The Ecological public purchases (EPP) try to promote efficiency in the use of resources and the minimization of environmental impacts, stimulating the supply of goods and services in the market, as well as the execution of public works and projects with a reduced environmental impact throughout its life cycle, in line with the region’s environmental policies.

So, yesterday, online, there was a training in Ecological Public Procurement – The State as the engine of a Sustainable and Circular Economy, given by the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) and in partnership with Dr. Paula Trindade from the National Energy and Energy Laboratory. Geology (LNEG), which aimed to integrate the National Strategy for Ecological Public Procurement, the European Union’s tools and CPE criteria in the procedures of contracting in the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project.

This training is part of action C2.1 “Internal Capacity Building” of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, which allows the entire project team to be provided with the necessary training for the project management.