Informação: Regional Government promotes information sessions on Management Plans for Island Natural Parks and Action Plans for Biosphere Reserves The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will hold information sessions on the Management Plans for the Natural Parks of São Miguel, Pico and Faial as well as on the Action Plans for the Biosphere Reserves of Corvo, Flores, Graciosa and "Fajãs" of São Jorge.
The sessions on the Management Plans of the Natura... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government reinforces sustainability factors of the Azores Sea, says Gui Menezes The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Horta that the decision to implement new protected marine areas, covering 15% more of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Azores, “fits into the international goals,” alluding to the Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Biodiversity and the Target 14 of the UN 2030 Agenda.
Gui Menezes also stated that the r... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government marks World Wetlands Day on all islands The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will carry out various environmental awareness and education activities on all islands under the celebrations of the World Wetlands Day to be marked on February 2. This year will be dedicated to the theme "Biodiversity and Wetlands."
Promoted by the educational services of regional ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government begins process of restructuring network of marine protected areas The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Horta that the Regional Government "intends to involve the Azorean society" in the process of restructuring the archipelago's network of marine protected areas.
Gui Menezes spoke at the opening session of the initial meeting of the restructuring process of the Network of Marine Protected Areas of the Azores (RAMPA), stressing th... Mais >> Informação: Azores set 40 targets to be achieved in six years to maintain good environmental status of marine waters The Regional Director for Sea Affairs stated in Algés that the Azores "are committed to continuously improving" the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), which is now in its second cycle. Filipe Porteiro stressed that the Region “has been intensifying” monitoring programmes and measures with regional, national and international partners from Macaronesia... Mais >> Informação: Applications for "Eco-Village, Clean Village" programme run from February 1 to March 15 The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism announced today that applications for the "Eco-Village, Clean Village" programme, open to all Azorean parish councils, will run between February 1 and March 15.
Marta Guerreiro stressed that the 2020 Investment Plan provides for an allocation of 450 thousand Euros for financial support under this programme, besides the support for the acq... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government puts Land Management Plans for Natural Parks of Faial, Pico and São Miguel under public consultation The Regional Government has put the preliminary proposals for Regional Implementing Decree under public consultation on the Government's Portal. These draft proposals set out the rules on management and use to be observed in the Land Management Plans for the Natural Parks on the islands of Faial, Pico and São Miguel. The Land Management Plans for the Island Natural Parks (PGPNI) aim to "respo... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government promotes public session to collect contributions for development of Lagoa do Fogo Viewpoint project The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes a public session on January 27 to present the intervention goals and the prior study of the project for Lagoa do Fogo Viewpoint on São Miguel as well as to collect suggestions and contributions to be considered in the preparation of the final project. This session, open... Mais >> Informação: Report on reassessment of Azorean marine environment under public consultation until February 10 The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, through The Regional Directorate for Sea Affairs, has recently concluded the reassessment of the environmental status of the Azores' marine waters, which has resulted in a series of new environmental goals with the aim of ensuring the good environmental status of marine environments. The results of the report on the reassessment of the... Mais >> Informação: Creation of Lagoa do Congro Botanical Park and reclassification as a Natural Monument is already under way The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated in Ponta Delgada, that the Regional Government is already working on the creation of the Lagoa do Congro Botanical Park on the island of São Miguel and on the reclassification of the protected area as a Natural Monument. Marta Guerreiro spoke at the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Environment and Labour of the Legislative ... Mais >>
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