Porto Santo is now a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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From the 1st of November, Madeira will have two more hotels will come on line, bringing the total to three. The new hotels are the Madeira Terrace Mar and Pestana Bay Hotel.
According to data released by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's internal scientific service on “Technology and Democracy,” indicates that on average the Portuguese spend 129 minutes a day on social networks and this ranks Portugal as the fifth country in the European Union (EU) with the highest social media use and thus leaving the population more exposed to phenomena such as misinformation and political unrest.
The vice-president of the Municipality of Funchal, Idalina Perestrelo, was present today at the Parish Council of São Gonçalo, to mark the 6th municipal campaign for the provision of free rabies vaccination for animals over three months old, which this year also includes cats. The campaign started last Saturday, in the parishes of São Pedro and Imaculado Coração de Maria.
Pingo Doce has recently launched an innovative facial cream called 'Blue Light Protection' that protects the skin from the effects of blue light emitted by computers, tablets and mobile phones.
The first cruise ship to dock in Funchal since the beginning of the pandemic, SeaDreamI carrying 100 passengers, is scheduled to arrive on Saturday the 24th of October.
Two examples of new innovative equipment devices which allow the safe transportation of patients with infectious diseases, including Covid-19, have arrived in Madeira.
The former director of the scientific department of the American Space Agency, James Garvin, said today that the Capelinhos volcano in the Azores is "an open book" with the potential to become an exploration "laboratory" in respect of the volcanic system on Mars.
From Thursday, those who leave the Region, even for a period of less than 72 hours, will have to take a covid-19 test on arrival at either Madeira or Porto Santo airport.
At 06.17 this morning, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), recorded an earthquake registering 2.1 on the Richter Scale off the southwest coast of Ribeira Brava. The quake had a depth of 10 km.
The Regional Government has announced that they will protect Porto Santo's sand dune line from the effects of steadily rising sea levels. The decision was announced this morning, 13th of October, by the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, as part of the LIFE DUNAS.
In an address to European partners by videoconference the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, stated that the situation within the tourist sector remains critical and stressed the need for new measures to boost this sector.
According to a study published by the Australian Scientific Agency (ASA) on the 12th of October, the coronavirus can survive for at least 28 days on surfaces such as plastic and steel at room temperature (20 degrees Fahrenheit).
Local school EB1/ PE / C in Lombo do Guiné, located in Arco da Calheta, has installed a greenhouse in its garden for the biological cultivation of vegetables and/or fruits by its students.
The new Interreg EElabs project "Energy Efficiency Laboratories," which runs from 2020 to 2022, intends to continues its campaign to reduce the amount of light pollution that affects sea birds, such as shearwaters, and bats, insects and others animals. Furthermore, studies suggest that young people are being blinded by excessive light.