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The Island Council of Menorca has once again reduced the environmental activities agreement planned with GOB. Last year, the Department of Environment eliminated support for summer camps. This year, it has cut funding for a publication on sustainable gardening and an environmental education program focused on the sea. Free opinions come at a cost.
Continue reading No summer camps, no sustainable gardening, no education on the marine environment…
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The Inter-island Board of GOB of the Balearic Islands, composed of representatives from GOB Mallorca, GOB Menorca, GEN-GOB, and GOB Formentera, met this Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Can Casals (Ibiza), the headquarters of GEN-GOB, for their annual interisland coordination meeting.
Continue reading Meeting in Ibiza of all island sections of GOB
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A popular song says that tender little buds of myrtle take their time to bloom. And indeed, this plant usually doesn’t flower until well into the summer. When the air of Sant Joan arrives, we can see it adorned with white flowers, shiny leaves, and an exquisite scent. If someone tells you to come see the myrtle blossom in March, they are deceiving you.
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Custòdia Agrària, GOB Menorca’s Land Stewardship programme, has just expanded with a new farm. With the addition of the estate of Binisserralla, located in the municipality of Es Mercadal, there are now forty farms committed to sustainable agricultural production that respects the environmental and cultural values of the Menorcan landscape.
Continue reading Binisserralla, new farm under GOB Menorca’s Land Stewardship scheme
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With the arrival of spring, many urban birds such as sparrows, blackbirds, warblers, swallows, and wagtails begin their breeding season. Have you found a chick on the ground? Stop and think before picking it up, because it might not need help!
Continue reading What should you do if you find apparently abandoned chicks in an urban area?
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The Plenary of Spain’s Constitutional Court has decided to admit the appeal filed against Balearic Law 7/2024, presented as an administrative simplification law but in reality concealing many provisions that represent a significant setback for territorial planning.
Continue reading Constitutional appeal admitted against the false simplification
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What kind of limitations have allowed Menorca to remain a distinct island in contrast to other nearby areas where much of the territory has been overtaken by development? Are these limits a burden for the economy, or are they an asset?
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For a few weeks now, car horns have been heard again in the streets of the city. A sign that the holidaymakers have arrived. Curiously, they seem more impatient than the locals, who are probably working. This characteristic —the stress that some visitors bring with them— invites to some reflection.
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GOB Menorca, with the support of Menorca Preservation and the Marilles Foundation, has launched the project “Look to Look After” | “Seeing is Believing,” which aims to strengthen both the emotional and rational connection between people — especially children — and the sea. By the end of June, more than 95 students from different schools on the island are expected to have taken part in the first edition of these educational workshops.
Continue reading Look to look after: workshops to see the sea with new eyes
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This Sunday, June 8, the Menorca Wildlife Recovery Centre will open its doors to the public for a special open day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as part of the conservation and environmental awareness activities carried out throughout the year.
Continue reading June 8 – Open Day at the Menorca Wildlife Recovery Centre
