Today we celebrate World Water Day, this year with the theme: Accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.
This date alerts populations and governments to the urgent need to preserve and save this valuable natural resource. The management of water resources has an impact on several sectors, namely health, food production, energy, domestic and sanitary supply, industry and environmental sustainability. Climate change has serious impacts on water resources. Atmospheric changes such as storms, […]
Today is International Forest Day, this year with the theme “Forests and Health: Healthy Forests for Healthy People”. It is also World Arbor Day.
The aim is to highlight the importance of forests in terms of health. They purify water and air, capture carbon in the fight against climate change, produce life-saving food and medicine, improve our well-being. But forests are under threat. According to the FAO: – The total number of plant species used for medicinal purposes can […]
Visit to the Urban Solid Waste Recovery and Treatment company, Resinorte
Within the scope of Urban Solid Waste Management, the Mayor of Baião, Paulo Pereira, in conjunction with Resinorte’s Administration, visited the facilities of the Urban Solid Waste Recovery and Treatment company, located in Celorico de Basto. Also taking part in this action were the President of the Municipal Assembly, Armando Fonseca, the vice-president Filipe Fonseca, […]
Technical visit to the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Paço de Sousa
As part of the development of the pilot project for the reuse of treated wastewater for non-potable purposes, a technical visit was made to the WWTP in Paço de Sousa, in the Municipality of Penafiel, managed by SIMDOURO, which serves a population of 65,000 inhabitants in the Municipalities of Lousada, Paredes and Penafiel. The growing […]
Section of Municipalities for Climate Action of ANMP – National Association of Portuguese Municipalities
The section, which Baião is part of, met on the 15th of March, at the headquarters of the ANMP, in Coimbra, to analyze and decide on the actions to be carried out in the period between 2023 and 2025. The Section’s Action Plan, developed in line with the main challenges posed to municipalities under the […]
Baião joins the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
Dora Pinto, coordinator of the “Green Team”, the team responsible for the certification process of the municipality as a Sustainable Tourist Destination, was live at the “Manhã Informativa” of Porto Canal, on March 13, to talk about the adhesion of Baião Global Sustainable Tourism Council – GSTC. See here: https://fb.watch/jkpi9lG01f/
Baião is part of the list of Signatories of the Mission Letter for Adaptation to Climate Change
Municipality of Baião joined the Climate Change Adaptation Mission, becoming one of the 150 cities and regions selected by the European Commission to join the network by 2030. With the aim of supporting the transformation towards climate resilience, putting the adaptation strategy into practice of the EU and help identify climate risks, the commitment letter […]
Baião approves joining the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
The Municipal Assembly of Baião unanimously approved, on February 25th, the proposal presented by the mayor, Paulo Pereira, ratifying the decision taken at the Chamber meeting on February 11th, for the Municipality to join the Global Sustainable Tourism Council – (Global Sustainable Tourism Council – GSTC). Baião’s membership of the GSTC “confirms the Municipality’s commitment […]
On World Wildlife Day we celebrate the extraordinary diversity of wild animals and plants on our planet!
We celebrate the richness, beauty and intrinsic value of wildlife and its contributions to sustainable development and human well-being, including ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic. Proclaimed by the United Nations, this year the theme is “Partnerships for the Conservation of Wildlife” and the date is special as it also marks […]
A more sustainable Carnival!
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