The Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change (SRAAC) Susana Prada, has launched a competition for the creation of a “Levadas da Madeira” logo in support of a UNESCO World Heritage competition.
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The president of the Regional Civil Protection Service of Madeira, Captain José Dias, today defended his views that the way forward in the fight against fires in the archipelago is the provision of an aerial firefighting capability, comprising a helicopter, support teams and equipment, throughout the year. Defending his decision he said "the POCIF (Implementation of the Operational Plan for Combating Forest Fires) helicopter has been a major asset since arriving in Madeira.
Today begins a new period of applications for support from PRODERAM 2020 for the action- Crop protection systems against protected species, which aims to provide flat-rate aid for the installation of crop protection systems against protected species, namely the Wood Pigeon (Columba trocaz), in order to prevent and minimise crop destruction and loss of income for farmers, this is especially so for those farmers working on the north of the island.
The President of the Regional Government admitted today that he does not understand the protest vote proposed by the municipal deputies of the PSD of Calheta, against the intention of increasing the number of aquaculture cages in the area.
A bull grazing by the side of a road in Santo António, Funchal caused great concern over the weekend.
“The islands protected areas 'constitute one of the business cards for Madeira and Porto Santo,' as they are increasingly sought after for nature tourism activities.
Similar to last year, the Madeira Territorial Command (GNR) took part yesterday, the 12th of June, in a seabed clean-up operation in the port of Porto Moniz.
Today, the 8th of June is World Oceans Day, and to celebrate the dedicated Cabo Girão Protected Area Facebook page shared several photographs taken during a dive last month, on and around the artificial reef formed around the sunken Corvette, Afonso Cerqueira.
As part of the International Year of Sound, the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) has launched its 'LIFE4BEST Seabird Macaronesian Sound Project' where researchers will use the cries produced by seabirds to determine how many there are and where they are.
The Funchal City Council (CMF), is holding its '8th Environmental Awareness Campaign on World Ocean Day' Monday the 8th of June at 3 pm, next to the Hotel Pestana CR7 Funchal.
A new scientific documentary about Madeira's deep underwater secrets will premier this Friday (5th of June) at 10 pm, on RTP-Madeira.
Today, senior World Health Organisation (WHO) officials refused to answer any direct questions about China's delay in sharing the genetic map of the new coronavirus with them.
Last Friday, the Vigilantes da Natureza (Nature Watchers team) located on the Desertas Islands Nature Reserve, found a Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), trapped in a coil of cables at sea.
A couple of days ago, 363 bottles of 'Rum 970 Reserva 6 Anos' were removed from the bottom of the sea from Marina of Quinta do Lorde, Caniçal, where it had lain for fourteen months.