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WATCH: Last tour company still selling tickets to orca shows named and shamed during Mallorca travel conference

ANIMAL rights activists stormed the stage at a major travel industry convention in Mallorca to denounce Europe’s last big tour operator still selling tickets to

8 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Green·Lead·Mallorca

Lifeline thrown: Illegal farms to be axed in bid to rescue Spain’s vital ecoreserve Doñana’s thirsty wetlands

SPAIN’S most important national park is finally getting the cash to tackle its depleted water resources. Doñana National Park – one of Europe’s last great

8 Oct, 2025 @ 12:59

Andalucia·Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

Victory for campaigners as Malaga bans horse-drawn carriages – but what will happen to the animals?

By Rachel Gore MALAGA has finally moved to ban horse-drawn tourist carriages in the city with immediate effect – with the fate of the animals

6 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Green·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Outrage as friends cruising on a leisure boat dive in and swim with a pod of whales passing through the Strait of Gibraltar

THREE friends who thought they were having the experience of a lifetime may find themselves staring at the wrong end of a five-figure fine after

6 Oct, 2025 @ 14:36

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Spain and Portugal's late April electricity blackout caused by excessive voltage

Spain and Portugal’s April power blackout caused by excessive voltage

SPAIN and Portugal’s April 28 electricity blackout was caused by excessive voltage according a report published by the European network of electricity transmission system operators(ENTSO-E).

3 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Green·Lead·National News

Spain now boasts among the cheapest energy in Europe – and its thanks to renewables (which were NOT to blame for the blackout), new report claims

SPAIN has become one of the cheapest places in Europe for electricity, thanks to a surge in solar and wind power that has broken its

3 Oct, 2025 @ 14:35

Business & Finance·Green·Lead

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez wants climate change action counted as defence spending – and Europe isn’t happy

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is making waves in Copenhagen by trying to label climate change action – plus emergency and disaster management – as

3 Oct, 2025 @ 08:45

Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

‘European way of life is under threat’: New environmental report is grim reading for Spain

CLIMATE change is threatening the European way of life despite ‘significant advances’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an alarming new report has warned. According to

2 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Environment·Green·Lead

Greenhouse gases generated by Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024

GREENHOUSE gas emissions from Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024, compared to the previous year- a reduction of 1.5 million tonnes. The Ministry

2 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

Environment·Green·Lead

POWER SURGE: Spain to Pump €200 Million into Second Menorca-Mallorca Electric Cable by 2030

SPAIN’S government is powering up plans to lay a second undersea electric cable between Menorca and Mallorca – with the high-voltage project set to spark

26 Sep, 2025 @ 10:25

Business & Finance·Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Balearics up the ante against invasive snakes with €2.5m spend and 2,600 traps

THE Balearic Government is going all?in on stopping slithery invaders, unleashing €2.5 million and deploying over 2,600 traps to shield the islands’ delicate ecosystems. In

26 Sep, 2025 @ 08:55

Balearic Islands·Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

Leaving a legacy for nature: Why foreign residents in Spain are choosing WWF in their wills

FOR many people who have made Spain their home – whether full-time or part-time – the country’s natural wealth becomes an inseparable part of life

26 Sep, 2025 @ 08:35

Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Fire breaks out at Acerinox steel plant in Spain’s ‘toxic town’ across from Gibraltar

A FIRE ripped through part of the Acerinox stainless steel plant across the bay from Gibraltar early on Thursday morning. The blaze began at around

25 Sep, 2025 @ 12:24

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Costa del Sol zoo transfers nine captive dolphins to China – but why does Spain still permit circus-style shows?

NINE bottlenose dolphins from Selwo Marina in Benalmadena have been shipped to China, raising fears they will continue to be used in circus-style shows. The

24 Sep, 2025 @ 11:04

Costa del Sol·Green·Lead

Claims octopuses are leaving Spanish waters for UK shores are a ‘snowball of misinformation’

RECENT reports have suggested that octopuses are leaving the Spanish coast of Galicia because they cannot cope with rain and changes in water salinity. However,

18 Sep, 2025 @ 16:08

Environment·Galicia·Green·Lead·Nature·Other News

Fears bird flu outbreak is spreading into central Spain after dead birds turned up in popular tourist towns in Andalucia

NEW cases of bird flu have been spreading through central Spain after first being detected in popular city parks in Malaga and Sevilla. Fears of

18 Sep, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla

How to understand the home energy system when settling in Spain

IT is often said that life in Spain isn’t just lived – it is enjoyed. Sunshine, shared meals, and a rhythm that feels a little

15 Sep, 2025 @ 15:02

Environment·Green·Sponsored·Technology

Fumigating is underway in southern Spain to combat mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus

AUTHORITIES in southern Spain have stepped up fumigation campaigns after mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus were detected in Cadiz province. They were found in Benalup-Casas

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:43

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Green·Health·Lead·Nature·Other News

Marbella goes green: Four new air monitors set up in Low Emission Zone

MARBELLA is taking a big step towards cleaner air. The town hall has installed four state-of-the-art environmental monitors in the historic Old Town to track

7 Sep, 2025 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

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