Informação: Government of the Azores invested about three million Euros in sealing of dumps The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment announced today that the Government of the Azores has invested in the current legislative period nearly three million Euros in contract works for the sealing of dumps on the islands of Flores, Graciosa, Santa Maria and Corvo. Luís Neto Viveiros spoke during a visit to the works for the sealing of the dump and the construction of an in... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores invites Outermost Regions to join the Azores International Research Center The Government of the Azores invited today the Outermost Regions (ORs) of the European Union, their institutions of research and excellence in the maritime, environmental and aerospace fields to join the creation of the Azores International Research Center, which will be formalised in 2017. "The complementarity of the work developed in the existing infrastructures as well as reciprocal interests ... Mais >> Informação: Experimental fields of Azores Juniper and Picconia Azorica already occupy over 10 hectares on three Azorean islands The Regional Director for Forest Resources revealed today that the experimental fields of Azores Juniper and Picconia Azorica already occupy an area over 10 hectares on the islands of Terceira, São Miguel and Pico, noting that their purpose is to "pas on the knowledge acquired to future plantations supported by private entities." "The variables under testing comprise spacing and pruning in or... Mais >> Informação: House of Fossils opens on Santa Maria, the island with the largest open deposit in the North Atlantic The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stated in Vila do Porto that the construction of the House of Fossils, an infrastructure that joins the Network of Environmental Centres, is "based on the goals defended by the Regional Government towards the dissemination of the rich paleontological and geological heritage of "Santa Maria, the island that contains the largest open deposit... Mais >> Informação: Current situation of tourism "generates confidence in our entrepreneurs," says Vítor Fraga The Regional Secretary for Tourism and Transport stated in Sete Cidades that the situation the tourism sector is currently experiencing in the Azores "generates confidence in our entrepreneurs." Vítor Fraga highlighted the figures released Thursday by the National Statistics Institute, noting that July 2016 was "the best month of July ever, surpassing 200 thousand overnight stays, more specif... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government and Calheta Town Hall sign contract for construction of camping park in Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stressed on São Jorge Island that the "understanding" between the Government of the Azores and Calheta Town Hall, through a cooperation agreement amounting to 800 thousand Euros, allows the recovery and remodelling of traditional pedestrian trails within Fajã de Santo Cristo. It also includes the installation of a support, recept... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores launched 22 interventions in streams amounting to 10.7 million Euros The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stressed on São Jorge Island the increase of public investment during this term in the prevention and safety of populations regarding the risks associated with water resources. Luís Neto Viveiros spoke at the opening of the works for the reshaping of the stream bed and the reconstruction of culverts in Beira stream, municipality ... Mais >> Informação: School Park programme involves more than 17,500 students throughout the Region, reveals Neto Viveiros The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment revealed in Madalena that, between the school year 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, there was "an increase of 41% in the number of actions and an increase of 27% in the number of participants "in the School Park Programme, an initiative promoted by the Government of the Azores. "We increased the number of actions from 520 to 731 and the number of ... Mais >> Informação: Mapping of Santa Maria's insular shelf contributes to sustainable development of "blue economy" in the Azores A scientific mapping campaign of the insular shelf of Santa Maria Island and the top of Formigas seamount is running until September 14 under the "PLATMAR project - Evolution of volcanic island shelves: the island of Santa Maria and implications for risk assessment, mapping habitats and management of marine aggregates." The Regional Director for Sea Affairs stressed that this project, which uses a... Mais >> Informação: Corvo Biosphere Reserve to coordinate National Network created today The Corvo Biosphere Reserve, in conjunction with Paúl do Boquilobo Biosphere Reserve, located in the municipality of Torres Novas, takes over the coordination of the new National Network of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves for a one-year term. The document was signed this afternoon at Berlengas Lighthouse at a ceremony chaired by the Prime Minister, António Costa, under the celebrations of 35th... Mais >>
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