Madrid regional government puts tree-felling on hold after protest against new Metro stop
AFTER THOUSANDS of people came out to protest on Saturday, the Madrid regional government has put a Metro expansion plan on hold that would have
One of Spain’s 30 most spectacular natural landscapes is in Malaga
MAGICAL forests, impressive waterfalls and spectacular mountains, Spain has it all—with Malaga home to some of the country’s most breathtaking natural wonders, specifically the Torcal
Protestors come out in force in Spanish capital in bid to save trees and play park from Metro expansion planÂ
MORE THAN a thousand people came out to protest in the Spanish capital on Saturday, against a Metro expansion plan that will see the destruction
Endangered Iberian lynx to return to Spain’s Murcia region
TWO pairs of endangered Iberian lynxes will start prowling around remote high areas above Lorca on March 3 to start the project of reintroducing the
Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon lost €54 million of European funding to fight pollution
SPAIN’S government says that €54 million of European money allocated in 2019 to fight pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon was switched elsewhere. The admission
Project to ‘repopulate’ Spain with 47 million Iberian bees gets underway in Malaga
REPOPULATING the Iberian Peninsula with 47 million Apis mellifera iberiensis, better known as the Iberian bee, is the aim of a project that has been
The sun finally won: How a innovative bid for sustainability got round the draconian rules in the historic quarter of Ronda… and made a great saving
WHEN the owner of Ronda Romantica, an Aparthotel in the historic town of Ronda, decided to become more sustainable and save money with solar panels
Mercadona supermarkets in Spain spending €60 million on solar panels for stores
THE Mercadona supermarket chain is to spend €60 million on installing solar roof panels at its stores in Spain this year. Renewable energy currently powers
Shell shocked!: Oil companies making mega profits out of Putin’s Ukraine war
WHEN it comes to environmental news there are always surprises. Sadly some are not pleasant. Shell, the oil and gas giant, has reported outrageous annual
Building for the future: Andalucian luxury villa to be ‘Spain’s first carbon-zero home’ powered by unique hydrogen system
A PROJECT for what is claimed to be the first zero-carbon luxury home utilising a hydrogen generating system in Spain has gone on sale. Running
CLIMATE CHANGE: Spain’s Malaga to restrict traffic in the centre and soho from January 1, 2024
MALAGA will have a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) at the beginning of next year. Restricted access to road traffic is a requirement of the Climate
Spain’s Malaga reactivates ambitions plans to have largest urban forest in Mediterranean Europe
PLANS to turn a former toxic wasteland in Malaga into giant urban forest have been reactivated. The platform Bosque Urbano Málaga has presented a project
Authorities agree to move ahead with electric vehicle charging points across Gibraltar to fight climate change
PLANS to roll out charging points for electric vehicles across Gibraltar are going ahead after a government-wide meeting to push towards carbon neutrality. Deputy Chief
Three disorientated mountaineers rescued from Spain’s Sierra de las Nieves in blizzard conditions
THREE mountaineers have been rescued after heavy snowfall lashed Spain’s Sierra de las Nieves. The three climbers were left disorientated in sub-zero, snowy conditions after
Bioparc in Spain’s Fuengirola opens registration period for its White Week children’s camp
THE last week of February is synonymous in the province of Malaga with school holidays to celebrate the Day of Andalucia (Dia de Andalucia), which
Developer submits slightly-changed new home plan for unspoilt section of Spain’s Costa Blanca
PLANS for 2,200 new homes at Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa have been formally re-submitted by the developer, Gomendio. There have been some slight
CEPSA hits back at protesters against controversial solar farm project in Ronda
Oil giant CEPSA has responded to concerns over its plan to install a massive solar farm near the Serrania de Ronda. It comes after dozens
WATCH: Police capture large iguana in Spain’s Malaga
POLICIA Local in Malaga have captured a large reptile in the Bailen-Miraflores district of the city. The reptile, an iguana of more than one metre
Power to the people as Spain’s Valencia gets first ‘solar community’ to cut energy bills
POWER firm Iberdrola has launched its first solar community in Valencia City courtesy of a major solar panel installation on a school roof. 233 panels
Activists glue themselves to Spain’s Congress of Deputies in protest over climate emergency
CLIMATE activists from a Spanish organisation called Futuro Vegetal (Vegetable Future) glued themselves to the microphones at the lectern in the Congress of Deputies on
Bird lovers encouraged to visit Fuente la Piedra and listen to spectacular trumpeting of cranes before they migrate North at the end of February
THE famous Laguna Fuente de Piedra Nature Reserve, located in the province of Malaga, is a paradise for any bird lover. With over 170 different
Hopeful sign rare seal that vanished from Mallorca waters 60 years ago could be back
A sea animal that vanished from off Mallorca 60 years ago could be back in the waters The DNA traces of an extremely endangered seal
‘Unthinkable’: Ronda residents protest CEPSA plan for giant solar farm in Serrania de Ronda
Dozens of concerned Ronda residents made the journey to central Malaga to protest CEPSA’s plans for a massive solar farm in the Serrania de Ronda.
Green campaigners to protest against CEPSA solar project in central Malaga
Green campaigners will protest in central Malaga as oil giant CEPSA rolls ahead with its massive solar panel project for the Ronda area. CEPSA is
Farmer on Spain’s Costa Blanca trapped and kept finches to use and breed for singing contests
A 78-year old Mutxamel farmer is being investigated for setting up an intricate homemade trap to illegally capture finches. The Guardia Civil said in many
Party islands turn white as largest snowfall in five years hits Mallorca, Ibiza
Mallorca has been hit by its largest dumping of snow in more than five years as a freezing polar front sweeps over Spain. About 7cm