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Thursday, 20 May, was World Bee Day. The purpose of this international day is for acknowledging that bees and pollinators in general, are fundamental to our survival and that we are not taking care of them. As a result, half the number of insect species has fallen alarmingly and a third is already considered in danger of extinction. Continue reading Agriculture that embraces biodiversity
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
After a year like the one we have lived, I cannot start this greeting in any other way. As we well know, this year of 2020 has been very difficult especially owing to the unexpected situation caused by Covid, which changed all the plans for our society provoking a never before imagined climate of uncertainty. Continue reading Greetings from the President of GOB Menorca, Christmas 2020
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Good presents at this time of the festive season are local variety fruit trees. Es Viver , GOB’s nursery garden, presents ecologically grown trees from the Caritas Arbres d’Algendar. It is a gift that contributes to recuperating the diverse heritage of fruit stock from another time. Continue reading Fruit trees at Christmas time
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At Christmas time, it is possible to make gifts that are of social and environmental benefit. GOB’s Centre of Recuperation for Wild Animals proposes making a gift to someone, or to yourself, of sponsorship for one of the animals resident at the centre. It is a way of helping conservation work and environmental education by maintaining the fauna of Menorca that are in this hospital for wild animals. You can become a sponsor by clicking here. Continue reading Sponsorship of an animal as a gift
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GOB is encouraging people to write to the President of the Balearic Government asking her to reconsider recently approved regulation that allows keeping large hotels along the coast and increasing their size. You can sign by making a click here (https://www.gobmenorca.com/firma-per-reconvertir-els-grans-hotels-del-litoral) Continue reading Sign a petition for the reduction of large hotels along the coast
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On Wednesday 3 September, GOB Menorca is convening a general meeting of its members and on the agenda is the approval of accounts audited for 2019. On the following day, 3 September, an interisland meeting is convened, electronically, for the ratification of the results from the various islands. Continue reading GOB convenes a general meeting of its members
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It seems like only the other day since I became the President of GOB Menorca but it has already been two years. I have to say that the time has passed very rapidly and that it has been an extremely happy and enriching experience. Continue reading Message from our President
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GOB Menorca is convening a conference for its members, which will take place on Saturday 19 October. The purpose is to debate a series of questions, with more time than is usually available at meetings, and lay down future lines of action. We encourage all members to participate and enrich the debate with their contributions. Continue reading Come to the GOB Menorca conference
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A morning full of activity between the schools, of symbolic stoppages at institutions and businesses, preceded the protest concerning the climate celebrated on Friday 27 September. Already, the previous week had been filled with activities related to the problem of climate change. Workshops, projects, debates, theatre and news had taken place thanks to the selfless help of many people who wanted to add to the initiatives promoted by the Platform of Menorca for the Climate. Continue reading Menorca’s favourable response to the climate
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The well-known song, Bella Ciao, is being adapted in various languages, into an international hymn for the climate. This coming Sunday, the popular song will be celebrated and filmed in Menorca. Do not miss it. Continue reading On Sunday morning, come and sing Bella Ciao for the climate
