Throughout 2023, SPEA and the Municipality of Machico have been carrying out a series of actions as part of the LIFE Natura@night project, in order bring attention to the problem of light pollution and raise public awareness.
The LIFE Natura@night project’s notice-boards was inaugurated on 20 June. Through this structure, on the right side of the Machico stream, visitors and residents will have access to information about the threat and the measures taken by the municipality to deal with it.
Also during the summer season, beach visitors can explore the Madeira seabird exhibition located on Banda d’Além beach. Each bird in the exhibition has an information sheet about the species.
This exhibition was developed by representatives of the Eco-escolas of the Municipality of Machico:
- EB1/PE/C Eng. Luís Santos Costa
- EB1/PE/C Água de Pena,
- Academia Sénior da Ribeira Seca
- ECOS Machico
- Infantário Rainha Santa Isabel
- Universidade Sénior de Machico
- EB/PE do Porto da Cruz
- Biblioteca Municipal de Machico
As part of this effort to protect the population and biodiversity, the Municipality of Machico will be making changes to public lighting in specific areas of the municipality. The locations covered by this action include the Machico parish seafront, which also includes Largo do Município, as well as the Caniçal parish seafront and the Porto da Cruz seafront. In this context, a survey of the number of luminaires that will be the target of intervention is already underway, as well as analysing the technical solutions to be implemented.
