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Menorca usually starts its autumn rhythm after the Gràcia festivities. The school year begins, cultural activities get under way, and people think of things of interest to face winter. In the summer break that we now leave behind, there have been many festivities, dances and singing.
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Some species of pines have cones that remain closed for years, only opening when the temperature is very high. They store seeds that will burst out in case of fire and remain fertile afterwards.
In this way, the tree has developed a specific mechanism to increase the survival of its species. The pine coexists well with heat, but it is also prepared for when there is excessive blaze.
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Experts warn that we have surrounded ourselves with highly toxic substances for our health. We are surrounded by thousands of chemical derivatives. Their individual toxicity thresholds may be more or less controlled, but nobody monitors the combined effect. In territorial risks, we often see the same mistake.
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On August 16, near the beach of Binibèquer, an adult sea turtle appeared dead with a large cut on its shell. Some people towed the body to shore.
The protocol was activated by calling 112 and the animal was collected for an autopsy. The turtle’s body clearly showed a prominent fracture in the posterior part of the shell, an injury very likely caused by a collision with a boat propeller. At sea, there are few things that can cause a break of this size in the back of a sea turtle, and due to the large dimension of the break and the clean, linear cut it showed, the staff of the Recovery Center ruled out that it was due to a shark attack.
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Washing hands is a highly effective health practice. Today it may seem obvious, but it required thousands of years of prior human existence. In fact, the British had already been in Menorca for some time and were using the new Camí d’en Kane when a Nordic doctor, observant and methodical, who attended women during childbirth, began noticing a great difference in recovery if he washed his hands beforehand.
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These days, the Port Authority has announced investments of around 50 million euros in the port of Maó between now and 2030. GOB, in a direct meeting with port officials, has raised some concerns with the body responsible for managing the port.
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It has always been said—by playwrights and anthropologists alike—that there is a fine line between love and possession, between affection and alienation, between a healthy relationship and harmful control. The same can be said of the relationship between people and the land.
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Fornells was recently awarded a black flag by Ecologistas en Acción for the poor management of the bay. GOB Menorca considers this distinction, unfortunately, to be well deserved. For years, we have been repeatedly denouncing environmental violations in the port redevelopment project, carried out by Ports IB, and the situation has now reached a critical point.
Continue reading Environmental violations and unfair competition in Fornells
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Following the release of the song Convindria on July 4th, this protest anthem now takes on a new visual dimension with the presentation of a collective music video. It is a new participatory action within the Via Menorca campaign, promoted by GOB, to highlight the massification and touristification suffered by the island.
Continue reading Via Menorca releases a music video for the song ‘Convindria’
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Custòdia Agrària, GOB Menorca’s Land Stewardship programme, has just expanded with a new farm. With the addition of the estate of Binisserralla, located in the municipality of Es Mercadal, there are now forty farms committed to sustainable agricultural production that respects the environmental and cultural values of the Menorcan landscape.
Continue reading Binisserralla, new farm under GOB Menorca’s Land Stewardship scheme
