The ROTATES project, developed by the University of Madeira through ISOPlexis – Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology, in partnership with the Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development, aims to promote the region’s traditional agricultural crops, with a particular focus on yams. The initiative seeks to strengthen the preservation of agricultural biodiversity …
Funchal City Council has begun installing new ashtrays at bus stops across the city, as part of a measure aimed at reducing the littering of cigarette butts in public spaces and mitigating the environmental impacts associated with this type of waste. The initiative aims to raise awareness amongst smokers about the correct disposal of …
The Sousa Group is to invest more than 18 million euros in decarbonising its entire fleet by modernising seven vessels, as part of the ‘Eco-Shipping’ programme, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP). The initiative involves adopting solutions such as the use of biofuels, the digitalisation and automation of vessels, as well as …
The reuse of materials provided by the Regional Tourism Directorate (DRT), part of the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Environment and Culture (SRTAC), formed the basis of an artistic project carried out on Rua Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Câmara de Lobos, as part of the “Solstício – Arte Participativa” Festival. The initiative breathed new …
Madeira Tourism was honoured with the “Smart & Green Tourism” award at the 5th Smart & Green Tourism Conference, an initiative promoted by Ambitur and Ambiente Magazine, which took place at FIL – Parque das Nações in Lisbon, as part of BTL – Lisbon Travel Market.
The award recognises organisations that, throughout their history, have …
A joint initiative by the Regional Directorate for Tourism, the Regional Directorate for the Environment and the University of Madeira marked National Sustainability Day and World Tourism Day.
On 24 September, Praia Formosa beach in Funchal was the scene of a symbolic and transformative action that brought together around 28 participants in a beach clean-up …
