Pig farm slurry discharges may be causing Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain
A big rise in intensive pig farming may have played a significant role in pollution suffered by the Mar Menor lagoon in recent years. Environmentalists
Massive demonstration over Mar Menor pollution sends message to Murcia government in Spain
PROTESTORS hit Murcia City’s streets on Thursday evening(October 7) to call for action to stop pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon. No official attendance figures
Campaigners send Mar Menor lagoon pollution complaint to EU which pins blame on Spain’s politicians
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have sent a formal complaint to the EU over the pollution problems at the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The joint submission sent by
VIDEO: How wild boars are increasingly terrorizing urban zones in Spain and why archers are coming to the rescue
SHAKIRA’S close encounter with wild boars last week in a Barcelona park has yet again ignited a debate around the growing danger of the hogs
Alicante announces €100 million plan to stop all water discharges into Mediterranean Sea in Spain
ALICANTE council plans to spend over €100 million to fully recycle water in the city to end all discharges into the Mediterranean Sea. One by-product
Spain’s Balearic Islands poised for radical overhaul in management of floods after exponential increase in rainfall
The Balearic government has been warned that flood episodes would remain a constant threat in the foreseeable future
Mallorca restaurant strives for ‘most sustainable business’ title with aeroponic towers and organic waste compost
A RESTAURANT in Mallorca which prides itself on using local, seasonal and organic produce has set its sights on the title of ‘most sustainable business’
Green team! Students set to arrive in Tarifa after travelling 3,000km in solar-powered camper van they built themselves
A TEAM of eco-warriors are set to arrive in the south of Spain after driving 3,000k in a solar-powered electric camper van. Dutch students, from
Protestors battle against massive solar farms that threaten to destroy most beautiful countryside in Spain’s Andalucia
HUNDREDS of people gathered outside the regional parliament in Sevilla on Thursday to protest against plans for massive solar farms that threaten to ruin some
Spain to ban plastic packaging for fruit and veg
THE sale of fruit and veg in plastic packaging is to be banned in Spain from 2023. A royal decree is in the process of
Once endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna is now thriving in Spain’s Balearic Islands
The Atlantic bluefin tuna is one of the most commercially valuable fish in the world which has led to the species being heavily overfished for
First bird census in Spain’s Sierra de las Nieves detects 82 bird species
THE first bird census carried out in Sierra de las Nieves, in Malaga, has confirmed the presence of 82 species. Declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve,
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British optician on Spain’s Costa Blanca literally putting plastic bottles in the frame
COSTA BLANCA’S popular British optician, Specsavers Ópticas, has found a way to meet demands of the fashion industry and the eco-conscious. Consequently, stylish environmentally-aware clients
Spain’s Balearic Islands make firm commitment to fight climate change
This week, the minister for energy and climate change travelled to international conference to reaffirm the Balearics commitment to the environment
EU to fund €3m eco tourism projects for region popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA is to reap the benefit of Spain’s EU membership by taking advantage of a €3m fund for sustainable tourism in the area. European
The Sierra Bermeja fire will ‘seriously’ increase possibility of flooding in Spain’s Estepona, expert warns
THE Sierra Bermeja fire, which raged through almost 10,000 hectares of land and claimed the life of an Infoca firefighter, will ‘seriously’ increase the possibility
ANALYSIS: Could eruption of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands trigger a tsunami?
The eruption of a voclano on the Canary Island of La Palma resurrects the “mega-tsunami” theory, but is it possible? Rob Kiteley takes a look
Campaigners call for Sierra Bermeja to be awarded national park status in wake of devastating wildfire
FOLLOWING the recent wildfire that ravaged nearly 10,000 hectares of the Sierra Bermeja mountains and the Genal Valley, there have been even louder calls for
Teed off: Environmentalists in Spain slam yet another golf course plan on unspoilt Costa la Luz
SPANISH environmental group Ecologistas en Accion have criticised the Junta de Andalucia´s latest strategic plan that includes yet another golf course. The proposed project outlines
Spanish imperial eagle: the bird of prey that narrowly escaped extinction
THE Spanish Imperial Eagle, also known as the Iberian imperial eagle, Spanish eagle, or Adalbert’s eagle, was close to global extinction in the 1960s. In
Mallorca launches award scheme to recognise businesses that go ‘plastic free’
TWO Mallorcan hospitality businesses are amongst the first five in the Balearics Islands to receive the Plastic Free Guardian Certification for reducing their use of
ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?
RECENT seismic activity detected on the Spanish island of La Palma have raised fears that a volcano which last erupted 50 years ago could be
New rules for dogs in Spain’s Valencia—including rinsing dog wee off the streets
VALENCIA’S new Coexistence Ordinance will oblige pooch owners to act responsibly and clean up after their dogs. The city expects dog owners to clean up
EXPLAINER: These are the protected species whose habitat was destroyed in the Sierra Bermeja wildfire above Spain’s Costa del Sol
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are counting the cost of the damage from a wildfire that raged for six days and destroyed more than 10,000 hectares of woodland before
Spain’s Sierra Bermeja fire leaves dozens of animals burnt or with serious injuries
THE devastating flames from the Sierra Bermeja wildfire have destroyed almost 10,000 hectares of food, water and shelter the wildlife in the area need to
Joy as Europe’s most critically endangered seabird spotted nesting off coast of Spain’s Ibiza
Environmentalists confirmed that at least 10 pairs of the Balearic Shearwater were seen nesting on the islet of Es Vedranell