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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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Reflections to Prohens on Nautical Overcrowding

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The Balearic Government has spoken out regarding the new measure promoted by the Ministry of Transport that would allow private individuals to rent boats. President Prohens has announced the publication of a Decree this very week, and GOB shares the reasons given: “…this measure compromises the environmental sustainability and maritime safety of our waters.”

Since the Government is using this argument, which is entirely logical and applicable to the current situation, we ask Mrs. Prohens to pay attention to the different existing projects in Menorca that foresee continuing to increase the number of boats along the island’s coastline.

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Urban development excesses of 900%

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A new urban planning threat is being proposed on rural land in Menorca, presented as essential agricultural buildings to save the island’s countryside. Enormous building projects are being proposed with requests for exemption from urban planning parameters, so they can fall outside the scope of current regulations. These will be agricultural buildings… as long as the activity lasts.

Currently open to public consultation is a project for a large winery in Ciutadella, on the Camí de Macarella. It is planned on specially protected land and within an area of High Fire Risk. It is undergoing processing to be declared of General Interest. GOB has submitted objections.

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Manifesto for a Habitable, Safe and Protected Coastline

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The uncontrolled increase of recreational boats and motorised devices along the coast in recent decades has led to a sharp rise in impacts on coastal marine ecosystems and on their most vulnerable users (swimmers, snorkelers, divers…). A group of organisations have joined forces to submit requests for regulation and protection.

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Environmental violations and unfair competition in Fornells

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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.

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Via Menorca releases a music video for the song ‘Convindria’

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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.

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Menorcan artists sing out against tourist overcrowding

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Today, a new collaborative track has been released on all digital platforms to denounce the problem of tourism saturation affecting Menorca. It’s a song created four-handedly, with the involvement of various Menorcan musicians, born from a will to denounce, but also to reach a broad audience without giving up its festive nature.

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