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GOB has called on the Menorca Island Council to review the tourist permits granted to 53 buildings that lack recognized urban legality. Such a situation is in direct conflict with the law, and the group requests an official review, as these licenses would likely be considered void or based on declarations that fail to comply with current regulations.
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The GOB has identified 23 cases of tourist rentals on rural land in Menorca that are being publicly advertised but do not appear on the official list of authorized establishments from the Insular Council.
Continue reading 23 Unlicensed Tourist Rentals on Rural Land
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This Saturday, October 5th, at the sports park in Alaior, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the GOB will participate in the 9th Annual Community Organization Fair of Menorca. It will be a fun-filled morning where a variety of local associations will host workshops and activities aligned with their missions. Through engaging activities, the event aims to highlight the importance of the island’s nonprofit network and encourage everyone to get involved.
Continue reading GOB Invites You to the Community Organization Fair
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GOB Menorca presents its new environmental education program for the 2024–2025 school year, under the slogan “Continuing with Nature!”. Specially designed for Menorca’s schools, this program encourages meaningful learning through direct experiences with nature. With a diverse range of activities, it provides teachers and students with tools to foster and develop critical and committed environmental awareness.
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The presence of a pipe that had been discharging sewage onto the rocks at Cap d’en Font has resulted in a proposed fine of €150,000.
Last summer, GOB Menorca reported the illegal discharge of sewage from a house in Cap d’en Font, a residential area filled with large villas and lush green lawns but lacking a proper sewage system. The sewage had been flowing through a concealed pipe hidden among the vegetation, and eyewitnesses indicated that this had been an ongoing issue.
Continue reading The Cap d’en Font housing development, fined for illegal sewage discharge
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The Balearic Government’s Department of Coastal Management and the Alaior City Council are carrying out material dumping and significant land movements on Cala en Porter beach. GOB has requested access to the favorable environmental reports, given that this is a highly protected area.
Continue reading Cala en Porter: a protected beach, yet sacrificed
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This Tuesday, August 20th, over 500 people gathered in Ciutadella to demand a different path for the island. Under the slogan “Menorca is not for sale,” the crowd assembled in the Cathedral Square to request a change of course, with tourism as an economic activity that respects both residents and natural resources.
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GOB Menorca is calling on all those who took part in the educational summer camps during their initial phase, specifically from 1990 to 2005, to attend a reunion filled with memories and friendship.
The event will take place at Parc des Freginal in Maó, on August 13, starting at 7:30 PM.
Continue reading August 13: reunion of former GOB summer camps participants (1990-2005)
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Under the slogan “Change course: set limits on tourism,” the four Balearic islands are jointly working on a schedule of mobilizations and demands.
As a result of the public protests that have taken place in the archipelago, some coordination has been called for to deal with the multiple social, labour and ecological aspects of the all-consuming tourism expanding into every corner of these islands.
Continue reading The Balearic Islands coordinate to change the current tourism model
