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Cuevas tortoise sanctuary squashed after farmers complain

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A massive tortoise sanctuary project in Cuevas has been shelved after complaints by farmers. The central Ministry of the Environment wanted to create a new 500 ha natural park for the massively endangered local tortuga mora, but Cuevas townhall appealed and local farmers who looked set to lose land objected viciously to the plans. Some 130 landowners would have lost land under the plan, but the Ministry originally said that the land was unproductive and Continue reading Cuevas tortoise sanctuary squashed after farmers complain→

Daimiel natural park expanded by about a third

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Tablas de Daimiel natural park in Cuidad Real will be expanded by 1,102 hectares, meaning about 3,000 square hectares of Europe’s most important wetlands will now be protected. The park is owned by the state owned Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales y de la Fundación Biodiversidad, which has been buying up water rights and lands as they come onto the market since 2001. The order approved today will allow the natural park to claim state owned Continue reading Daimiel natural park expanded by about a third→

More on the beaches

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Following on from my post about the cost of getting to the provinces beaches, I note with approval that the Ministry of the Environment has opened an investigation into the chap who’s charging 7€ a pop to motorists who want to cross his land to get to San Pedro beach in Cabo de Gata. No, wait, they’re investigating him for fixing the road. The Minister for the Environment said that “any work carried out in Continue reading More on the beaches→

Roquetas del Mar wants to build on protected natural spaces

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Roquetas del Mar town hall has announced that it will try to overturn a ruling on “Las Salinas”, which is the only undeveloped part of the Roquetas beach front. “Las Salinas” has been declared an area of the Public Domain due to it’s importance for local wildlife; Roquetas town hall will join forces with local landowners, lead by Miguel Rifa (one of the founders of Hotel Playa Group, who sold out for a lot and Continue reading Roquetas del Mar wants to build on protected natural spaces→