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’

6 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

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

1 Oct, 2021 @ 19:03

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

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

1 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Must Read

Super Bowl Liv: Jennifer Lopez And Shakira Perform During The Pepsi Halftime Show

Popstar Shakira attacked by wild boars in Barcelona park

Singer Shakira was attacked by a pair of marauding wild boars who snatched her bag while she was walking with her son in a park

30 Sep, 2021 @ 18:42

Barcelona·Celebrity·Environment·Lead

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

30 Sep, 2021 @ 14:45

Environment·Lead·National News

LA PALMA VOLCANO: Animals suffer and change behaviour as eruptions continue

WILDLIFE on the island of La Palma is facing a crisis as its volcano continues to erupt. Manuel Nogales from the The Spanish National Research

30 Sep, 2021 @ 13:00

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

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

27 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

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,

26 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Environment·Malaga

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

24 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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

23 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

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

22 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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

21 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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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

20 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

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

20 Sep, 2021 @ 15:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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

18 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

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

18 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Other News

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

18 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

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

16 Sep, 2021 @ 16:58

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Must Read

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

16 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Valencia

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

15 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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

15 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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

14 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

EXPLAINER: On second anniversary of killer floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca, we explain the gota fria and how to stay safe

FRIDAY 13th September 2019 was quite a remarkable date for the people of Costa Blanca South. A weather storm and the subsequent flooding caused millions

14 Sep, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Climate change will wipe out glaciers in Pyrenees within 20 years, warn Spanish scientists

CLIMATE change is to blame for the dramatic shrinking of glaciers in the Pyrenees which could all but disappear within two decades, scientists in Spain

14 Sep, 2021 @ 13:45

Environment·Lead

“The fear continues” two years after fatal storms through lack of investment, admits local mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ON THE second anniversary of the gota fria that killed seven people, destroyed property and devastated thousands of lives in Spain, one local mayor admits

14 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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

14 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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Mallorca restaurant strives for ‘most sustainable business’ title with aeroponic towers and organic waste compost

Green team! Students set to arrive in Tarifa after travelling 3,000km in solar-powered camper van they built themselves

Protestors battle against massive solar farms that threaten to destroy most beautiful countryside in Spain’s Andalucia

Popstar Shakira attacked by wild boars in Barcelona park

Spain to ban plastic packaging for fruit and veg

LA PALMA VOLCANO: Animals suffer and change behaviour as eruptions continue

Once endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna is now thriving in Spain’s Balearic Islands

First bird census in Spain’s Sierra de las Nieves detects 82 bird species

British optician on Spain’s Costa Blanca literally putting plastic bottles in the frame

Spain’s Balearic Islands make firm commitment to fight climate change

EU to fund €3m eco tourism projects for region popular with expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

The Sierra Bermeja fire will ‘seriously’ increase possibility of flooding in Spain’s Estepona, expert warns

ANALYSIS: Could eruption of La Palma volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands trigger a tsunami?

Campaigners call for Sierra Bermeja to be awarded national park status in wake of devastating wildfire

Teed off: Environmentalists in Spain slam yet another golf course plan on unspoilt Costa la Luz

Spanish imperial eagle: the bird of prey that narrowly escaped extinction

Mallorca launches award scheme to recognise businesses that go ‘plastic free’

ANALYSIS: Is a volcano on Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma about to blow?

New rules for dogs in Spain’s Valencia—including rinsing dog wee off the streets

EXPLAINER: These are the protected species whose habitat was destroyed in the Sierra Bermeja wildfire above Spain’s Costa del Sol

Spain’s Sierra Bermeja fire leaves dozens of animals burnt or with serious injuries

Joy as Europe’s most critically endangered seabird spotted nesting off coast of Spain’s Ibiza

EXPLAINER: On second anniversary of killer floods on Spain’s Costa Blanca, we explain the gota fria and how to stay safe

Climate change will wipe out glaciers in Pyrenees within 20 years, warn Spanish scientists

“The fear continues” two years after fatal storms through lack of investment, admits local mayor on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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

‘I’ve visited every country in Europe and these are my top five travel recommendations – including Spain’

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Julio Iglesias is born, Estepona is destroyed and Cervantes is freed from slavery

Political round-up: Ceuta crisis deepens, the Left gears up for 2027 elections and Catalunya’s National Day ends in unrest

‘I visited the top of Montserrat in Spain and was blown away by its views – this is how to enjoy the mountain in a day’

The Estepona conundrum: Mayor announces historic €7m tax cut for residents even as he faces corruption and embezzlement probes

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