New rules for dogs in Spain’s Valencia—including rinsing dog wee off the streets
VALENCIA’S new Coexistence Ordinance will oblige pooch owners to act responsibly and clean up after their dogs. The city expects dog owners to clean up
EXPLAINER: These are the protected species whose habitat was destroyed in the Sierra Bermeja wildfire above Spain’s Costa del Sol
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are counting the cost of the damage from a wildfire that raged for six days and destroyed more than 10,000 hectares of woodland before
Spain’s Sierra Bermeja fire leaves dozens of animals burnt or with serious injuries
THE devastating flames from the Sierra Bermeja wildfire have destroyed almost 10,000 hectares of food, water and shelter the wildlife in the area need to
Joy as Europe’s most critically endangered seabird spotted nesting off coast of Spain’s Ibiza
Environmentalists confirmed that at least 10 pairs of the Balearic Shearwater were seen nesting on the islet of Es Vedranell
EXPLAINER: On second anniversary of killer floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca, we explain the gota fria and how to stay safe
FRIDAY 13th September 2019 was quite a remarkable date for the people of Costa Blanca South. A weather storm and the subsequent flooding caused millions
Climate change will wipe out glaciers in Pyrenees within 20 years, warn Spanish scientists
CLIMATE change is to blame for the dramatic shrinking of glaciers in the Pyrenees which could all but disappear within two decades, scientists in Spain
“The fear continues” two years after fatal storms through lack of investment, admits local mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ON THE second anniversary of the gota fria that killed seven people, destroyed property and devastated thousands of lives in Spain, one local mayor admits
The devastating Sierra Bermeja fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol has already burnt almost 10,000 hectares over 83 kilometres
THE devastating Sierra Bermeja fire continues to devour everything in its path and has already blazed through 9,963 hectares of wildland and forest areas with
‘Their days are numbered’: Scientist warns that Posidonia will completely disappear in Spain’s Balearic Islands
In a report for the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), oceanographer Biel Jorda predicts that the species is in grave threat of disappearing despite
Electrifying: Mallorca to invest €54.6 million in five new green energy trains
MALLORCA will be investing €54.6 million in five new electric trains as part of a green strategy for the island. Each of the trains, consisting
OPINION: Spain’s Mar Menor shows us why it’s time we cleaned up our act
Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores what's gone wrong at Spain's Mar Menor
NIGHTMARE: Record numbers of aircraft and firemen tackle Spain’s Costa del Sol blaze into fourth night
TEAMS of firefighters are getting prepared to battle the biggest blaze on the Costa del Sol for decades for a FOURTH consecutive night.The appalling fire
How abolition of the old ‘sunshine tax’ started the ‘energy cooperative’ movement for a cheaper greener Spain
BELIEVE it or not, people harnessing the sun’s energy in Spain were taxed until 2018 because they were seen to be depriving energy companies of
World’s second largest sailboat measuring 140m long arrives in Spain’s Ibiza
Passengers are offered 10-day itineraries that can cost between a cool €6,700 and €12,200
EGG-TASTIC! Incredible ‘fried egg jellyfish’ spotted off coast of Spain’s Formentera
The species literally looks like an egg cracked into water and can can up to 35cm in diameter
Endangered Iberian lynx and her two cubs killed after being run over on Andalucian roads
AN Iberian lynx and her two cubs, between five and six months old, have been run over and killed on the JA-6104 road in two
Controversial housing development allowed on ‘virgin’ stretch of the Costa Blanca in Spain
ORIHUELA council has voted for controversial plans to build 2,274 homes at Cala Mosca. The area has been described as the last ‘virgin’ beach area
Why six residents of Spain’s Ibiza have gone on hunger strike in the name of climate change
The group are part of Extinction Rebellion, an international grassroots organisation that is known for its direct action tactics to raise awareness about the climate
Green ‘buffer zone’ could be created to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain
A green ‘buffer zone’ of 390 hectares has been suggested in a bid to reduce pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The proposed
Half dozen key steps for net zero in Europe, Spain and Britain
A SERIES of small, key behavioural changes will be enough to prevent global warning, a key environmental think tank has claimed. The British body has
Do something!: Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction when it comes to climate change
By Martin Tye JUST how serious are our elected governments taking climate change? You be the judge. Readers of this column know my thoughts and
Lizards on Ibiza in Spain hit by booming snake numbers caused by rising British visitors
A big rise in Ibiza’s snake population is threatening the island’s iconic green lizards. The snakes now populate around half of Ibiza and are not
Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster
THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore. Residents and
Bioparc in Spain’s Valencia celebrates birth of highly threatened species of primate
VALENCIA’S Bioparc zoo is well and truly earning its stripes as a prime animal conservation and protection site. Just one week after carers stepped in
Survey names the cities in Spain under the biggest threat from major earthquake damage
MURCIA and Alicante are the most vulnerable cities in Spain to possible earthquake damage, according to an Alicante University survey. Researchers have examined the probability
People power pushing authorities to properly promote zero waste project on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN separate organisations have joined together to lobby local authorities in their efforts to clean up the Vega Baja area of the Costa Blanca. Together,