Making a difference in 2008
Tired of mundane New Year resolutions? Instead of giving up smoking why not make some small lifestyle changes and help to save the planet. The
Planet saved!
Jason Heppenstall argues that we must not rely on the politicians and big business to solve the global warming crisis
Climate Change will see the “Africanisation” of Spain
Study warns of environmental catastrophe before the end of the century as Spain struggles to meet Kyoto demands
An island of cold in a sea of warmth
Home to mainland Spain’s highest peaks, the Sierra Nevada is a treasure trove of rare plant life and animals
Oil spillage poisons aquifer
A GRANADA court is investigating how 120,000 tonnes of a vegetable-based contaminant was allowed to enter underground water supplies. Mayor of Atarfe Víctor Sánchez and
The gentle giants of the wasp world
Man’s misunderstanding of the hornet has led to the insect becoming almost extinct in certain parts of Europe
It’s in the climate, stupid
Following last issue in which Fiona Flores Watson attacked the slick, corporate image of the Climate Project, after meeting him in Nashville this year, Rosie
Drowning in a desert of plastic
There is a certain irony, claims Bob Maddox, that not only do the plastic greenhouses of the coast of Almería and Granada suck the land
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Climate Change*
With the news that up to 85 per cent of Andalucia is under threat from desertification, in this simple Q&A scientist AZZAM QASRAWI explains the
Climate undergoes sea change
Bob Maddox assess the findings of a report claiming the oceans are not absorbing as much carbon dioxide as they once did
The dehesas of Extremadura
The size of Switzerland, the region of Extremadura is home to farmland unique to Spain and endangered animals such as the lynx and imperial eagle
Mystery deluge of sewage from Ronda massacres thousands of fish
Could malfunction of new Ronda sewage works be behind leak that has snuffed out all life in the Guadiaro in Jimera?
The goats of Spain
The wild mountain goats frequently found in herds across the mountain ranges of Andalucia are Spanish Ibex
Worth its weight in gold
Clive Muir and Sue Eatock investigate the carob tree, whose seeds are valued by jewellers and goldsmiths
Bare facts on Spain’s bears
Listed in the Spanish Catalogue of Endangered Species as being in danger of extinction, the Cantabrian brown bear’s existence in Spain is not widely known
Algarrobico: The never ending story
As Greenpeace claims work on the Algarrobico Hotel continues, the Olive Press charts the controversial history of the edifice that has become a symbol of
Incey Wincey spider
Clive Muir and Sue Eatock go peering under rocks and stones to tell us all about the only protected spider in the EU – the
Beautiful… but beware
Clive Muir and Sue Eatock tell us hidden dangers lurk behind the beauty of the plant that lines Spain’s dry riverbeds and motorways – the
Electric olives
Claire Doole visits a Córdoba olive farmer and finds he is doing his bit to combat global warming
“Southern Europe sees the Green Party as a curb on development”
Leader of Andalucía Greens steps down after poor municipal election showing
Papaver – the heroic weed
Bob Maddox admits to his addiction as the south of Spain bursts into a riot of red and green
Alien Nation
They came by night. They came by day. Silently slipping over borders, stealthily avoiding detection. Some came by boat, others by plane. Only a few
Danger! Caterpillars crossing
If you go down to the woods today you might just be in for a big surprise – especially if you have a dog
Court investigates legality of golf course
Public prosecutor warns Otura council and developers could face criminal charges
Protected chameleons could sink massive shopping centre plan
A colony of chameleons is threatening the development of a huge shopping centre and hotel complex on the Costa del Sol
Junta faces private lawsuit from residents’ group
Reservoir will destroy local agriculture, farmers claim