Tag Archives: GOB Menorca

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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Es Viver, GOB Menorca’s garden centre is looking for volunteers

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Es Viver – Plantes de Menorca, GOB Menorca’s garden centre specializing in native and Mediterranean plants, is seeking volunteers to support its project to promote sustainable gardening that is resilient to climate change. The plants sold at Es Viver are grown on site, mainly by volunteers, and they are:

  • longer-living plants
  • low water users
  • free from chemical additives
  • local plants grown locally

Es Viver is located on the road to the Airport, along the access to Maó’s recycling centre. It is open Tuesday to Saturday, from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm.

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More resources to protect Menorca’s wildlife

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Menorca Preservation and GOB Menorca have signed a three-year collaboration agreement to strengthen the work dedicated to protecting the diversity of wildlife on land and at sea around the island. Much of the support will focus on implementing improvements at the Menorca Wildlife Recovery Centre (CRFSME) of COFIB (managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Environment) and GOB Menorca, with the aim of enhancing the quality of rescue and care services for wildlife, improving the physical recovery of animals, and ensuring their reintroduction into the natural environment with greater chances of success.

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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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“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:

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