Informação: Regional and National Governments to analyse national and international goals in waste management and water resources
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment will meet with Minister of the Environment in Lisbon next Thursday. They will analyse issues related to the fulfilment of national and international goals, particularly in the areas of waste management, water resources and water quality. In addition to the exchange of greetings and the provision of a general explanation of the actions deve... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government launches tender for sealing of landfill on Faial Island
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, has authorised the launch of the tender for the sealing of Faial landfill, amounting to 773 thousand Euros. Included in the Regional Public Works Charter, this contract work has a completion period of 210 days and falls within the political choices of the Regional Government in wast... Mais >>

Informação: Ongoing works in streams, amounting to 4.5 million Euros, are intended to protect people and property, says Luís Neto Viveiros
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stated today that the significant strengthening of public investment in the current legislative period in interventions, maintenance and cleaning of water lines throughout the archipelago contributes to the safety of people and property, stressing that the ongoing works represent a global investment of 4.5 million Euros. Speaking at the c... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government promotes another edition of Natural Park Guide Course
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Environment will promote more editions of the Natural Park Guide Courses on the islands of Faial and Pico with the aim of enhance the knowledge on protected areas and acknowledge the services provided by the professionals that guide groups of tourists throughout these areas. The course will certify professionals to accompany and guide groups of people... Mais >>

Informação: Luís Neto Viveiros highlights Government’s action in mitigating climate change
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Environment stated today that this "is the time for action" in taking political decisions towards the mitigation and prevention of climate change based on scientific knowledge. In this regard, the government official highlighted the work commissioned by the Government that is being developed by a consortium of companies that also includes experts from the... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government promotes public meeting on climate change
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and the Environment promotes the meeting on the topic "Goals, Priorities and Vulnerabilities of the Azores to Climate Change" in Ponta Delgada next Tuesday, January 19. This initiative, carried out through the Regional Directorate for the Environment, is the first of several meetings that will be carried out in order to hear and involve public and private a... Mais >>

Informação: Waste management is "one of the most important structural reforms" of the Azores, says Neto Viveiros
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment stressed today the reformist nature of the policy that has been implemented by the Regional Government, now enhanced in its preventive component. "Speaking of waste management in the Region is to speak of a silent revolution that led to one of the most important structural reforms ever operated in the Azores," said Luís Neto Viveiros... Mais >>

Informação: Azores take part in Horizon 2020 project amounting to 4.3 million Euros
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Fund for Science and Technology, takes part in a European consortium under the project "UrBAN-WASTE: Urban strategies for Waste Management in Tourist Cities," amounting to 4.3 million Euros, which has now been approved for funding by the European Commission. This project, which will run for 36 months, intends to help policy makers in more tha... Mais >>

Informação: Labelling of Christmas Trees safeguards forests while maintaining tradition in the Azores
  The Government of the Azores promotes, once again, the labelling of natural Christmas trees for sale, assuring consumers that they are from authorised cuts in areas where there are trees in excess. This measure allows forest owners who request cutting permits for this purpose to have access to the labels without any additional costs, while proceeding with a tree cutting operation that ... Mais >>

Informação: Azoreans contribute to the recovery of more kilos of packaging than the national average, says Regional Director for the Environment
The Regional Director for the Environment stated that the average of packaging recovery per capita in the Azores is already higher than the national average. Speaking at an awareness-raising action to mark the beginning of the 6th Azores Waste Week, Hernâni Jorge stressed that "more than 40 kilos of packaging are being recovered in the Region, while the national average has yet to reach 30 ... Mais >>