Archive for the ‘Our Environment’ Category
Monday, April 29th, 2013
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Good news for environmentalists and nature-lovers: the plan to drill for natural gas in Doñana National Park, which is a UNESCO-recognised biosphere, has been halted.
In a victory for ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2012
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One of the most essential features of Christmas, wherever you are celebrating it, is the Christmas tree. Choosing it, decorating it, putting presents under it on Christmas Eve... you can't ...
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Monday, March 19th, 2012
Last weekend was the second edition of Ecosevilla, following the launch event last October.
There were more stands - 100, up from 70 - and the hall at FIBES Conference Centre looked and felt busier and fuller. There were stalls with organic food, drink, sustainable energy, handmade toys, environmental organisations, charities ...
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Monday, January 9th, 2012
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At the end of last year, the Andalucian government named nine new natural monuments, including five in Malaga province. This means that these beauty spots - such as peñas (hills), fuentes, ...
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Monday, December 19th, 2011
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Leaving aside the human disasters of Andalucia for today's post, let's look at a fascinating, positive and potentially very exciting story about the region's fauna.
One of the most endangered felines ...
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Monday, October 24th, 2011
Last week, Seville hosted its first-ever eco-show - Eco Sevilla.
It took place at Fibes, the Conference and Exhibition Centre (new wing opening imminently), from Friday to Sunday. Over 80 stands brought a variety of organic and environmentally-friendly products and services to an interested public.
The food included all the typical ...
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
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A key natural attraction of Andalucia, and one of the most important natural areas in Spain - indeed, it is said to be the most important wetland in the whole of Europe - is Doñana Park, a ...
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
[caption id="attachment_3218" align="aligncenter" width="433" caption="The muro ajardinado."][/caption]Since we had some welcome positive news about Andalucia's economy today - unemployment in the region fell in May - I thought I'd do a happy post, about trees and flowers.
Last week, as part of a project to add new pages on Seville to ...
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Thursday, April 7th, 2011
If you are interested in wine making and/or climate change, or you'd like to hear ex-UN secretary general and 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan speak about the latter, then you'll be interested to hear about the 3rd World Conference on Climate Change and Wine, which takes place in ...
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Monday, April 12th, 2010
Lovers of urban green spaces, and long-term Andalucian expats, will be interested to hear that one of Seville’s many neglected Expo 92 sites has been resurrected.
The 8.5-million-euro Jardin Americano (American Garden), now subtitled El Jardin de Sevilla (The Garden of Seville) had its grand reopening yesterday, complete with the ubiquitous ...
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