ADELIAÇOR – Associação para o Desenvolvimento Local de Ilhas dos Açores

ADELIAÇOR manages local development strategies in the Azores, including maritime and fisheries programmes under Portugal's PO Mar 2020 framework. Its full name is Associação para o Desenvolvimento Local de Ilhas dos Açores, and it's based on Rua do Pasteleiro in Horta, Faial. The Universidade dos Açores has been a founding member since 1996. Through the association, funding and coordination reach projects across the archipelago. One of them is the Reserva da Biosfera das Fajãs de São Jorge, which marked its 10th anniversary and hosted the IV Festival das Reservas da Biosfera de Portugal from 12 to 26 March. The festival had more than 30 activities involving schools, municipalities and regional bodies. The aim, in line with UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme, is to reconcile biodiversity conservation with sustainable use of the land. ADELIAÇOR also tracks and reports on regional trends. In one period it documented, fishing catches in Portugal fell 13% while wine exports rose 14.5%. It has organised webinars on subjects such as industrial tourism and financial reporting in the digital era. In 2021 it marked 30 years of the LEADER rural development approach. Its activity covers several Azorean islands, including Corvo, where it supported the “O Abraço da Cultura” initiative. The work links local governance with environmental care and economic development, bringing fisheries, tourism, agriculture and conservation under one coordinating structure. Contact is by email at adeliacor@sapo.pt, and the association is registered with NIF 512040184.