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At the GOB nursery garden, Es Viver, are found ecological winter plants of various local varieties. Now is the time to plant lettuces, endives, chard, spinach, cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, radishes…You will find something for planting yourselves. The local varieties allow us to harvest quality products and manage our kitchen gardens with ecologically favourable practices. Continue reading Get the autumn kitchen garden ready
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Autumn is starting and GOB has much pleasure in continuing to offer activities that enrich the voluntary work for those helping to conserve the environmental values of Menorca. It is now a year since a new scheme was initiated to analyse the impact of measures taken in accordance with the Land Stewardship Scheme by the farms that have signed the agreement. Continue reading Voluntary work on bioindicators: knowing and helping nature
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On Sunday 22 is the return of the talayotic excursions that are organised jointly by the Department of Culture of the Consell Insular and GOB in order to unite the discovery of places on the island with scientific information on the Talayotic world. Continue reading Sunday 22 September, excursion to Caparrot de Forma
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The second judicial ruling on the aqua park at Biniancolla reaffirms that the park could not be constructed in a protected area, that it was not in the general public interest and was of only limited seasonal appeal. Continue reading The Aqua Park and a la carte urbanisation
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The well-known song, Bella Ciao, is being adapted in various languages, into an international hymn for the climate. This coming Sunday, the popular song will be celebrated and filmed in Menorca. Do not miss it. Continue reading On Sunday morning, come and sing Bella Ciao for the climate
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We have recently seen in the Menorcan press repeated messages by investors that have started agro tourism of Santa Ponça and Torre Vella. Some messages implied that this island is an embarrassment because procedures are very long, because tourism is not well received and that some farm improvements demand too much bureaucracy. Continue reading Santa Ponça and the indignant promoters
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Menorca will join in the world strike for the climate called for 27 September. The idea is that a maximum number of people will parade for a minimum of 15 minutes at 12 noon on Friday 27 September. Continue reading 27 September: Menorca with the wold strike for climate
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One of the major problems that confronts Menorca is the shortage of water resources. This is a difficult matter to resolve because it is the Balearic Government that is responsible for its management and there have been successive cases of inaction, lack of transparency and failures to complete obligations. This is not a new problem, but it is never sorted out and in some cases becomes much worse. The latest example is from the increase in building development wanted at Torre-solí. Continue reading Letter about water to Mrs Armengol and Mr Mir
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The Town Council of Sant Lluís has signed an agreement with GOB to reduce the presence of disposable plastics in its day-to-day official business, in celebrations and in the local, annual, patron saint day fiestas. Continue reading Agreements signed to avoid one-use plastics
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An assembly room made out of straw explains how Menorca contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals. You can visit it between 18.00 to 21.00 h until 11 August. The United Nations, in 2015, approved the Sustainable Development Goals, a declaration that brings together world policies that, for the first time, consider the question of the environment as a universal matter for strategy development. Continue reading Go to see the Agora on Sustainability
