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Menorca Region of European Gastronomy, discussion on 19 February

19th February 2021 GOB Menorca

Menorca was appointed in January last year to be the Region of European Gastronomy for 2020. To talk on what it will be about and the importance such a project can have for Menorca, will be Luisa Coll Hellyer, who was appointed the coordinator for the project and Borja Matoses, food critic, consultant and ambassador for the Menorca Region of European Gastronomy. The event will take place on Friday at 8 pm and you can follow it at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cBAlzUzj4fsDE0j13adlg

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Series of debates in February and March

15th February 2021 GOB Menorca

Last Friday was the start of a new series of round table talks dedicated to innovatory projects in Menorca. They are organized by the Ateneu in Mahon and GOB with the collaboration of the Menorca Preservation Fund. They can be followed by video conferencing. The first one was on Friday dealing with the problem of rubbish and was titled “Collection and processing of domestic rubbish in Menorca”. Continue reading Series of debates in February and March →

Adoption programme of lengths of the coast continues to increase

11th February 2021 GOB Menorca

The groups that have adopted lengths of the coast have already completed 100 events along the shores of Menorca. New groups are continuing to join the initiative that now has more than 1,600 people who decided to have a special relationship with a stretch of Menorcan shoreline. Continue reading Adoption programme of lengths of the coast continues to increase →

Successful recuperation of a flamingo saved after a storm

5th February 2021 GOB Menorca

The Centre for the Recuperation of Wild Animals recently set free an adult male flamingo that had arrived in the island exhausted after the Filomena storm. The recuperation of this bird was particularly complicated but eventually it was possible to liberate it in the Mongofra salt beds, where a group of about forty of these animals are wintering. Continue reading Successful recuperation of a flamingo saved after a storm →

Thursday 4 February. An informative talk and debate on the PTI

4th February 2021 GOB Menorca

The new Island Territorial Planning, its principles, both the positive and most problematic ones, will be analysed on Thursday at 16.30 in a talk given by GOB on Zoom. It will be followed by a debate between all those connected. Continue reading Thursday 4 February. An informative talk and debate on the PTI →

Saturday 6 February, kitchen gardens without pests and fertile soil biology

3rd February 2021 GOB Menorca

The second day of the Seminars on Agriculture and the Environment will take place on Saturday 6 February. There will be two talks on the ecological management of kitchen gardens for the control of pests and for understanding soil microbiology in order to maximise the period of plant production. Subscriptions are now open and can be made as explained at the end of this notice. Continue reading Saturday 6 February, kitchen gardens without pests and fertile soil biology →

Sant Joan de Binissaida joins the Land Stewardship Scheme

31st January 2021 GOB Menorca

The Sant Joan farm is committed to increasing the production of artisanal olive oil, incorporating other productive trees and making a self-sufficient kitchen garden. It will also manage some tourist accommodation and has recently signed the agreement for the Land Stewardship Scheme with GOB. Continue reading Sant Joan de Binissaida joins the Land Stewardship Scheme →

New effects on the marine environment of the Port of Mahon

26th January 2021 GOB Menorca

GOB has been in touch with the Port Authority of Mahon to know what environmental protection they applied before the installation of more than 100 cement blocks along the walkway that goes from the Moll d’en Pons to the Cala Figuera. Continue reading New effects on the marine environment of the Port of Mahon →

A virtual seminar on Agriculture and the Environment

18th January 2021 GOB Menorca

How is a deserted farm in Monegros converted, without running water, into an abundant and profitable enterprise? The owner and farmer who has done this, Sergio Alierta, will explain from his first-hand knowledge. This is one of the experiences that was included in the documentary Kiss the Ground which shows how it is possible to film the progress of farm production that manages simply adequate rain water and cattle grazing. This opens the fourteenth seminar on Farming and the Environment organised by GOB. Continue reading A virtual seminar on Agriculture and the Environment →

The Start of Outings on Sustainability

7th January 2021 GOB Menorca

GOB’s Environmental Education service is starting the year with a new educational proposal, Outings on Sustainability. Six routes, one a month, are planned for young people between 12 and 16 years old to promote contact with and knowledge of the island’s environmental values and cultures. Continue reading The Start of Outings on Sustainability →

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