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New pollution ‘catastrophe’ warning for Mar Menor lagoon in Spain’s Murcia region

MURCIA’S Mar Menor lagoon is facing a new ‘environmental catastrophe’ according to a local council. Recent heavy rainfall and rising temperatures has led to increased

20 Apr, 2022 @ 18:24

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Nature

Castellon Province natural park boss investigated over 12 donkey deaths in Spain’s Valencia region

THE head of the Desert de les Palmes Natural Park, Toni Garcia, is being investigated by the Guardia Civil over the death of a dozen

20 Apr, 2022 @ 15:59

Castellon·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

Work continues to banish cars from centre of major city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CARS will soon be banished from Alicante city centre, as pedestrianisation work continues from today, April 19, in the streets around the Teatro Principal. The

19 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Restaurants and bars across Spain are now required by law to offer free tap water

FOR years campaigners have been calling for Spain to make it a legal obligation to provide free tap water on demand at bars and restaurants.

17 Apr, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Unusual prize offered as incentive for collecting rural waste in towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PEOPLE in the Vega Baja towns of Costa Blanca South are being offered an unusual incentive to encourage collection and composting of rural waste. All

17 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Woman Holds In Hands Plastic Bag With Planet Earth At Blue Background. The Concept Of Plastic Pollution.

Heed the news: More needs to be done to protect the environment

APART from the devastating and deeply upsetting events unfolding in Ukraine, two very noteworthy pieces of news were in the news last week that should

16 Apr, 2022 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Nature

Octopus by Serena Repice Lentini Unsplash

ANALYSIS: Octopus farms raise huge animal welfare concerns – and they’re unsustainable too

A proposed new large-scale octopus farm in Spain is a huge risk to the welfare of this sentient and intelligent animal.

15 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Nature

SOMETHING TO CHEW ON: Sheep and goats brought in to help protect Collserola Natural Park in Spain’s Barcelona against fire

ARE the old ways the best? Barcelona’s city council is hoping to find out by bringing in a flock of sheep and goats to keep

14 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Local mayor slammed as ‘grotesque’ following his support of Torrevieja skyscraper ‘aberration’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PUBLIC PRESSURE groups and political parties are being invited by Sueña Torrevieja to join together in a bid to ban a building project by Torrevieja’s

14 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

The Dangers Of Rising Waters In Spain Caused By Global Warming

Spain’s beaches are anticipated to shrink by an average of 15 meters (50 feet) by 2050 as sea levels rise and stronger waves and currents

14 Apr, 2022 @ 11:58

Environment·Travel News

Plans move forward to cut bird electrocutions on power lines and deaths in wind turbines across Spain

MAPPED: New research highlights extreme danger wind turbines pose to migratory birds in Spain

SCIENTISTS have tracked the migratory routes of hundreds of birds to highlight the areas in Europe and North Africa where they are at most risk

12 Apr, 2022 @ 18:39

Environment·Lead·National News·Nature

Port Adriano Photo Courtesy Eco Wave Power

MAKING A SPLASH: Spain’s first wave power project planned for Mallorca

PORT ADRIANO in Mallorca is set to have Spain’s first wave power station. The local authorities have signed an agreement with Swedish/Israeli company Eco Wave

12 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Beach nourishment: Spain’s Malaga to receive 300,000 m3 of sand in effort to restore sand loss due to recent storms

27-million-euro works to repair 39 beaches in Spain’s Malaga due to storm damage

EMERGENCY works worth €27 million will be needed to help restore the Malaga coastline. Following the easterly storm that lashed the Costa del Sol last

11 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Torrevieja may have to pay millions to skyscraper developer if it loses court case on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CONTROVERSIAL 26-storey skyscraper project planned for Torrevieja faces the threat of prosecution from the Ministry of Ecological Transition, with residents likely footing the compensation

10 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Storm-damaged beaches WILL be open for Easter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DESPITE recent storms through the region, Orihuela Costa beaches WILL be open in time for Easter, claim local authorities. These beaches prove incredibly popular with

9 Apr, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

Barcelona in Spain bans smoking on all beaches from July to boost health and environment

BARCELONA’S beaches will become ‘no-smoking’ areas from this summer. The permanent ban on lighting up follows a successful pilot on four beaches in the Catalan

8 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Health·Lead

Climate change activists smear red paint on Spain’s Congress building in Madrid

CLIMATE change protestors daubed red paint on the steps leading to Spain’s Congress building in Madrid on Wednesday. Walls were also smeared as part of

6 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Environment·Lead·Madrid

How the brown bear has been brought back from the brink of extinction to thrive in Spain’s Pyrenees

JUST three decades ago brown bears were on the brink of extinction in the Pyrenees, the population all but wiped out by hunters and loss

5 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Nature

Benidorm On Spain's Costa Blanca To Spend €2.5 Million On Led Street Lights In Levante Zone

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca spending €2.5 million on LED street lights in Levante Zone

A bumper €2.5 million contract to overhaul street lighting in the Levante Zone of Benidorm has been advertised by the city council. LED technology will

5 Apr, 2022 @ 12:55

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain’s Axarquia to receive water from the western Costa del Sol to battle ‘exceptional drought’ despite recent rains

DESPITE recent rains, the water reservoir at La Viñuela, which supplies the Axarquia region, continues in a state of ‘exceptional drought.’ The transfer of resources

4 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Eco-ferry begins new route from Portsmouth to Bilbao in Spain

THE UK’s first liquified natural gas-powered ferry has made its inaugural voyage as it sailed from Portsmouth to Bilbao. Brittany Ferries’ Salamanca departed at 9.30pm

31 Mar, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·National News·Travel News

Recent rainfall leaves four times more water than average for March in Spain’s Malaga

MARCH has been the wettest month of the hydrological year so far, seeing four times more rain than average for this time of the year.

30 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Costa Blanca Start Ups Grows Non Polluting Algae That Doesn't Harbour Nitrates Like In Spain's Mar Menor Lagoon

Costa Blanca start-ups grow algae that doesn’t pollute water with nitrates as in case of Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon

TWO new Alicante companies have joined forces to cultivate algae that stops nitrate pollution in water, as infamously seen over recent years at Murcia’s Mar

29 Mar, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor

Developer submits slightly-changed new home plan for unspoilt section of Spain's Costa Blanca

People power aims to halt plan for 2,000 new homes on last patch of virgin land on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DIFFERENT neighbourhood and environment groups on Orihuela Costa have slammed plans for a proposed coastline development at Cala Mosca. The area is treasured as the

29 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead