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: Public consultation on beach areas in the Azores available until the end of January
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, through the Regional Directorate for Sea Affairs (DRAM), has released the list of Bathing Areas in the Azores for 2013 for public consultation until January 31, providing citizens with the possibility of expressing their opinion on this matter. The proposal now presented, which registers no changes compared to the final version of 2012, is the resu... Mais >>

Informação: Azores Beach Areas acknowledged for their excellence
The Blue Flag is a European environmental promotion award promoted by the European Foundation for Environmental Education, a non-governmental environmental organisation, which is represented by the Regional Government of the Azores. This award distinguishes the beach areas that with excellent bathing water, lifeguards, environmental concerns, including the promotion of environmental education acti... Mais >>

Informação: Bathing season in the Azores with 58 "identified bathing waters" this year
The 2012 bathing season will run from June 1 to September 30 as determined by an ordinance issued by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, published in the Official Journal today. Under the terms of this ordinance, 58 bathing waters across the archipelago were classified as "identified bathing waters"; 20 were identified on São Miguel and 15 on Terceira. The remaining ... Mais >>

Informação: “Gold quality” awarded to 41 beach areas in the Azores
The Regional Director for Sea Affairs stated today on the island of Faial that the various distinctions awarded to the Azorean beach areas evidence the “extraordinary” environmental quality of the archipelago. The assessment was made by Frederico Cardigos during the hoisting ceremony of the “gold quality” award at the Porto de Pim Beach. This initiative is promoted by t... Mais >>

Informação: “Accessible Beach” Awards distinguish another five beach areas in the Azores
The Project “Praia acessível – Praia para todos” (Accessible Beach – Beach for all) started in 2004 and was extended to the Azores in 2005. This is an initiative promoted by the National Institute for Rehabilitation which is being developed in inter-institutional coordination with several entities, including the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea that... Mais >>

Informação: Azores with more beach areas distinguished with the Blue Flag
Thirty-seven beach areas and marinas in the Azores were distinguished with the Blue Flag award by the International Coordination of Portuguese applications for the 2011 Blue Flag Programme. Beach areas will fly the Blue Flag on June 1, the first official day of the bathing season. In 2011, this award will also distinguish another five beach areas in the Azores, making up a total of 33. The area... Mais >>