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New-build projects suspended as development “exceeds growth limitations” on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GREEN and rural areas in the Vega Baja area of Costa Blanca South will be protected at least for another year, thanks to new-build projects being suspended. On Monday December 13, the

15 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Wind power overtakes nuclear as Spain’s main energy source

WIND power is on track to become Spain’s leading energy source this year, overtaking nuclear and gas-powered electricity for the first time. Wind power has generated 23.1% of Spain’s electricity in 2021

14 Dec, 2021 @ 17:53

Environment·Lead

The Pulpi Geode, A Giant Cave Of Crystals That Formed As The Mediterranean Sea Disappeared

The Pulpi Geode is a rare find. Located in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia, in the Almeria Province near the city of Pulpi, it is one of the most spectacular caves

12 Dec, 2021 @ 22:39

Environment·Nature

Spain’s Seat uses railway to link Barcelona factory with Volkswagen plant in Portugal in effort to cut CO2 emissions

CAR manufacturers are not noted for their green credentials, despite their move towards an electric future. But now Spanish company Seat is taking a step forward in its ‘Move to Zerø’ strategy

5 Dec, 2021 @ 12:01

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Axarquia receives water from Malaga city to battle ‘exceptional drought’

SINCE the beginning of this week, Malaga city has been supplying water for human consumption to the Axarquia region. The delicate situation of the La Viñuela reservoir, with 30.55 cubic hectometres—leading to

3 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

British nationals lose long-shot appeal over loss of EU rights following Brexit

EU takes Spain to European Court for not stopping pollution of areas like the Mar Menor

SPAIN will have to answer to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg over not doing enough to combat nitrate pollution in areas like the Mar Menor. The European Commission says that

2 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·European Union·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Rescued Loggerhead Turtles Are Taken Back Home To The Sea Off The Costa Blanca In Spain

Rescued loggerhead turtles are taken back home off the Costa Blanca in Spain

TWO rescued loggerhead turtles have been released into the sea some 30 miles off the Costa Blanca shore. The two specimens were found off the coasts of Burriana and Vinaros in Castellon

2 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Nature

Judge says there's evidence of 'environmental crime' in his Mar Menor lagoon pollution investigation in Spain

Judge reveals evidence of ‘environmental crime’ in Mar Menor pollution investigation in Spain

A Murcia judge says there is evidence of an ‘environmental crime’ in his probe of 38 agricultural businesses accused of illegally dumping 5.9 billion litres of desalinated water into the Mar Menor

1 Dec, 2021 @ 16:42

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Ecologists demand national park status for Sierra Bermeja above Spain’s Costa del Sol in wake of devastating wildfire

HUNDREDS joined a protest held in Estepona last weekend (November 27) to demand greater protection for the Sierra Bermeja in the wake of a devastating wildfire in September. Led by Ecologists in

30 Nov, 2021 @ 14:37

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Fire declared in Spain’s Nerja stabilised

A FIRE which broke out in an agricultural area of Nerja, seeing almost 75 firefighters and two Super Puma helicopters battle the blaze, has been stabilised. The fire, which broke out at

29 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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White-tailed Eagles from Norway reintroduced into Spain

NINE White-tailed Eagles have been donated by Norway in an effort to re-introduce the species to Spain. They are being kept in a special enclosure in Asturias as they acclimatize to their

28 Nov, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·National News

Poo power: Barcelona buses to run on biomethane made from sewage sludge

BOSSES of Barcelona’s transport system are looking at ways of running the city’s buses on sewage. They want to turn sewage sludge left over from waste water treatment into biomethane in an

27 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Victory for the valley as Junta kick starts process to reclaim heritage status for Valle del Darro in Spain

A DRAMATIC last-minute intervention by local activists was vital in persuading the Junta to reverse a bureaucratic error that stripped an ancient valley near Granada’s Alhambra of its protective status. The major

26 Nov, 2021 @ 17:30

Environment·Granada·Lead·Other News

EXPLAINER: How the black rat population is booming across Spain and what can we do about it

PEST controllers in Spain have issued a stark warning – the nation’s black rat population is booming across urban centres. Rattus Rattus is on the rise, according to the National Association of

26 Nov, 2021 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Must Read·National News

21 De Octubre: Día Mundial Del Ahorro De Energía

Endesa power company to invest €31 billion until 2030 on green energy in Spain and Portugal

ENDESA has announced a €31 billion investment in ‘green’ energy production in Spain and Portugal through to 2030. The news comes as Endesa and other power providers like Iberdrola face a windfall

25 Nov, 2021 @ 13:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Severe Droughts Coming Within 30 Years To South Eastern Spain If Things Carry On As They Are

Severe droughts to ravage south-eastern Spain within 30 years as water supplies are set to fall by 40%

SOUTH-EAST Spain faces a 40% fall in water resources by 2050 if remedial action is not taken, according to Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera. Ribera, speaking this Monday at a water supply

22 Nov, 2021 @ 20:00

Environment·Lead

Alert at La Viñuela reservoir, the largest in Spain’s Malaga, with lowest levels in 13 years

THE water resources of the Axarquia region are at their limit with La Viñuela reservoir, the biggest in Malaga province, at just 18.79% of its capacity—its lowest since 2008. The decrease in

22 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Protected valley near Granada in southern Spain faces destruction by motorway and new homes after administrative blip

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are up in arms after the swish of a pen left an ancient valley near Granada’s Alhambra stripped of protective status. They claim the bureaucratic error – deliberate or not –

20 Nov, 2021 @ 10:42

Environment·Granada·Lead

Tourism chiefs in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol launch campaign to save resort’s beaches

TOURISM business leaders in Marbella are demanding action to halt erosion that threatens to wash away beaches in the popular seaside town on Spain’s Costa del Sol. Associations representing hotels and restaurants

19 Nov, 2021 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar unveils plans to meet ‘carbon neutral’ goal by 2030

GIBRALTAR’S government has unveiled its roadmap to meet targets to battle the climate emergency as the COP26 meeting in Glasgow drew to a close. The government has pledged to make Gibraltar carbon

18 Nov, 2021 @ 10:45

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

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Environmentalists slam Andalucia’s ‘smoke and mirror’ efforts to fight climate change in wake of COP26

At a meeting with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during COP26, regional president Juanma Moreno boldly insisted that ‘Andalucia is a pioneer in the fight and we will continue to be the

18 Nov, 2021 @ 09:45

Environment·Lead

Scientists in Spain’s Malaga create bioplastics made from tomato skins that decompose in seawater within a month

MALAGA scientists have created an alternative to petroleum-derived plastics using the remains of tomato skins. Bioplastics produced from the remains of tomato skins, which decompose in just one month in the sea

15 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Weevils wobble and they WILL fall down thanks to AI technology on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DESTRUCTIVE Red Palm Weevils in El Palmeral will be found quicker, thanks to modern technology developed by Orihuela City Council. A pioneering project is being tested using sensors in selected palm trees

13 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Local council goes batty for biodiversity and protection from insects on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SHELTERS for bats and next boxes for birds have been installed on Orihuela’s Palm Grove in a bid to increase biodiversity in the area. The city’s Faunatura Association team has installed 10

12 Nov, 2021 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain refuses to ban fossil fuel cars by 2035 at COP26

SPAIN has opted out of a deal to ban fossil fuel cars from the roads by 2035 at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow Scotland. A total of 31 countries and

11 Nov, 2021 @ 13:25

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Rare and endangered plant species discovered beside housing development on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ENDANGERED PLANTS have just been discovered on the front line at Orihuela Costa, directly between housing and the sea. The flora was being considered for removal from its site in the micro-reserve

10 Nov, 2021 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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