Now closed to the general public, the Municipality of Ribeira Brava has started work on the unstable eastern face of Calhau da Lapa.
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"Madeira is an example of sustainability for the country," said Professor Filipe Duarte Santos, a renowned specialist in the field of Environmental Sciences and, in particular, on climate change, to the Regional Secretary for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, at the colloquium 50 Years After the Stockholm Conference, held at the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.
Referring to the Lugar de Baixo Marina, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, reaffirmed that the political decision to build the Marina was based on a technical study carried out by the best laboratories.
On the 4th of May, the Union of Workers in Public Functions of the South and Autonomous Regions (STPFSSRA) and Social Services of the South and Autonomous Regions and the Socio-Professional Association of the Maritime Police (ASPPM), expressed themselves in a joint communiqué, against the proposed increased warden stay at the Savage Islands from 15 to 21 days as part of a National Maritime Authority (AMN), naval cost cutting exercise.
As part of the World Environment Day celebrations, PAN-Madeira has presented some of its proposals for an effective preservation of nature and endangered species.
After carrying out yet another survey on Calhau da Lapa to reanalyse the eastern rock face, the Ribeira Brava City Council, yet again, have stated that the area is unstable and dangerous, and therefore closed to bathers for the foreseeable future.
After carrying out a new inspection of Calhau da Lapa to re-analyse the stability of the eastern slope and determine the state of the escarpment, the Ribeira Brava City Council has decided to close, for an indefinite period, the entire area of Calhau da Lapa, after a massive fractured and decompressed area was recently identified.
The seaweed biofuel project in Porto Santo has been deemed a failure by the President of the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM), Francisco Taboada.
The Regional Government of Madeira, European Mar and WISTA Portugal will present tomorrow (31st of May) their new campaign “ Maritime Education – Growing with the Sea on the Horizon, ” in a ceremony which will take place at 5:00 pm, at the Gare Maritime do Porto do Funchal, which will be attended by the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque.
As Friday the 10th of June is a holiday, the Porto Santo line has advised that they will be operating an additional service on Sunday the 12th of June, so that people can take advantage of the long weekend.
The Captaincy of the Port of Funchal has issued a strong wind warning which will affect the island until 18:00 tomorrow evening.
Today the Ribeira Brava City Council announced that all bathing at Calhau da Lapa, located in Campanário, is prohibited due to the instability of the east cliff face.
An earthquake registering 1.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale was recorded last Friday at 02:49 off the south east coast of the Desertas.
The Region, it is said, continues to make great strides in taking advantage of new technologies and digitisation. As such, 5G coverage will be fully installed by NOS Madeira by the end of June.
Earlier today, the President of EEM confirmed that there is a group of national businessmen interested in visiting the seaweed factory in Porto Santo, but says it is too early to discuss the matter in detail.