Informação: Registration for 11th Azores Waste Week open until November 13
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will hold the 11th Azorean Waste Week between November 21 and 29. The initiative is promoted under the 12th European Waste Prevention Week with the aim of including actions organised by public and private entities on all islands of the archipelago. Held under theme “Invisible... Mais >>

Informação: Applications for Priolo Brand open until September 30
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, and in partnership with the Office of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in the Lands of Priolo, opens a new phase of applications for Priolo Brand running until September 30. The Priolo brand, which currently distinguishes 44 entities, is directed to all companies that c... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government awards coastal protection works near Santa Catarina cannery in Calheta, São Jorge Island
The Regional Government has awarded the works contract for the protection and infrastructure works of the municipal road adjacent to the playing field and the Santa Catarina cannery in Calheta, São Jorge Island, to the company Tecnovia Açores, for the price of one million and 344 thousand Euros. After the jury's analysis of the proposals submitted, the improvement works contract was aw... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government to move forward with work for stabilisation of cliff in Baixa da Areia, São Miguel Island
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated that the procedure for the stabilisation work of the cliff contiguous to Baixa da Areia in Caloura, São Miguel Island, was launched today with the sending of invitations to three construction companies. The works contract has a base price of 147,500 Euros. According to Gui Menezes, the need to carry out this work arises from ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government invests in improvement of environmental quality of Furnas Lake
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed the investment of the Regional Government in the improvement of the environmental quality of Furnas Lake, S. Miguel Island, noting the importance of the reforestation project covering an area over 61 hectares, where more than 250 thousand endemic and native species were planted. Marta Guerreiro accompanied today the visit of the... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government invests more than 200 thousand euros in expansion of Faial Botanical Garden's plant nurseries
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated today that works are under way to expand the plant nurseries of Faial Botanical Garden, an overall investment of more than 200 thousand Euros that will double the installed capacity for "ex situ" propagation of Azorean endemic flora species. This is a project co-funded under LIFE VIDALIA, a project coordinated by the Regional Dire... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government promotes conservation project for Santa Maria Island
The Regional Government has submitted an application to the European Commission regarding the project LIFE SNAILS - Support and Naturalisation in Areas of Importance for Land Snails, which includes an investment of two million Euros to be carried out in five years, from 2022 to 2026, on the island of Santa Maria. The project that now applied for funding from the LIFE - Environment and Climate Ac... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government invests more than 2.5 million Euros in infrastructures for promotion of Terceira's environmental heritage
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism highlighted today the Regional Government's investment in infrastructures to promote the adequate management and better appreciation of Terceira's environmental heritage. In this regard, she highlighted the redevelopment of the hiking trails and viewpoints of Serra de Santa Bárbara Range as well as the construction of Algar do Carv... Mais >>

Informação: LIFE BEETLES with 1.8 million Euro investment on the islands of Pico, Terceira and Flores
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism highlighted the investment in nature conservation through LIFE BEETLES. With an allocation of 1.8 million Euros, it is aimed at increasing beetle populations and the distribution areas as well as at improving the state of three endemic beetles (Tarphius floresensis, Pseudanchomenus aptinoides and Trechus terrabravensis). These species are ... Mais >>

Informação: 2020 Common Tern Census registers 7,950 breeding birds in the Azores
The Regional Director for Sea Affairs revealed that the 2020 Common Tern Census, which were conducted during the month of June, concluded that there are currently around 7,950 breeding birds in the archipelago of the Azores. According to Filipe Porteiro, there were an estimated 3,347 common tern couples (Sterna hirundo), spread over 167 colonies across the archipelago, 630 roseate tern couples (St... Mais >>