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Azores aim to achieve gold as a Sustainable Tourist Destination

by Sustainable AzoresNews, Notícias September 13, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

The Azores want to raise sustainability standards and achieve, in 2024, the certification of gold as a sustainable tourist destination, said the Regional Secretary for Transport, Tourism and Energy, Mário Mota Borges. In 2019, the Azores were the first region in the country certified as a sustainable tourist destination, a distinction awarded with the “silver” …

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Azores distinguished in international environmental quality award for sustainable tourism

by Sustainable AzoresNews, Notícias July 5, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

The Azores were elected in 2021 as a Platinum “Coast of Quality” Destination, an international award that distinguishes coastal environmental quality for sustainable tourism. In the criteria defined by the Green Destinations, the Azores achieved a level of compliance of 97.8% of the sustainability indicators: Destination Management; Nature and Landscape; Environment and Climate; Culture and …

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Azores awards environmental excellence in tourist accommodation

by Sustainable AzoresNews, Notícias June 30, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

The Regional Secretary for Environment and Climate Change took advantage of the World Environment Day to present the Miosotis Azores awards. This is an award to recognize environmental excellence in tourist accomodation. Alonso Miguel highlighted the importance of this award and the effort made to ensure good practices from the point of view of environmental …

Azores approve new walking routes

by Sustainable AzoresNews, Notícias June 21, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

Nine new walking routes were approved in the Azores regional network. The regional network of walking routes now counts 95 official walking routes, an increase of 75km, reaching a total length of 830 km. Among the walking routes is the “Grande Rota” on Terceira island, with about 34 km, which brings to 7 the total …

Azores hosts GLEX Summit 2021

by Sustainable AzoresNews, Notícias June 9, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

In July, São Miguel will host the GLEX 2021 – Global Exploration Summit, an event that brings together the greatest explorers in the world, which is committed to a worldwide effort to inspire everyone to protect the planet, animal species and natural resources. Organized by Expanding World and the Explorers Club of New York, the …

Azores can achieve the Gold certification in three years as a sustainable tourist destination

by Sustainable AzoresNews, Notícias May 21, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

The Regional Director of Tourism, Rosa Costa, announced that the Azores are already working on the second-year validation of the silver certification of sustainable tourism destination by EarthCheck, believing that the Region can “achieve Gold Certification within three years”. In December 2019 the Azores achieved the sustainable tourist destination certification by Earth Check, according to …

Government of the Azores celebrates World Earth Day with awareness raising in all their schools.

by Sustainable AzoresNews May 20, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

Azores celebrated World Earth Day with an environmental awareness campaign, in an ‘online’ format, covering all schools in the Azores, from the Primary education to Secondary Education. This was an initiative of the Regional Secretariat for Transport, Tourism and Energy, through the Management Structure of the Sustainable Tourist Destination, Azores DMO, in partnership with the …

Government of the Azores celebrates World Earth Day with awareness raising in all their schools.

by Sustainable AzoresNews, Notícias May 18, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

Azores celebrated World Earth Day with the planting of trees on all their islands

by Sustainable AzoresNews, Notícias May 18, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

On Thursday, April 22, the Azores celebrated World Earth Day with a large-scale plantation of endemic species, which took place on all the islands, at the same time. This was an initiative of the Regional Secretariat for Transport, Tourism and Energy, through the Management Structure of the Sustainable Tourist Destination, Azores DMO, in partnership with …

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Azores distinguished by Green Destinations in the “Communities & Culture” category

by Sustainable AzoresNews, Notícias March 18, 2021October 28, 2022No Comments

The Azores reached the second place with the “Good Practice Story” in the “Communities & Culture” category of Green Destinations. The announcement was made through the online event of the ‘Green Destinations Story Awards’, a ceremony that presents the most inspiring stories of sustainable and resilient tourism practices of 2020. The region achieved this award …