Views: 48In relation to the controversy over the works at Rafal Rubí, GOB wishes to recall that UNESCO has spoken very clearly about the documentation that the Island Council sent regarding the road works. There is no doubt that an opinion was issued on the information sent from Menorca. The international body clearly warned that … Continue reading The Rafal Rubí documents
Views: 144Menorca’s organized civil society has achieved another victory in the conservation of the island’s landscape values. UNESCO has taken a position on the controversy surrounding the double-level roundabout that the Island Council intends to build at Rafal Rubí and has requested that the works be stopped and that a less impactful alternative be sought … Continue reading UNESCO halts the large Rafal Rubí bridge project
Views: 1169UNESCO has responded to the letter sent by nine social and scientific organizations regarding the project that the Consell Insular plans to build at the Rafal Rubí junction. The international body states that this double-level structure, affecting lands that are part of Menorca Talaiòtica, was already a matter of concern for the World Heritage … Continue reading International concern and appeal over Rafal Rubí
Views: 1225The Island Council of Menorca’s plan to go ahead with the construction of a two-level overpass at Rafal Rubí is turning into an international scandal. The Ministry of Culture has had to intervene, the Director of the Menorca Talaiòtica Agency has resigned, and so has the main UNESCO consultant who made the declaration possible. … Continue reading The Rafal Rubí Scandal
Views: 1330Several organisations from different fields are joining forces to call for the Rafal Rubí junction to be executed in a way that respects the heritage values of the area. Associations or individuals who wish to support this cause can submit objections until this Friday, 16 May. Attached to this note, you will find templates … Continue reading Submit objections to the Rafal Rubí project
Views: 677A brief was sent jointly to the media: “A petition to reconsider the junction of Rafal Rubí was formulated by the representatives of six entities related to the culture and land of Menorca and is part of the controversy concerning the design of the main road. We think, however, that no other point of … Continue reading Rethinking the junction of Rafal Rubí on the main road
Views: 60The construction of railways in North America was crucial to the colonisation of territories disputed with Indigenous tribes. The railway line that eventually connected east and west enabled the movement of goods, people and animals. It became one of the key elements in the transformation of those lands—a structural change that meant the definitive … Continue reading Roads with a second purpose
Views: 138More than one hundred people related to cultural heritage and its management from across the State — including professors, PhDs, members of ICOMOS, landscape experts, geographers, architects and museum directors — have signed a statement asking the Island Council of Menorca to halt a project that affects an area declared World Heritage. This controversy … Continue reading Over one hundred personalities and professionals from the fields of archaeology and landscape warn the Island Council of Menorca of the serious mistake of ignoring UNESCO
