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The devastating Sierra Bermeja fire in Spain’s Costa del Sol has already burnt almost 10,000 hectares over 83 kilometres

THE devastating Sierra Bermeja fire continues to devour everything in its path and has already blazed through 9,963 hectares of wildland and forest areas with a perimeter of 83 kilometres. This Tuesday,

14 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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‘Their days are numbered’: Scientist warns that Posidonia will completely disappear in Spain’s Balearic Islands

In a report for the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), oceanographer Biel Jorda predicts that the species is in grave threat of disappearing despite EU legislation to protect it

12 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Electrifying: Mallorca to invest €54.6 million in five new green energy trains

MALLORCA will be investing €54.6 million in five new electric trains as part of a green strategy for the island. Each of the trains, consisting of four coaches, will be added to

12 Sep, 2021 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

OPINION: Spain’s Mar Menor shows us why it’s time we cleaned up our act

Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores what's gone wrong at Spain's Mar Menor

12 Sep, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Murcia

NIGHTMARE: Record numbers of aircraft and firemen tackle Spain’s Costa del Sol blaze into fourth night

TEAMS of firefighters are getting prepared to battle the biggest blaze on the Costa del Sol for decades for a FOURTH consecutive night.The appalling fire that began near Estepona on Wednesday looks

11 Sep, 2021 @ 22:14

Environment·Lead·Malaga

How abolition of the old ‘sunshine tax’ started the ‘energy cooperative’ movement for a cheaper greener Spain

BELIEVE it or not, people harnessing the sun’s energy in Spain were taxed until 2018 because they were seen to be depriving energy companies of an income. The right-wing ideology was banished

11 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·National News

World’s second largest sailboat measuring 140m long arrives in Spain’s Ibiza

Passengers are offered 10-day itineraries that can cost between a cool €6,700 and €12,200

7 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

EGG-TASTIC! Incredible ‘fried egg jellyfish’ spotted off coast of Spain’s Formentera

The species literally looks like an egg cracked into water and can can up to 35cm in diameter

7 Sep, 2021 @ 13:04

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Endangered Iberian lynx and her two cubs killed after being run over on Andalucian roads

AN Iberian lynx and her two cubs, between five and six months old, have been run over and killed on the JA-6104 road in two separate and tragic road accidents. As reported

4 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Jaen·Lead

Controversial Housing Project Gets Go Ahead On 'empty' Stretch Of The Costa Blanca In Spain

Controversial housing development allowed on ‘virgin’ stretch of the Costa Blanca in Spain

ORIHUELA council has voted for controversial plans to build 2,274 homes at Cala Mosca. The area has been described as the last ‘virgin’ beach area on the Orihuela Costa with no urban

3 Sep, 2021 @ 16:25

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Why six residents of Spain’s Ibiza have gone on hunger strike in the name of climate change

The group are part of Extinction Rebellion, an international grassroots organisation that is known for its direct action tactics to raise awareness about the climate crisis

1 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Big government plan to fight pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon is announced in Spain's Murcia region

Green ‘buffer zone’ could be created to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain

A green ‘buffer zone’ of 390 hectares has been suggested in a bid to reduce pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The proposed area would be free of farming and

31 Aug, 2021 @ 12:36

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Half dozen key steps for net zero in Europe, Spain and Britain

A SERIES of small, key behavioural changes will be enough to prevent global warning, a key environmental think tank has claimed. The British body has laid out six important steps that will

30 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·Lead

Do something!: Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction when it comes to climate change

By Martin Tye JUST how serious are our elected governments taking climate change? You be the judge. Readers of this column know my thoughts and plenty of you get in touch. Two

30 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

Environment·Lead

Lizards on Ibiza in Spain are threatened by snake population boom caused by rise in British tourists

Lizards on Ibiza in Spain hit by booming snake numbers caused by rising British visitors

A big rise in Ibiza’s snake population is threatening the island’s iconic green lizards. The snakes now populate around half of Ibiza and are not dangerous to humans. That doesn’t apply though

30 Aug, 2021 @ 15:50

Environment·Ibiza·Lead

Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster

THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore. Residents and holiday-makers joined forces some 12 days after

30 Aug, 2021 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Bioparc in Spain’s Valencia celebrates birth of highly threatened species of primate

VALENCIA’S Bioparc zoo is well and truly earning its stripes as a prime animal conservation and protection site. Just one week after carers stepped in to hand-rear a newborn gazelle of a

29 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

Survey Names The Cities In Spain That Might Suffer The Biggest Damage In A Major Earthquake

Survey names the cities in Spain under the biggest threat from major earthquake damage

MURCIA and Alicante are the most vulnerable cities in Spain to possible earthquake damage, according to an Alicante University survey. Researchers have examined the probability of reinforced concrete buildings collapsing in a

25 Aug, 2021 @ 19:15

Environment·Lead

People power pushing authorities to properly promote zero waste project on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN separate organisations have joined together to lobby local authorities in their efforts to clean up the Vega Baja area of the Costa Blanca. Together, they’re proposing a Citizen Assembly to increase

25 Aug, 2021 @ 17:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain's Cabinet Refuses 'emergency' Status For Mar Menor Despite Over A Week Of Dead Marine Life Washing Onto Beaches

Spain’s government refuses ’emergency’ status for Mar Menor lagoon despite dead fish washing ashore for over a week

SPAIN’S government will not declare the Mar Menor an ’emergency’ area as it continues its war of words with its regional counterpart. Madrid’s refusal follows eight days of dead fish and other

24 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Unidentified brown stain forces closure of three beaches in Spain’s Valencia

The same experts pointed out that similar incidents have been reported along the Valencian and Catalan coastlines in previous summers, and that it is completely natural and nothing to worry about.

24 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police fines of €760 for dumping waste on Spain’s Costa Blanca as two popular expat cities plead with public to act responsibly

TORREVIEJA and San Fulgencio have both taken to social media in joint pleas for the public to correctly dispose of waste – or face fines of up to €760. Indeed, the Local

24 Aug, 2021 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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Baby loggerhead sea turtles hatch from nest in Spain’s Mojacar

EIGHT loggerhead turtles have hatched on the beach of Granatilla in Mojacar (Almeria). The nesting was detected on July 5 by a citizen who called the 112 emergency service, which activated the

24 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

Almeria·Environment·Lead

Power Firm Iberdrola To Be Investigated Over Virtually Draining A Reservoir In Zamora Province Area Of Spain

Power firm Iberdrola is being probed over draining a reservoir in Zamora Province area of Spain

IBERDROLA is to be investigated over the controversial draining of a reservoir in western Spain. The power company has been accused of breaking rules at the Ricobayo reservoir in Zamora Province. The

20 Aug, 2021 @ 12:05

Environment·Lead·National News

Sailing club joins council in promoting local recycling campaign on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA sailing club is helping Orihuela City Council with their “Choose Recycle” campaign. The Dehesa de Campoamor Nautical Club has joined the plastic recycling awareness campaign, part of the ayuntamiento’s

19 Aug, 2021 @ 13:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Thousands of dead fish and marine life wash onto beaches of the polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain

PROSECUTORS will investigate a new incident of dead fish washing onto Mar Menor beaches yesterday(August 16). In October 2019, swathes of oxygen-starved fish washed onto lagoon beaches. Beaches at Los Nietos, Los

17 Aug, 2021 @ 20:55

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Nature

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