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June 13 | Via Menorca – Save the date

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On Saturday, June 13, the Via Menorca campaign is calling a protest action to protect the territory and its inhabitants. After two years of mobilizations, a third season begins, pointing out the course Menorca is taking. Save the date to take part.

A growing buzz is running through the island. The discomfort of the population and natural environments is increasing. It is a call for self-protection, a cry for help in the face of ever-increasing tourist pressure that generates significant impacts on the territory and daily life.

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Come and discover the biodiversity of Custòdia Agrària farms

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Would you like to spend time outdoors, in contact with nature, and help assess the state of biodiversity in our countryside? This spring, we are looking for volunteers to take part in monitoring bioindicators on farms with Custòdia Agrària agreements.

This activity is open to everyone, with no previous experience required. You will learn to observe nature from a new perspective and to interpret what it tells us about the health of farmland and its biodiversity.

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The cross-cutting issue

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Spring has begun, leaving behind meetings, conferences, studies and debates on important issues in Menorca. Menorca’s winter brings a remarkably active pace of events that encourage reflection and analysis. And in all these initiatives, when one takes a moment to think, a common factor emerges—one that runs through all these issues and fills them with a sense of concern.

We struggle to find solutions for aquifer management, access to housing, waste reduction and recycling, beach overcrowding, and the gradual loss of purchasing power.

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Lack of control in the dredging of the Port of Ciutadella

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Ports de the Balearic Islands has carried out dredging in the inner area of the port without measures to prevent the dispersion of silt in the water. GOB wants to know which environmental precautions have been taken to ensure that no further contamination occurs and where the extracted sediments will end up.

Port sediments are likely to be contaminated. These are areas of intensive use, where paints, fuel oils, and various discharges often end up being deposited on the seabed.

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GOB sections demand a fair fare for school transport

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In recent years, students’ right to take part in activities outside the classroom has been facing an obstacle as unexpected as it is insurmountable: the prohibitive cost of discretionary transport services.

Far from being a luxury, school trips are fundamental pedagogical tools and form part of the comprehensive development of the educational curriculum. It must be explicitly acknowledged that these activities are part of the right to education with equal opportunities and cannot be considered optional complementary activities. In fact, for many children, these excursions represent the only opportunity to get to know their natural surroundings, as their daily lives are confined to city streets or, worse still, to the walls of their homes.

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Son Frau vineyards join Custòdia Agrària

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The Son Frau estate, in the area of Sant Climent, has recently joined GOB Menorca’s land stewardship programme with the signing of a new collaboration agreement with GOB. With this addition, there are now 43 land stewardship agreements in force on the island.

Son Frau covers an area of 33.8 hectares and is managed entirely under organic farming. The estate is currently mainly oriented towards wine production, although it also has olive trees, and plans to complement its activity with vegetable growing in the future. In July 2024, the first production of organic grapes was obtained, and this year they are producing its first wine vintage, which will begin to be marketed from next year.

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The travelling turtle

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In 2011, during scientific surveys, a male freshwater turtle specimen was captured. In Menorca, these turtles live in streams and large ponds. At that time, it was found in the torrent of sa Boval, where it was released again after being marked, weighing 270 grams.

Last month, 15 years later, the same specimen was collected on the airport road. Therefore, it was located 7.5 kilometres away, in a different hydrographic basin, with the main road in between. It is unknown whether it arrived there by its own means or if it was transported by someone.

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The 2026 Summer Environmental Camps are here!

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This summer, get ready to enjoy the natural environment of Menorca with activities full of fun, games and discovery. The GOB’s Environmental Camps are much more than summer camps: they are an opportunity to explore, learn and connect with the island’s biodiversity while sharing the experience with other children and young people of the same age.

From the GOB’s Environmental Education area, a programme of activities is being prepared that combines the experience of previous years with exciting new features not to be missed. Four groups have been created, adapted to different age ranges, with activities designed so that each participant can enjoy their stay to the fullest.

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Cutting the flower

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The President of the European Commission says that nuclear energy is strategic for Europe. Next month will mark 40 years since the very serious accident at the (formerly Soviet and now Ukrainian) Chernobyl plant, when a radioactive cloud larger than the entire Iberian Peninsula was released and drifted across the West as far as the United States. The radiation was equivalent to hundreds of bombs like the one in Hiroshima.

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