tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70858755990157751792024-02-19T14:59:02.905-01:00Sustainable Laurel ForestProject LIFE Sustainable Laurelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01486362012847732617noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-85758120108925418122014-10-23T16:00:00.002+00:002014-10-23T16:13:36.510+00:00The project is finished, but the work goes on...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The LIFE+ Sustainable Laurel Forest finished in July 2013, but SPEA's effort to protect the Azores birds and their habitats goes on in several locations of the archipelago.<br /><br />In July 2013 a new project started in SPA Pico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme: The LIFE+ Lands of Priolo project. This project will allow to maintain and increase the conservation efforts as well as to reach new areas and promote sustainability in all the territory. To know more about this project visit <a href="http://life-terrasdopriolo.spea.pt/en/">http://life-terrasdopriolo.spea.pt/en/</a><br /><br />The LIFE+ Sustainable Laurel Forest finished in July 2013 having accomplished the main objectives defined. Read the Laymans report on the project to know more about its results <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1U1vBe1RO4reHV4MVRSX0J4eDA/edit">here.</a>
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SPEA continues to organize activities in the SPA Pico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme, through the program Biology in the Summer. These free activities provide an opportunity for the participants to know some of the priority habitats of the Azores, as well as its flora and fauna and the actions taken by LIFE projects coordinated by SPEA and partners to conserve these areas and species, such as the Priolo.</div>
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This weekend there were two activities. On Saturday, July 27, it took place a visit to the conservation actions undertaken during the LIFE Sustainable Laurel Forest project in the activity "Meet a conservation project", with 9 participants. In an enjoyable atmosphere, everyone got to know the intervened areas in the Graminhais Plateau, an area of peatland, and Serra da Tronqueira, where you can observe the Laurel forest. We also observed some priolos in the end of this activity, presenting the participants with their presence.</div>
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Given the large amount of requests, there was a walk on Sunday to Pico da Vara, one of the most popular hiking trails on the island of São Miguel and that provides natural landscape of great beauty. Altogether there were 8 people that walked throught the trail of Graminhais - Pico da Vara - Graminhais, with a shy sunny day but with pleasant temperature. This trail crosses the plateau area of Graminhais intervened by the LIFE Sustainable Laurel Forest Project to restore peatlands found there. Nowadays it is possible to make part of this route, about 1.5 km, in a requalified trail for the protection of rare species of moss that can be observed in this area, as well as the convenience of walkers.</div>
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In August there are several proposals of activities for everyone, keep an eye out and participate in these activities, learn a little more about the Azores and its biodiversity during your vacation.</div>
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SPEA thanks all participants and invites them to participate in new activities.</div>
Andreia Amaralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692821146623580187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-23500635143486668312013-07-31T16:28:00.002+00:002013-07-31T17:15:54.280+00:00SPEA received the Nordeste's Medal of Municipal Merit <div style="text-align: justify;">
The Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) received on July 18, during the celebrations of 499 years of the municipality of Nordeste, the Medal of Municipal Merit linked to the environment. This medal is to recognize the work done by SPEA in environmental terms, especially in the preservation of Priolo, endemic bird of Nordeste and Povoação.</div>
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SPEA began regular work in Nordeste 12 years ago and throughout this period has developed two LIFE projects covering this county. These projects were dedicated to the recovery of the natural heritage of great value in this region, including the recovery and conservation of the laurel forest and Priolo.</div>
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This restoration work on the Laurel Forest, which has allowed the preservation of Priolo, has focused on the SPA Pico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme, in the municipalities of Nordeste and Povoação. The LIFE Priolo project was first undertaken by SPEA in this county and had a significant economic and environmental impact, and even won several awards such as "Best of the Best - Nature". It was followed by the LIFE Sustainable Laurel Forest Project, that ended in June 2013, dedicated to the recovery of the two priority habitats existing at European level here, the natural laurel forest and the Peatbogs, promoting the recovery of a greater number of areas in the SPA.</div>
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These projects have assumed great importance since they create anual jobs in the municipalities of Nordeste and Povoação, has reached more than 150 companies in the Azores and have an impact on the region's GDP, estimated in 2008 at about € 350,000 annual contribution. Also in terms of the recovery of natural areas that provide important services to the population (quality and quantity of water and soil protection, for example). Another strong point is the promotion and dissemination of the Azores and its natural heritage that has been a major point of attraction on the tourist level.</div>
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Looking once again to combine the conservation of natural values with the promotion of sustainable development for the municipality, SPEA together with other partners, including the CMN and the Regional Government, managed under the LIFE Sustainable Laurel Forest Project, the assignment of the European Charter for Sustainable Development for the Lands of Priolo (municipalities of Nordeste and Povoação).</div>
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The assignment of CETS resulted in the development of a joint action plan for public and private companies for the contributing for the development of sustainable tourism, but also benefitingcfrom the conservation of Priolo and its habitat. This Charter also allowed the inclusion of Nordeste in the European network of more than 100 natural areas in 13 countries.</div>
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Also under this Charter, this year it began the implementation of the Priolo Brand for tourist-oriented businesses, that has been joined by nearly two dozen entities, looking through a joint effort to increasingly make Nordeste and the Lands of Priolo in a nature destination, boosting the local economy and providing new sustainable alternatives for thje people of Nordeste.</div>
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It was held last week in São Miguel and Terceira two editions of the Workshop "Potential and Development of Ornithological Tourism. Basics notions and recommendations for its implementation". These workshops were designed to establish a knowledge base on the subject that serves to train future professionals to integrate their activity in the ornithological tourism component, being administrative technicians, tourism or biology students, hoteliers, guides or businessmen of all types.</div>
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It is important to know in what this "new" activity consists to achieve a quality offer and have competent professionals, respectful of the environment and that undertake a sustainable activity. The workshops had a theoretical component and a day of field visit, that in São Miguel consisted on visiting the Priolo's Environmental Center.</div>
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It was possible for participants to know and understand some of the important issues in the development of this type of turism, beyond the great potential that exists in the Azores.</div>
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This action is part of the project IPOT - International ornithological tourism Project in protected areas in the Mediterranean 2011-2013 Leonardo da Vinci II, Innovation Transfer Project, 2011.</div>
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The organization was a partnership between SPEA and ART - Regional Tourism Association of the Azores, and counted with the support of the Bensaude Group.</div>
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SPEA celebrated in São Miguel island the International Biodiversity Day organizing an endemic plants plantation activity with the students of Teaching Centre of the Basic School of Povoação. With the help of the students from this center we were able to plant 500 endemic plants in one of the areas interventioned by the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project.</div>
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The Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project has, throughout this school year, maintained a partnership with the Pedagogical Centre of Povoação which includes weekly volunteer work in the Projects nurseries.</div>
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Since the work usually done in the nursery are done, we went with this class of 10 students to the field in order for them to know one of the intervention areas of the LIFE Laurel Forest Project.</div>
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In the visited area they were intervened and controlled invasive species such as the Australian Cheesewood, the Ginger Lily and the Madeira Sweet Pepperbush. After applying the herbicide, plant by plant, it takes some time before planting, so that the herbicide action doesn't harm the plants.</div>
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So with enthusiasm and very tired at the end, these students planted about 500 plants, among laurel, Fayatree, Leontodon filii, Picconia and Azorean Plum Tree, some of the students even got blisters on both hands from grabing the hoe.</div>
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The LIFE Sustainable Laurel Forest Project Greenhouse, located on the road of Lomba do Loução, in Povoação, has 4 new tenants.</div>
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The Sustainable Laurel Forest Project technicians found in the middle of the Laurel Laurus azorica, existing in the greenhouse, a nest of Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea with 4 foals that have no more than two days. This is an azorian species and can be seen in virtually all habitats of the Azores, in particular, pastures, streams, forests, among others, showing preference for open habitats and nearby areas with water.</div>
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The Project Team welcomes these new members of the Grey Wagtail family and hopes that your stay in our nursery is enjoyable!</div>
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The work will continue but will always bear in mind these special occupants so as to minimize the disturbance.</div>
Andreia Amaralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692821146623580187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-33640154234663501102013-04-24T12:21:00.003+00:002013-04-24T12:26:17.395+00:00Tronqueira : A Treasure to unravelIn the last weekend, SPEA Azores has organized another activity for the public of the island of São Miguel and in which 13 nature lovers participated. The activity “Tronqueira – A treasure to unravel” was thought for those who have curiosity in knowing more about the original forest of Azores – The Laurel Forest – and habitat of Priolo (the Azores Bullfinch), as well as all the work done in 10 years by SPEA and partners, in São Miguel, to preserve Priolo.<br />
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The road of Tronqueira is one of the areas of São Miguel where one can still find areas of this fossil forest as well as some interventioned areas by the LIFE project that is concluding this summer, coordinated by SPEA in Azores – Sustainable Laurel. This project has several partners such as the Regional Government, through the actual Natural Resources Secretariat and the Municipality of Povoação.<br />
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In this activity, it was possible to observe the evolution of areas recovered in the previous LIFE Priolo project (concluded in 2008) and conservation actions in areas of forest of low-mid and high altitude. About 350 hectares have been targeted in 10 years of work. In both projects 150 thousand endemic and native plants have been used in these areas, some of which were seen in this activity.<br />
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It was a morning well passed with children and adults and in which Priolo, a bird that sometimes hides from sight, has not appeared.</div>
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SPEA thanks all participants, specially those who join the montly suggestions of activities more often.</div>
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On April 17, students from the 5th grade of the Escola Básica da Povoação visited the nurseries of the LIFE+ Sustainable Laurel Forest Project, located in povoação. This visit is part of the Priolo's Environmental Center (CAP) School Program and has often been conducting various activities on the importance of the natural habitats of the Azores, with schools of the municipalities of Povoação and Nordeste.</div>
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The students had the opportunity to get to know the tasks performed in the nursery production of native plants, from the collection of fruits and seeds in the forest, the different treatments to which they are subjected to be sown. In the seed boxes it was possible to see the plants that germinated, fruit of this work.</div>
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After germination, it was explained to the students that these plants are moved to pots and containers where they stay for a certain amount of time, which varies to the plant's rate of growth, and where they get to develop under the optimum conditions of temperature and humidity provided by the greenhouse.</div>
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SPEA thanks the students and the teachers for the interest shown. This was another contribution of the CAP and of the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project, to raise awareness in the students about the natural habitats of Azores.</div>
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Birdlife International promotes a meeting today, April 17, in Brussels aimed at technicians and the responsible sector of the European Commission under the topic "How can Nature leverage other sectors?". One of the highlights of this event is the Priolo's conservation, in the Azores, as an example of the economic impact that the nature conservation projects can have on local economies.<br />
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This meeting is organized by the European division of Birdlife International, joining the technicions from the conservation projects and responsible for the development and implementation of European policies on environment, agriculture, cohesion and marine. Thus it is intended to share best practices and results showing the importance of nature conservation in Europe as a way to develop other sectors in a more sustainable way.<br />
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The Priolo's conservation, which will be presented by the project's coordinator Joaquim Theodosius from SPEA, has been a good example of the importance of these projects to foster a comprehensive and more integrated the economies of the rural areas. The importance of the project is reflected for example in terms of job creation, with about 20 direct jobs annually in the municipalities of Nordeste and Povoação, or on the over 150 companies already covered by the project in Azores, as well as its impact in the Region's GDP, estimated in 2008 at about € 350,000 of annual contribution. Also in terms of the recovery of natural areas that provide important services to the population (quality and quantity of water and soil protection, for example).<br />
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Another important aspect has been the promotion and dissemination of the Azores and its natural heritage that has been a major point of attraction on the tourist level. At this level there is the process that led to the awarding of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism to the Lands of Priolo (counties of Nordeste and Povoação), as well as the Priolo Brand (who has recorded 20 applications for membership from businesses). The European Charter for Sustainable Tourism and the Priolo Brand Priolo are excellent examples of good practice in the management of nature and public participation, allied to local development, being the subject of interest from several participants of this seminar. These participatory processes ongoing in the Azores are still quite pioneering in Portugal.<br />
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For Angelo Caserta, European Division of BirdLife International Director and knowledgeable of the Priolo's conservation project, "the work done to save the Priolo has been an example not only on preserving a European and world natural heritage but also in getting clear benefits for the local people". This is one of the five examples to be presented at the meeting today in Brussels to which for the Director of Birdlife are "examples to be repeated across Europe."</div>
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Last week, students from the municipalities of Nordeste and Povoação visited the laurel forest accompanied by their teachers and some technicians from the Priolo's Environmental Center (CAP). This visit is part of various activities that constitute the CAP School Program "Knowing Ecosystems, Secure the Future," a partnership with SPEA and the Ciência Viva Agency.<br />
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In total, 36 students were able to discover the Laurel in a different way and in direct contact with many of the plants that are part of Priolo's Habitat in whitch he depends on to survive. On April 10, the students from the 10th grade from the Basic and Secundary School of Nordeste went to the viewpoint of Pelado in the locality of Fazenda in order to identify some of the plants that exist in this coastal forest. Having observed, among many others, the Fayatree and the Azorean heather. Later the group went to the priolo's Environmental Center where they observed the Altitude Laurel Forest, consisting on other species of endemic and native plants. Here we can find species like the Azorean Juniper, Azorean holly, Azorean Plum Tree, Buckthorn among others.<br />
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On the next day, Thursday April 11, it was time for a class from the Basic and Secondary School of Povoação, one of the counties that are part of the SPA Pico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme and where we can find Laurel forest. These students performed a slightly different route, having visited one of the first areas recovered by the LIFE Sustainable Laurel Forest Project. After a short walking route, these young povoacenses watched closely the result of the recovery actions developed by the team of SPEA and after the removal of the exotic plants, like Ginger Lily and Australian Cheesewood, they can more easily identify several endemic and native plants. In this activity, students identified species like Hawkbit, Lily of the Valley Tree, Azorean Plum Tree, Azorean Juniper, Azorean heather, Common Heather, among others that can be seen in this area located at the beginning of the Serra da Tronqueira near the regional road - Nordeste to Povoação.<br />
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The Ornithological Tourism in the Azores and the socio-economic impact of conservation projects of Priolo and its habitat in the region, were yesterday, April 11, featured in the seminar organized in Castro Verde by the League for the Protection of Nature devoted to "Potential of ornithological tourism for sustainable development of rural areas in Portugal. "</div>
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The presentation was made by the coordinator of the LIFE Sustainable Laurel Forest Project, Joaquim Teodósio from SPEA, that beyond the potential of this region for tourism, addressed issues such as the result of ongoing work over the last decade, creating 20 jobs annually in the Counties of Nordeste and Povoação, over 150 regional companies already covered by the project itself and the impact on the GDP of the Azores, valued in 2008 at approximately € 350,000 of annual direct contribution.</div>
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Another aspect spoken was the process that led to the award of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism on the Lands of Priolo (counties of Nordeste and Povoação), as well as the Priolo Brand (who has registered 20 applications for membership from businesses).</div>
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The European Charter for Sustainable Tourism and the Priolo Brand are excellent examples of good practice in the management of nature and public participation, allied to local development, being the subject of interest from several participants of this seminar. These participatory processes ongoing in the Azores are still quite pioneering in Portugal.</div>
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Andreia Amaralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692821146623580187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-5393598732430478072013-04-09T17:18:00.001+00:002013-04-11T09:50:43.789+00:00Peatbogs highlighted in Povoação<br />
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The School Program of the Priolo's Environmental Center and the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project continues to develop activities in the municipality of Povoação. In total, 56 students from the 8th grade of the Basic School of Povoação watched yesterday, April 8, 2013, a lecture on the peatbogs, their rarity and importance, held by one of the LIFE Sustainable Laurel Forest Project technicians involved in the recovery of this habitat in São Miguel, Rui Botelho.</div>
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The peatbogs occupy 3% of the land surface and have 10% of the world's fresh water available for humans. These figures show the importance of the peatbogs in water retention that takes on increasing importance nowadays. In Azores, this type of habitat could be found in the tallest points of all islands in the archipelago, with the exception of Santa Maria and Graciosa, but due to several factors it began to be increasingly rare. The main threats to this habitat are its conversion to grassland or Cryptomeria forest, creating access or drainage ditches, mobilization of land, by grazing animals, introduction of exotic vegetation and even trampling by visitors.</div>
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The LIFE project, developed by SPEA in São Miguel, interventioned about 75 acres of this habitat in the Planalto dos Graminhais, an area included in the SPA Pico da Vara / Ribeira do Guilherme and where it can be found areas highly altered and degraded by human activities and invasion of alien species that threaten the fragile balance of this habitat. Among the main invasive species include the Chilean Rhubarb <i>Gunnera tinctoria</i>, Tree Fern <i>Dicksonia artica</i> Madeira Sweet Pepperbush <i>Clethra arborea</i>, brambles <i>Rubus sp.</i> and the Hydrangea <i>Hydrangea macrophylla</i>.</div>
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<br />Andreia Amaralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692821146623580187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-70300214874193866342013-04-05T09:56:00.002+00:002013-04-05T09:56:54.971+00:00SPEA receives two new trainees in Azores<span style="text-align: justify;">Since March that SPEA can now count on two new trainees. Juan Pedro Ruiz and Carles Fermi Jareño will collaborate on the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project and in the Priolo's Environmental Center, through the International Programme Eurodyssée.</span><br />
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Juan Ruiz, born in Alicante, Spain, graduated in Biology from the University of Murcia in 2010 and has a master's in Biodiversity Management in Mediterranean ecosystems (2011). He has Collaborated on some conservation projects, including the project Gypaetus in Cazorla and with SEO (Sociedad Española Oritológica) in a labor camp.</div>
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He will be part of the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project to support the conservation actions on the peatlands and in the greenhouse of endemic plants.</div>
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There has been a weekly volunteer visits by the Primary and Secondary School of Povoação, in particular the classes of the Pedagogical Center of Povoação. These students, over these three months, have done an exceptional work regarding the transplanting of plants, particularly those smaller plants as the herbaceous as Patalugo, the Malfurada and Sargasso.</div>
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With this fantastic work done by these groups, more than 4000 plants have been transplanted, which is a great help to the work done in the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Projest's nursery.</div>
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In addition to these weekly activities involving between 3 and 6 students, we have also had some visits and volunteering, we have had in these 3 months around 100 people visiting the greenhouse.</div>
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By calling 760 45 55 65 anyone can contribute to the conservation work necessary to prevent the degradation of Priolo's habitat. The cost is € 0.60 + VAT per call.</div>
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Following the end of the international crowdfunding campaign, the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) is launch this week th etelephone campaign to continue to join support for the Priolo's conservation.</div>
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The campaign will take place in the coming months and has the intention of mobilizing supporters for the continued work of conservating the species and the maintenance of its forest habitat unique in the Azores.</div>
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Last Saturday, February 23, the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project and the Priolo's Environmental Center promoted a voluntary action by planting endemic plants in one of the areas of natural forest recovered by the project.</div>
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The 8 volunteers worked enthusiastically and diligently throughout the course of the activity, got to know several species of natural forest in the Azores and even met one of the areas of intervention of the project.</div>
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Last Saturday was held the PRIOLO FEST in the Gallery/Bar Arco 8 in Ponta Delgada, to publicize the International Crowdfunding campaign "Let's Preserve the Azores Bullfinch" which aims to raise funds to continue the preservation work of the Priolo and the Laurel Forest, developed by SPEA since 2003 in São Miguel.</div>
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The activities began at 5pm with exhibitions and many surprises for the many children that appeared. Parents and children were delighted with the Magic Fungis Truxis who built Priolos with balloons and held a performance of circus arts, Hassim Vaio helped to make art with boxes and paintings on the theme of the Priolo "Priolarte" and participated in games organized by the SPEA team. Some children even brought a reminder of Priolo, a shaped face painting.</div>
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Around 10pm there was a moment of poetry entitled "Priolando", written by Carla Verissimo who shared with those present her message to the mural "Let's save the Priolo: Leave a message.". Then Luna came in, with "Open Beak and Wings in the Air", a fun activity that caused dozens of people to learn to fly.</div>
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Through the night, it were presented documentaries on the Priolo and conservation work that has been developed by SPEA and partners in San Miguel. The videos shown were "Priolo" - A film about the Azorean bullfinch and "Priolo - Behind the scenes", performed by Madalena Boto, the debut of "The Priolo Atlas 2012", authored by Aidnature.org, and two short films authored by Yaiza López on the work done by the LIFE Sustainable Laurel Forest Project.</div>
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The party continued with music by Zuga 73 and DJs YUZIN, that filled the Arco 8, in a night of dancing and animation, where the last sound heard was the singing of Priolo. Throughout the afternoon/evening over two hundred people got to know better this treasure of São Miguel and the Azores and learned to priolar!</div>
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The Priolo thanks all the participants for your interest in this important conservation work and all partners for their contribution to this event.</div>
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Learn how to contribute to the Crowdfunding campaign <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/PreserveAzoresBullfinch"><b>HERE</b></a></div>
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The Crowdfunding Campaign “Let's Preserve the Azores Bullfinch” in wich the main purpose is to raise money to keep the conservation work of the Azorian Laurel Forest and therefore save the Priolo, already exceeded the value of $8.000. However the total value that SPEA is trying raise is $28.000.</div>
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This value needs to be raised until 1st of March of 2013, date in wich the campaign ends! The future of the Laurel Forest and the Priolo depends on the conservation work that SPEA has been doing since 2003, with the support of the Azorian Government.</div>
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We celebrated on February 2nd the World Wetlands Day. The Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA), under the LIFE+ Sustainable Laurel Forest Project, associated to these commemorations organizing a guided visit to Planalto dos Graminhais to make this important natural area and wetland of the São Miguel Island Natural Park known, as well as the work done to its recovery.</div>
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The meeting point was at the parking lot of Ribeira dos Caldeirões, Achada do Nordeste, following the trip to Planalto dos Graminhais. Two families participated in this activity that were delighted with the chance to spent the morning outdoors.</div>
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During the visit to this important natural area, the participants got to know the intervention area of the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project, walking on the trail that covers this area and saw the recovery of the peatbogs.</div>
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Andreia Amaralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692821146623580187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-13928739554199054442013-02-13T15:38:00.001-01:002013-02-13T15:38:33.642-01:00Pauleta's interview in RTP Azores<br />
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Pedro Pauleta, former-player of the National Team, visited the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project yesterday.</div>
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During this visit the Portuguese International gave an interview to the local news station, RTP Azores, alerting for the importance of the work carried through by SPEA to save the Priolo and the Azores natural forest, the Laurel Forest.</div>
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See the interview <a href="http://videos.sapo.pt/DdArhGtA1Ev7pZaOPp64">HERE</a></div>
Andreia Amaralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692821146623580187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-29364061197513924502013-01-28T15:29:00.002-01:002013-01-28T15:29:39.219-01:00 Pauleta visited the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project and supports Crowdfunding campaign<br />
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This morning the former-advanced from the national soccer team, and ambassador of the Tourism of the Azores, visited the project that aims to protect the Priolo, one of the most threatened birds in Europe. With this visit Pedro Pauleta formally supports the international campaign of crowdfunding that is taking place and pointing out the enormous urgency in keeping one of the biggest efforts of conservation of biodiversity in the country. </div>
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The visit started in the Priolo's Enveronmental Center (CAP), in the Forest and recreation Park of Cancela do Cinzeiro in the Pedreira, Nordeste, where Pauleta had the chance of fraternizing with over 50 students from the school of São Vicente Ferreira, municipality of Ponta Delgada, whom were participating on several activities with the help of SPEA's technicians in the CAP.</div>
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Due to the bad weather it was not possible to visit the project areas, however, Pauleta visited the project's greenhouse in Lomba do Loução having there the chance to get to know most of the Projects team. In addition to that, Pedro Pauleta had time to plant an endemic plant produced in the project's greenhouse, accompanied by the field team of the Life Laurel Forest and a group of students from the Basic and Secondary School of Povoação that were participating in a volunteer action in the Project's greenhouse.</div>
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We want to thank the presence of Pedro Pauleta and the interest and support demonstrated during this visit. Soon we hope to carry out activities with the Pauleta's Foundation.</div>
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Help save the Priolo! Visit the page of the campaign and contribute.</div>
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Crowdfunding Campaign <b><a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/PreserveAzoresBullfinch/x/1021550">HERE</a></b> </div>
Andreia Amaralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692821146623580187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-42404276725040744252013-01-22T11:21:00.002-01:002013-01-22T11:24:22.711-01:00The 16ª Executive meeting of the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest visits Mata dos Bispos<br />
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The 16ª Executive meeting of the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest took place on the January 17th of 2013.</div>
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During the morning the project partners had the chance to visit one of the areas that started to be interventioned recently, Mata dos Bispos. This is an area of average altitude where can still be found some spots of the Natural Forest, the Laurel Forest, being however invaded by exotic species.<br />
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After lunch the Meeting took place, where it were discussed the works that needed to be done until June, that is when the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project come to an end.</div>
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Andreia Amaralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692821146623580187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-13097476802866396852012-12-17T10:13:00.002-01:002012-12-18T12:02:29.833-01:00Happy holidays and a Happy Year of 2013<br />
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SPEA Azores and the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project, in this festive hollydays, wish all the collaborators, partners and to everyone that somehow participated in our activities throughout the year of 2012, a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous Year of 2013.</div>
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It is displayed in the Restaurant Cantinho do churrasco, next to the Pontoon in Povoação, since the 12th of November, the exposition “One Forest, One Future” in the scope of Life Sustainable Laurel Forest Project.</div>
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We want to thank the owners of the restaurant Cantinho do Churrasco for the chance to spread the Laurel Forest, the Priolo and its importance.</div>
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To everyone that hasn't yet had the chance to visit this exposition, this will continue in exposition in the comming days, in accordance with the schedule of this establishment.</div>
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Come visit the village of Povoação and learn a little bit more about the Priolo and its habitat, the Laurel Forest.</div>
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Andreia Amaralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692821146623580187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7085875599015775179.post-75408136704284567522012-12-04T16:16:00.002-01:002012-12-04T16:16:37.125-01:00Vandalism in the protected area of Graminhais<br />
The intervention area of the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest in Planalto dos Graminhais was, once again, vandalised. vandalizada.<br />
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This protected area possesses a unique natural habitat in Azores, the peatbogs. Although the Life Sustainable Laurel Forest pProject team did a fence to try to prevent this type of situations, once again our team found indication of the entrance of motorcycles in this area.<br />
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This forced entrance in a protected area, such as Planalto dos Graminhais, not only caused damages on the fence, as well as in the peatbogs.<br />
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