand Euros to Azores Geopark
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources signed today in Horta a cooperation protocol with Azores Geopark, which became part of the Global and European Geoparks Network in March as the 53rd European Geopark. "With the allocation of a financial support in the amount of 40 thousand Euros, this association will be able to develop this year various projects and actions with the aim of promo... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean Government wants to maintain quality of pedestrian trails in the Region
The Regional Director for Tourism stressed today in Ponta Delgada the need to ensure the quality of the regional network of pedestrian trails "either in terms of landscape and environmental concerns or in terms of safety." Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the meeting of the Monitoring Commission for Pedestrian Trails, João Bettencourt emphasised that the current situation of the r... Mais >>

Informação: National Strategy for the Sea discussed on Faial
In the context of the initiatives promoted for the discussion of a National Strategy for the Sea, the Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources promotes a debate at the Auditorium of Faial Botanical Garden on Thursday. The public session starts at 6 PM and will be chaired by the Regional Secretary for Natural Resources, Luís Neto Viveiros. The event will be attended by the Captain of Horta... Mais >>

Informação: "Priolo Brand" already has 15 member companies
The Permanent Forum of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism (ECST) in the Lands of "Priolo" (Azores Bullfinch) held its annual meeting at the Municipal Cultural Centre of Nordeste on the island of São Miguel. During this meeting, 15 companies from this island formally joined the "Priolo Brand." The first companies embracing the principles of ECST and the "Priolo Brand" will devel... Mais >>

Informação: 27 Azorean beach areas distinguished with "Blue Flag" award
The 27 beach areas in the Azores that have applied for the Blue Flag award this year were all approved by the International Jury of this environmental quality certificate that distinguishes the effort undertaken by several entities to improve marine and coastal environment. The Blue Flag is awarded annually to beach areas, marinas and recreational ports that submit their applications and meet a ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources distinguishes 41 villages with "ECO Freguesia" awards
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources will distinguish 41 villages across the Region with "ECO Freguesia 2012" (Eco Village) Awards at a ceremony taking place on the nine Azorean islands next Friday. The Regional Director for the Environment, Hernâni Jorge, will preside over the delivery ceremony of "ECO Freguesia" awards to the villages distinguished on the Faial Island at Faial B... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government at World Ocean Council & Sustainable Ocean Summit
The Government of the Azores will attend, through the Regional Director for Sea Affairs, Frederico Cardigos, the World Ocean Council & Sustainable Ocean Summit, a meeting promoted by the World Ocean Council that starts today and runs until Wednesday in Washington. For the Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, the participation of the Regional Government is a key moment to disseminate the imp... Mais >>