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The Menorca Wildlife Recovery Center, managed by the Consortium for the Recovery of Wildlife in the Balearic Islands (COFIB) and GOB Menorca, has released its 2024 Annual Report, summarizing the key moments of a year dedicated to the protection and rehabilitation of the island’s wildlife.
Continue reading 2024: A year of efforts and achievements in wildlife protection in Menorca
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A group of organizations from across Spain—including Alianza Mar Menor, Ecologistas en Acción, Fundación Juan Tábara, GEN-GOB, GOB Mallorca, GOB Menorca, Mallorca Blue, Pacto por el Mar Menor, Salvemos Calblanque, SOS Costa Brava, and SOS Mar Menor—have joined forces to urge the Spanish government to update maritime traffic regulations.
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Unió de Pagesos, the Association for Organic Agricultural Production (APAEM), and GOB have recently written to the President of the Island Council of Menorca, urging them not to allow tourist rentals on rural land.
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The early arrival of spring has already brought some wild orchids into bloom. As they reappear, these plants attract pollinators with visual and olfactory cues, offering a characteristic lower petal as a landing platform.
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During the first half of February, the Agrarian Custody team and the San Crispín Cooperative organized three focus groups to promote an alliance for transitioning the agricultural sector towards an agroecological and sustainable model.
These meetings have involved various stakeholders from administration, organizations, and agricultural businesses. Another session will soon be held with actors from the commercialization sector. These discussions have brought to light shared perspectives and valuable contributions across multiple areas, helping to identify many of the common needs of Menorca’s agricultural sector.
Continue reading Alliance for a sustainable agricultural sector
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In our winter, the grass is green. The combination of periodic rainfall, humidity-laden dew, and limited direct sunlight keeps Menorca’s fields lush. Many annual plants take advantage of this season to thrive.
Alongside the ancient dry-stone walls, built piece by piece, a rich variety of wild vegetation finds refuge, safe from the plow’s path. This creates an essential habitat for wildlife, offering shelter among shrubs, trees, and countless crevices between the stones.
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The two known cases of illegal swimming pools in Menorca’s agritourism establishments share a common link: the same environmental consultancy. Now, the Consell Insular has entrusted this firm with drafting the environmental section of the revision of the Island Territorial Plan (PTI). GOB Menorca considers this a major credibility crisis.
Continue reading The consultant behind illegal swimming pools is drafting Menorca’s Territorial Plan
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The third session of the conference series “Resilience in the Face of Climate Change” will take place on Thursday, February 20, at 7:30 PM at the Ateneu de Maó. This event will focus on tourism resilience, highlighting deurbanization and the need to rethink land use through a sustainable lens.
Continue reading Thursday, February 20: tourism resilience under debate at the Ateneu de Maó
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This Thursday, February 13, at 7:30 PM, the Ateneu de Maó will host the second session of the conference series on resilience to climate change. This event will focus on forest resilience, with a particular emphasis on extensive livestock farming and wildfire risk.
Continue reading February 13: Debate on Forest Resilience at the Ateneu de Maó
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January is usually the month of the Bermuda buttercup. This plant paints vast agricultural fields and roadside edges yellow, shining under the sun against the dominant green of the winter landscape.
People notice it, admire it, and sometimes feel moved by its burst of beauty. But some things, like coins, have two sides. And the Bermuda buttercup has a darker side, often hidden beneath its dazzling natural display.
