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The Regional Government has authorized a financial contribution of 60,000 euros to support forest and silvo-pastoral management in the Poiso Mountains.
The Regional Government Council approved, through Resolution no. 180/2026, the signing of a program contract between the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, IP-RAM and the Poiso Mountains Livestock Breeders Association.
This financial support, which amounts to a maximum of €60,000.00, aims to strengthen forest protection, conservation, and management actions, as well as the maintenance of silvo-pastoral resources in the Poiso Mountains Forest Perimeter area. The measure recognizes the fundamental role of herds in reducing forest fuel, preventive fire surveillance, and ecosystem enhancement, contributing to the maintenance of leisure areas and public use.
37 workers have been permanently appointed to the forest ranger category at the Madeira Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation.
The Regional Government has granted a full exemption from the environmental impact assessment procedure for a slope stabilization and protection project on the Via Expresso 2 expressway in the municipality of Porto Moniz.
The Regional Government has appointed two technicians from the Regional Directorate for Environment and Sea to represent Madeira in the work to create the national programme for mapping and monitoring marine ecosystems.