Green Team focused on the Sustainable Development Goals
The Green Team participated in several initiatives included in the scope of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, sharing good practices and experiences, essential for the process of Baião: Sustainable Tourist Destination, namely in the 4 pillars of sustainability: environmental, social , cultural and economic. Online lecture “Management of water resources and […]
Baião City Council acquires new land with 115,000 m2 and takes new steps in the municipal forest reorganization strategy
The Municipality of Baião acquired a plot of land with 114,394 m2 in the Serra da Aboboreira, for 62,916.70 euros, intended for the consolidation of its territory management strategy, especially in mountain areas. This policy aims to implement good practices in environmental terms and increase the resilience of the territory’s forest to climate change, especially […]
Today is International Mountain Day!!
We couldn’t let this date go by without marking our mountains: Aboboreira, Marão and Castelo de Matos. Mountains are terrestrial ecosystems with a great biodiversity of fauna and flora and that have a cultural uniqueness. Its preservation is essential for many animal species that find a natural habitat in the mountains. This day, implemented through […]
Municipality of Baião implements and reinforces water and energy saving measures
The Baião City Council, aware of the geopolitical crisis that is currently being felt in Europe, as a result of the armed conflict in Ukraine, with serious consequences for the European energy system, will implement and reinforce energy saving measures in the county. At the same time, the situation of severe and prolonged drought across […]
Baião City Council and SIMDOURO meet to develop a pilot project for the reuse of treated wastewater
The Municipality of Baião met with SIMDOURO – Saneamento do Grande Porto, on the 23rd of November, for the development of a pilot project for the reuse of wastewater treated in the municipality’s WWTPs through the installation of reservoirs, in a phased manner . This stored water will then be used for purposes such as […]
400 trees planted in Serra da Aboboreira
In a partnership between the Municipality of Baião and Quercus, an environmental association that is developing the project “Create Bosques”, on 19 November, 400 trees were planted in the Aboboreira mountain range. The reforestation action with pine, beech and birch trees, offered by a company linked to the manufacture of automation machines, had 25 participants, […]
Today is the Day of the Autochthonous Forest!!
This date was chosen to highlight the importance of conserving natural forests and because it coincides with the most favorable weather conditions for planting trees in the Iberian Peninsula. Autochthonous forests are extremely important for the balance of local fauna and flora. They are also more resistant to pests, diseases and periods of drought or […]
The pedestrian circuit of Albufeira da Pala was inaugurated today, in the Union of Parishes of Ancede and Ribadouro
The ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Baião, Paulo Pereira, the President of the Municipal Assembly, Armando Fonseca and the President of the Union of Parishes of Ancede and Ribadouro, Daniel Guedes. The pedestrian circuit extends for about 900 meters, facing the National Road 211, is 2.50 m wide and was built on granite […]
Câmara de Baião held a meeting with tourist operators in the municipality
On the 10th of November, a working meeting with tourist operators in the municipality was held in the auditorium of the renovated Monastery of Ancede Cultural Center – MACC Baião, organized by the Municipality of Baião, which was represented by the President, Paulo Pereira, the Councilor with the Department of Tourism, Anabela Cardoso and José […]
Municipality of Baião delivered ecopoints and ecobags to two sports associations in the municipality
The municipality made available ecopoints to place in the sports venues of the Baião Sports Association and Ancede Sports Association. In addition, it delivered ecobags intended for different spaces, such as changing rooms and support rooms. With Baião being the first Portuguese municipality certified as a “Sustainable Tourist Destination”, these actions reinforce the Municipality’s commitment […]