Donana under threat from gas extraction
Environment Ministry issues licence for area close to park
Green cars get green light
Spanish energy giant Endesa is to test two prototype electric cars provided by vehicle manufacturer SEAT
Donana National Park president steps down
Former Spanish PM Felipe Gonzalez has stepped down from his presidency after admitting he does not have enough time to do the job
Pollution crackdown in Gibraltar port
Shipping companies could face unlimited fines under new legislation
The Rock to participate in EU climate change project
The scheme aims to help find solutions to global warming
Endangered imperial eagles benefit from safer electricity pylons in Spain
Good news for bird of prey as pylons throughout Donana National Park made completely safe to land on
Mayors and Greenpeace unite in Spain to fight gas drilling 9km off Mijas coast
PSOE mayors join Greenpeace to publicise the risks of allowing oil giant Repsol to drill 9km off Mijas coast
Andalucia’s historical dune gardens on verge of disappearing
Coastal allotments will disappear completely within two years if more is not done to preserve them warns academic Ruben Sanchez
Donana National Park launches raccoon-catching programme
Programme launched to catch ‘smelly and aggressive’ mammals after unwanted pets are released into the wild
Judge nails Andalucia golf project
Ronda may have to return €14 million to developers over controversial Los Merinos scheme
Shark ‘finning’ finally outlawed in Spain
The EU has banned fishermen from slicing off sharks’ fins and discarding their bodies live
Red kites up by 50% in Spanish national park
The Junta de Andalucia has recorded sightings of 74 red kite pairs, compared to just 40 in 2011
Spain to fund overseas green projects to help hit Kyoto targets
Several international schemes have been approved including wind farms in India, Mexico and Tunisia
Endangered fish removed from Andalucian waters for breeding
The fartets and freshwater blennies will be bred in an attempt to boost numbers
On the frontline in climate change battle
With Spain feeling the effects of climate change more than most, James Bryce looks at the effect global warming is having on people’s lives, and
Working ‘whaley’ hard in the Gulf of Cadiz
Extensive survey of whale and dolphin numbers to examine the impact of the fishing industry
Algarrobico demolition to cost well under estimate
Demolition costs for the illegal hotel have dropped from €300 million to just over €7 million
Lorca earthquake caused by human activity
Deathly Spanish tremor which killed nine last year was triggered by groundwater extraction, find experts
Spain’s central courts put a stop to plans for railway testing track
Madrid court blocks plan for high-speed train testing circuit in Antequera
Al Gore urges Gibraltar to become climate change ‘role model’
Former US vice president praised the Rock's sustainability credentials during speech at Thinking Green conference
Jagger’s daughter models for tuna
Lizzie Jagger poses for the FISHLOVE campaign - although thankfully tuna numbers are on the increase in Spain
Europeans are overfishing sharks, warn conservationists
Oceana Europe have warned demand for omega-3 is causing an increase in overfishing of sharks
Junta authorises deer hunts in nature reserve
Four deer were killed in Cazorla natural park, making €8,000 which will be used to buy fodder
Al Gore set to lay out ‘green business’ plan in Spain
The Nobel Peace Prize winner will visit Barcelona and Gibraltar
Marbella In Transition
On the eve of Marbella's Transition Towns conference, organiser and Arboretum Marbella director Alejandro Cesar Orioli explains a bit more about the movement
Coast Law reform saves thousands of homes from demolition in Spain
Amnesty extended for 10,000 beachfront properties, many belonging to foreigners