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Barcelona bans ALL cruise liners from docking at main port to reduce city centre pollution

BARCELONA has banned all cruise ships from docking at the city's most central port from October 22 in a bid to reduce emissions in...

Fly-tippers dump fridges and electrical gear which threatens endangered duck on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ECOLOGISTS have complained to Elche City Council about an illegal waste dump off the CV-861 in the Hondo Natural Park. Accio Ecologista-Agro has sent a...

Oil giant Cepsa announces plans for 15 biomethane plants in Spain by 2030, enough to power 2 million homes...

SPANISH oil giant Cepsa is planning to establish up to 15 biomethane plants in Spain by 2030, enough to generate four terawatts per hour. The...

Valencia in Spain trials four day week: ‘Promising’ results show benefits for workers and economy

VALENCIA CITY'S four-day working week experiment in April and May has brought positive results over health benefits and extra family time, yet brought caution...

Why 10,000 trees need emergency treatment to get Spain’s Valencia out of a sticky mess

VALENCIA CITY COUNCIL has started a mass programme of spraying fungicide on 100,000 trees to stop a cochinal infection that's causing a serious problem. Above...

Revealed: This region in Spain has the best air quality in the country – and one of its cities...

THE best air in Spain is found in the southernmost region of Andalucia.  That’s according to the latest Annual Environment Report (IMA) 2022, carried out...

Spain to cut back on short-haul flights: THESE will be the most affected routes if the socialist coalition forms...

A DEAL struck between the socialist PSOE and the far-left Sumar party to form Spain's next government includes environmental plans that would cut domestic...

Beach revival project almost finished but without promised promenade on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A €15 million regeneration project to replace sand on Denia's Les Deveses beach will finish earlier than scheduled because plans for wooden promenade...

Drought-loving beetles that kill pine trees are being monitored on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DROUGHT conditions have fuelled concerns over the unwanted return of a beetle that can destroy masses of trees in the green spaces of the...

Sunscreen chemicals that could kill aquatic organisms found in Murcia’s Mar Menor lagoon

MATERIALS found in sunscreens are said to be threatening aquatic life in Murcia's Mar Menor lagoon according to a study conducted by the Spanish...

Deadly Asian hornet comes to Malaga city: Swarms hover around terraces and homes

RESIDENTS of Malaga are being overrun with an invasion of deadly hornets that buzz around their properties and endanger pets and children. One malagueño has...

Sustainable business winner suggests school drop-offs make up much of the day traffic in Gibraltar

ORDINARY people in Gibraltar have the power to make a difference in the fight against climate change, the director of a company that won...

Don’t spend too much on energy in Spain!

ARE you spending too much on gas in the winter for heating and hot water?You may have heard of Air Source Heat pumps (ASHP)...

Outrage as 2,200 homes WILL be built on unspoilt stretch of Spain’s Costa Blanca – despite so-called ‘Coast Law’...

A FINAL bid to stop 2,200 homes being built on the unspoilt Cala Mosca on the Orihuela Costa has come to nothing at the...

Warning of severe water shortage on Spain’s Costa del Sol next summer – but what’s causing the drought?

OFFICIALS are already warning locals on the Costa del Sol of a water shortage next summer, but why is the area at such high...

Benidorm prepares to test its Low Emissions Zone: These will be the affected areas

TESTS of a new phone app to manage Benidorm's new Low Emissions Zone(ZBE) will start in the New Year. The city- in keeping with other...

Where does your clothing go when it gets recycled? This investigation reveals the surprising – and surprisingly far-flung –...

DOES anyone really know where items go when you put them in the recycling?  Eco-activists Greenpeace decided to find out, and traced the surprising global...

Major breakthrough to help ‘natural treasure’ of drought-hit Doñana National Park in Spain’s Andalucia

THE NATIONAL government and the Andalucia region signed a deal on Monday to stop illegal irrigation in the drought-hit Doñana wetlands. It brings the end...

NASA images show the dramatic impact of the ongoing drought in Spain: Andalucia and its olive groves are among...

A STARTLING report by NASA has illustrated the drought enveloping Spain - and in particular the olive groves of Andalucia, the world’s leading olive...

Drought in Spain: New measures are being prepared for Marbella and the Axarquia

THE ANDALUCIAN government says mobile desalination plants will be installed in parts of the region to ease water supply issues caused by the drought. Andalucia...

Gibraltar leads climate change discussion with overseas territories as COP28 starts in Middle East

MINISTERS from British overseas territories have discussed the upcoming COP28 climate change summit that started Thursday at a meeting chaired by Gibraltar’s own Minister...

EXCLUSIVE: Are orcas really plotting against humans? Experts explain their theories behind the recent yacht ‘attacks’ off Spain

AT first, Captain Sebastien Destremau believed a sudden incoming swell was just the fierce poniente wind blowing in from the Atlantic one afternoon in...

These are the drastic anti-drought measures set to cost Spain’s Andalucia €71million in 2024 – including having water delivered...

AS Andalucia waits for rain that never comes, the Junta is set to launch a raft of increasingly extreme measures to counter the most...

How new tech will help an endangered lagoon in southern Spain control its nutrient levels from space

SCIENTISTS are creating a special algorithm for the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia so that chlorophyll pollution can be better analysed through satellite images. Staff...

Protestors in Madrid tie themselves to trees to stop workers chopping them down as controversial Metro extension works resume

AROUND 100 protestors gathered in central Madrid on Monday morning as controversial work to extend the Metro system restarted. Workers with chainsaws started felling...

National park in Spain’s Andalucia loses its ‘green’ status

THE International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has removed Andalucia's Doñana National Park from its green list due to 'mismanagement'. It makes Doñana the...

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