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Last Friday, a large crane operating at Cala Corb, in the port of Maó, was dumping stones and soil into the central part of the cove. This is a new environmental aggression, adding to the previous controversies surrounding these works.
Tag Archives: Ecology
Meeting in Ibiza of all island sections of GOB
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Formentera rejoins the structure of GOB in the Balearic Islands.
The Inter-island Board of GOB of the Balearic Islands, composed of representatives from GOB Mallorca, GOB Menorca, GEN-GOB, and GOB Formentera, met this Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Can Casals (Ibiza), the headquarters of GEN-GOB, for their annual interisland coordination meeting.
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What should you do if you find apparently abandoned chicks in an urban area?
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With the arrival of spring, many urban birds such as sparrows, blackbirds, warblers, swallows, and wagtails begin their breeding season. Have you found a chick on the ground? Stop and think before picking it up, because it might not need help!
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Constitutional appeal admitted against the false simplification
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The Plenary of Spain’s Constitutional Court has decided to admit the appeal filed against Balearic Law 7/2024, presented as an administrative simplification law but in reality concealing many provisions that represent a significant setback for territorial planning.
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Look to look after: workshops to see the sea with new eyes
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GOB Menorca, with the support of Menorca Preservation and the Marilles Foundation, has launched the project “Look to Look After” | “Seeing is Believing,” which aims to strengthen both the emotional and rational connection between people — especially children — and the sea. By the end of June, more than 95 students from different schools on the island are expected to have taken part in the first edition of these educational workshops.
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Interest, in general
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The combination of interests drives many of the essential processes that make life on the planet possible. Humans, inclined to create our own world, often shape social realities that verge on the surreal.
This spring has brought enough rain for short-cycle plants. That is why the countryside is full of flowers — a grand stage to observe the actors of life in motion. If we have a closer look at a blooming field (at one that has not been sprayed), we will find wild and domestic bees, caterpillars and butterflies, spiders and flies… all of them pursuing their particular interest in interacting with the flowers.
June 5 – Recognition event for GOB’s environmental volunteers at Parc des Freginal in Maó
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Next Thursday, June 5, on the occasion of World Environment Day, GOB Menorca is organising a public gathering to pay tribute to its environmental volunteers. This special event will take place at Parc des Freginal in Maó, starting at 6 p.m., and will feature fun and educational activities designed to celebrate and highlight the invaluable contribution of the volunteers who make the organisation’s daily work possible.
Submit objections to the Rafal Rubí project
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Several organisations from different fields are joining forces to call for the Rafal Rubí junction to be executed in a way that respects the heritage values of the area. Associations or individuals who wish to support this cause can submit objections until this Friday, 16 May.
Attached to this note, you will find templates that can easily be adapted. Feel free to add or remove whatever you consider appropriate.
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Affections of origin
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A few years have now passed since the latest wave of people from other backgrounds buying houses and properties on the island began in Menorca. At the very start of the current century’s first decade, changes in ownership began to emerge.
“Rushing” to limit tourist vehicles
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Following the protest held in Maó demanding a maximum limit on tourist vehicles in Menorca, the Mobility Councillor has, for the first time, acknowledged that the island has an excess of tourist cars. This is a major step forward.
However, he immediately added that restrictions cannot be implemented this summer because such measures cannot be applied “overnight”.
To give people an overview of how this issue has developed in Menorca, we offer a brief timeline of events: