
City Hall of Santa Catarina reiterates commitment to solve the problem of sand extraction in Ribeira da Barca
Assomada, Sep 15 (Inforpress) – The City Hall of Santa Catarina is mobilizing resources with several partners so that it can implement two alternative projects

City Hall of Praia will launch works for ecological park in Ribeira do Palmarejo Grande and green park in Taiti
Praia, Sep 14 (Inforpress) – The City Hall of Praia will launch, in these days, the Ponta D’Água project with an environmental aspect focused on

Porto Novo: APN without operational conditions to produce drinking water and supply without recovery forecast – City Hall
Porto Novo, Sep 13 (Inforpress) – The Água do Porto Novo company (APN) still has no “operational conditions” to produce drinking water, a situation affecting

Mosteiros: Two hundred families benefited from water home connection
São Filipe, Sept 12 (Inforpress) – Two hundred low-income families in the municipality of Mosteiros are benefiting from home water connection in the framework of

Government promises to collaborate with municipalities to fight the garbage accumulated in the country
Praia, Sept 8 (Inforpress) – The Minister of Agriculture and Environment said Wednesday that the Government will intervene in collaboration with municipalities to combat the

North Santiago: Farmers celebrate rain and says that agricultural soil are ‘completely wet’
Assomada, Sept 1 (Inforpress) – Farmers in the agricultural areas of the municipalities in the North Santiago were concerned about the lack of rain, but

Sal Island: Rain causing floods streets and houses in the countryside
Espargos, Aug 31 (Inforpress) – The rain in Sal, floods streets and houses in the countryside, particularly in the neighborhood of Alto São João and

Porto Novo: Portuguese NGO challenges farmers to “put into practice” agroecological techniques
Porto Novo, Aug 26 (Inforpress) – The Association for the Defense of the Heritage of Mértola (Portugal), which has been promoting projects related to agriculture

Porto Novo: ADPM develops new experience to help farmers face water difficulties
Porto Novo, Aug 24 (Inforpress) – The Association for the Defense of the Heritage of Mértola, Portugal, continues to test experiments in water mobilization in

Forum: Leaders advocate the implementation and integration of human rights in sectoral planning, policies and programmes
Praia, Aug 23 (Inforpress) – CNDHC and CEADI representatives said today that “compliance with the SDGs can only be achieved by implementing and integrating human

Santo Antão: Gilberto Silva suggests the coming from experts to the island to know the young farmers project of Casa de Meio
Porto Novo, Aug 23 (Inforpress) – The Minister of Agriculture and Environment considered, Monday, in Santo Antão, “a model” for Cabo Verde the young farmers

Fogo: “Bicho de água” is not a problem for agriculture, but worrying for homes, INIDA technician
São Filipe, Aug 22 (Inforpress) – The presence in large numbers of “Bicho d’água – orthomorpha coarctata” in the town of Campanas de Baixo is

Fogo: Population of Campanas de Baixo concerned about the presence of “bicho de agua” asks authorities for intervention of the
São Filipe, Aug 18 (Inforpress) – The population of Campanas de Baixo, far north of the municipality of São Filipe, Island of Fogo, is concerned

Vegetation monitoring plan of the Fogo Natural Park validated next week
São Filipe, Aug 3 (Inforpress) – The vegetation monitoring plan of the Fogo Natural Park (PNF) will be validated next week during a workshop promoted

Porto Novo/Ribeira dos Bodes: Residents demand interventions on the access road
Porto Novo, Aug 1 (Inforpress) – The situation of the access road to Ribeira dos Bodes, in the countryside of the municipality of Porto Novo,

PM reaffirms Government decision to move forward with water and sanitation project for Santo Antão
Porto Novo, Jul 29 (Inforpress) – The Prime Minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva, today reiterated the Government’s decision to move forward, later this year, with

São Filipe: Fire fighting training arises from the need to have a greater number of volunteers and better trained – Councilman
São Filipe, Jul 25 Inforpress) – The Fire fighting training of São Filipe thaat started today arose from the need to have firefighters in greater

Fogo: Agricultural year with different scenarios and farmers hoping for a good agricultural year
São Filipe, Jul 25 (Inforpress) – The 2022 agricultural year presents different scenarios on the island level and in some localities farmers are holding the

Local fishing vessels prohibited to going out to the sea due to the weather
Mindelo, Jul 19 (Inforpress) – Local fishing vessels, boats and artisanal fishing boat are prohibited by the maritime authority to going out to the sea

São Nicolau: Minister of Agriculture and Environment says Praia Branca hydroagricultural project will boost the sector
Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Jul 18 (Inforpress) – The Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Gilberto Silva, said on Sunday, in the municipality of Tarrafal, that

Maio: Maio Biodiversidade Foundation registers for the first time the hawksbill sea turtle
Porto Inglês, Jul 13 (Inforpress) – The patrol coordinator of the Maio Biodiversidade Foundation has for the first time registered a species of turtle named

Agricultural Year 2022: Ministry warns of possibility of “significant outbreaks” of locusts in Santiago, Maio and Boa Vista
Praia, Jul 12 (Inforpress) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment believes that this year there may be “significant outbreaks” of locusts on the islands

Porto Novo: MAA supports farmers in the creation of a network for agricultural warehouses to conquer the market – Responsible
Porto Novo, Jul 11 (Inforpress) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAA) is supporting farmers’ associations in the municipality of Porto Novo, Santo Antão,

Santo Antão/Santa Isabel: The first rainfall leaves coffee producers hopeful
Porto Novo, 11 Jul (Inforpress) – The first rainfall in Santa Isabel and neighboring areas in Santo Antão leave coffee producers “hopeful in a good

Cabo Verde defends a Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights – Prime Ministerv
Lisbon, Jul 1 (Inforpress) – The Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva said at the meeting “TThe Ocean Race and Declaration of Ocean Rights” in

São Vicente: Laginha beach partially closed for maintenance work on the sand
Mindelo, Jun 28 (Inforpress) – Enapor, Cabo Verde Ports, today begins maintenance work on the Laginha beach sand, in Mindelo, with a four-day forecast, previewing

Government points to Cidade Velha as witness to the “historical grandeur” of the Cabo Verdean Nation
Praia, Jun 27 (Inforpress) – The Minister of Culture said Sunday that the Cidade Velha has become a small urban centre and is witness to

Porto Novo / Drought: Portuguese NGO raising awareness among population from the Planalto Norte to fight drought
Porto Novo, Jun 27 (Inforpress) – The Association for the Defense of the Heritage of Mértola, Portugal, has bet on raising awareness among the

Fogo: Vitó Project Association and universities of Barcelona and Cabo Verde hold camp in the Rombo Islets
São Filipe, Jun 23 (Inforpress) – The Vitó Project Association in partnership with the universities of Barcelona (Spain) and Cabo Verde hold from 1st to

Unpredictable occurrence of dust in the ocean may reduce humidity by compromising rainy season – INMG
Espargos, Jun 22 (Inforpress) – The Weather and Geophysics services in Sal warned on Tuesday that the “unpredictable” situation of dust in the ocean could

Brava: Civil Protection Sector is working on the plan for rainy season
Nova Sintra, Jun 21 (Inforpress) – The head of the municipal Civil Protection and Firefighters of Island of Brava sector, António Lopes, announced on Monday

Portugal: Cabo Verde, Maldives, Seychelles and Singapore share better actions to sustainably manage ocean assets
Lisbon, Jun 20 (Inforpress) – Cabo Verde, Maldives, Seychelles and Singapore, called Small Island Developing States (SIDS), will gather in Lisbon on 28th June to

ADAD calls for joining efforts to combat desertification and drought in Cabo Verde
Praia, Jun 17 (Inforpress) – The Association for Environmental Protection and Development (ADAD) defended the need for joining efforts and greater political will to help

Fogo: NAK-Karitativ-funded agricultural project begins as soon as water mobilization is completed – Promoter
São Filipe, Jun 14 (Inforpress) – The project for young people on the island of Fogo, in the fields of agriculture and livestock, funded by

Minister warns of urgency to speed up investigation on the corn armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pest
Praia, Jun 14 (Inforpress) – The Minister of Agriculture and Environment considered it essential to accelerate the steps in research and development to end the

Santo Antão: Fundamental Foundation warns of increased forest fires on this island in recent years
Porto Novo, Jun 13 (Inforpress) – The Fundamental Foundation, based in Santo Antão, warned this Sunday, to “the increase in forest fires in recent years”

Fogo: Ponta Verde fire consumed more than a hundred hectares of land and destruction of 374 fruit trees – Report
São Filipe, Jun 10 (Inforpress) – The fire occurred on May 17 in Ponta Verde consumed an area of 105 hectares of forest and agricultural

ADAD calls for Government’s greater agility and greater collaboration in the conservation of the oceans
Praia, Jun 9 (Inforpress) – The president of the Association for The Defense of Environment and Development (ADAD), Januário Nascimento, asked the Government on Wednesday,

This year’s World Oceans Day highlights the theme “Revitalization: collective action for the ocean”
Lisbon, Jun 8 (Inforpress) – The World Oceans Day 2022 commemoration proposes to reflect on the theme “Revitalization: collective action for the ocean”, in the

Santa Catarina: City Hall promotes raising awareness week about care to be taken with solid waste
Assomada, Jun 8 (Inforpress) – The City Hall of Santa Catarina, in the countryside of Santiago, promotes from Monday to Saturday, 11th, the 3rd Environment

Porto Novo: Women in Solidarity for the Environment take their action to the beaches at the beginning of the bathing season
Porto Novo, Jun 7 (Inforpress) – The “Women in Solidarity for the Environment” Association, based in the city of Porto Novo, in Santo Antão, is

Boa Vista: About 80 garbage bags collected on the islet of Sal Rei in clean-up campaign
Sal Rei, Jun 6 (Inforpress) – The Boa Vista Turtle Project collected on Sunday about 80 garbage bags on the islet of Sal Rei (Djéu)

Inforpress distinguished by the coverage of environmental promotion activities in Cabo Verde
Praia, Jun 6 (Inforpress) – The Cabo Verdean News Agency (Inforpress) was distinguished this Sunday by the Association for the Defense of Environment and Development

São Vicente: Alto Bomba ‘Other Neighbourhoods’ Initiative among the 20 architecture award finalists in Switzerland
Mindelo, 03 Jun (Inforpress) – The “Other Neighborhoods” initiative, developed in the Alto Bomba district of São Vicente, is among the 20 finalists of the

Sal Island: Construction work of the Toy Pedro pedestrian street started Monday
Espargos, May 25 (Inforpress) – The works of Toy Pedro pedestrian street, on the Sal Island, which will completely change the image and aesthetics of

Porto Novo: City Hall praise “fantastic work” done by the “Women in Solidarity for the Environment”
Porto Novo, May 23 (Inforpress) – The City Hall today praised the “fantastic work” the “Women in Solidarity for the Environment” Association has been carrying

Fogo: Ponta Verde fire controlled and can be completely extinguished by noon – Councilman
São Filipe, May 18 (Inforpress) – The large-scale fire that spread through Ponta Verde on Tuesday morning, the 17th, is under control and the forecast

Symposium on sustainable food systems, debate on nutrition, consumption and access to food
Porto Novo, May 17 (Inforpress) – The symposium on sustainable food systems in Santo Antão, which kicks off this Monday in the city of Porto

Fogo: Santa Catarina is the example of good partnership and the implementation of the Requalify, Rehabilitate and Accessibility Program – Minister says
São Filipe, May 13 (Inforpress) – The municipality of Santa Catarina do Fogo is the example of the good partnership between local and central authorities

Minister reiterates Government’s “political commitment” to UN Blue Strategy
Praia, May 13 (Inforpress) – The Minister of the Sea reiterated on Thursday, in Praia, the Government’s “political commitment” to the United Nations Blue Strategy