Information: 87 Azorean Eco-Schools distinguished with Green Flag award
A total of 87 Eco-Schools in the Autonomous Region of the Azores have been distinguished for the meritorious work carried out to promote environmental sustainability in the school year 2011/2012. The distinguished schools can now fly the green flags throughout this year. The Green Flag is the award that distinguishes good environmental practices of the schools that have enrolled in the Eco-Sc... more >>

Information: Regional Government, EDA and MIT-Portugal "connect" Corvo island to solar energy
The houses and public buildings on the island of Corvo are being equipped with solar panels and heat pumps. This one million Euro investment is being carried out by the Government with the "know how" of Azorean electricity company EDA and Green Islands Consortium, one of the main research programmes of MIT-Portugal programme. The first phase of the installation of solar panels is almost complete... more >>

Information: Government acknowledges importance of Environmental Certification awarded to INSCO stores
The Regional Director for the Environment, João Bettencourt, attended the awarding ceremony of the Environmental Certification to the INSCO stores in Lagoa and Ribeira Grande that took place today. At the occasion, João Bettencourt conveyed the Regional Government's recognition of another certification that symbolises the commitment to integrating environmental concerns into the compan... more >>

Information: Azores Biosphere Reserves participate in international meeting
The Azores will participate, starting today, in the 10th Meeting of REDBIOS - Network of Biosphere Reserves of East Atlantic and Macaronesia that is taking place in Santana on the island of Madeira. The Azores will be represented by the Regional Director for the Environment in this meeting, which will also be attended by officials of the Biosphere Reserves located in this geographical area with t... more >>

Information: Faial Natural Park presents programme “Faial Natural Park, a partner for sustainability"
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Environment, will present tomorrow the Programme "Natural Park - Partner for Sustainable Development" at Faial Botanical Garden at 6 PM. The event will be attended by the Regional Director for the Environment. The assessment of environmental qualification needs as well as the modernisation and growth of the Azores economy, correlated with Island... more >>

Information: Government promotes Island Natural Parks
The Azorean Government, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and the Sea, promotes a range of activities and visits to National Parks of the archipelago over three months in order to promote and disseminate their environmental and landscape richness. As the Regional Director for the Environment stated in Angra do Heroísmo today, the initiative known as Island Natural Park, Op... more >>

Information: Azores Biosphere Reserves participate in the celebrations of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Day
In the context of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB), the Biosphere Reserve Day will be celebrated at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on November 3. This event features a cocktail which will feature products from biosphere reserves around the world, including products from the Azores Biosphere Reserves, such as cheese, wine, jams, and tartlets, amo... more >>

Information: Faial Natural Park receives EDEN Award in Brussels
The Faial Natural Park received the award “EDEN - European Destination of Excellence” at the solemn ceremony to celebrate the World Tourism Day, which took place in Brussels on the night of September 27. This award will allow the Azores, through the Faial Natural Park, to consolidate an image of a tourist destination of excellence, combining the development of tourism with the profou... more >>

Information: Azores apply for the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas
The São Miguel Island Natural Park, which comprises the municipalities of Nordeste and Povoação, will apply for the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas (ECST). The announcement was made at a press conference on Friday morning by the Regional Director for the Environment, João Bettencourt, who stressed that this distinction is awarded by EUROPARC, a non-... more >>

Information: Regional Government satisfied with results of the “Life Laurissilva” project
The Regional Director for the Environment, João Bettencourt, will participate in the meeting of the executive commission of the “Life Laurissilva” project to be held in the municipality of Povoação, São Miguel Island. This meeting, according to João Bettencourt, aims to analyse the actions developed under this programme by the Portuguese Society for the Study o... more >>