Informação: "Decision to certify the Azores as sustainable tourist destination is commitment to the future," says Marta Guerreiro The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated in Ponta Delgada that the decision to certify the Azores as a sustainable tourist destination "is a commitment to the future," involving a "rigorous process" through the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and with the United Nations' approval. "Only five countries in the world hold it, corresponding to 10 regions around the world. W... Mais >>
Informação: Regional Directorate for Culture marks 10th anniversary of Pico Natural Park The Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Pico Museum and in partnership with the Pico Natural Park, will hold a conference on "The Discovery of Pico Natural Park" to be delivered by Manuel Paulino Costa at the Whaling Museum next Friday, November 9. The conference, scheduled at 9 PM, will be followed by the opening of the photography exhibition entitled as "A look at Pico Natural Park." B... Mais >>
Informação: President of the Government announces investment to ensure tourism appreciation and sustainability of environmentally important spaces The President of the Government announced today an investment of nearly three million euros next year in environmentally important spaces in the Region with the aim of ensuring their appreciation by those who visit them as well as their environmental and landscape sustainability. "The proposed investment plan for 2019 provides for an investment of nearly three million Euros for the creation and im... Mais >>
Informação: Regional Government presents position under strategy for long-term reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union The Azorean Government, through the Regional Secretariats for Energy, Environment and External Relations, has presented its position regarding the strategy for the long-term reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, as part of a public consultation process conducted by the European Union. In this document, the Government of the Azores stresses the importance of this theme for t... Mais >> Informação: New premises of Corvo Island Natural Park to reinforce working conditions of workers The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism assured today that the new premises of Corvo Environmental Service and Natural Park will "reinforce the operating conditions of this service" by creating a specific area for this purpose with technical offices, meeting rooms and workshops. The new building will be built on a plot of land of about 450 m2, which is in the process of being ac... Mais >>
Informação: Marta Guerreiro stressed "excellent performance" of Flores in waste management The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism highlighted on Flores the "excellent performance" in waste management to such as extent that, for the second consecutive year, all urban waste was recovered. "In 2016 and 2017, about 85% of urban waste was sent for recycling and organic recovery (composting) and the remaining 15% for energy recovery at TERAMB," said Marta Guerreiro. She s... Mais >>
Informação: Azorean Government invested this year nearly 150 thousand Euros in management of bathing areas and monitoring of bathing waters The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology highlighted in Fajã Grande, Flores Island, the investment of nearly 150 thousand Euros in the maintenance and management of bathing areas in the Region as well as in the bathing water monitoring programme. Gui Menezes mentioned the existence of nine bathing areas that are part of the Costal Management Plan. Each municipality of Flores... Mais >>
Informação: Applications for "Green Spirit" awards take place in October The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism makes available the application form for the "Green Spirit" awards on the Regional Government Portal from today until October 31. These awards were created by the Resolution of the Council of the Government no.79/2018 of July 16.
Individual or legal persons residing or headquartered in the Autonomous Region of the Azores are eligible a... Mais >> Informação: Azores Natural Parks to join European Mobility Week The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, joins the European Mobility Week with actions on the island of Flores on 20 September and on the islands of São Jorge, Graciosa and Santa Maria on September 22. The Municipal Council of Lajes das Flores, in partnership with the Island Natural Park, will organise games at the el... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government opens applications for Miosótis Azores award for 2019-2020 period The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorates for Environment and Tourism, promotes the eighth edition of the Miosótis Azores award. All regional tourism projects may apply until October 19. The Miosótis Azores award, which currently distinguishes 103 tourism projects on all islands of the archipelago, aims to enhance the accommodation o... Mais >>
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