Hiking and garbage collection – Youth Week
On August 11, a walk was carried out on the banks of the Ovil River, as part of the Youth Week. In addition to observing nature, the participants also collected rubbish they found along the way. This activity was promoted by Associação Ecosimbioses – Environmental and Cultural Association of Vale de Ovil. In partnership with […]
ECO-EVENTS
The environmental services of the Municipality of Baião and Resinorte joined forces to transform the Anho Assado and Arroz do Forno Festival and the Festança Festival into Eco-events. Participants were made aware that all packaging produced during the events should be separated and sent for recycling. For this purpose, several ecopoints were placed in the […]
One minute a day, let’s turn off the tap to drought!
A tap open for one minute can use up to 12 liters of water, enough to guarantee the daily basic needs of 1million Portuguese people. Saving water is imperative for everyone’s future! Regardless of whether it is water from the public network, boreholes, wells or springs, reduce consumption and make efficient use of water. Some […]
The conservation of nature is a design for everyone and for everyone!
The Municipality of Baião joins the World Day for Nature Conservation created by the UN General Assembly to encourage and raise awareness to the protection of the environment and the urgent need for its conservation. This day, celebrated in Portugal as the National Day for Nature Conservation, aims to honor the associative movement in defense […]
“Patrulha Baião” in action for the fourth consecutive year
For the fourth year in a row and within the scope of the Youth Volunteer Program for Nature and Forest, promoted by the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth (IPDJ), the “Patrulha Baião” is from the 18th of July, watching over the forests. The young volunteers attended a training action, where they received essential information […]
Technicians from the municipality participated in an International Conference on sustainability
Universidade Fernando Pessoa, in Porto, hosted the event Green Marble 2022 – International Meeting of Anthropocene and Ecocritical Studies. This initiative was attended by technicians from the municipality, who are part of the Green Team, responsible for the certification process, – Rui Mendes, Dora Pinto, Sandra Mendes and Aida Ribeiro, whose intervention focused on the […]
Baião received a new audit in the certification process as a Sustainable Tourist Destination
The Municipality of Baião, the first Portuguese municipality to be distinguished as a Sustainable Tourist Destination, was subject to a new audit, on the 23rd, 24th and 25th of June, by the EarthCheck entity, within the scope of this certification. The international auditor visited the Covered Municipal Swimming Pool, the Campelo Discovered Municipal Swimming Pool […]
Baião distinguished as “Destination Revelation of the Year” at the AHRESP Awards
The Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Similar Services of Portugal (AHRESP) annually distinguishes the Best of the Year in the sectors of Restaurant, Accommodation and Tourism Promotion in Portugal. The Municipality of Baião was recognized as the “Revelation Destination of the Year”, a category that rewards the destination that most contributed to leverage the growth […]
Session of the Municipal Assembly – Presentation of the status of the certification process of Baião as a “Sustainable Tourist Destination”
The ordinary session of the Municipal Assembly of Baião took place on the 25th of June, in the renovated Monastery of Santo André de Ancede. In the period before the agenda, Daniel Frey, consultant and auditor of Sustainable Development, presented to the municipal deputies and the public that attended the plenary, the benefits of the […]
The Municipality of Baião installed 20 “pilhões” (recycling battery containers) throughout the Municipality
These containers, which are attached to the Ecopoints, serve to deposit batteries that are no longer used and which are then selectively collected for later recovery, since 99% of the batteries on the market are recyclable. This simple gesture allows used batteries to be properly treated and prevents heavy metals from being deposited in the […]