The Agriculture Minister Luís Capoulas Santos announced today Tuesday (14th November) the creation of a public company for forest management, with funding in the State Budget for 2018 (OE2018).
In the discussion in the specialty of the OE2018 proposal, the minister recalled the recent approvals of the forest management entities and the incentives for forest management and announced that “it intends to go further”, reason why the Government “decided and will have expression in the Budget, a public company for the management of the forest “.
“We want the state to advance as an example and to have a more proactive attitude and that can demonstrate to civil society how it is possible to manage with the new instruments,” he said.
Capoulas Santos also mentioned the support for animal feed and added that on November 15 will begin the supply of 100 tons of sugar, through associations of beekeepers, to feed the bees during the winter.
The Minister also stated that EUR 5 million will be reserved for the restructuring of the vineyard for EUR 25 million for the restoration of the vineyards of the 41 municipalities affected by the fires.
- One third of this year’s fires were caused by uncontrolled extensive burning and burning cut and piled debris
- PSP Azores seizes 30 Kgs of Hashish and detains two persons for drug trafficking
- GNR seized 270 kilos of bivalves in Olhão and Quarteira
- GNR recovers stolen sacred art piece 21 years ago
- Portuguese military force ambushed in Central African Republic
- Hurricane Lorenzo reaches the Azores
- Eighty one arrests in investigation targeting Spanish cocaine trafficking group
- Tancos Military Weapons theft case: Former Director of the Military Judicial Police Luis Vieira will ask to make a pre-trial statement
- Azores prepares for arrival of Hurricane Lorenzo
- GOVERNO PRORROGA PERÍODO CRÍTICO DE INCÊNDIOS
- Government Extends Critical Fire Period unitil 10th October 2019
- Azores Regional Government prepares the necessary measures to face Hurricane Lorenzo
- Four GNR military defendants accused of Tancos in disciplinary proceedings opened by IGAI
- PSP detain two persons for using counterfeit 100 Euro bank notes
- Four arrested for international drug trafficking at Lisbon airport
