The following partners are involved in the study of Azores:
- FCiencias.ID (Island Focal Point)
The following local stakeholders have declared their interest in participating in the local study of the Azores islands in the frame of the Soclimpact project:
DIREÇÃO REGIONAL DO AMBIENTE
UAÇ-UNIVERSITY OF AZORES, CE3C
OBSERVATÓRIO REGIONAL TURISMO DOS AÇORES
SECRETARIA REGIONAL DO MAR, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA, DIREÇÃO REGIONAL DAS PESCAS
INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA
UNIVERSITY OF AZORES, CENTER OF APPLIED ECONOMICS STUDIES OF THE ATLANTIC – UAÇ
DIREÇÃO REGIONAL DOS ASSUNTOS DO MAR
AZULINVADE – ASSOCIAÇÃO AMBIENTAL
DEPARTAMENTO DE ECONOMIA E GESTÃO DA UNIVERSIDADE DOS AÇORES
SECRETARIA REGIONAL DOS TRANSPORTES E OBRAS PÚBLICAS, DIREÇÃO REGIONAL DOS TRANSPORTES
Short description
The islands were known in the fourteenth century, and parts of them appear in the Catalan Atlas. In 1427, a captain sailing for Prince Henry the Navigator, possibly Gonçalo Velho, may have rediscovered the Azores, but this is not certain. In Thomas Ashe's 1813 work, A...
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Blue economy sectors
The expression “surrounded by nature on all sides” could well be used to typify the Region of the Azores. Numerous recreational boating, maritime (e.g. cruises, diving, whale watching, swimming with dolphins, sport fishing) and nature activities (e.g....
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Climate and risks
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