Informação: Regional Government invests 250 thousand Euros in 2019 in management of bathing areas and monitoring of bathing water The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology highlighted in Varadouro, Faial Island, the investment that has been made by the Regional Government in the archipelago's bathing areas, corresponding to an investment of about 250 thousand Euros. Gui Menezes emphasised the collaboration between the Regional Directorate for Sea Affairs (DRAM) and the managing entities of bathing areas on a... Mais >>
Informação: Bathing season begins in the Azores on June 1 and ends on October 14 The Azores have 70 bathing waters approved for this year on all islands of the archipelago. The bathing season begins between June 1 and July 1, ending between August 31 and October 14. The Vila Franca do Campo Islet on the island of São Miguel has the longest bathing season, starting on June 1 and ending on October 14. In the case of the municipalities of Ponta Delgada, Povoação ... Mais >> Informação: Azorean bathing areas distinguished with 39 Blue Flags in 2019 The Regional Director for Sea Affairs stated that "a record number of coastal bathing areas in the Azores were distinguished this year with 39 Blue Flags under the Blue Flag international programme, representing five more than in 2018." Filipe Porteiro mentioned that Blue Flags are distributed by the following islands: Pico with two flags, Santa Maria and Faial, each with four flags, Terceira with... Mais >> Informação: Regional Directorate for Sea Affairs prepares 2019 bathing season The Regional Directorate for Sea Affairs held the fourth regional meeting on coastal bathing areas in Lagoa, S. Miguel Island, with the aim of assessing this year's bathing season and prepare the upcoming 2019 season, special emphasis will be given to the environmental education programme designated as "Blue Flag." The promotion of public health, well-being and accessibility for people with reduce... Mais >>
Informação: Regional Directorate for Sea Affairs promoted debate on coastal beach areas and bathing waters The Regional Directorate for Sea Affairs promoted this week the third regional meeting of coastal beach areas and bathing waters with two sessions that took place on the islands of Terceira and São Miguel. This technical meeting was intended to assess the 2017 bathing season. It discussed several topics that are essential to the preparation of the next year's bathing season, with special emp... 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 >>
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Horta Marina combines demanding economic activities with environmental quality The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea considered on Sunday that the Horta Marina is a good example of how it is possible to combine a demanding economic activity with a good environmental quality.
The assessment was made by Álamo Meneses during the hoisting ceremony of the 2011/2012 Blue Flag and the “Quality Coast” Flag.
According to the government official, t... Mais >>
Informação: Blue Flag hoisted for the first time at the Porto Pim beach The blue Flag was hoisted for the first time on Friday at the Porto Pim beach, the most emblematic beach of Faial and one of the most famous beaches in the Azores.
For the Regional Director for Sea Affairs, who presided over the ceremony, this award is the result of the “ongoing work” that has been carried out over the past year, which ensured that “the environmental quality of... Mais >>
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