Informação: Regional Director for the Environment highlights importance of habitat recovery for a unique population of "Azorina vidalii"
The Regional Director for the Environment stressed that the Regional Government "has been successful" in channelling financial resources to strengthen the conservation policies for natural heritage, namely through the three LIFE projects under way in the archipelago, representing a direct investment of approximately 23 million Euros. Hernâni Jorge also highlighted “the growing investm... Mais >>

Informação: Vasco Cordeiro challenges young people to be responsible for “taking care of what is ours”
The President of the Government challenged today young Azoreans to get involved in initiatives for the preservation the Region's environmental heritage as a way of becoming aware that it is everyone's responsibility to “take care of what is ours." “The idea of taking care of what is ours concerns the need to safeguard this environmental heritage that belongs to everyone and, therefo... Mais >>

Informação: Graciosa doubles areas applying for support to the maintenance of traditional landscapes
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism stressed today that the island of Graciosa has registered a "significant growth" of the areas applying for the incentive system for the maintenance of traditional landscapes, which have practically doubled over the last two years. The areas currently benefiting from maintenance support correspond to 21.5 hectares, including 17.1 hectares... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores begins mechanical control of invasive species in Monte da Guia, Faial Island
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, has begun, under the Life Vidália project, a significant intervention of mechanical control of invasive species in the area of Entre-Montes in Monte da Guia, Faial Island. This control intervention will focus on the eradication of buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), origi... Mais >>

Informação: Azores can contribute to testing solutions to global problems such as climate change and marine litter, says Regional Director for Science and Technology
The Regional Director for Science and Technology highlighted in Brussels the importance of archipelagos such as the Azores as "living laboratories in the search for new solutions that contribute to facing global challenges related to climate change or marine litter." In this regard, Bruno Pacheco, highlighted a recent project that is being developed under the scope of the AIR Centre. It intends t... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government raises school community's awareness for the importance of protecting the oceans
The Regional Director for Fisheries stated in Santa Cruz da Graciosa that climate change “can condition the abundance of fish” in the Azores Sea, “altering sea currents and the distribution of resources.” Luís Rodrigues spoke Tuesday to about a hundred and a half students and teachers at Graciosa Basic Education and Secondary School during the lecture on "Climate Cha... Mais >>

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 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: 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 >>