Hands off our land!
New sustainable approach to land use will see green areas reclassified A RADICAL new building ban will prevent further erosion of the islands’ valuable green
Plastic Problems: Support for using plastics in port expansions
PLANS to use molten plastic slag from the waste centre to expand ports have received the backing of multiple government sectors. The Balearic Port Authority
Freeing the willies!
THE stretch of water between Barcelona and the Balearics, known as the Mediterranean Whale Migration Corridor, will be declared a Marine Protected Area. In a
Spanish government says it should do more to reduce impact on global warming
Maria Garcia expects Spain to meet its target of reducing emissions by 26% before 2030, but said Spain must do more
Protesters march over Malaga mosquito problem
Stop Mosquitoes marched through the city to protest the lack of action taken by the council
Geothermal deposit found in Almeria
Sacyr Industrial will build a geothermal plant in the region next August
Groundbreaking eco Lego style plastic house factory to open in Malaga
Lego-style houses are becoming a reality, thanks to savvy Ronda-based estate agent Thorwald Bodensiek who is building one of Europe’s first recycled plastic brick factories
Junta commit to green energy in Andalucia
Officials want to reduce the region’s energy consumption by 25%
Andalucia recycled 329 tonnes of lightbulbs last year
Andalucia reused a whopping 329 tonnes of lightbulbs last year, but the region has a way to go before matching Madrid and Catalunya.
Andalucia-based Sunseed Desert Technology celebrates 30th anniversary with week of events
A hands-on practical centre for low impact living and environmental education
FEATURE: After the Algarrobico, the fight to protect Spain’s wild spaces wages on
The Supreme Court ruling over the Algarrobico was a great victory for environmentalists, but the fight to preserve Spain’s wild spaces goes on. Rob Horgan
Almost 40 vultures freed from captivity in Andalucia
At least 18 vultures are still alive and well
Ocean Village development will feature first ‘green wall’ in Gibraltar
Development will feature ‘green technology’ never seen before in Gibraltar
Almeria’s El Algarrobico hotel fate will be decided next month
The Algarrobico case has dragged on since work on the building stopped in 2005 on protected land
Junta rules to protect Donana National Park from gas project
Plans to extract gas from Doñana nature reserve win a provisional stay of execution
Happy International Earth Day!
International Earth Day celebrates 45 years of existence today
Supreme Court scraps Andalucia’s most controversial golf macroproject Los Merinos near Ronda
Ronda’s Los Merinos golf macroproject has been scrapped by the Supreme Court after almost a decade of legal warfare
Recycled art exhibition comes to Ronda
Could your rubbish be considered a work of art?
Olive oil power plant for Andalucia
‘Waste not want not’ as Andalucia’s iconic crop goes electric
Just one Spanish company in world’s top 100 ‘sustainable’ corporations
Acciona is the only company to make the grade
Robert Redford fights for environment in Ronda
Robert Redford is a piglet in a video that promotes good environmental habits
Chicken to blame for Spain’s growing environmental footprint
Spain falls two places in world sustainability rankings
Spain announces 15% decrease of greenhouse gas emissions
But meteorologists still say carbon dioxide levels are 'unprecedented'
Spanish government tries to dodge cost of earthquake-damage gas-storage site
Owned by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, the site is demanding €1.4 billion in compensation
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer issues new shares
Gamesa will use the extra revenue for international expansion
Loophole found in Algarrobico hotel case embarrassing for Junta
Algarrobico Hotel edges towards legality