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First celebrated in 1997, World Wetland Day marks the date of signature of the Convention on Wetlands, generally known as the “Ramsar Convention”. This agreement seeks international collaboration in the protection of wetlands and their sustainable use. In the Azores, (...)

Last week, we participated in a training on the correct use of our rodent traps, organized by the project LIFE VIDALIA. Within the scope of actions C6.1 “Restoration of seabird habitat on islets” and C8.2 “Control and eradication of invasive (...)

The 6 Operational Assistants assigned to the project on Pico Island and the Operational Assistants of the LIFE BEETLES project were in training yesterday, in order to learn the safe handling of the machinery used in the construction of cattle (...)

Because the implementations of the conservation works in the field of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project is not possible without a team of operational staff that makes possible our ambition to protect the natural heritage of the Azores. Today, (...)

Within the scope of action C4.1 “Best practice for terrestrial habitat conservation” of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, we have 9 operational assistants working on cutting the alien species Cryptomeria japonica in the intervention area “Turfeira da Lomba” on (...)

The local council of La Palma and the La Palma World Biosphere Reserve Foundation held a press conference in the past 12 of January introducing the plan for the prevention, detection, early alert and rapid response against alien invasive plants. (...)