New projects aim to stop farm pollutants ending up in Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon
ELEVEN projects to improve farming techniques aimed at cutting pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon have been awarded grants totalling €16.2 million. The money comes
Spain’s ongoing drought is among the 10 ‘most expensive natural disasters’ of 2023 after costing the country BILLIONS of euros, according to new study
SPAIN’S drought – especially last April – has made it onto the list of the most expensive global climate disasters of the year as the
National park in Spain’s Andalucia loses its ‘green’ status
THE International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has removed Andalucia’s Doñana National Park from its green list due to ‘mismanagement’. It makes Doñana the
Major breakthrough to help ‘natural treasure’ of drought-hit Doñana National Park in Spain’s Andalucia
THE NATIONAL government and the Andalucia region signed a deal on Monday to stop illegal irrigation in the drought-hit Doñana wetlands. It brings the end
Benidorm prepares to test its Low Emissions Zone: These will be the affected areas
TESTS of a new phone app to manage Benidorm’s new Low Emissions Zone(ZBE) will start in the New Year. The city- in keeping with other
Don’t spend too much on energy in Spain!
ARE you spending too much on gas in the winter for heating and hot water?You may have heard of Air Source Heat pumps (ASHP) or
Sunscreen chemicals that could kill aquatic organisms found in Murcia’s Mar Menor lagoon
MATERIALS found in sunscreens are said to be threatening aquatic life in Murcia’s Mar Menor lagoon according to a study conducted by the Spanish Institute
Drought-loving beetles that kill pine trees are being monitored on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DROUGHT conditions have fuelled concerns over the unwanted return of a beetle that can destroy masses of trees in the green spaces of the Vega
Beach revival project almost finished but without promised promenade on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A €15 million regeneration project to replace sand on Denia’s Les Deveses beach will finish earlier than scheduled because plans for wooden promenade have been
Spain to cut back on short-haul flights: THESE will be the most affected routes if the socialist coalition forms a government
A DEAL struck between the socialist PSOE and the far-left Sumar party to form Spain’s next government includes environmental plans that would cut domestic flights
Why 10,000 trees need emergency treatment to get Spain’s Valencia out of a sticky mess
VALENCIA CITY COUNCIL has started a mass programme of spraying fungicide on 100,000 trees to stop a cochinal infection that’s causing a serious problem. Above
Valencia in Spain trials four day week: ‘Promising’ results show benefits for workers and economy
VALENCIA CITY’S four-day working week experiment in April and May has brought positive results over health benefits and extra family time, yet brought caution from
Fly-tippers dump fridges and electrical gear which threatens endangered duck on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ECOLOGISTS have complained to Elche City Council about an illegal waste dump off the CV-861 in the Hondo Natural Park. Accio Ecologista-Agro has sent a
Barcelona bans ALL cruise liners from docking at main port to reduce city centre pollution
BARCELONA has banned all cruise ships from docking at the city’s most central port from October 22 in a bid to reduce emissions in the
Summer 2022 was the hottest in Spain for 700 years, data collected by TREE rings reveal
SPAIN experienced its hottest summer last year in 700 years, according to analysis of tree rings from north-east Spain which contain key insights about weather
Feral cats claim to be disrupting protected areas and species including nesting birds in Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDAMAR council has been warned about a rising feral cat population at the mouth of the Segura river and in the dune pine forest which
Plans for three solar farms on ‘protected’ land in Spain’s Alicante are shut down by the regional government
PLANS for three solar farms in the south of Alicante province next to the protected Sierra Escalona area have been rejected by the Ministry for
Invasive SNAKES are on the rise in Spain’s Mallorca, experts warn, after 1.6 metre serpent is discovered
HORSESHOE WHIP snakes are rising in population and size in Mallorca after a large specimen of the invasive species was discovered on a Llucmajor road.
Police uncover network of illegal water wells being used to irrigate farmland in Spain’s Murcia region
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has busted a network of illegal water extractors in the Mazarron area after discovering 51 clandestine wells used to irrigate farmland. Operation
Residents angry about quarry getting environmental go-ahead to reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RESIDENTS group in San Miguel de Salinas say they don’t want a clay quarry to reopen because of heavy lorries using narrow roads and
NASA confirms last July was the hottest month ever registered on the planet
LAST July was the hottest month ever registered on Earth, according to NASA’s global temperature analysis. The U.S government agency has confirmed last month was
Discover one of the most spectacular gorges in Spain’s Andalucia
NESTLED just a stone’s throw away from Benahavis lies a natural marvel considered one the most spectacular gorges in Spain’s Andalucia; Angosturas del Guadalmina, a
Malaga is the province with the largest number of people bitten by the tiger mosquito in Andalucia this year
MALAGA province has been identified as the Andalusian region most affected by the dangerous tiger mosquito. A total of 82 people have been bitten by
Thousands of illegally dried seahorses bound for China intercepted in Spain’s Malaga
THOUSANDS of illegally captured seahorses destined for China’s traditional medicine market have been seized by Spanish authorities in Malaga a Spanish Marine biologist has revealed.
Doñana’s biggest lagoon in Spain’s Huelva dries up for second year in a row marking unprecedented occurrence
THE largest permanent lagoon within the Doñana ecosystem, Santa Olalla, has now dried up entirely for the second year running. This alarming phenomenon has not
Irrigators probed for killing fish due to illegal weir that dried up river in Spain’s Castellon area
FIVE Castellon province irrigators are facing prosecution after illegally installing a weir to divert water on the Palancia river which resulted in dead fish appearing