Views: 209
Last Saturday many people took part in a demonstration to raise awareness of the effects of illegal fishing in the Marine Reserve along the north coast of Menorca. Continue reading The Marine Reserve merits greater effective protection
Tag Archives: Activities
A General Meeting of GOB Members initiates the 40th anniversary of its existence in Minorca
Views: 364
A general meeting of GOB Menorca members on 21 December, approved the resumé of activities of 2016, the budget for 2017, and the composition of the new Board of Directors. This next year will be the 40th anniversary of the creation of GOB Menorca, and it will be marked by a series of activities and celebrations. Continue reading A General Meeting of GOB Members initiates the 40th anniversary of its existence in Minorca
Thanks to volunteers
Views: 149
Thanks to volunteers, GOB Menorca goes forward day by day in achieving the aims for which the group exists: defending environmental principles and searching for an equilibrium between human activities and the conservation of nature. Continue reading Thanks to volunteers
Sunday 27 November, excursion on the stone slingers at Trepucó
Views: 198
The Consell Insular and GOB have organised an excursion by foot for Sunday 27 November. It will be along old paths to the Trepucó settlement, where excavations during recent years in new areas have shown various prehistoric sites of war confrontations. Continue reading Sunday 27 November, excursion on the stone slingers at Trepucó
New renovation work starts on a water cistern
Views: 206
On Sunday 10 October, a group of GOB volunteers were working to restore a water cistern which catches rain water in Torralbet. This is one of the farms forming part of a network each of which has signed up to the Land Stewardship Scheme. Continue reading New renovation work starts on a water cistern
Sunday 23 October, excursion to the necropolis of Cala Morell
Views: 177
The Island Council and GOB are organising an excursion by foot for Sunday 23 October. It will be to visit the necropolis of Cala Morell, where it is possible to see the excavation of a set of 14 burial caves. Continue reading Sunday 23 October, excursion to the necropolis of Cala Morell
Participate in The Pere Prats Prize for the Environment
Views: 163
GOB Menorca is asking all its members and friends to propose people or groups suitable for receiving the Pere Prats Prize for the Environment which is awarded annually. Continue reading Participate in The Pere Prats Prize for the Environment
Exhibition “Water in Menorca”
Views: 265
There is an exhibition in the conference and exhibition hall of the Molí del Rei (GOB´s centre in Mahon on the Camí des Castell, 53) on Water in Menorca. This exhibition is made principally out of reused materials to give an explanation of the state of fresh water in Menorca. Continue reading Exhibition “Water in Menorca”
Sunday 25 September: Excursion on foot to Son Mercer de Baix
Views: 170
The Consell Insular and GOB have organised an excursion on foot for Sunday 25 September. It will visit the settlement of Son Mercer de Baix with its domestic (naviform) structures, where there are different habitation chambers special to the area called Cova des Moro. Continue reading Sunday 25 September: Excursion on foot to Son Mercer de Baix
Volunteers adapt a copse for livestock
Views: 181
Wild vegetation growing in between cultivated areas is very valuable in Menorca because it provides habitats for animals as well as contributing to the characteristic landscape of the island. Continue reading Volunteers adapt a copse for livestock