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Over the weekend of 31 January–1 February, GEN-GOB of Ibiza hosted the meeting of the inter-Island Board of GOB, the coordination body of the four island sections.
Participants in the meeting, representing the GOB sections from each island, agreed on the need to provide the Autonomous Community with a Biosecurity Law. This is an urgent matter, as the islands are currently unprotected against the entry of invasive species due to the absence of their own regulations. In addition, existing state, European and international regulations are poorly applied and are far from being a priority in the management of ports and airports. At the same time, biosecurity problems are worsening at an alarming rate. The most extreme case is Ibiza, where invasive snakes are wiping out the population of the native lizard.
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This initiative, addressed to 15 farms in Menorca, both conventional and organic, will allow the selected farms to take part for two years in an innovation process that will include co-creation workshops on agricultural practices, specialised technical advice, scientific monitoring of soil health carried out by the University of Valencia, and dissemination of the results obtained. Eight livestock farms, four horticultural farms and three farms with woody crops will be selected. As compensation for the efforts devoted to the project, each participating farm will receive €5,000 per year (up to a total of €10,000 over the two years).
