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KILLER AIR: Andalucia Junta denounced for ‘failing’ to battle toxic air as Cadiz and Campo de Gibraltar revealed to have most polluted in Spain

ENVIRONMENTAL groups are taking legal action against the Junta for ‘failing to tackle toxic air’ in the Campo de Gibraltar.

8 Nov, 2018 @ 15:40

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Volunteers clear up almost half a TONNE of waste from Costa del Sol beach

Since starting the foundation, Plastic Free Seas Worldwide have cleared a total of 3,400 kilos in 10 beach clean ups

30 Oct, 2018 @ 18:20

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Temperatures in Spain’s Andalucia hit climate change limit

In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century

29 Oct, 2018 @ 11:17

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Companies with women in power ‘less likely to break environmental laws’

COMPANIES with women at the helm are less likely to break environmental laws. A new study claims that for every additional woman appointed to a

15 Sep, 2018 @ 15:19

Environment

MONKEYING AROUND: All you need to know about Gibraltar’s mischievous macaques

The macaques have been residents since the 12th century as they are depicted in paintings of the period

9 Sep, 2018 @ 15:00

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead

Environmental concern as Spain has more PIGS than people for first time in its history

THERE are now more pigs in Spain than people. According to the environment ministry, there are 50 million swines roaming the country, some 3.5 million

20 Aug, 2018 @ 12:19

Environment·Lead

Over two planets’ worth of ecological resources drained by Spain

From now until December 31 the world is in a situation of ‘ecological debt’

11 Aug, 2018 @ 13:00

Environment·Lead

Andalucia tech company to send solar panels into space

The company aims to seize on a rising demand for panels attached to satellites

15 Jul, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Mallorca celebrates a whale of a win as migration corridor becomes a protected area

THE WHALE corridor in the Mediterranean, which runs just North of Mallorca, has been declared a Protected Marine Area. The government approved a Royal Decree

9 Jul, 2018 @ 13:51

Environment·La Cultura·Mallorca

TOXIC: 97% of Spain exposed to ‘unacceptable’ levels of air pollution

ONLY 3% of the entire Spanish nation enjoy air quality that meets World Health Organisation standards. And according to the WHO’s latest shocking report, the

30 Jun, 2018 @ 09:39

Environment·Lead

Spain vows to prioritise transition to renewable energy

SPAIN’S new government has vowed to prioritise its green policy during a meeting in Brussels. Teresa Ribera, the new environment minister, announced that ‘Spain is

16 Jun, 2018 @ 09:45

Environment·Lead

Spain wages war on wet wipes

SPAIN is waging war on wet wipes … or, rather, the practice of flushing them down the loo. A call by the Grupo Parlamentario Vasco

19 May, 2018 @ 14:00

Environment·Lead

Spanish ‘Dragons Den’ competition launched for start-ups

A NEW competition has been launched in Mallorca with the aim of rewarding start-ups in the tourism, biotechnology and environmental sectors. The Dragons Den style

11 May, 2018 @ 14:00

Read all about it! Plaques to explain benefits of tourist tax

A SERIES of brochures and plaques are to go up highlighting the good work of the Balearic tourist tax. The plaques are to be erected

10 May, 2018 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Marbella expat confirms Barack Obama as guest speaker at leading climate change conference

Wine expert, Pancho Campo, has secured the 44th President of the U.S. for this summer’s high profile Climate Change Leadership Porto Summit

6 May, 2018 @ 13:00

Environment·Lead

New law gives government more control over protected lands

A NEW Environmental Assessment Law will give the government priority in purchasing protected land 10 hectares and larger. Before, the Balearic government had rights to

26 Apr, 2018 @ 17:28

Mallorca

Protected Posidonia grasslands to receive million Euro funding

THE MINISTRY of Environment has agreed to give almost €2 million in funding to the Balearic Institute of Nature (Ibanat) to control and protect the

26 Apr, 2018 @ 15:14

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

WATCH: Incredible footage of last night’s lightning on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the moment last night’s lightning was captured on film on the Costa del Sol. https://www.facebook.com/PcivilEstepona/videos/1807958095890880/ Yellow warnings had to be issued by weather

23 Apr, 2018 @ 10:42

Environment·Lead

‘Don’t feed the monster’ campaign going strong as wipes are causing serious damage to sewer systems

A CAMPAIGN titled ‘Don’t Feed the Monster’ has spread across Mallorca, aiming to prevent wipes from being flushed down toilets and washed up on shores.

9 Apr, 2018 @ 10:19

Environment·Health·Mallorca

Green group in Spain call for protection of historic mine town

Ecologists campaign to preserve the town from demolition

14 Mar, 2018 @ 16:02

Environment·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Marbella hosts Andalucía premiere of Al Gore climate crisis documentary

MARBELLA is set to host the Andalucían premiere of former US Vice President, Al Gore’s greatly anticipated documentary about climate change. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth

10 Mar, 2018 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead

‘Worrying’ levels of plastic particles found in almost 75% of fish

New research finds microplastics could pose a serious threat to human health

8 Mar, 2018 @ 15:49

Environment·Lead·Other News

Laundromat in hot water as soapy bubbles contaminate streams and wells

SAMPLES from 20 Soller water wells are being tested for suspected contaminants from a local laundromat. A stream passing through Biniali was tested 18 months

14 Dec, 2017 @ 10:56

Crime & Law·Environment·Mallorca

Hands off our land!

New sustainable approach to land use will see green areas reclassified A RADICAL new building ban will prevent further erosion of the islands’ valuable green

7 Dec, 2017 @ 13:37

Environment·Mallorca·Nature·Property

Plastic Problems: Support for using plastics in port expansions

PLANS to use molten plastic slag from the waste centre to expand ports have received the backing of multiple government sectors. The Balearic Port Authority

3 Dec, 2017 @ 09:44

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

Freeing the willies!

THE stretch of water between Barcelona and the Balearics, known as the Mediterranean Whale Migration Corridor, will be declared a Marine Protected Area. In a

23 Nov, 2017 @ 17:14

Environment·Mallorca·Nature

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