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The Wildlife Recovery Centre closes 2025 with a 14.1% increase in animal admissions

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Once again, the Wildlife Recovery Centre of Menorca —operating under an agreement between GOB Menorca and the Consortium for Wildlife Recovery (COFIB), under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Environment of the Balearic Government— presents in its 2025 Report the annual summary of the work carried out. A year full of challenges and dedication to the conservation of the island’s native fauna, concluding with 84 species admitted, 70 of which correspond to wild animals.

The total number of admitted animals increases year after year, and 2025 closed with 1,473 admissions, 14.1% more than in 2024. Of these, 1,425 were wild animals, highlighting the important work carried out at the Centre in caring for injured or vulnerable island wildlife. At the same time, educational and awareness-raising efforts have continued to promote appropriate coexistence with our environment, so that wildlife can be enjoyed with respect and care.

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The Rafal Rubí documents

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In relation to the controversy over the works at Rafal Rubí, GOB wishes to recall that UNESCO has spoken very clearly about the documentation that the Island Council sent regarding the road works. There is no doubt that an opinion was issued on the information sent from Menorca.

The international body clearly warned that the indication was that the works already begun should be dismantled as soon as possible.

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Rerouting the Camí de Cavalls in Addaia

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In February 2021, five years ago now, three environmental organisations working in the Balearic Islands, two of them focused on Menorca, formally requested that the Island Council modify a section of the Camí de Cavalls that crosses the middle of the former salt flats of Addaia. These organisations are GOB, Societat Ornitològica de Menorca (SOM) and Societat Espanyola d’Ornitologia (SEO-Virot Balears).

The letter recalled the protection figures that apply to this area: Natural Park, ANEI with a high level of protection and the Natura 2000 Network (SCI and SPA). This protection is due to its great landscape and environmental value.

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Dangerous land

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The theory of no man’s land began as a somewhat rudimentary slogan, but it soon took root because of the usefulness it could offer at particular moments. Circumstances condition many things. When more developed societies carried out the occupation of other territories, it was necessary to dress it up with justification.

The strategy was to argue that no one was using that land. Without ploughing or sowing, it seemed abandoned. It was not difficult to spread the idea of lands that held no interest for those who had arrived previously. A line of reasoning that was very successful, to the misfortune of those who were already living there.

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From soil to seed – 2nd Session of the 2026 Agriculture and Environment Seminar

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The final session of the 2026 Agriculture and Environment Seminar, to be held in the audience hall of the Claustre del Carme on 7 February in Maó, will focus on the role of knowledge — scientific, traditional and applied — as a driver of transformation in the agricultural model. The presentations will address, from complementary perspectives, how recent advances in the study and management of soil, on the one hand, and, on the other, the recovery of wild edible plants and traditional varieties, can contribute to strengthening biodiversity, food sovereignty and the economic viability of the primary sector.

Two presentations that will outline a horizon in which research, farming and territory converge to move towards a more sustainable, resilient and locally rooted agriculture through concrete and contextualised experiences and data.

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Collective processing and regenerative livestock farming at the 2026 Agriculture and Environment Seminar

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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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Hegemony of simulation

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The fish moves gently from side to side. It looks like a small fish or a larva, slowly drifting with undulating movements. Many eyes watch it with interest. But in this world, not everything is what it seems, and reality can change as quickly as a spasm.

When discourses are repeatedly adorned with references to economic dynamisation, progress, security… even freedom or sustainability, one must be careful not to fall into a trap similar to the one used by the anglerfish to feed.

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The Port of Maó’s zoning, key to organising its uses

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The Balearic Ports Authority is promoting a new regulation to govern coexistence within the port service area of the Port of Maó. Among the activities it seeks to restrict are swimming in non-marked areas, placing chairs, camping with motorhomes, or eating and drinking inside a vehicle, a practice interpreted by the text as camping. The GOB has submitted a letter requesting a reconsideration of the current zoning.

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The European Opinion and the paradox of the Balearic Islands as a benchmark for sustainable tourism

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The Balearic Islands are territories heavily strained by tourist saturation. Menorca, which had been the island most shielded from this dynamic, has again broken records in the number of annual tourists (exceeding 1.7 million). Meanwhile, public money continues to be invested in tourism promotion, and there is no news of any limitation on tourist vehicles for the coming summer.

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