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PODEMOS: Spain must do more to protect ‘climate refugees’

SPAIN’S Podemos and Equo parties have called on the government to protect refugees fleeing climate change, now becoming a more significant migration trigger than war. Global warming affects 64 million people currently,

30 Jun, 2018 @ 12:57

Environment·Lead·Politics

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Last summer’s Spain fires most damaging in recent history

WILDFIRES wreaked more devastation on the Iberian Peninsula last summer than at any time during its recent history, according to the World Wildlife Fund. In fact, the number of fires that blazed

30 Jun, 2018 @ 10:54

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TOXIC: 97% of Spain exposed to ‘unacceptable’ levels of air pollution

ONLY 3% of the entire Spanish nation enjoy air quality that meets World Health Organisation standards. And according to the WHO’s latest shocking report, the ‘majority’ of Andalucians live in places where

30 Jun, 2018 @ 09:39

Environment·Lead

great white spain

NO WAY JAWS-E: Huge Great White shark spotted off coast of Spain for first time in over 30 years

The 16.5ft beast was photographed by scientists

29 Jun, 2018 @ 10:44

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

monkey tarffick

Spain among biggest buyers of illegally trafficked animals

The WWF have called on the Spanish government to prioritise the issue and launched the campaign ‘Stop Species Trafficking’

26 Jun, 2018 @ 17:43

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

car pollution

TOXIC: Air pollution kills more than 6,000 people in Spain every year

Deaths caused by pollution are eight times higher than those caused by car accidents

26 Jun, 2018 @ 16:47

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NOT KID-DING: Man ‘pulls headless goat’ from water at popular Spain beach resort

The clip shows a beach-goer emerging from the water dragging what looks like an animal carcass

25 Jun, 2018 @ 15:09

Environment·Lead

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Spain vows to prioritise transition to renewable energy

SPAIN’S new government has vowed to prioritise its green policy during a meeting in Brussels. Teresa Ribera, the new environment minister, announced that ‘Spain is back’ and that it would be working

16 Jun, 2018 @ 09:45

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BUG OFF: How to keep cockroaches OUT of your home or business

To make sure you're not sleeping with one eye open at night, follow our guide below

12 Jun, 2018 @ 11:44

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FINALLY: Temperatures to pass 30C on Spain’s Costa del Sol THIS WEEK with a SIZZLING weekend forecast

Estepona and Manilva will both see the mercury hit 31C on Saturday and a blistering 34C on Sunday

11 Jun, 2018 @ 10:19

Environment·Lead·Malaga

lighthouse

Formentor will ban cars for two months around the lighthouse

ONE of the island’s infamous accident blackspots is to be remedied this summer. In a sensible scheme, drivers will be banned from entering the Formentor peninsula, near Pollensa, to make is safer

7 Jun, 2018 @ 18:21

Environment·Mallorca·Travel News

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THEY’RE COMING: There will be an ‘invasion’ of cockroaches in southern Spain this summer

It blamed the predicted proliferation on a combination of heavy rains throughout the spring and the steep increase in temperatures forecast in the summer

4 Jun, 2018 @ 10:38

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Sierra de las Nieves could have National Park status by 2019

MALAGA’S Sierra de las Nieves natural park could have National Park status by 2019. Isabel García Tejerina, Spain’s Minister of Agriculture and Fishing, Food and Environment announced during a visit to the

2 Jun, 2018 @ 16:18

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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Branson embraces Balearic life while Necker Island is rebuilt

WITH his usual residence on the British Virgin Islands uninhabitable, Richard Branson has revealed how his estate in Son Bunyola has become a more regular home. “Whilst Necker Island is being rebuilt,

26 May, 2018 @ 18:44

Celebrity·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Property

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Thousands in Spain switch to green energy supplier Energy Nordic

Customers receive green energy at a great price all backed by English speaking customer service

26 May, 2018 @ 15:44

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EXCLUSIVE: Mijas town hall ‘walks back promise’ to better protect donkeys after tourists ‘leave town crying’

Frizell claims he has received death threats for generating bad publicity

24 May, 2018 @ 14:19

Environment·Lead·Malaga

rain southern spain

Rain for southern Spain as northern Europe to bask in 30C temperatures

HEAT will build across northern Europe this weekend while southern Spain will have less than average temperatures and rain. According to the Weather Channel, high pressure will continue to dominate in central

22 May, 2018 @ 10:52

Environment·Lead

Nuclear

Spanish nuclear power plants have to stay in use for forty more years says leading energy chief

NUCLEAR power stations in Spain must remain active for another decade at least if the country wants to fulfill its obligations under the Paris Agreement, a top energy chief has warned. José

20 May, 2018 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead

dog documentary

British filmmaker pleas for expats’ help in documentary on abandoned dogs in Spain’s Andalucia

A BRITISH filmmaker is creating a documentary about abandoned dogs in Andalucia and he needs your help. Londoner Paul Murphy was compelled to make the film after he drove 1,600 miles to

19 May, 2018 @ 16:49

Environment·Lead

wetwipes

Spain wages war on wet wipes

SPAIN is waging war on wet wipes … or, rather, the practice of flushing them down the loo. A call by the Grupo Parlamentario Vasco to halt to the environmental damage caused

19 May, 2018 @ 14:00

Environment·Lead

lynx puppies

CUTE ALERT: First look at newborn endangered Iberian Lynx cubs in Andalucia

The cute cubs, which are the world’s most endangered feline species, have passed their first health check-up at Jerez Zoo

16 May, 2018 @ 14:55

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WATCH: Huge ‘shark’ spotted on Costa del Sol beach

THIS is the alleged moment a huge ‘shark’ came close to the shores of a Costa del Sol beach. https://www.facebook.com/lacepaplaya/videos/1848114168586315/ The video was reportedly filmed today by chiringuito La Cepa Playa in

13 May, 2018 @ 21:43

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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Read all about it! Plaques to explain benefits of tourist tax

A SERIES of brochures and plaques are to go up highlighting the good work of the Balearic tourist tax. The plaques are to be erected at sites funded by the controversial tax

10 May, 2018 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

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Spain takes top spot for boasting best beaches in the world

The country has broken global records by holding a whopping 590 blue flags for the quality of its sandy shores

8 May, 2018 @ 17:37

Environment·Lead

obama

Marbella expat confirms Barack Obama as guest speaker at leading climate change conference

Wine expert, Pancho Campo, has secured the 44th President of the U.S. for this summer’s high profile Climate Change Leadership Porto Summit

6 May, 2018 @ 13:00

Environment·Lead

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Potential animal mass grave unearthed in southern Spain after dogs found tortured and dumped in reservoir

DEVASTATED dog owners have found four of their pets mutilated in a stagnant water reservoir. The heartbreaking discovery came after the dogs went missing over Easter. Investigators have already begun draining the

27 Apr, 2018 @ 15:05

Environment·Lead

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