The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) advises that due to maintenance and road clearing on the ParedĂŁo Forest Road between Eira do Serrado and the Viewpoint, it is necessary to close the road temporarily. This closure is expected to last until Sunday, the 7th of September. “Given the…
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The PS Parliamentary Group has confirmed that it has submitted a request to Eduardo Jesus in the Legislative Assembly requesting all documentation on the candidacy process of the Levadas to World Heritage, which was suspended last year. The socialists demand that the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Tourism and Culture…
Madeira intends to use drones to drop plant seeds in hard-to-reach areas affected by the fire that raged across the island between the 14th and 26th of August 2024, confirms a spokesperson for the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN). “To overcome the physical access restrictions to the areas,…
A Belgian tourist went missing in the parish of Curral das Freiras yesterday. However, JM confirmed with the President of the Regional Civil Protection Service, Richard Marques, that the man was successfully found uninjured at 21:12. Five operatives and two vehicles from the Câmara de Lobos Volunteer Firefighters were involved…
The Madeira Botany Group (Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Madeira) has organised endemic plant harvesting with a Mamba drone, in inaccessible escarpments of Madeira from the 7th to the 11th of this month, with the collaboration of the Operational Command of Madeira and the Institute of Forests and Nature…
Livre (Free Party) reiterates its position against the Regional Government’s intention to privatise pedestrian routes and calls on the local population to intervene in this matter and sign a petition to prevent Madeira’s walking routes from being commercialised. In a statement, Marta Sofia points out that this is “an attack…
The Secretary of Tourism, Environment and Culture, Eduardo Jesus, rejects that the Regional Government is responsible for irregular camping outside the IFCN spaces. This is the competence of the municipalities, he says. He further attested that camping is not prohibited in Madeira, it just has rules that have to be…
The seismographs of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) recently recorded two earthquakes.  The first ‘quake’ occurred at 19:34 yesterday, off the south coast of Funchal. Registering 1.7 on the Richter scale, it had a depth of 3 km. At 01:22 this morning (16th of June), a second…
Madeira Tourism has improved the way information on the status of the Institute of Forests and Conservation (IFCN), Classified Walking Routes, is presented on its official website, making it more accessible and relevant. This update allows tourists, guides, operators, and tourist entertainment companies will now have access to fast, reliable,…
The Regional Secretary for Tourism, Environment and Culture, Eduardo Jesus, was present at the traditional open-air shearing that took place in Ribeira dos Boieiros, in the Forest Perimeter of the Serras do Poiso. The visit, which was attended by the President of the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN),…
Last week, the Regional Government confirmed that they will be handing over the management of the Pedestrian Routes to private companies. They say this will reduce the carbon footprint, monitor tourist routes with greater pressure, and strengthen air quality monitoring (obviously, they have not visited Rabacal recently!). This revelation has…
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has denounced vandalism in the Vereda da Ponta de SĂŁo Lourenço, where a leisure area has been partially destroyed. The occurrence was identified by a team from the Nature Rangers Corps. Among the damage recorded is the destruction of a stone bench,…
The National Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, IP-RAM (IFCN, IP-RAM), has announced the partial reopening of two pedestrian routes in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, after the completion of technical safety assessments. IFCN Walking Route, PR 2 Vereda do Urzal is now passable from Lombo do Urzal to kilometer…
The IFCN has confirmed that the Forest Police has identified an individual who used sound equipment to play and sing in the Park Florestal das Queimadas, located in the municipality of Santana. This is an area integrated within the Natural Park of Madeira, and is a protected area with specific…
The ‘Composite Movement’ was in Paul da Serra, where they found what they call the “shameful neglect of the environment and nature of Madeira.” Accompanying the “denunciation” from a set of videos and photographs, the Movement gives an account of the destruction of centenary trees in Fanal, also pointing out…