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In 2021, an outbreak of Pueraria lobata (kudzu), a climbing plant considered by the IUCN to be one of the most worrying invasive species, was detected on the island of São Miguel. This year, a new outbreak of this species (...)

As part of action C3.2 – In-situ conservation of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, a team from São Miguel Environment and Climate Change Service (SAAC) planted six specimens of Azorean Spurge (Euphorbia stygiana) in Lagoa do Fogo in October. (...)

Training for the region's veterinarians in primary care, rehabilitation and necropsies of sea turtles, as part of the Azores Cetacean Stranding Network (RACA) and the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate (...)

In April 2023, a team from Graciosa's Environment and Climate Change Service planted 230 specimens of the endemic species Azorean Bellflower (Azorina vidalii) at two locations on the island: 50 specimens at Ponta da Restinga and 180 specimens at Baía (...)

On 20 September, the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project, coordinated by the Regional Secretariat for the Environment and Climate Change, was present at the Advisory Council of the Pico Nature Park to present the state of play of the project's (...)

At the beginning of September, a group of 24 students and 4 teachers from the University of Plymouth, in the United Kingdom, visited the island of São Miguel. During their stay, they had the opportunity to participate in some conservation (...)