Manuel Neto, former President of the Jardim da Serra Parish Council, has expressed concern about how climate change has lead to a 60% loss of chestnut trees, and 70% of cherry trees in the area.
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On the 14th of June at the Gonçalves Zarco Basic and Secondary School, tropical biologist Ricardo Rocha, researcher in the field of Nature Conservation, researcher at the Research Centre for Biodiversity and Genetic Resources of the University of Porto, and bat specialist held a seminar on the importance of "Bats as agricultural pest controllers in Madagascar and Madeira."
Miguel Albuquerque visited the Civil Protection facilities in Madeira this morning, for the formal presentation of the 2021 POCIF (Operational Plan for Combating Forest Fires).
Professor Dora Pombo, from the Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Madeira, has been invited to join the first national network of pollinators, Collaborative Network for the Evaluation, Conservation and Valorization of Pollinators and Pollination Services (polli.NET), which will be launched tomorrow, the 5th of June as part of World Environment Day.
As of tomorrow afternoon, Thursday the 22nd of April, the weather is set to deteriorate as depression Lola begins to make her presence felt. Wind intensity will become moderate to strong, with gusts up to 80 km/h expected in mountainous, eastern, and western regions of the island.
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has announced that the Funchal Ecological Park now has a new 2.2 km walking route between Ribeira das Cales and Levada do Barreiro.
The Regional Government of Madeira, in conjunction with the Banana Sector Management Company (GESBA), yesterday transferred 'support' payments to 2,850 banana producers in Madeira totalling €750,000.
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development, Humberto Vasconcelos, announced during his visit to Jardim da Serra yesterday, that Regional Directorate technicians are on the ground assessing the damage caused by last Saturday's storm.
Ricardo Lume (PCP) presented the proposal, while the PS committed themselves to supporting the proposal and their deputy Sílvia Silva was particularly expressive on the subject. However, PS deputy Sílvia Silva snidely remarked that "it is a proposal which is so good, so good, that your party in the Assembly of the Republic voted for the bill.”
The Mayor of Porto Moniz, Emanuel Câmara, has issued a plea to the Regional Government following a meeting with the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, and other regional Mayors.
INature is a new project, created by five young people from Madeira, under the Erasmus + Youth in Action programme through the European Solidarity Corps, which aims to encourage people to enjoy and protect nature through the creation of a non-formal teaching methodology on the island of Madeira, using a holistic outdoor education programme, where children, youths and adults have a direct contact with nature and learn about the unique makeup of gardens, forests and woods.
During a visit to Ribeiro Serrao and Rochao in Camacha by members of the United Democratic Coalition (CDU) today party official Ricardo Lume spoke to farmers and witnessed at first hand the devastation caused to crops by Pigeon-Trocaz, a protected species.
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has invested approximately €106,000 in deforestation, clearing, maintenance and recovery of the walking routes under the municipality's care. According to the Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Silva Gouveia, the objective of these works, which will take place periodically throughout the year, is in direct support of the cleanliness and safety of the the majority of paths that are part of the Funchal Ecological Park walking network. In addition, firebreaks and water drainage networks will be managed and maintained to protect the park.
In a statement, the São Vicente City Council has confirmed that the Christmas Market which is due to be held on the 19th and 20th of December, from 10 am to 8 pm will take place as scheduled.