António Mota Municipal Libraryopenedan Ecoteca space
The 5th ofJunewasWorldEnvironmentDay. Atthe António Mota Municipal Library, thiseventwasmarkedbytheopeningofan Ecoteca. The Ecoteca is a collectionofdocumentsdirectedspecifically to theareasoftheenvironment, climateandsustainabilityandwhichaims to raiseawareness in thecommunity, bothchildrenandyoungpeople as well as adults, to the role thateveryone must assume in environmentalpreservationandconservation. TheCouncilor for theEnvironment, Henrique Gaspar Ribeiro, waspresentatthissession, whichwasattendedbyaround 130 childrenfromthe OBER Kindergartens in Ancede, Campelo, Gôve and Santa Marinha do […]
Annual Sustainability Conference
Atthe MACC Baião – Monasteryof Ancede Centro Cultural, theAnnualSustainability Conference, promotedbytheCityCouncil, istakingplace. Aninitiativecoordinatedbythe “Green Team”, withinthe scope ofcertificationof Baião as a SustainableTouristDestination. Consistingoftwothematicpanels – “ClimateAction, MobilityandSustainableDevelopment” and “ProtectedAreas in theConservationofNatureandBiodiversity”, the meeting featuredinterventionsbyspecialists in issuesrelated to sustainability, gatheringcontributionsandclarifications, pointing out pathsandchallenges, within a newrealitywherenatureisthebasisoftheeconomy. “We are privileged to haveattendedthisconference”, saidthe Mayor, Paulo Pereira, praisingtheinterventionsofthelecturersandtheircontributions, whenhespokeattheendofthemorningperiod. […]
Students from the three schools in the Baião School Group visited Serra da Aboboreira
Within the scope of the Municipal Educational Project, 119 7th grade students, from the School Groups of the Municipality of Baião, visited the Serra da Aboboreira, namely the Megalithic Complex of Aboboreira – the Dolmen Meninas do Crasto and the Dolmen of Chã de Parada. As a reminder, Serra da Aboboreira was recognized as a […]
On International Biodiversity Day, let’s all be part of the solution!
The world’s ecosystems face unprecedented threats. Nature is disappearing at an unprecedented rate. Since 1990, the Earth has lost 28.7 million hectares of forests, which help absorb harmful carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere. One million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction and more than 90% of the marine fish population […]
Municipal car fleet reinforced with two more electric vehicles
The municipality acquired two more new electric vehicles, thus continuing its commitment to sustainable mobility, with a view to greater savings and care for the environment. These two vehicles will be assigned to the sectors of Urbanism and Social Action and represent an investment of approximately 45 thousand euros. The municipal car fleet currently has […]
EartCheck auditor was in Baião for a new assessment of the certification process as a Sustainable Tourist Destination
The Municipality of Baião received, between the 16th and 18th of May, an international auditor belonging to the entity EartCheck, who travels annually to the certified territories, in order to assess the evolution of performance, according to the criteria defined by this institution, which is world leader in scientific benchmarking and tourism certification. As it […]
Urban trees in Baião are being inventoried
The Councilor for the Environment, Henrique Gaspar Ribeiro, visited, on the 5th of May, the urban tree inventory work that is taking place in the municipality. Accompanied by technicians from the municipality during the visit, he said that “the ongoing survey is fundamental, which will allow us to control the number of trees, their age, […]
Green Team, the team responsible for certifying Baião as a Sustainable Tourist Destination, holds a new meeting
On the 8th of May, the third meeting of the “Green Team” was held, with the purpose of conducting the Baião: Sustainable Tourist Destination process and carrying out the necessary work to comply with the sustainability criteria of the certifying entity and the Global Tourism Council Sustainable. This meeting had as agenda: 1. Presentation of […]
Municipal Youth Assembly promoted reflection on the present and future of Baião
Challenge youth to reflect, not only globally, but, in particular, on the municipality, presenting ideas and pointing out ways that lead to better development, with the implementation of policies that meet the needs of the population, especially the younger generations , was the purpose of the Municipal Assembly of Young People, which had its 13th […]
Baião approved Municipal Operational Plan (POM) against Fires 2023
The Municipal Commission for the Integrated Management of Rural Fires of Baião (CMGIFR) unanimously approved the 2023 Municipal Operational Plan for the Defense of the Forest Against Fires, in an ordinary meeting held on April 27, with the presentation of the candidacy, promoted by the Tâmega e Sousa CIM, to the “Village Condominiums” Programme, financed […]