Informação: Regional Director says talking about creative tourism is, above all, thinking about the future
The Regional Director for Tourism stressed that "talking about creative tourism is, above all, thinking about the future." In fact, it goes beyond the traditional and is inspired by "human and cultural capital" to create new tourism products that call for the involvement of tourists in local life in order to "attract new market niches and meet new trends in international demand." “Creative... Mais >>

Informação: House of Azorean Seabirds is another important investment in nature conservation
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism highlighted in Horta that the future House of Azorean Seabirds is "another relevant investment in nature conservation and in the preservation and dissemination of natural heritage," given the importance of the archipelago's biodiversity. "In the period between 2017 to 2020, we invested around 44 million Euros in nature conservation, repre... Mais >>

Informação: Marta Guerreiro announces certification of the Azores as sustainable tourist destination
 The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism announced today that the Azores have been certified as a sustainable tourist destination, through EarthCheck certifier and under the strict criteria of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).  "We are the first and only archipelago in the world bearing this certification" as well as "the only region in Portugal among a ... Mais >>

Informação: Greater involvement of citizens in environmental challenges depends on responses to their daily needs, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government said today that the success of responding to the challenges of environmental sustainability depends on the increasing involvement of communities, claiming that it is essential that this partnership responds to the needs and concerns of citizens' daily lives. Vasco Cordeiro spoke in Paris, where he participated in the session "Promoting Commitment" under the Global ... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Programme for Climate Change published in the Official Gazette
The Regional Programme for Climate Change (PRAC), already published in the Official Gazette, comes into force today. As a sectoral spatial planning programme, the PRAC is high strategic importance. The Azores are the only region in the country that considers this programme a territorial management tool enforceable to all public entities, demonstrating the Regional Government's ambition to combat t... Mais >>

Informação: Waste Week with 195 awareness-raising actions on all islands
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, promotes the 10th Azores Waste Week between November 16 and 24. Held under the 11th European Week for Waste Reduction, this initiative includes several actions voluntarily organised by public and private entities on all islands. In this context, there are already scheduled 195 aware... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government submitted to Legislative Assembly proposals for legislation on fisheries, public water domain and use of natural resources for scientific purposes
The Regional Government has submitted to the Parliament three proposals for Regional Legislative Decree, namely a new legal framework for fisheries, the definition of the public water domain boundaries and the regulation on the use of natural resources of the Azores for scientific purposes. In the area of fisheries, the Government proposes the adoption of an action plan that, among other measures,... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Director for the Environment defends positive discrimination for Outermost Regions under LIFE programme
The Regional Director for Environment defended in Brussels that the new rules of the European Union's financial tool for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE Programme) should give priority to projects promoted by Outermost Regions. Hernâni Jorge spoke during a workshop organised by the European Commission to reflect on the future of the LIFE programme, specifically on the preparation of ... Mais >>

Informação: Marta Guerreiro says electric mobility and qualification of tourism professionals are priorities for 2020
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed today that policies to encourage electric mobility and the qualification of tourism professionals are the priorities set out in the proposed 2020 Plan and Budget, which provides for an investment of 56 million Euros in these areas. Marta Guerreiro spoke in Horta on the sidelines of the hearings at the Committees on Economic Affair... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government moves forward with Algar do Carvão Natural Monument Interpretation and Visiting Support Centre
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stated today that the Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, in partnership with the "Os Montanheiros" Association is developing the project for the construction of the Algar do Carvão Natural Monument Interpretation and Visiting Support Centre on Terceira Island. Marta Guerreiro spoke on the sidel... Mais >>