Sailing club joins council in promoting local recycling campaign on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA BLANCA sailing club is helping Orihuela City Council with their “Choose Recycle” campaign. The Dehesa de Campoamor Nautical Club has joined the plastic
Thousands of dead fish and marine life wash onto beaches of the polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
PROSECUTORS will investigate a new incident of dead fish washing onto Mar Menor beaches yesterday(August 16). In October 2019, swathes of oxygen-starved fish washed onto
Dramatic solar energy prediction for Spain’s Costa Blanca if majority of homes install panels
ALMOST 99% of the Valencian Community’s electricity could end up being generated by domestic solar panels according to a survey conducted by renewable energy firm,
Wildfire in Spain’s Castellon devours 500 hectares of forest and forces evacuation of entire town
DESPITE the best efforts of regional and local authorities, the weekend’s scorching temperatures, vicious westerly winds and electrical storms conspired to trigger several forest fires
First shopping centre in Spain to receive tourist quality award launches market festival for eco traders on Costa Blanca
ELCHE’S L’ALJUB Shopping Centre is the first in Spain to receive the Q Seal for Tourist Quality. As part of the celebrations, it’s hosting a
WHEN CHANGE IS NOT GOOD: UN report highlights climate change threat faced by Spain’s Valencia region
LARGER forest fires, more torrential downpours, flooding, droughts, heatwaves, severe coastal erosion and acidification of the sea await the Valencia region if carbon dioxide emissions
WATCH: Police officers rescue poisoned fox in Spain’s Malaga
THE veterinary team at the Andalucian Centre for the Recovery of Endangered Species (CREA) are battling to save the life of a fox rescued last
RED ALERT: Access closed to mountain and forest areas throughout Spain’s Valencia region to prevent fires during heatwave
The Generalitat officially announced the drastic and unprecedented decision today in an effort to prevent a repeat of the severe forest fires that have destroyed
Authorities urge ‘maximum caution’ as mercury set to soar above 40ºC on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MAXIMUM CAUTION has been advised ahead of the record-breaking heatwave due on the Costa Blanca in the next few days. Orihuela’s Councillor for Civil Protection
IN PICS: ‘Mini-tsunami’ brings flooding to two coastal towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of people living on and near the coast in Santa Pola and Guardamar woke up on Wednesday to see devastation caused by overnight flooding
Yachts banned from stretch of coast in southern Spain after recent spate of killer whale attacks
SPAIN has once again ordered small vessels to avoid sailing in a stretch of coast that is being terrorised by a rogue pod of killer
Forest fire forces evacuation of 160 residents in Spain’s Valencia Province
THE first major forest fire in the Valencia region this summer forced the evacuation of 160 residents in La Safor (Valencia Province) over the weekend.
Why the Mar Menor in Spain has become Europe’s saddest example of environmental vandalism
THE Mar Menor in Murcia is Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon but also one of the continent’s saddest stories over the ravages of pollution. It’s an
Ten of the most amazing and interesting trees to visit in Spain
TREES are one of the most breathtaking natural wonders in our world and Spain has its fair share of truly exceptional ones. The Olive Press
Pioneering sea nursery is reviving damaged rare coral off the coast of Spain’s Andalucia
A pioneering maritime nursery has been created on the Andalucia coast to rescue rare coral damaged by fishing. The SOS Corals Project has been set
We connect you to the sun: Smart Photovoltaic Systems – an investment in Spain with immediate return
THE company Smart Photovoltaic Systems SL stands for high-quality photovoltaic systems made in Germany. The owner and founder of the company is Frank Weiss, who
Pilgrims become litter pickers as they walk in bid to clean up Spain’s Camino de Santiago
PILGRIMS walking the Camino de Santiago are being asked to do more than just purify their souls, but to take on another form of cleansing
Billionaire brothers buy swathes of Mallorca to preserve coastal paradise
A PAIR of British brothers who have made fortunes investing in property and aluminium have turned their sights on Spain. But this time, David and
Recent wildfires in Spain’s Sevilla have destroyed 4 hectares of lynx habitat
FOUR hectares of lynx habitat have been destroyed by two forest fires which raged the Dehesa de Abajo Nature Reserve in Sevilla last weekend. The
Police drones now used to catch fly-tippers as 50 people fined in a month for dumping waste vegetation in Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA Local Police are using drone technology to maintain the control of people dumping pruned vegetation and other detritus throughout the municipality. The waste
Madrid plans ‘urban forest’ to reduce pollution and combat climate change
MADRID has unveiled plans to create a ‘green belt’ of forest around Spain’s capital in a bid to combat climate change and reduce pollution. The
New sanitary waste treatment plant underway in Spain’s Valencia area
WORK is now underway to build a sanitary refuse treatment plant in Buñol (Valencia Province). Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the Valencia region had a
Grants of up to €7,000 should soon be available for buyers of electric cars in Spain’s Valencia region
GOING GREENER in Spain should become a lot cheaper soon, as buyers of electric and hybrid cars will receive government incentives of up to €7,000.
Valencia: How Spain’s third city transformed into a beacon for ‘smart and sustainable’ living
MUCH has changed in the way Valencia sees and presents itself in recent years. This is the city that became famous around the world for
Spanish companies investigated over industrial waste crimes
The incorrect treatment of the dangerous substances found in these devices is said to have caused the emission of more than 35,000 tonnes of carbon
VIDEO: Wildfire blamed on tossed cigarette on Spain’s Costa Brava ravages natural park and forces 300 from their homes
FIREFIGHTERS in Catalunya have battled a wildfire that destroyed 400 hectares of forest and forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes. The blaze