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.
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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).
Controversial or not, the measures implemented by the Region in response to the pandemic will continue, says the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos.
According to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), without changes in the world economy and a reduction in gas emissions, climate change will cost 4.6 billion euros per year until 2070, increasing further thereafter.
Between 2020 and 2021, the Funchal City Council is set to invest some half a million euros as part of its sustainability strategy for municipal markets, including the installation of photovoltiac panels which turn light into electricity.
Madeira will insist that the European Union determines a “uniform criteria” applicable to all member states concerning the control of Covid-19 for those travelling throughout the EU.
A study presented and published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has concluded that less than 10% of the worlds population has developed antibodies against Covid-19, and that “most of humanity is still susceptible to the disease.”
According to a Japanese news agency, a Japanese company, Kyodo, has developed an ultraviolet radiation lamp that inactivates the new coronavirus using wavelengths that are known to be harmless to humans.
Portuguese and Spanish paleontologists are currently excavating a (late Cretaceous) 68 million-year-old deposit of dinosaur eggs near the Pyrenees in Spain where they hope to find the first dinosaur embryos in the country.
On the 1st of September a pioneering new project started in Portugal which aims to tackle marine litter on Porto Santo, with the projects initial task taking place on the 19th of September, under the “Porto Santo Sem Lixo Marinho” project.
A statement issued by PSD deputy Paulo Neves said that it is essential that the Portuguese National Strategy for Economic Recovery, which will be presented, in its final version on Wednesday the 16th of September, meets the criteria presented by the Regional Government and is not just a Continental Plan.” As such, it should be defended at all costs during its public presentation at the national parliament.
Sara Cerdas MEP, spokesperson and negotiator for the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, has called for a resolution on the coordination of health assessments and travel restrictions in the Schengen area.
The President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, has announced that a new support measure for businesses will be implemented.