In a recent statement, PAN-Madeira, warns of the dangers that lurk in our oceans which must be tackled as "our oceans are the origin of all life on the planet - and they are in danger!"
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Now closed to the general public, the Municipality of Ribeira Brava has started work on the unstable eastern face of Calhau da Lapa.
A Regional Health Directorate (DRS) circular, 2022/935, 2 June, now states that anyone who believes that they have been infected by the Monkeypox virus in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, must phone the SRS 24 line (800 24 24 20). The number, which is the same as the Covid-19 hotline is now providing support for those who may or think they may have been infected with the new virus.
On the 4th of May, the Union of Workers in Public Functions of the South and Autonomous Regions (STPFSSRA) and Social Services of the South and Autonomous Regions and the Socio-Professional Association of the Maritime Police (ASPPM), expressed themselves in a joint communiqué, against the proposed increased warden stay at the Savage Islands from 15 to 21 days as part of a National Maritime Authority (AMN), naval cost cutting exercise.
As part of the World Environment Day celebrations, PAN-Madeira has presented some of its proposals for an effective preservation of nature and endangered species.
It's been another chaotic day in Pico do Areeiro.
In the opinion of the President of the Regional Government, Miguel Albuquerque, there is no need, for the time being, to take any additional measures regarding the increase in Covid-19 cases in the Region.
A search and rescue mission has been launched to find a lost walker. The tourist, is lost in an area very close to Achadas do Teixeira, the starting point for Pico Ruivo.
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), has issued a statement, saying that for safety reasons, the PR1 Vereda do Areeiro pedestrian path is temporarily closed, due to a landslide.
After carrying out yet another survey on Calhau da Lapa to reanalyse the eastern rock face, the Ribeira Brava City Council, yet again, have stated that the area is unstable and dangerous, and therefore closed to bathers for the foreseeable future.
The National Tourism Association, through the interpreter guide Mara Cardoso, suggests that the Regional Government should restrict the access of vehicles to the regions most popular tourism sites.
Reports this morning confirm that 21 bodies of the 22 onboard have been recovered, and that a desperate search is underway to find the missing person, whose chances of survival, say authorities, are slim.
Authorities, including the Public Security Police (PSP), friends and family are currently searching for Nélson Fernandes, who has been unreachable since early this afternoon.
Mayors, the Forestry Institute and tourism agencies are now blaming tourists who rent vehicles responsible for traffic constraints and overcrowding in the main tourist sites on the island. A problem, they admit, which is occurring on a regular basis, and something that needs to be addressed.
Today the Ribeira Brava City Council announced that all bathing at Calhau da Lapa, located in Campanário, is prohibited due to the instability of the east cliff face.