Informação: Success of Corvo Ecomuseum depends on partnerships between different actors, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture said the "success" of Corvo Ecomuseum project is "largely dependent on" the ability of the Government and its technicians to establish a "partnership work" with different agents. Avelino Meneses spoke Wednesday on Corvo during the signing of the consignment agreement for contract work for the restoration and adaptation of a building to a Museum of ... Mais >>

Informação: 11th Regional Meeting on Environmental Education and Eco-Schools runs between October 16 - 18
Under the Regional Plan for Environmental Education and Awareness Raising (PRESAA), the Government of the Azores promotes the 11th Regional Meeting on Environmental Education and Eco-Schools (XI EREA-EE) on October 16-18. The initiative will be held in Horta and Ponta Delgada under the theme "Partners in action: contexts and environmental education practices in Azorean society." It is organised b... Mais >>

Informação: Luís Costa highlights importance of environmental education because "we are just protecting what we know"
The Regional Director for Fisheries stressed today on Faial the importance of environmental education activities, considering that they "allow citizens in general to identify themselves with the natural world that surrounds them." "We are just protecting what we know", said Luís Costa, who spoke at the hoisting ceremony of the Blue Flag on Porto Pim beach in the city of Horta. Apart from th... Mais >>

Informação: "Crianças ao Centro" project brings 850 children to Furnas Monitoring and Research Centre
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, through the São Miguel Natural Park, has implemented a pilot project with the support of the Regional Directorate for Education and a passenger transport company. Under this project, a total of 850 students visited the Furnas Monitoring and Research Centre. The "Crianças ao Centro" project aims to distinguish the Elementary, Basic Educati... Mais >>

Informação: "Azores Biodiversity Kit" available online for free
Teachers and coordinators of non-formal education groups, such as environmental awareness raising centres, libraries environmental clubs, scouts groups and tutors will now have free access to the materials of the "Azores Biodiversity Kit" that were made available online. The kit was created by the Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, as a contribut... Mais >>

Informação: New contents available on SIARAM site
The Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, provides, starting today, new contents and themes under the SIARAM project - "Feeling and Interpreting the Azores Environment." In fulfilment of Article 82 of Regional Legislative Decree no.15/2012/A of April 2 establishing the legal framework for nature conservation and biodiversity, the lists containi... Mais >>

Informação: Furnas Woodcarving 2012 fosters environmental recovery
The Government, through the Regional Secretariat of the Environment and the Sea (SRAM), and STIHL promote a training course for the workers of several organisations in the area of environmental recovery on São Miguel (SRAM, Azorina, SPEA, among others) from August 27 to September 2. This initiative also comprises an artistic chainsaw woodcarving demonstration by the internationally renowned F... Mais >>

Informação: Government promotes scientific and environmental education in the Azores
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, will promote several scientific and environmental education activities for the local population and tourists visiting the Azores. Based on the Island Natural Parks, in partnership with the Azores Geopark, these activities are part of the "Summer Science" programme. This initiative is annually promoted... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Meeting on Environmental Education and Eco-Schools to take place on September 5 - 7
The Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea and the Regional Secretariat for Education and Training, promotes a regional meeting on Environmental Education and Eco-Schools on September 5-7. With the aim of reducing the ecological footprint and saving public funds, the event will be held via videoconference, linking São Miguel, Tercei... Mais >>

Informação: Comic book tells the history of Azorean forest
"Uma Floresta com História" (A Forest with History) is the title of a comic book, presented today at the newly created Forest Dissemination Centre of the Fontinhas Forest Centre on the island of Terceira. This is an initiative of the Regional Government that was born from an idea of Terceira Forest Service in partnership with Santa Clara School; the texts were written by Ana Bretão, te... Mais >>