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 […]
Baião shows positive evolution in waste collection and recycling
According to data provided by Resinorte, since the beginning of the year and until the end of August, compared to the same period last year, our Municipality registers positive indicators in terms of waste collection and recycling. The amount of undifferentiated waste had a reduction of 7% and there was an increase in the percentage […]
National Water Day
Today Portugal celebrates National Water Day! It is an opportunity for a global reflection on the importance of water and the sustainable management of our water resources, pressured by climate change. The Municipality of Baião is part of the “Sistema de Águas da Região do Noroeste”, of which the public company “Águas do Norte” is […]
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Today, September 29th, is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste A date decreed in 2020 by the UN, to alert to the impact of this problem and the urgency in terms of sustainability, which is reflected in its inclusion in the purposes of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 12.3), with the […]