An image shared on social media networks on Friday showing a man climbing a century-old tree in Fanal, while a woman photographs the moment has created public outrage and an appeal for everyone to respect the natural heritage of the region. In the text, written in French, the author of…
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The III Seminar 'Levadas da Madeira' took place this week in the auditorium of the Madeira Archive and Library, and included the application process of classifying the levadas of Madeira as UNESCO world heritage sites.
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The Regional Government of Madeira, through the Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Susana Prada, congratulated the municipality of Santana for maintaining, for another decade, the Biosphere Reserve Award.
Mafalda Gonçalves, the Socialist Party Candidate for the Presidency of the Sant Cruz Council, believes that creating a Wicker and Craft Museum will help preserve the islands wickerwork traditions.
UNESCO project “Biosphere Reserves: Sustainable Territories, Resilient Communities,” promoted by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action and coordinated by Quartenaire Portugal, is an initiative that aims to reinforce the knowledge, visibility and valuation of the twelve UNESCO biosphere reserves, which include both the Santana and Porto Santo reserves.
In a press note the DPFL-Associação Floresta Laurissilva highlighted several unfavorable conclusions presented in the IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature report about the Regional Governments intention to pave Caminho das Ginjas.
Porto Santo is now a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.