Informação: Government and Azores Geopark launch 3rd School Contest - "Water that unites us" The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment stated in Horta that the third edition of the School Contest - "Water that unites us" will count, for the first time, with the collaboration of the municipal authorities from the islands classified as Biosphere Reserve and São Jorge Island; the latter is preparing its application to this award.
Luís Neto Viveiros spoke at the prese... Mais >> Informação: Applications to the "Azores Brand" seal are now available online The applications to the "Azores Brand" are now available online at the electronic address www.marcaacores.pt. Sole proprietor companies, limited liability individual establishments, commercial companies in any legal form, cooperatives and non-profit associations.
In this first phase, the "Azores Brand" seal covers food and craft products and there are plans to expand it to services during the sec... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores will appeal to the Constitutional Court to defend the Region's powers in maritime planning The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology restated today that the national legislation on maritime spatial planning, recently approved by the Council of Ministers, "does not respect the powers of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, which are provided in the Law and Constitution."
Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke on the sidelines of the meeting of the Interministerial Commission for M... Mais >> Informação: Government safeguards protection of Azorean specificities in the report issued by the Commission for Natural Resources of the Committee of the Regions on the future of the dairy sector The Government of the Azores managed to get the approval of a series of amendment proposals to the report on the "The future of the dairy sector" by the Commission for Natural Resources of the Committee of the Regions. This measure safeguards the Azorean specificities in the face of the end of the milk quotas, starting on April 1.
After the meeting held by this Commission in Brussels, the Regiona... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores proceeds with sealing of four dumps and landfills on four islands this year The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment announced today on Faial that the Government of the Azores will proceed this year with the sealing dumps and landfills on four islands in the context of the "political options" taken in the "area of waste management" for the Region.
"The political decision taken by the Azorean Government on waste management are intended to reduce the disposa... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores awards contract work for the expansion of Pico Vineyard Culture Interpretation Centre The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Environment, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, awarded the contract work for the recovery and renewal of a traditional stone masonry warehouse located in Lajido de Santa Luzia, Pico Island, to the company Pereira Unipessoal, Lda. for the amount of 117 thousand Euros.
With a completion period of four months, this contract work inclu... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores awards work of "Casa dos Fósseis" on Santa Maria The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, has awarded the contract work for the construction of "Casa dos Fósseis" (Casa dos Fósseis) in the Historic Centre of Vila do Porto on Santa Maria to the company Marques, S.A. for the amount of 355 Euros.
This contract work is listed in the Regional Public Works Charter. ... Mais >> Informação: Luís Neto Viveiros highlights consensus on new rules for the operation of quarries and gravel pits The Regional Secretary for Agriculture stated in Ponta Delgada that the participation of industry partners, namely the Azores Building Industry and Public Works Association (AICOPA), in the public consultation process and, consequently, in the consensus reached on the preparation of the Sectoral Land Management Plan for Extractive Activities (PAE); the latter will regulate the operation of quarrie... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores and European Blue Flag Association reinforce cooperation The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stated in Ponta Delgada the Regional Government's intention to reinforce the "excellent" cooperation between the European Blue Flag Association (ABAE) in the promotion and implementation of awareness raising and educational activities for sustainable development, such as the Eco-Schools project; the latter involves over 70 schools across t... Mais >> Informação: Azores create Quality Seals for Water intended for Human Consumption The Entity for the Regulation of Water and Waste Services (ERSARA), as the competent authority for the promotion of water for human consumption in the Azores, will create and award the Quality Seals for Water intended for Human Consumption, starting this year.
This entity, which is under the jurisdiction of the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment, intends to recognise the me... Mais >>
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