Monitoring Results of Protected Area of Cabo Girão Available

In Search of Hope – by Sam Gannon

Seconded to the parish of Tililngdon, the Reverend Dolores has been presented with a challenge.

She’s living in an antiquated house and she’s cold. Furthermore, her new Bishop, Bishop Alice does not approve of ‘showgirls in dog collars.’

Determined to prove the Bishop wrong, she sets about warming her house – who cares if it smells of horse! There is the crochet club, jumble sale, and soup run to organise. And this year, the church bells will ring, no matter what threats are made. Even more so, the newly formed choir will spread a little joy this Christmas, even though they can’t sing – yet! And with a little help from Phil, her bassist, this year could be full of magic.

However, she has a fight on her hands as the townies out in Knob Hill – she must stop calling it that, are trying to stop her from ringing her bells. When Krystal with a K decides to do some volunteer work, Dolores sets out to see just how committed she really is.

Up to her ears in granny squares and squawking choristers, Dolores is revving up for Christmas, yet a deeper darker secret is beginning to emerge!

A secret that could blow the whole parish apart and put Dolores in danger.

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The initial monitoring results of the GIRO Project – Project to Enhance the Protected Area of Cabo Girão – collected by the Insular Association of Geography (AIG) in partnership with the Forest and Nature Conservation Institute, IP-RAM and Câmara, are now available.

This project, financed by community funds, is part of a territorial management project which aims to balance economic development and environmental sustainability, based on knowledge, evaluation, protection and the promotion of local resources.

The most recent Monitoring Report (including 2019 data) provides the first figures and actions developed by the project, including the creation of a Monitoring System in a Protected Area, an analysis and monitoring tool currently comprising of seventy-six indicators. It is also the first indicator monitoring system applied to any protected area in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

The results of the report can be accessed free of charge on the AIG website at www.aigmadeira.com. Furthermore, you can follow the GIRO Project on social media at @areaprotegidadocabogirao,or email them on projetogiro@aigmadeira.pt .