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: 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 >>

Informação: LIFE VIDALIA Project already increased populations of native and endemic species of the Azores with 20 thousand plants
The LIFE VIDALIA project, implemented since July 1, 2018, aims to improve the conservation status of the endemic species Azorina vidalii (Azorean Bellflower) and Lotus azoricus on the islands of Faial, Pico and S. Jorge. In just two years, it contributed to the population growth of these Azorean native and endemic species in about 20,000 plants. The results of this project, designed by the Regio... Mais >>

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: 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: Regional Directorate for the Environment at Expomar 2019
The Regional Secretariat for Energy, Environment and Tourism, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, will be at Expomar 2019 with a stand dedicated to LIFE IP AZORES NATURA and LIFE VIDALIA regional projects. The event will take place at the Marina of Horta between August 4 and 11 in the context of the Sea Week celebrations. This space is intended to disseminate the mission of thes... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Directorate for the Environment promotes colloquium on “The state of Knowledge of the Azores Wood Pigeon”
The Regional Directorate for the Environment will promote the Colloquium on “The state of knowledge of the Azores Wood Pigeon” at the House of Volcanoes on the island of Pico on July 26. This colloquium intends to present the conclusions of the study on this species, which has been conducted for this regional department since 2012 by CIBIO - Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic... Mais >>

Informação: Marta Guerreiro highlights dynamics and importance of nature conservation projects in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for Energy, Environment and Tourism highlighted the dynamics and importance of nature conservation projects in the Azores that are carried out by the Government, safeguarding of the Region's valuable environmental heritage. Marta Guerreiro spoke during the visit to the construction of the warehouse and plant nursery area for endemic species of Santa Maria Environment Service... Mais >>

Informação: Management meeting of "LIFE IP Azores Natura" confirms good project development
The Regional Director for the Environment highlighted the work under way within the "LIFE IP Azores Natura" project at a meeting that discussed the development of actions for the near future. On the occasion, he noted the "good development of the project, being in line with the commitments made and the planned schedule." Hernâni Jorge stressed the importance of "enhancing the visibility of th... Mais >>