Pedro Coelho, Mayor of Câmara de Lobos, listed this morning, at the Madeira Press Museum, on the occasion of the 188th anniversary of the municipality, a series of investments that are or will be on the table including the controversial Curral das Freiras cable car.
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The Municipality of Machico has been awarded the Geoconservation 2023 Award, created in 2004 by the Portuguese Group of ProGEO (International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage).
Asked if the region can cope with increased levels of tourism without jeopardising the normal functioning and distribution of water to residents, Amílcar Gonçalves, chairman of the board of directors of ARM – Águas e Resíduos da Madeira, began by saying that with regards to levels of consumption, tourism is considered a fluctuating population.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) confirmed today that a 3.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 15:33 at the Madeira Tore.
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.
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.