A working group has been created to identify the mining potential of Portugal, to assess the needs of raw materials to supply industry, and to prepare a.
Government delays blamed for millions of drinks cartons not being recycled By TPN/Lusa, in News · 25-06-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments
Environmental organisations have stated that the government is responsible for four million drinks containers being thrown away every day without being recycled in Portugal.
The claims are being made in relation to the delay in bringing in a deposit system, however the Environment minister, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, has said that the system will be in place by the end of the year.
“The situation harms both the country and the circular economy”, said the Sciaena association, focused on promoting the improvement of the marine environment, Zero and ANP/WWF (Associação Natureza Portugal, which represents the international World Wide Fund for Nature in Portugal) in a statement.
Mar Shopping is raising awareness of environmental preservation with their latest initiative to carry out a clean up of the Ria Formosa on 29 and 30 May.
New Loulé walkway opens
The first stage of the Loulé coastal walkways has been opened by João Matos Fernandes, Minister of Environment and Climate Action.
The minister opened the new walkway, which has been designed as a means of encouraging environmental awareness in the Ria Formosa Natural Park, along a route between Quinta do Lago (Ludo) and Praia do Garrão which covers 4.85 kilometres and includes six resting spots.
The second phase of the project will see the city of Quarteira being connected to the route, increasing the walkway to 7.8 kilometres.
“Our aim is to be able to come on foot or by bicycle from the Vilamoura Marina to the outer perimeter of Faro Airport. This is our dream and we will definitely make it come true! ”, said the Mayor of Loulé, Vítor Aleixo.
The Minister of Defence will inaugurate the Space Operations Centre in the Azores in May, as part of the European programme "Space Surveillance and Tracking.