Geographer and botanist Raimundo Quintal will officially launch his new book Ilha da Madeira - 300 Árvores,' edited by Letras Lavadas, at 18:00 on Thursday, the 24th of November at Quinta Magnolia.
Posts published in “Agriculture”
Although the practice of beating rabbits to death, using a specially adapted stick was outlawed, the practice has continued to be a reality in Porto Santo.
On Monday the 14th of November, at 3 pm the Regional Directorate of Agriculture, through the Rurality Services Directorate, is hosting a free theoretical and practical workshop on Madeira's orchids at the Casa do Povo São Roque do Faial.
With regards to renewable energy, Susana Prada said that the region currently has the capacity to produce 40% of its energy from renewable sources.
Erica Caires, a political science student studying at the Santa Cruz Elementary and Secondary School, questioned the Santa Cruz City Council and government entities today, over the neglect of large tracts of abandoned land.
Rafael Nunes, JPP Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, asked PSD Deputy Brício Araújo, about the municipality of Santa Cruz's lack of investment in environmental policies since 2015.
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, will tomorrow at 11:30 am visit the construction works of the Lombo do Urzal Lifting Station, in Boaventura.
Nuno Maciel announced today in the Madeiran plenary the policy of the Regional Government on the 'Strategic Cereal Reserve.'
A new orchid, Bulbophyllum Xavelha de Câmara de Lobos was registered on the 16th of October with the Royal Horticultural Society, which serves as an authority for the registration of orchid hybrids.
The Municipality of Funchal, in partnership with the University of Madeira, is developing a project that aims to evaluate, improve and promote the conservation of pollinators in the Funchal Ecological Park.
The final results of Madeira's threatened endemic butterflies project were presented this morning, at a conference at the University of Madeira.
A study carried out by the Associação Portuguesa Contra a Obesidade Infantil (APCOI), in partnership with the Instituto de Saúde Ambiental - ULisboa (ISAMB), on school lunch eating habits in Portugal found that only 47.8% of the regions school classes have access to free fruit.
The Monte Tree Tragedy will go to trial this week confirmed the President of the District of Madeira, Filipe Câmara.
The Government of Madeira (PSD/CDS-PP) will proceed with the forming of a contract for the maintenance of a “strategic cereal reserve” for the autonomous region.
The Regional Government, through the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), has announced to all citizens, tour operators and mountain guides that, by the end of this year, the Rabaçal route network will be completed and, at the same time, a series of alternative trails will be promoted.