Green Team participates in several initiatives in the area of sustainability of the territories
The Green Team, the team responsible for the Baião: Sustainable Tourist Destination process, was present in several initiatives within the scope of the sustainability of the territories. The main focus of these sessions was to promote a debate on local responses to global challenges, under the motto “Think Global, Act Local”. Valongo – Initiative “European […]
Baião revalidated the “Silver” certification as a Sustainable Tourist Destination
Baião, the first Portuguese municipality classified as a “Sustainable Tourist Destination”, has revalidated the “Galardão Prata” EarthCheck, an internationally recognized certification validated by the Global Council for Sustainable Tourism (GSTC). This entity, created with the support of the United Nations Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Rainforest Alliance and the World Tourism Organization, manages […]
NEWS REPORT from the newspaper “Público”
Between Douro and Marão: Traveling on the curves and counter-curves of Baião Baião is in the southeastern corner of the Vinhos Verdes region, in a transition zone where the curve is a natural element: in the mountains, in the rivers, on the roads. And in the terraced vineyards. To find the treasures of the territory, […]
Sustainable Tourist Destination – Second meeting of the “Green Team” held
On the 17th of October, a meeting of the “Green Team” was held, a team whose main purpose is to lead the Baião: Sustainable Tourist Destination process and the work necessary to fulfill the sustainability criteria of the certifying entity, whose principles are established by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. This meeting had the following […]
Baião recognized as Partner Municipality “Eco-Schools” 2022
The Municipality of Baião and the three Groups of Schools in the Municipality participated in the Green Flags Day – “Galardão Eco-Escolas 2022”, on October 12, in Valongo. This action marked the return of the initiative, after 2 years of interregnum, due to the pandemic. During the ceremony, the Municipality of Baião was recognized as […]
Workshop “Domestic Violence against the Elderly: Reality and Solutions”
October 24, between 2:00 pm and 4:30 pm, Baião Municipal Auditorium. “By talking we can eliminate violence”, is a set of ‘workshops’ promoted by the Intermunicipal Community of Tâmega e Sousa (CIM-TS), within the scope of Unidas – Intermunicipal Victim Support Network of Douro, Tâmega e Sousa. On the 24th of October, the Baião Municipal […]
Municipality of Baião is present at the AHRESP Congress
“SUSTAINABILITY: UTOPIA OR SURVIVAL?” is the motto of the Congress of the Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Similar Services of Portugal (AHRESP), which is taking place between today and tomorrow, at the Convento de São Francisco in Coimbra. An unprecedented format, with two plenary sessions, 22 parallel sessions and more than 60 guest speakers debating […]
Green Team was present at the PORTUGAL SMART CITIES SUMMIT!
Lisbon International Fair hosted the Portugal Smart Cities Summit, promoted by the AIP Foundation, from 11 to 13 October 2022. This initiative was attended by two technicians from the Green Team, the team responsible for the certification process of Baião as a Sustainable Tourist Destination, Dora Pinto and Manuel Pereira, who participated in the two […]
Baião and the enriching experience in Cilento
The Mayor of Baião, Paulo Pereira, makes an “extremely positive” assessment of the visit carried out, within the scope of the Intermunicipal Community of Tâmega e Sousa (CIM-TS) to the Cilento Bio-Region, in southern Italy, which took place from the 19th to the 23rd of September. The trip came at the invitation of the International […]
World Habitat Day
Today, October 3rd, we celebrate World Habitat Day! This day was instituted through Resolution 40/202, adopted at the United Nations General Assembly on December 17, 1985, to reflect on the state of our habitats and on everyone’s basic right to adequate housing. In 2022, under the theme “Mind the Gap. Leave No One and No […]