Madeira. So Sustainable' is the name of the new campaign promoted by the Madeira Promotion Association (APM), in order to praise the work done by the archipelago in recent decades with regard to the protection of its nature.
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According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), two earthquakes were recorded within two hours of each other.
The regional executive, Miguel Albuquerque has authorised the payment of extraordinary support to cherry and sour cherry producers (companies and farmers).
At 05:18 this morning, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) recorded a 2.4 magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of Porto Santo.
The new Canhas reservoir will benefit 358 farmers, irrigating an area of about 36 hectares. Susana Prada, Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, made it known during her visit to the site that the new reservoir represents an investment of 3 million euros, co-financed by PRODERAM,…
A five-member team from the Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology, and Innovation (ARDITI) is participating in REPMUS 23, (Troy) a NATO event hosted by the Portuguese Navy.
The effects of marine heatwaves are more intense between 50 and 250 metres than in the most superficial waters, concluded researchers from the University of Algarve, warning that this poses a greater risk to biodiversity.
A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 11:57 this morning off the northeast coast of Porto Santo
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has declared that humanity does not need "more warnings" about climate change, as "the dystopian future has already arrived," and called for "urgent action" to address it.
The team from the Corpo de Vigilantes da Natureza currently on duty at the Desertas Island Natural Reserve detected and identified, this morning, two men fishing within the protected zone of the nature reserve, stated the Regional Secretary for the Environment in a press release.
The European Commission has admitted the economic impact of extreme weather events, such as heat waves and floods, in southern European countries such as Portugal, particularly for tourism, and calls for measures to combat climate change.
The Ecologist Party (Green Party/ENP) considers it "scandalous that the Madeira Coastal Planning Programme (POCDAM), whose public discussion ended in March of this year, has been deliberately 'filed in the drawer' to allow the advancement of this project."
he Agroecological and Silvopastoral Association of the Autonomous Region of Madeira has criticised the Secretary for the Environment for poor management of Madeira's mountains.
Tomorrow, the 11th of September, the Pisa da Uva will take place in the parish of Arco de São Jorge in collaboration with the Museum of Wine and Vine and the Institute of Embroidery Wine and Handicrafts of Madeira at the Museum of Wine and Vine (Museu do Vinho e da Vinha).
A localised rockfall on the escarpment between the Tabua and the Lugar de Baixo, in Ponta de Sol, just after 12 o'clock, scared bathers who were on the beach esplanade and close to the site of the occurrence.