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Declaring the sa Roca aquifer to be in poor condition and curbing large-scale consumption should be priorities in water management in Es Mercadal.
GOB has submitted objections to the Sustainable Water Management Plan of Es Mercadal and highlights a serious situation in the water reserves of the urban area supplied by the s’Albaida aquifer.
Continue reading Es Mercadal faces difficult prospects for drinking water
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Scientific knowledge, practical experiences and innovative models to promote more sustainable agriculture are the core of the programme of the nineteenth edition of the Agriculture and Environment Seminar. The sessions, to be held on 31 January in Es Mercadal (Convention Centre) and on 7 February in Maó (Audience Hall of the Claustre del Carme), will allow attendees to delve into topics such as the collective processing of organic pulses and cereals for food sovereignty, regenerative livestock farming, the state and management of soils, and the recovery of wild plants and traditional agricultural varieties.
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They say that the January sky is among the clearest of the year. The moon can also be easily seen during the day. “Blanqueja com s’ametler, com ve que n’està florit, que blanqueja dia i nit, com sa lluna de gener” [It whitens like the almond tree, as if it were in bloom, whitening day and night, like the January moon] – says the popular rhyme.
In reality, the moon is always there above us, large enough to reflect the light of the star, but clouds, dust or other elements interfere and make it harder to see once the sun has risen.
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In the development of Platges de Fornells, procedures have begun to allow the construction of 116 villas and 297 hotel beds. During the environmental assessment phase, GOB has written to the Balearic Government to warn that there is no water available in the aquifer.
This development in the north of Menorca started its procedures in 1969, when it was declared a National Tourism Interest Centre by the Francoist Ministry of Tourism. Construction began in the 1980s, and the Island Territorial Plan of 2003 redefined its configuration, as happened with many other planned tourist growths.
Continue reading Platges de Fornells, no water for more villas and hotels
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With the recently created Hiking Group for the Detection of Territorial Messes (GEDET for short, in Catalan), the new Via Menorca campaign has started today with the first of the excursions planned for this winter.
Around 200 people set out to walk a route of contrasts. The preservation of the first kilometers along the Camí de Cavalls has clashed with the detection of three unprecedented damages, located in three agrotourism establishments close to each other, in the municipality of Alaior.
Continue reading Via Menorca denounces environmental misconduct threatening aquifers
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This coming Saturday begins Via Menorca’s programme of excursions to learn about those emblematic aggressions that have been carried out on the island. It will be a walk that combines landscape, campaign activities and information on the damage that has taken place recently.
With little difficulty (only two climbs on the Camí de Cavalls), it will start at 10 a.m. and finish around 1:30 p.m. To organise logistics properly, you must register through this form. When signing up, you will find the rest of the details.
Continue reading Excursion on territorial aggressions. Saturday 29
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Cristòfol Mascaró Sintes has been unanimously chosen by the Board of Directors of GOB Menorca as the winner of the Pere Prats Environmental Award 2025, posthumously.
With this recognition, GOB Menorca wishes to acknowledge and make visible the work of a biologist considered one of Menorca’s best botanists in recent decades. Tòfol Mascaró was an expert on Menorca’s biodiversity and its conservation, as well as a great connoisseur and promoter of the island’s natural heritage, with remarkable teaching skills.
Continue reading Cristòfol Mascaró Sintes, Pere Prats Environmental Award 2025
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GOB is an organisation that receives many citizen reports related to environmental issues. The association’s 48 years of continuous work help explain why many people prefer to speak with GOB rather than with the public administration.
When these reports refer to environmental alterations or damage, the facts are verified and detailed information is sent to the competent administration. The level of activity varies depending on what is happening in the territory. When there are major operations in forest areas, many reports are received on that matter. When there is no surveillance of fishing, reports come in about illegal fishing, and so on.
Continue reading The Rural Land Consortium and the pending information
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The organisations promoting the Platform in Defence of Cala en Busquets wish to express our gratitude for the support received in recent weeks, both from individuals and from other organisations that have encouraged us to raise our voices publicly against the dry marina project.
Continue reading Gratitude and recognition for Cala en Busquets
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The draft Agrarian Law recently published by the Balearic Government could turn against farmers. Promoting economic activities that displace agriculture or removing environmental safeguards that protect soil fertility is not helping farmers—it is using them as an excuse to legislate in favour of other sectors. GOB has submitted objections.
