Another “Patrulha Baião” team has been trained
The second group of the “Patrulha Baião” project, part of the Youth Volunteering for Nature and Forestry programme promoted by the Portuguese Institute for Sport and Youth (IPDJ), which will be in the field from the 14th to the 28th, underwent a training session on August 7th, where they were taught how to act in […]
Baião Patrol” programme starts tomorrow
The “Patrulha Baião” programme starts tomorrow, 30 July, mobilising young volunteers committed to preserving nature and defending the forest in the municipality of Baião. This project, which is part of the Youth Volunteering Programme for Nature and Forests, is aimed at citizens living in Portugal, aged between 14 and 30, promoting volunteering practices in favour […]
“Flame Fox” involves children in a lesson on fire prevention
On 22 July, around 200 pre-school and primary school children from the municipality’s three school groups, who are taking part in the summer activities promoted by the municipality, took part in two “Raposa Chama” project initiatives, held in Baião and Santa Marinha do Zêzere. These actions, which are part of the national “Portugal Chama” campaign, […]
New River Leisure Area in Loivos da Ribeira is a dream come true
On 19 July, the mayor of Baião, Paulo Pereira, and the president of the Loivos da Ribeira and Tresouras Parish Council, António José Fonseca, together with their executive, inaugurated the new Loivos da Ribeira River Leisure Area. This bucolic space, on the banks of the River Teixeira, has been completely refurbished, in an intervention aimed […]
Baião revalidated as a “Sustainable Tourist Destination”
On June 3, Baião, the first Portuguese municipality classified as a “Sustainable Tourism Destination”, received the announcement of the revalidation of the EarthCheck “Silver Award”, an internationally recognized certification validated by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) – an entity created with the support of the United Nations Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme, the […]
Sustainable management of water resources was debated in Baião
The vital importance of water was at the centre of the debate on “Sustainable Management of Water Resources”, as part of the 3rd Annual Environment and Sustainability Conference, organised by Baião Municipal Council, through the Environment department, which took place on 29 May at the Municipal Services of Santa Marinha do Zêzere, with interventions from […]
Three Baião applications for the Village Condominiums programme approved
Baião has had three applications approved, promoted by the Intermunicipal Community of Tâmega and Sousa (CIM-TS) for the “Village Condominiums” Programme, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), whose interventions will focus on the area surrounding the settlements. The beneficiary villages are: Lameirão (Gôve), 49 thousand euros; Almofrela (UF Campelo and Ovil), 26 thousand […]
Baião organises III Annual Environment and Sustainability Conference
On 29 May, the Municipality of Baião is organising the 3rd Annual Environment and Sustainability Conference, with the aim of promoting reflection and debate at national and international level. The theme of the meeting, “Sustainable Management of Water Resources”, will include the participation of various experts in the field. Baião, the first Portuguese municipality to […]
Baião took part in the Global Conference on Sustainable Tourism in Sweden
The Municipality of Baião, a member of the GSTC – Global Sustainable Tourism Council – and the first Portuguese municipality to be certified as a Sustainable Tourism Destination, was represented by Dora Pinto and Aida Ribeiro at the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference – GSTC2024 – which took place in Stockholm, Sweden, between 23 and 26 […]
Baião students visit landfill and waste sorting plant
As part of the Annual Activities Plan proposed by the municipality to the school groups in the municipality of Baião, 131 8th grade students took part in a visit to the Resinorte landfill and sorting plant in Celorico de Basto on 12, 16 and 19 April.This initiative is part of the aim of raising awareness […]