Friday, March 29, 2024

Environment

Spain exports electric cars to Japan

Electric cars assembled in Spain are being exported to Japan as the country increases its European imports

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 dry to stock the shelves of supermarkets, but also threaten the lives of local populations with increased risk of flooding

New weapon against palm weevil

New technology will enable tracking of devastating beetle throughout Spain

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

A hike in the Sierra Nevadas

Kat Mayhew takes a walking trip in the high Sierra Nevada mountains

Scottish birds flying in to breed in Spain

Second release of ospreys following successful introduction a few years ago

Andalucia’s black vulture population reaches new high

Andalucia's black vulture population has reached highest level in history

Spain becomes wolf stronghold

Wolf numbers on the up in Spain after years of absence

Endangered plant found in Barbate

The largest-known patch of Odontites Foliosus has been discovered by an environmental group

New plan backs sustainable construction in Axarquia

A massive 85 companies have signed up to the scheme

Forget climate change – the bees are buzzing off

If bees became extinct today, mankind would follow suit in 2012. Albert Einstein proclaimed this insect the most important factor in our food chain.

Shark ‘finning’ finally outlawed in Spain

The EU has banned fishermen from slicing off sharks’ fins and discarding their bodies live

An un-shore future for Spain’s coastline

Spain’s coastline is under serious threat from development, warn environmentalists

Spain – a bird watching paradise

Spain is officially on the ornithological map according to Birdlife

Feathered migrants arrive for winter

Winter birds to look out for

Nothing to grouse about!

Andalucia's Sandgrouse population has grown by almost 300 percent in the last three years

Granada is top spot for birds’ winter break

Granada’s lakes are a winter home to more than 2,450 birds

Environmentalists increase pressure to end Gibraltar National Day balloons tradition

Hundreds of people have slammed the ‘highly irresponsible’ release of 30,000 balloons from the Rock on National Day

Turtles get ‘the bends’ because of commercial fishing practices

Turtles that get caught in fishing nets die from decompression illness when released back into the sea

Human water consumption at risk from golf

A LEADING expert in water purification has warned wasting water on the upkeep of golf courses could diminish the supply for human use. The claim...

The great emasculator

Spanish men lose their mojo as pollution plays havoc with the male gender

A green corridor for lynxes

After a sharp revival over recent years, a 'green corridor' could now link the lynx populations of the Sierra Morena with Donana in the south

Free access for Almeria ‘hippy beach’

Town hall rules road to Cala de San Pedro should be free of charge

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

Squid’s in

Giant squid weighing 180kg washed up on Spanish beach

Outrage over ‘safari’ plan to turn one of Spain’s most valuable protected estates into millionaire’s polo and shooting playground

Critics slam government plan to convert valuable hunting estate - one of Spain's largest - inside the Alcornocales Natural Park, near Cadiz

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