Informação: Registrations for 9th Azores Waste Week open The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes the 9th Azores Waste Week from November between November 17 and 25. Organised under the 10th European Week for Waste Reduction, this initiative includes several actions organised by various public and private entities on all islands. Any entity interested in promoting awarenes... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government promotes initiatives to combat food waste The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will promote several workshops on the use of food leftovers for the restaurant sector. The workshops are scheduled for September 5 on São Jorge, September 6 on Terceira and September 7 on Graciosa, culminating with the celebrations of the World Food Day on the island of Santa M... Mais >> Informação: Marta Guerreiro says "Green Spirit" awards are another essential measure for promotion of citizenship in its environmental component The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed in Ponta Delgada that the Regional Government considers that the "Green Spirit" awards are "another essential tool for the promotion of citizenship in its environmental component." These awards will have as motto "Good examples are to follow ... And to be recognised!"
Marta Guerreiro spoke at the presentation of the awards, reve... Mais >> Informação: Regional Directorate for Sea Affairs raises awareness of participants in Sea Week nautical festival for the problem of marine litter The Regional Director for Sea Affairs stated in Horta that the Government of the Azores intends to be "an active partner in the fight against the global scourge of marine litter." According to Filipe Porteiro, the awareness of populations, "especially among younger generations," for this problem is "fundamental to change behaviours and to reverse the course of the problem." The regional Director s... Mais >> Informação: Santa Maria Island accounts for "a quarter" of Miosótis awards delivered in 2018 The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism highlighted today the island of Santa Maria for registering "almost a quarter" of Miosótis awards in the Region. They aim to distinguish "the regional accommodation units that invest in sustainable tourism through the implementation of an appropriate environmental behaviour." Marta Guerreiro spoke in Vila do Porto at the delivery cere... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government creates "Green Spirit" prizes to distinguish companies, institutions and personalities for good environmental practices The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will implement the "Green Spirit" prizes in 2019. The initiative aims to highlight the environmental commitment and reward companies, institutions and personalities distinguished by good environmental practices, as well as by environmental research, activism, volunteering and patrona... Mais >> Informação: Marta Guerreiro says the Region recycled "more than half" of urban waste produced in 2017 The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated today that there was an "increase in material and organic recovery as well as in energy recovery" in 2017, adding that the Azores are now recovering "more than half of urban waste produced," corresponding to 51 %. Marta Guerreiro spoke at the opening of the Automated Sorting Centre on the island of São Miguel. On the occasion, ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government promotes campaign to raise awareness of seafarers to bring waste produced on board to land The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology urged seafarers "to bring the waste produced on board professional fishing or recreational fishing vessels to land." Gui Menezes spoke on Faial Island during an action organised under the "Zero Waste in the Azores Sea" campaign. According to him, this project "aims to draw the attention of seafarers that marine litter is a very serious and... Mais >> Informação: Regulation on access to Praia Islet on Graciosa Island is another step towards enhancement and conservation of its natural values The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed today the establishment of the regulation on the access to Praia Islet, Graciosa Island, Island as another "important step" in managing the access and movement of people. It will reconcile the enhancement and conservation of the existing natural values in this Natural Reserve. "We want to share our environmental heritage as we are... Mais >> Informação: Access rules promote active management of protected areas in the Azores The Regional Director for the Environment stressed this morning the importance of implementing access rules and limiting the number of visitors in certain protected areas. Hence, it will ensure a quality management in the most sensitive areas and their monitoring in favour of an "active conservation of natural heritage that does not exclude their use." The four ordinances establishing these rules ... Mais >>
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