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LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project was doing fieldwork last week on Corvo island. During this visit, a briefing session was promoted for agricultural entrepreneurs about the conservation work that is being carried out on the island. In the session, the (...)

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻-𝘂𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝘆 was created to raise awareness about the problem of marine litter, which is highly damaging to biodiversity, 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵 and ecosystems and causes significant losses to the fishing industry. For more than 30 years, this date has (...)

At the end of August, a new invasive flora species was detected on the island of Faial - the 𝘐𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘦𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘴-𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘦. Detected on Porto Pim, this species is known for existing strictly on dunes, having in the past been reported (...)

The Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, through the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, joined the initiative International Bat Night, with a night activity on each island of the Azores. This initiative aimed to raise awareness of bat (...)

On 2, 5 and 6 September, the LIFE IPA AZORES NATURA project received, on the islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria, its 5th monitoring visit aimed at evaluating the development of the project, which will enter its fifth year (...)

The Madeira Lizard (𝘛𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘥𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘪) is a species introduced in the Azores that presents invasive behaviour. Several studies named it as one of the greatest predators of eggs and broods of seabirds, thus becoming quite problematic on our islets, where (...)