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IN PICS: Ghost village becomes tourist hot spot as it remerges from drought-hit reservoir in northwestern Spain

A VILLAGE that was flooded to make way for a reservoir 30 years ago in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region has reappeared thanks to receding waters

15 Feb, 2022 @ 11:45

Environment·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

Drought fears grow as dry spell continues in Spain’s Malaga

THE drought situation is ‘critical’ in the province due to the lack of rainfall these months. In fact, according to the latest data, just 14.5%

15 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

European Commission threatens Spain over environmentally-damaging water extraction plans for Andalucia’s Doñana National Park

THE European Commission has threatened to penalise Spain if plans go ahead to extract more water from one of Europe’s largest wetlands. The warning comes

14 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·Huelva·Lead

Water bills could rise by 25% as reservoirs run dry and salination costs increase in Spain’s Alicante province

A COSTLY CRISIS in Alicante Province is expected as drinking water supplies dwindle. The lowest levels of rainfall in over five years have meant some

14 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

War on wild boars declared in Spain’s Murcia in special ‘hunting emergency’

WILD boar numbers have risen to such a level in the Murcia region that the government has declared a ‘temporary hunting emergency’. It means the

14 Feb, 2022 @ 13:56

Environment·Lead·Murcia·Nature

Fotocasa launches online portal that calculates how solar power could slash your electricity bills

FOTOCASA has launched an online portal that calculates how solar panels could slash your monthly and annual electricity bills. The website asks users type in

13 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·Property

Demolition order for Valdecañas 18-hole golf resort, 4-star hotel and 185 chalets in Spain’s Extremadura

IT took 14 years for the sentence to come, but the Valdecañas resort complex has finally received a demolition order. Extremadura’s Tribunal Supremo announced this

11 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead

More charging points makes popular expat area the best for electric car users in Spain’s Valencia region

ORIHUELA is now the municipality with the most charging points for electric vehicles throughout the Valencian Community. Four new charging stations have been commissioned for

11 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

deer laid out after the hunt. Photo: Ecologistas en accion

‘Orgy of blood and death’: Outrage over mass slaughter of trapped animals during hunt in southern Spain

THEY each paid €1000 to participate in the shoot which took place on a huge private estate in Andalucia. The 70 hunters dispatched half a

9 Feb, 2022 @ 10:15

Environment·Lead·Nature

Drought Fears In Spain After Low Winter Rainfall Takes Reservoirs Down To 44% Capacity

Dry January raises drought fears in not-so rainy Spain as reservoir capacity goes down to 44%

THE second-driest January of the 21st century has sparked fresh fears of a drought in Spain. The government conceded this Tuesday that it was monitoring

8 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead

Jellyfish population surge on southern Spanish beaches as rising sea pollution kills predators

MALAGA’S beaches could soon be inundated with record numbers of jellyfish, marine experts have warned. Climate change, water conditions, the urbanisation of the Mediterranean coast

8 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Massive green energy project unveiled for Spain’s Aragon

SPAIN has unveiled plans for a massive green energy project in the northeast region of Aragon that aims to meet 30% of the nation’s hydrogen

4 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Other News

Police reveal extent of water theft problem with 133 arrests and more than 1,500 illegal wells detected in drought-ridden Spain

A POLICE operation to clampdown on illegal water theft saw the arrest of 133 people and the discovery of more than 1,500 illegal wells. The

3 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead

January sees surge of dolphin deaths on Spain’s Costa del Sol beaches

THE month of January has turned out to be a dark month for dolphins with a dozen strandings in just four weeks. The number of

3 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

FROM THE ARCHIVE: At home with Mr & Mrs Lemons – The Olive Press visits Chris Stewart in Spain’s Alpujarras

With news that a televison drama is planned for Chris Stewart's Driving over Lemons series about rural life south of Granada, here is an earlier

29 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Granada·Lead·Must Read

Hunters Spain Wild Boar 3000 Euros Oliva Valencia

Oliva in Valencia region becomes first town in Spain to pay hunters €3,000 to shoot wild boar

THE Valencian town of Oliva has become the first in Spain to subsidise hunters up to €3,000 to shoot wild boar. Hunters can justify subsidies

25 Jan, 2022 @ 19:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Organic waste bins installed across Valencia city

VALENCIA has finished the rollout of organic waste bins across the city. The fourth and final phase concluded in January with the installation of 1,468

25 Jan, 2022 @ 16:15

Environment·Valencia

Aap Primadomus Tigers Portugal Rescue Villena Alicante

Portugal’s ‘last remaining’ circus tigers rescued by wildlife sanctuary in Spain’s Alicante

ONE overweight lion and two suffering tigers have arrived in Alicante after escaping a life in a Portuguese travelling circus. They are some of Portugal’s

25 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Valencia

Manifestacion De Ganaderos Y Agricultores En Madrid

IN PICS: Farmers take over Madrid streets to protest Spain’s agricultural policy

THE countryside came to Spain’s capital on Sunday when thousands of farmers marched through Madrid’s main thoroughfares in a protest against the government’s agricultural policy.

24 Jan, 2022 @ 12:05

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Politics

People power forces huge tax rebates on green energy installations in area popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SAN FULGENCIO, in the heart of Costa Blanca’s Vega Baja area, is to grant a 90% tax rebate on the installation of solar panels in

24 Jan, 2022 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Ingestion of plastics possible cause of death of whale washed up in Spain’s Estepona, expert says

THE massive whale which was found dead last week in Estepona may have died as a result of ingesting plastic, an expert has revealed. The

24 Jan, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Scientists From Spain's Alicante University Create Artificial Reef To Regenerate Mediterranean Seabed

Scientists from Spain’s Alicante University create new type of artificial reef to regenerate Mediterranean seabed

AN artificial reef using electrolysis to regenerate Mediterranean marine life has been successfully tested in Alicante waters. A team from the University of Alicante created

20 Jan, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with rise in breeding population

Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with much-needed population rise

SPAIN’S Marbled Duck population is bouncing back after serious concerns about its decline. Falling numbers in the 2010s led to the official declaration of the

20 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Nature

Two local mayors slam town centre proposals for solar farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TORREMENDO’S proposed solar panel farm, set to power hundreds of homes using the sun’s power alone, has been opposed by Orihuela City Mayor, Emilio Bascuñana.

18 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead