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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·Premium

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

Mallorca politician demands end to environmentally damaging ‘ghost flights’ by airlines saving their slots

THE practice of airlines flying empty planes to keep coveted flight slots has been slammed by a Mallorcan politician. The deputy for MES in Mallorca,

16 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

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Spain is European country with most species at risk of extinction

SPAIN is the European country with the most plants and animals at risk of extinction, according to a new analysis. Data from the IUCN Red

15 Jan, 2022 @ 17:45

Environment·Lead·Nature·Other News

Slurry bad news: Across Spain, dubious industrial and agricultural methods have continued to pollute this beautiful nation

A LEGION of politicians piled fury on Alberto Garzon’s comments about the quality of Spanish meat because he criticised their two most important loves: gammon

15 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Opinion

Avian flu restrictions imposed in Murcia after several bird deaths in northern Spain

SPAIN’S Murcia region has introduced restrictions on poultry farms in eight municipalities to counter the spread of avian flu. The presence of poultry has also

14 Jan, 2022 @ 12:19

Environment·Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Alberto Garzon Pollution Mega Farms Pig Spain Pork

Fury after minister claims meat from mega farms is causing the ‘end of Spain’ – but is he right?

SUSTAINABLE meat production is dominating headlines after Spain’s minister for consumer affairs claimed livestock mega farms are causing the ‘end’ of the very country. Alberto

7 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Politics·Valencia

Environmentalists call for end to ‘floating bombs’ after yet another nuclear sub docks in Gibraltar

ANOTHER nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar just days after environmentalists warned the Rock was becoming a repair shop for ‘floating bombs’. The USS Albany, a

7 Jan, 2022 @ 18:30

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Energy costs soar in Spain for the sixth day in a row amid warning to expect leap of €475 per household during 2022

ENERGY costs in Spain will increase by €475 this year, due to the high cost of natural gas and an increase of CO2 emission charges

7 Jan, 2022 @ 17:15

Environment·European Union·Lead·National News·Politics

Disastrous floods of 2019 in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain caused €2.3 billion of damage

After more than two years, “essential” cash arrives for flood protection schemes in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

SOME €16 million for dozens of flood defence projects in Vega Baja has finally arrived with local authorities in the area. Plans approved for all

4 Jan, 2022 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

dead fish beneath sohail castle in Fuengirola

Mystery as dozen of dead fish wash up at beauty spot in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol

By David Anderson

2 Jan, 2022 @ 11:44

Environment·Lead·Malaga

AT LAST? Sewage plant ‘to be built’ in Arriate near Andalucia’s Ronda after 30 year wait

AFTER a 30-year wait the Ronda town of Arriate might finally get a sewage works at a cost of €5,432,924. Water company Aguas de las

29 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Activists battle to stop ‘cruelty’ of world’s first octopus farm in Spain’s Canary Islands

WHEN Craig Foster filmed a ball-shaped creature covered with seashells in a South African kelp forest he had no idea the resulting My Octopus Teacher

23 Dec, 2021 @ 09:15

Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Battery Test Centre Seat Martorell Barcelona Pic Seat

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: SEAT opens new battery test and research plant for electric vehicles in Spain’s Barcelona

SEAT has opened a new €7 million battery research and development centre for electric and plug-in hybrid cars. The centre (known as TCE) at the

22 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

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