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Eixo Atlântico, a group of municipalities from northern Portugal and Galicia, is leading a European project that invests in more sustainable tourism with innovative solutions. It was presented in Viana do Castelo.
The Santa Cruz da Graciosa Town Council has signed a letter of commitment to create the Azores' first municipal surf ecosystem reserve, aiming for the 'protection and integrated management' of the island's natural resources.
After the village of Porto Covo, it is now the turn of an entire Alentejo municipality. Regional tourism authorities want the whole Alentejo “certified as a Biosphere destination within the next two years”.
“We want to ensure that Porto Covo maintains a trajectory of sustainable tourism growth that does not jeopardise its tourism resources,” says José Santos, president of Turismo do Alentejo.
