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New reservation platform to access the Caldeira Velha Natural Monument
Aug. 20, 2021The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change has developed an online platform, which allows quick and …
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Mitigation of Climate Change in the Azores
Aug. 9, 2021Climate change is a problem worldwide, and its consequences, as we all know, are increasingly devastating.
In the …
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Increased greenhouse gas emissions: what are the causes?
Aug. 6, 2021To fight against this problem, the LIFE IP CLIMAZ project will promote the production of renewable energy and …
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Arthropods matter
Aug. 6, 2021The human being depends highly on the natural equilibrium to be able to survive on the planet.
Sometimes …
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The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change has taken another big step towards the conservation of the endemic flora of the Azores!
Aug. 5, 2021For the first time, the Faial Botanic Garden has been cultivating the Angelica lignescens species, in its collection of …
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Invasive plants identification workshop
July 31, 2021The La Palma Biosphere Reserve developed a workshop aimed at the identification of invasive or potentially invasive plants, …
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Today we celebrate World Nature Conservation Day!
July 28, 2021Created by the General Assembly of the United Nations, this day aims to draw attention to the problems …
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Which are the greenhouse gases?
July 27, 2021Some gases naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere act like the glass walls of a greenhouse, trapping the …
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Public Session of the Management Plan for Land Areas of the Flores Nature Park
July 27, 2021The Regional Secretariat for Environment and Climate Change will promote a public session, open to the population, on …
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Public Session of the Management Plan for Land Areas of the São Jorge Nature Park
July 27, 2021The Regional Secretariat for Environment and Climate Change, through the São Jorge Environment and Climate Change Service , …
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Public Session of the Management Plan for Land Areas of the Corvo Nature Park
July 26, 2021The Regional Secretariat for Environment and Climate Change will promote a public session, open to the population, on …
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Public Session of the Management Plan for Land Areas of the Terceira Nature Park
July 26, 2021The Regional Secretariat for Environment and Climate Change will promote a public session, open to the population, regarding …
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Government of the Azores promotes a public session to present the New Preliminary Project for the Requalification of the Lagoa do Fogo Viewpoint
July 22, 2021The Regional Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, will promote, …
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Public Session of the Management Plan of Land Areas of the Santa Maria Nature Park
July 21, 2021The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change will promote a public session related to the public …
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The Government of the Azores puts the Management Plans for the Land Areas of the Natural Parks of the Islands of Santa Maria, Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Flores and Corvo into public consultation
June 30, 2021The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, placed, until August 10, …
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Regional Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change delivers a maritime vessel to the Corvo Island Environment Service to support the preservation of the environment and nature conservation
June 30, 2021Yesterday, the Regional Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change delivered a semi-rigid vessel to the Environmental Service …
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LIFE BEETLES | Endemic species plantations
June 21, 2021The first plantations of endemic species were carried out in the intervention areas of the land adjacent to …
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Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change marks the 35th anniversary of the Faial Botanic Garden
June 18, 2021The Faial Botanic Garden celebrates today 35 years of existence and was visited by the Regional Secretary for the …
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - June 17
June 17, 2021Aiming to halt desertification and drought, the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change (SRAAC), under the project …
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Alonso Miguel highlights measures to combat climate change
June 17, 2021On World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the Regional Secretary for Environment and Climate Change assured that …
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Alonso Miguel rewards environmental excellence in Azorean tourist accommodations
June 7, 2021The Regional Secretary for Environment and Climate Change awarded this Saturday, World Environment Day, the Miosotis Azores prize. …
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Parque Escola Activity: Less eyes than belly!
June 2, 2021The Faial Nature Park, through Ecoteca, has been promoting the action “Less eyes than belly!”, within the scope …
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𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙀𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙖 Activity: D’olho nas aves
May 31, 2021The Ecoteca of the Terceira Nature Park presents in its Parque Escola 2020/21 offer the activity “D’olho nas aves”. This action …
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𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝘼𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙤 - June Schedule
May 27, 2021This month, the Nature Parks invite you to participate in a diverse set of activities, where you can …
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𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙀𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙖 Activity: Getting to know LIFE VIDALIA in Santa Maria
May 27, 2021Within the scope of Parque Escola and the LIFE VIDALIA project, the Santa Maria Nature Park, through the …
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4th Edition of the 𝙁𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙙𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚
May 25, 2021The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change is present at the 4th Edition of the Feira …
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Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change marks International Day for Biological Diversity
May 21, 2021The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change has been carrying out, during the month of May, …
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Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change is present at the Environment Fair
May 21, 2021The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change will be present at the IV Edition of the …
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Regional Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change presided the opening session of the “Law and Legislation for the Environment” training session
May 18, 2021The Regional Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change presided, on Monday, the opening of the training course …
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The Environment Secretary delivers the Excellence Awards under the "Eco-freguesia, Freguesia limpa 2020" Program
May 13, 2021The Regional Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change of the Regional Government of the Azores proceeded, this …
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Historical Eruptions of the Azores - Submarine eruption of 1902, between the islands of São Jorge and Terceira
May 7, 2021This submarine eruption occurred during the night of May 7 to 8, 1902, in the southwest of Terceira …
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Workshop – The Conservation of Endemic
May 7, 2021Register and stay up to date with all the news about this workshop on: www.lifevidalia.eu/networking
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Parque Escola Activity: Flora Açoriana
May 4, 2021Driven by the Flores Nature Park Ecoteca and available in the Parque Escola 2020/21 educational offer, “Flora Açoriana” …
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Volcanoes' House in the 2021 InAVation Awards nominations
May 3, 2021The Volcanoes' House exhibition is on the list of finalists for the InAVation Awards 2021, from InAVate Magazine, in …
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Parque Escola Activity: The Coffee Legend
April 27, 2021The island of São Jorge has an extensive coastline, with steep cliffs, mainly on the north coast, which …
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LIFE BEETLES | Intervention Areas
April 27, 2021Both intervention areas here represented, TER3 and TER4, respectively, are both Eucalyptus forests. Both are considered areas of …
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LIFE VIDALIA | LIFE VIDALIA on Pico
April 23, 2021Pico is the Project island with the most intervention areas: LIFE VIDALIA preserves seven populations of Azorina vidalii …
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Azores celebrated World Earth Day planting trees on all islands
April 23, 2021The Azores celebrated World Earth Day on Thursday with a large-scale plantation of endemic species, which took place …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | Operational team from Pico island
April 23, 2021Continuing with our monthly article, which the operational teams contracted by LIFE IP Azores Natura in all the …
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Alonso Miguel defines sustainable development as the “pillar” of government action
April 21, 2021The Regional Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change, Alonso Miguel, defined today the sustainable development of the Azores …
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LIFE BEETLES | Intervention Areas
April 20, 2021PIC_5_6_7_8 – Pico
The plots of this intervention area are coincident with the adjacent areas of Lagoa do …
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Parque Escola Activity: 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨 are back!
April 16, 2021Towards the end of February, after having spent a season in the South Atlantic, the Calonectris borealis, …
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LIFE BEETLES | Intervention Areas
April 13, 2021FLO3 – Flores – Lagoa Funda
The intervention area FLO3 is located in the Natural Reserve of Caldeira …
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Parque Escola Activity: Meet LIFE VIDALIA
April 7, 2021LIFE VIDALIA (Valorization and Innovation Targeted at Azorina vidalii and Lotus azoricus in the Azorean Islands) is a …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | Invasive plant species control in Ponta do Castelo, Santa Maria
April 6, 2021Within the scope of action C8.1 “Control and eradication of invasive alien species (IAS) of flora in terrestrial …
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LIFE BEETLES | Intervention Areas
April 6, 2021This intervention area is located in the Natural Reserve of Serra de Santa Bárbara. The area is characterized …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | Reinforcement planting of 𝙀𝙪𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙜𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 subsp. 𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙚
March 31, 2021Within the frame of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, and in collaboration of the team from the …
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School Park Activity: Discovering Water
March 30, 2021Water is an essential resource for the existence of life on our planet. Despite being called “Blue Planet”, …
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LIFE BEETLES | Intervention Areas
March 30, 2021The intervention area PIC 2_3_4 is inserted on the Protected Area for Habitat or Species Management of Lagoa …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | OP 5 – The 5 biggest terrestrial Special Areas for Conservation (SACs) in the Azores
March 29, 2021The Natura 2000 Network is a coherent ecological network, whose objective is the conservation of the biological and …
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LIFE BEETLES | Environmental awareness activities
March 29, 2021Easter holidays have begun and we went on a "Easter Beetle Hunt"! This joint activity with Pico Nature …
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10th Anniversary of the São Jorge Nature Park
March 28, 2021The São Jorge Nature Park celebrates its 10th anniversary today, having been created by Regional Legislative Decree No. 10/2011 …
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LIFE VIDALIA | Our team
March 26, 2021Today we invite you to meet the LIFE VIDALIA operational team. The project focuses on the conservation of …
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LIFE BEETLES - Project Actions
March 25, 2021Within the LIFE BEETLES project, several concrete actions will take place. Here we present a small synthesis of …
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Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change marks World Water Day
March 23, 2021The Regional Secretary for the Environment and Climate Change, Alonso Miguel, visited yesterday, within the scope of World …
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LIFE BEETLES - Intervention Areas
March 23, 2021The second intervention area of Flores Island, FLO2, is located in the Natural Reserve of Caldeira Funda and …
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March 32: Flores Nature Park 10th Anniversary
March 23, 2021The Flores Nature Park, that celebrates its 10th anniversary today, was created by Regional Legislative Decree No. 8/2011 …
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Parque Aberto - April schedule
March 22, 2021April is the month to celebrate Easter, World Earth Day and National Day of Geological Heritage.
During this …
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Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change promotes intervention to control invasive species in Faial
March 19, 2021The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, through the Regional Directorate for the Environment and Climate …
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LIFE BEETLES - Field Work
March 18, 2021We continue the concrete conservation actions, putting our hands to work in the field! Our operational assistants keep …
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Park School Activity: On the way to the Sete Cidades Tunnel
March 18, 2021As part of the project to upgrade the banks of Lagoa das Sete Cidades, Park's Shop plays an …
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Government of the Azores provides deposit system for non-reusable beverage packaging
March 17, 2021The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change of the Government of the Azores informs that it …
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LIFE BEETLES | Intervention Areas - TER1 – Terceira – Lagoa do Pinheiro
March 16, 2021The TER1 area is located on the northeastern slope of Serra de Santa Bárbara Nature Reserve, in Lagoa …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | Operational team on Faial Island
March 15, 2021Today we travel to Faial Island to present our team of operational staff hired by the LIFE IP …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | 3rd LIFE IP AZORES NATURA monitoring visit
March 12, 2021Today, the third monitoring visit to the LIFE IP Azores Natura project ends on Terceira Island after, in …
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Azores receive Green Destinations distinction in the “Communities & Culture” category
March 12, 2021The Azores reached today second place in the “Communities & Culture” category of Green Destinations.
The announcement was …
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Conservation of nature and protection of biodiversity are priority aspects of the Government, defends Alonso Miguel
March 11, 2021The Regional Secretary of the Environment and Climate Change defended today that “the conservation of nature and the …
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LIFE BEETLES | Project News - Monitoring Visit
March 11, 2021This week we received the second monitoring visit of the LIFE BEETLES Project. Monitoring visits consist of an …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | News about field work of Biosfere Reserve of La Palma
March 10, 2021The inappropriate use of endemic species of the Canaries as ornamental, distancing them from their place of origin …
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LIFE BEETLES | Workshop – Nature through the Lens – Terceira Island
March 9, 2021A photography workshop took place on the 6th of March 2021, in some of the habitats of native …
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Corvo Nature Park - Ecoteca: The Azores Volcanoes
March 9, 2021The archipelago of the Azores consists of nine islands and several islets, all of volcanic origin. In these, …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | LIFE IP AZORES NATURA welcomes two new colleagues
March 8, 2021This month, the LIFE IP Azores Natura team of Regional Directorate for Maritime Affairs, is joined by the …
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LIFE VIDALIA | Project Actions – E2
March 6, 2021Action E2 is the environmental education programme of the project and is part of the Environmental Awareness chapter …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | Attempted field work on Vila Islet, Santa Maria
March 5, 2021Within the frame of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, the SPEA team travelled to Santa Maria with …
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LIFE BEETLES | Volunteering Action
March 4, 2021On the past 3rd of March, the LIFE BEETLES project celebrated World Wildlife Day with the volunteering activity …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA |
March 1, 2021Within the frame of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, the propagation of endemic flora has begun on …
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Azores Seed Bank: Another step towards a better future
Feb. 26, 2021The Azores Seed Bank, whose main objective is the conservation of endemic and native species of the Archipelago, …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | Presentation of the São Miguel operational team
Feb. 18, 2021Today we present, once again, a team of LIFE IP Azores Natura operatives, this time in São Miguel …
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Deposit system for non-reusable beverage packaging in the Azores
Feb. 4, 2021The project is based on the acquisition of 25 reverse logistics equipment, destined for the deposit of non-reusable …
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Government of the Azores marks World Wetlands Day
Feb. 2, 2021In 2021, World Wetlands Day highlights the water crisis that threatens people and our planet. The conservation of …
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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA | Operacional team in Santa Maria Island
Jan. 26, 2021Because the implementations of the conservation work in the field of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project is …
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Terceira Nature Park - Ecoteca: Let's roll up our sleeves!
Dec. 16, 2020Segundo o estudo “Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made”, efetuado em 2017 pelas universidades da …
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European Commission gives green light to project of 20 million euros for climate change in the Azores
Nov. 20, 2020 read more
European Commission approves synthesis of nature conservation project for Santa Maria
Nov. 10, 2020 read more
Webinar - Hortências e muito mais: espécies exóticas e invasoras nos Açores | 15 de outubro
Oct. 15, 2020 read more
Plano de Ação da Reserva da Biosfera das Fajãs de São Jorge publicado hoje em Jornal Oficial
Oct. 8, 2020 read more
Plano de Ação da Reserva da Biosfera da ilha Graciosa publicado em Jornal Oficial
Oct. 7, 2020 read more
Governo dos Açores homenageia Equipa de Resgate da Montanha do Pico pela “disponibilidade e empenho que sempre tem demonstrado”
Oct. 2, 2020 read more
Centro de Visitantes da Gruta das Torres passa a ser alimentado por painéis solares fotovoltaicos
Sept. 16, 2020 read more
Governo dos Açores reforça corpo de Vigilantes da Natureza e investe na conservação e fiscalização ambiental
Sept. 8, 2020 read more
Inscrições para a 11.ª Semana dos Resíduos dos Açores abertas até 13 de novembro
Sept. 3, 2020 read more
O Centro de Interpretação da Serra de Santa Bárbara está de parabéns pelo seu 6.º aniversário!
Sept. 3, 2020 read more
Reforçadas condições de segurança no trilho de acesso à Caldeira de Santo Cristo, em S. Jorge
Aug. 21, 2020 read more
Parque Natural de Santa Maria – O Centro de Interpretação Ambiental Dalberto Pombo está de parabéns pelo seu 11.º aniversário!
Aug. 21, 2020 read more
Parque Natural do Faial – O Centro de Interpretação do Vulcão dos Capelinhos está de parabéns pelo seu 12.º aniversário!
Aug. 17, 2020 read more
Parque Natural de São Miguel – O Centro de Reabilitação de Aves Selvagens de São Miguel está de parabéns pelo seu 4.º aniversário!
Aug. 17, 2020 read more
Parque Natural de São Jorge – A Casa do Parque de São Jorge está de parabéns pelo seu 8.º aniversário!
Aug. 15, 2020 read more
Sistema de depósito de embalagens não reutilizáveis de bebidas com prémio por devolução
Aug. 13, 2020 read more
