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In a year of severe drought, large forage irrigations continue to be seen watering during peak sun hours. In Menorca, this practice is prohibited by law. The GOB (Balearic Group of Ornithology and Defense of Nature) has written to the Department of Water Resources to request that large farms engaging in these practices be warned.
Continue reading Large Irrigations in Full Sun and Against the Law
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The issues of access to housing and the touristification of urban centers will be the focus of the next participatory action by the Via Menorca platform. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20th, at 7 PM, in the Plaça de la Catedral of Ciutadella.
The activity will create a human embrace around much of the old town of Ciutadella as a call to halt the loss of rights and identity.
Continue reading August 20: Take part in the popular embrace of Ciutadella’s Old Town
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The decision to expand the parking lot at Cala Mitjana is one of the measures stemming from the Balearic Government’s Decree Law, aimed at overlooking the side effects of institutional policy. For years, Cala Mitjana has been doubling or even tripling its maximum user capacity. Expanding the parking lot further degrades the natural area and diminishes the tourist experience of visiting this beautiful beach.
Continue reading Cala Mitjana: parking with dipped headlights, short-sighted solutions
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The Via Menorca campaign made history this past weekend by moving to a real beach: from Cala en Turqueta, we envisioned and organized a change of course for Menorca.
Early on Saturday morning, July 27th, a group of 250 people coordinated to meet at the parking lot of this beach, filling it with residents’ cars for about six hours. The gathering continued on the beach, where participants crafted various messages on the sand using towels and their own bodies. These images were used to convey to the world the concern of a significant portion of the Menorcan population about the island’s increasing overcrowding.
Continue reading Cala en Turqueta Advocates for a New Path for Menorca
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Allowing construction in flood or fire risk areas again, legalizing buildings on rural land without meeting the minimum parameters set by territorial planning, and contradicting higher regulations through a Decree Law based on “extraordinary and urgent necessity” represents a substantial change in the legal conditions of the Balearic Islands’ territory. This arbitrary move creates significant discrimination among citizens.
Continue reading Petition for Unconstitutionality of the Omnibus Decree Law
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The recent controversy over the parking area next to the Cala en Porter torrent is a case where the administrations are acting against current legislation. The GOB has approached various public institutions to request their intervention.
Continue reading Cala en Porter: Facilitating parking in a prohibited area
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Last Saturday, the 8th, the Biosphere Square in Maó, where the headquarters of the Island Council is located, was filled with an outcry against the growing tourist overcrowding of the island.
It is highly recommended to read the demands that were raised in the manifesto, because they argue the reasons for the mobilization and go in step with the usual textbook criticism made about these acts.
Continue reading Read the manifesto against the overcrowding of tourism in Menorca
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There is a new chapter to the case of the Torre Vella illegal swimming pools. The ombudsman has issued a legal report where it makes a recommendation to the Menorcan Consortium of Urban Discipline that it should recognise GOB as an interested party in files processed by this department.
Continue reading The Ombudsman endorses GOB’s access to urban planning reports
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The announcement made by the Balearic Government and the Island Governing Council (Consell Insular) to make illegal buildings on rural land legal, will be denounced by GOB to UNESCO. The entity believes that this directly contradicts the spirit of the Reserve of the Biosphere and its regulatory instruments.
Continue reading Complaint to UNESCO for attempted legalization in rural land
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Letter dated 14 May 2024 sent to Mr Adolfo Vilafranca, President of the Island Governing Council of Menorca.
