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Last November, the 2nd Macaronesia Biogeographical Seminar was held on the island of Terceira, hosted by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, with the participation of two European Union (EU) member states: Portugal and Spain. The aim (...)

The 11th SPEA Ornithology Congress & 2nd Macaronesian Ornithology Days took place from 22 to 26 November in Ponta Delgada, to be a time for researchers, ornithologists and students to share the latest studies and work carried out in the (...)

In 2021, an outbreak of Pueraria lobata (kudzu), a climbing plant considered by the IUCN to be one of the most worrying invasive species, was detected on the island of São Miguel. This year, a new outbreak of this species (...)

As part of action C3.2 – In-situ conservation of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, a team from São Miguel Environment and Climate Change Service (SAAC) planted six specimens of Azorean Spurge (Euphorbia stygiana) in Lagoa do Fogo in October. (...)

Training for the region's veterinarians in primary care, rehabilitation and necropsies of sea turtles, as part of the Azores Cetacean Stranding Network (RACA) and the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate (...)

In April 2023, a team from Graciosa's Environment and Climate Change Service planted 230 specimens of the endemic species Azorean Bellflower (Azorina vidalii) at two locations on the island: 50 specimens at Ponta da Restinga and 180 specimens at Baía (...)