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The organisations promoting the Platform in Defence of Cala en Busquets wish to express our gratitude for the support received in recent weeks, both from individuals and from other organisations that have encouraged us to raise our voices publicly against the dry marina project.
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The draft Agrarian Law recently published by the Balearic Government could turn against farmers. Promoting economic activities that displace agriculture or removing environmental safeguards that protect soil fertility is not helping farmers—it is using them as an excuse to legislate in favour of other sectors. GOB has submitted objections.
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The holm oak forest is one of the jewels of Menorca’s woodlands, a space that generates magical landscapes. But the experience each person has when visiting one of these places can be very different. Those who are used to mushroom picking know that this is where some of the earliest mushrooms of autumn grow. Hunters will think of it as the place to hunt woodcocks. Others may see it as cubic metres of quality firewood.
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As part of its mission to promote environmentally friendly and easy-to-maintain gardening, Es Viver – Plantes de Menorca of GOB is organizing a theoretical and practical course on sustainable and resilient gardening, taking place one Saturday morning per month from October to March. Each session lasts two hours, totalling 12 hours of training.
Continue reading Course on sustainable and resilient gardening with Es Viver – Plantes de Menorca
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GOB Menorca begins the 2025-2026 school year with the motto “Learning from nature, caring for the future”. The new environmental education proposal, aimed at all the island’s schools, has a clear goal: to bring nature into classrooms and, above all, to bring students closer to the territory so they can learn directly from it.
The program, which includes workshops, excursions and hands-on activities, adapts to each educational stage and seeks to awaken curiosity, critical thinking and commitment to sustainability..
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Climate change and the need to preserve the coastline compel us to find resilient and sustainable alternatives. The Regenerative Aquaculture Seminar returns in 2025 to continue raising these questions and how to address them in a place such as Menorca.
What is regenerative aquaculture? Are there precedents of this activity in Menorca? Is it possible to make marine activity compatible with a sustainable model? The second edition of the Aquaculture Seminar will address these and other questions, with the participation of experts and professionals in the sector to share knowledge, experiences, and proposals that may help define the future of coastal management that is more respectful of marine ecosystems and society.
Continue reading October 11 – II Regenerative Aquaculture Seminar
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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.
