Wildfires destroy more than 6,100 hectares of land in Spain’s Malaga during 2022
TWO major fires this summer, together with dozens of smaller fires have destroyed more than 6,100 hectares of land this year, 2022. According to the
Spain’s Caminito del Rey reopens today after three day closure due to damaging landslides
MALAGA’S star hiking trail, Caminito del Rey, will reopen today, Friday 16, after three day closure due to damaging landslides. As work to repair the
Spain’s Caminito del Rey remains closed due to recent landslides caused by heavy rain—with dozen climbing specialists and technicians called in aid with repair works
MALAGA’S famous gorge walkway remains closed following recent landslides caused by heavy rain, and it’s still unclear when the tourist attraction will reopen. Heavy rains
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake rumbles Spain’s Sevilla
SPAIN’s National Geographic Institute (IGN) has registered an earthquake with a magnitude 3.5 yesterday morning, December 13, with its epicentre in the Sevilla town of
Jubilation for Ronda residents in Spain’s Andalucia as plans for enormous solar panels thwarted on environmental grounds
GREEN campaigners are celebrating after a series of giant solar panel projects were put on ice. So far three out of five proposed schemes in
New green bus lane opens for Malaga Tech Park commuters to help ease Spain’s rush hour gridlock
A NEW €2 million bus lane was opened today for commuters travelling from Malaga and the metropolitan area to the Malaga TechPark in a bid
Downward trend of water levels in Spain’s Malaga reservoirs finally reversed after nine months of water crisis
THE reservoir levels in Malaga are starting to rise for the first time after nine months of water crisis. The arrival of the first significant
Spain’s Puerto Banus becomes first Andalucian port to install innovative marine biodiversity regeneration system
PUERTO Banus, Marbella, in a collaboration with Ocean Ecostructures, has installed an innovative system which allows the regeneration of marine biodiversity. The most fashionable and
Spain strikes deal with Portugal and France in Alicante for green hydrogen pipeline
THE leaders of Spain, Portugal, and France have agreed on a €2.5 billion plan for a green hydrogen pipeline that should become operational by 2030.
Environmental activists spray children’s nativity scene with paint at Spain’s El Corte Ingles department store
ENVIRONMENTAL activists from the Futuro Vegetal (Vegetable Future) group on Thursday sprayed black and red paint on part of the children’s nativity scene outside El
Spain’s Valencia beaten by Marseille in battle for 2022 European Capital of Innovation award
VALENCIA has failed to become the 2022 European Capital of Innovation after it was beaten by Marseille. The announcement was made during an awards ceremony
The faithful frog is dying out in Spain and blame is put at the door of human activity
That faithful pondlife inhabitant, the frog, is going extinct in Spain due to the ravages of climate warning and a pandemic of deadly amphibian-killing viruses.
Second phase of Spain’s Sierra Bermeja Forest Restoration Plan to start in January 2023
THE second phase of the Sierra Bermeja Forest Restoration Plan, prepared by a multidisciplinary team, will begin in January with a €2.4 million budget. The
New signs unveiled in Spain’s Alhaurin de la Torre in bid to protect ducklings crossing road
Alhaurin de la Torre in Malaga has installed roadside signs to try and protect the ducklings in the area. The City Council, through the Department
DROUGHT CRISIS: Viñuela reservoir in Spain’s Malaga equals all-time low
THE Viñuela reservoir in Axarquia is at 9.2% of its capacity, a figure it has only reached once before, in 2008. The lack of rainfall
Spain’s Mallorca plans €1 million fine for graffiti artists vandalising heritage areas
VANDALS daubing graffiti on protected elements of the Serra de Tramuntana could be fined up to €1 million under plans for a new law. The
Puzzling mass arrival of ‘penguin birds’ to Spanish coasts
THE mysterious mass arrival of penguin-like birds to Spanish coasts is surprising experts. According to wildlife experts, several specimens of ‘Alca torda’ or ‘penguin birds’
Mysterious and thunderous acoustic wave shakes Spain’s Gran Canaria
A METEOR has exploded over Gran Canaria setting off panic across the island. It is believed that the sonic boom which shook Gran Canaria has
Controversial plans blocked for development on unspoilt part of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A controversial seafront development near Benissa is in doubt after the local council suspended its building licence and ordered a new environmental study. The news
Invasive exotic species being cleared out in vital conservation work on Costa Blanca micro reserve in Spain
A team is working at Torrevieja’s Cabo Cervera micro reserve to clear out invasive exotic flora that is threatening native vegetation. The clear up is
Long-distance coach travel in Spain to be free of charge from 2023
SPAIN has just increased its free travel scheme to include long-distance coaches. As confirmed by the Minister of Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda, Raquel
First snowfall of the season in Spain’s La Covatilla ski resort
THE ski resort of La Covatilla, located in the Sierra de Béjar, within the municipality of La Hoya, in the province of Salamanca, has recorded
25 Marbled Ducks—the most threatened duck in the whole of Europe—released in the Guadalhorce River
ENVIRONMENTAL officials from the Junta have released 25 rare marbled ducks into the wild at the Desembocadura del Guadalhorce Natural Park, in Malaga. The small
When and how to see the Leonids meteor shower in Spain’s Malaga
THE Leonids is one of the two most spectacular star showers of the year, along with the Perseids, which takes place in August. The Leonid
‘Vanished’ Costa Blanca sandy beach to be restored in multi-million euro project in Spain
A €14.4 million contract has been awarded by the national government to restore Les Deveses beach in Denia. The area has suffered from the some
More rain and solutions needed as reservoirs sink to 21.4% of their capacity in Spain’s Andalucia
THE reservoirs in Andalucia have lost 13 cubic hectometres of water in the last week and now hold 2,398 out of a total of 11,167.