The Regional Government of Madeira made it clear that “the creation of the future D. Carlos Marine Nature Reserve will only move forward if the continuity of regional fishing is fully guaranteed.” The position was reaffirmed by the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture, which classifies it as an…
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The Forest Police Corps (CPF), under the supervision of the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN, IP-RAM), inspected 5,538 walkers using the classified walking routes in the Autonomous Region of Madeira since the beginning of April, within the scope of the operation to control the payment of the Travel…
Tomorrow at 11:30, the Madeira Whale Museum will receive the Mayor of Machico, Hugo Marques, and the councillor for the Environment, Alberto Olim. The mayors will learn about Greenpeace’s research and development project, funded by the Dutch Post Code Lottery, as part of a broader funding package to stop the…
The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment, and Culture presented a diploma to the plenary session, creating the Regional System for Integrated Management of Rural Fires and setting out measures for contracting fuel management. The diploma follows a model that aligns with the current system on the continent while taking into…
The Portuguese Labour Party (PTP) considers that “the recent visit of the 23 deputies from the Assembly of the Republic to the Autonomous Region of Madeira was nothing more than a political cosmetic operation promoted by the Regional Government, which used PSD officials as tour guides.” “Everything was carefully set…
A Madeira Water and Waste (ARM) has created a free wooden package reception area at three of its facilities, reinforcing the company’s commitment to sustainable waste management and promotion of the circular economy in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. Deliveries can be made to the following locations: ETZL/ET – East…
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira said during the monthly debate of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, which was dedicated to the theme of tourism, that he has been assessing areas of flow management and planning in the most sought-after locations, and his plans are based on technical…
The Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds – SPEA BirdLife, has confirmed that it is satisfied with the decision of the Regional Government of Madeira to withdraw from the public tender for the construction of the Caminho das Ginjas, in PaĂşl da Serra. The SPEA statement is as follows:…
Rafael Nunes, deputy of Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) in the Madeiran parliament, strongly criticised the Government, accusing it of creating an “administrative blockade” that limits Madeirans’ access to the region’s trails and levadas by imposing an online registration and booking system. In his speech, before the agenda was presented, the…
The creation of the D. Carlos Marine Nature Reserve, which will be the largest marine protected area in Portugal as it covers the Madeira-Tore and Gorringe Bank seamounts, entered public consultation today. The future D. Carlos Marine Nature Reserve has an area of 173,000 square kilometres and “will lead Portugal…
“No owner needs any registration, reservation, or use of a digital platform to access their own land. Access is free, as it has always been, and has never been in question. Any statement to the contrary corresponds to a constructed fantasy, without any legal or factual support.” The statement was…
A group of hikers and mountain lovers gathered this morning at the beginning of PR2, in FajĂŁ dos Cardos, Curral das Freiras, for a protest action against the measures the Regional Government intends to implement from January 2026 regarding access to trails, levadas, and footpaths in the Region. The initiative…
The PS demands clarifications from the Regional Office of Tourism, Environment, and Culture on the process of contracting a company, without a public tender, for the cleaning of pedestrian routes in the Region. The Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party (PS) demanded, this Wednesday, clarifications from the Regional Secretary for…
Eduardo Jesus highlighted at the Laurissilva forum that there is “a lot of planning” in territorial management and in specific actions to combat threats to the so-called lung of Madeira, stressing the importance of joint work that the Region has prepared to respond to these risks. He underlined the role…
While celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Laurissilva as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Eduardo Jesus, the Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment, and Culture, announced that from the 1st of January, it will be mandatory to book a time slot to visit Madeira’s tourist routes, including the Laurissilva forest and…