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Spain leads the world for top beaches in 2025 Blue Flag winners list

Spain’s Andalucia achieves all-time record for number of blue flags awarded this year, 2023

ANDALUCIA has been awarded 148 prestigious Blue Flags, breaking its previous record by gaining three more flags than last year. The region is now the

5 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Weakened griffon vulture rescued in Spain’s Almeria

THE bird of prey, which had been spotted flying over different buildings in the centre of Almeria for the last two days, was successfully rescued

4 May, 2023 @ 09:15

Almeria·Environment·Lead

Bioparc Valencia Helps To Preserve One Of The Most Threatened Amphibians In Spain

Bioparc Valencia helps to reproduce one of the most threatened amphibians in Spain

A PROJECT to conserve and raise numbers of the gallipato amphibian is getting positive results in the Valencian Community. The gallipato- part of the salamander

3 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

Scientists investigate water turning muddy brown colour at Costa Blanca port in Spain

EXPERTS have been taking water samples at the port of Denia to work out why the water has turned a muddy brown colour. Members of

3 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

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Water wars: Spanish government decision to reduce water to Murcia region threatens jobs, exports and desertification

THE lifeblood of south-east Spain is under threat after a government decision to turn off the tap to the region from the dwindling River Tagus.

3 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Almeria·Environment·Lead·Murcia

‘Octopus farming is the future’: Company behind controversial plans launches impassioned defence

THE company responsible for controversial plans to build the world’s first octopus farm has launched a staunch defence after a public outcry. Ignacio Gonzalez, the

1 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead

Two climate activists swim naked in front of the Royal Palace in Madrid

Two activists of climate group Futuro Vegetal swam naked in a fountain just outside the Royal Palace in Madrid on Thursday evening. The two women,

28 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News

Weather forecasters predict above average temperatures for winter while Christmas is expected to be rain-free for most of Spain

The number of summer days in Spain has increased from 90 to 145 in the last 50 years study reveals

THE number of summer days in the main Spanish cities has increased from 90 to 145 in the last 50 years, according to a study

27 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Rare arrival of penguin on beach in Spain’s Huelva

A PENGUIN has made an epic detour and ended up in Southern Spain, miles from home. The disorientated penguin, which usually inhabits rocky islets and

27 Apr, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Huelva·Lead

Junta turning to desalination to combat drought in Axarquia region of Spain’s Malaga

WITH summer arriving in April and no one knowing if that is going to become the new norm, authorities have settled on a novel solution

26 Apr, 2023 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

Brussels issues new warning over plans for Spain’s Doñana National Park

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has once again warned the Andalusian regional government that its plans to grant new watering rights to farmers in the area around

26 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Politics

Almost all of Spain at ‘extreme’ or ‘very high’ risk of forest fires

THE unprecedented hot weather for this time of the year has placed practically the whole of Spain at a very high level of fire risk.

25 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

The wild cat of the Iberian Peninsula in ‘pre-extinction’ state

THE wild feline of the Iberian Peninsula faces a pre-extinction scenario a recent study reveals. According to the latest publication by the Red Book Assessment

24 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Mallorca Bomberos Assist Hiker Lost Four Days In Sa Coma De Andratx

Man rescued after four days lost in Mallorca mountains

A 50-years-old man has been rescued after being lost for four days in the mountains of Sa Coma de Andratx in Mallorca. He is believed

19 Apr, 2023 @ 16:45

Balearic Islands·Environment·Mallorca

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Winter drought reduces Spain’s reservoirs to national average water capacity of 50.7%

SPAIN’S reservoirs are at 50.7% capacity as the effects of the winter drought continue to bite. It means they are storing 28,400 cubic hectares of

18 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·National News

Spain’s Cepsa announces largest second generation biofuels plant in Europe to open in Andalucia

OIL company Cepsa has formed a joint venture to set up a large-scale biofuels plant in Andalucia. Cepsa and Bio-Oils, who process vegetable oils, have

15 Apr, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Environment·Huelva·Lead

New storm Sunday threatens further oil spills from stricken bulk carrier shipwreck off Gibraltar coast

THE shipwreck off Gibraltar’s coast is bracing itself for a new storm on Sunday that could further break it up and cause more oil spills.

15 Apr, 2023 @ 09:03

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Thank you very munch: El Corte Ingles helps to feed endangered species in Fuengirola Bioparc

EL Corte Inglés and BIOPARC Fuengirola have renewed their collaboration for the donation of surplus fruit and vegetables. Department stores in Malaga that belong to

13 Apr, 2023 @ 19:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Nature·Other News

Five Iberian lynx cubs born in Andalucia

FIVE Iberian lynx cubs have been born at the El Acebuche breeding centre in Almonte (Huelva). They were born in two litters. Sadly, one has

13 Apr, 2023 @ 17:45

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead

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New plan to grant watering rights to farmers near Spain’s Doñana National Park sparks outrage

A FRESH row has broken out over the future of the Doñana National Park in Andalucia, after the regional parliament approved legislation on Wednesday that

13 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·Politics

Nearly 80 tons of garbage ‘fished’ from Valencia’s coastline last year

Almost 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) of garbage were gathered from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from environmental

13 Apr, 2023 @ 12:15

Alicante·Castellon·Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Firefighters put out Tarifa blaze that charred over 50 hectares in Spain’s Andalucia

AUTHORITIES in Spain’s Andalucia have now put out most of the Tarifa blaze that burnt over 50 hectares to a cinder since Wednesday. The Forestry

11 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Other News

Sea Dragons in Alicante

A number of Glaucus Atlanticus, known as BLUE SEA DRAGONS, have been discovered off the coast of Alicante for the first time in 300 years.

10 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Environment·Lead

New Version Of 1000 Mile Range Electric Vehicle Unveiled

Driving on sunshine: Are solar cars the future?

THE Spanish government is preparing a law to ban the sale of internal combustion engines by 2040. It is part of a concerted effort to

7 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Columnists·Environment·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead·Other News

Wise walls : Award-winning Casa Sophia is said to be Spain’s greenest home

IT is said to be Spain’s most renewable home. Casa Sophia, near Madrid, is constructed entirely from recycled and low-impact materials which ‘protect the planet

7 Apr, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Other News·Property

Arsonists reponsible for 91 blazes in Asturias dubbed ‘fire terrorists’

AN incredible 91 fires have been set by arsonists in Northern Spain’s autonomous community of Asturias. It has been reported that 174 people from 39

31 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Asturias·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

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