Today we celebrate World Environmental Education Day!
This day raises awareness of the need for common principles to provide society with inspiration and a way to preserve and improve our environment, for the benefit of present and future generations, thus contributing to a more sustainable future. World Environmental Education Day was established in 1975 by the United Nations to promote greater awareness […]
Three more steps towards sustainability and the integrated development of the territory
At the Chamber meeting on the 11th, three proposals were unanimously approved to further enhance the implementation of policies and good practices within the scope of sustainable development. Local authorities have increasing responsibilities in preparing their territories to become more resilient to climate change and socio-economic challenges. In this sense, adherence to the “Covenant of […]
Green Team meets to address good practices for sustainable or environmentally responsible events
On the 17th of January, a meeting was held between members of the Green Team, the team responsible for the certification process of Baião as a Sustainable Tourist Destination, and the Logistics Sector. The central objective was to define guidelines and good practices for the promotion of sustainable or environmentally responsible events, in the first […]
ANMP “Smart Cities” Section of Municipalities held meeting
The Municipalities Section “Smart Cities” of the ANMP – National Association of Portuguese Municipalities, created due to the importance that municipalities attribute to the reinvention of urban spaces, making them more creative, innovative, sustainable, inclusive, participatory and connected, met last day January 17th, with the following agenda: 1. Election of the Board of the Section […]
Baião hosted a workshop to discuss the economic value of forest fires as a support for preventive behavior
On the 12th of January, a workshop was held in the Town Hall as part of the Eco.Fire project, developed by researchers from the University of Minho (UM) in the Municipality of Baião. Eco.Fire intends to develop new methodologies for the economic assessment of the damage and impacts of forest fires in areas affected by […]
Minister of Culture inaugurated the Municipal Library António Mota
The Minister of Culture, Pedro Adão e Silva, presided over the inauguration of the António Mota Municipal Library, on January 14, at 12:00 pm, in a ceremony also marked by the recognition of the work of the writer, “one of the greatest in children’s literature that now gives its name to this space of knowledge”, […]
Porto Canal’s “Planeta Verde” program was in Baião to visit the first Portuguese municipality to be recognized as a “Sustainable Tourist Destination”. “Planeta Verde” is a program that brings to the viewer the best and most transformative work in the field of the Environment, with the aim of encouraging behavior change and showing environmental projects […]
Serra da Aboboreira Regional Protected Landscape: Thematic seminars discuss different dimensions of Aboboreira
The promotion and recognition of Serra da Aboboreira as a Regional Protected Landscape will serve as the motto for three thematic seminars, to be held in January and February 2023, promoted by the Association of Municipalities of Douro and Tâmega. The first seminar will take place in Amarante, at the IET Auditorium (Instituto Empresarial do […]
The Environment Department of Baião City Council calls for:
Separate the waste and place it in the ecopoints distributed throughout the parishes. Recycle always, everything and everywhere! #VerdeeonovoDestino #GreenisthenewDestination
Electrification of the Douro line between Marco and Régua will boost the development of Baião
The project relating to the Electrification of the Douro Line between Marco de Canaveses and Régua was recently under analysis at a working meeting held in the Baião City Council, between the President, Paulo Pereira, councillors, Municipality technicians and those responsible for Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP). The document, which has already been completed, points to […]