How to get back on the right side of the law if you own a tortoise in Murcia Many members of the public are unaware of the fact, but since 1st July 2015 it has officially been illegal in Spain..

Where our water comes from, what it is used for, and why there isn’t enough In late 2017 the Region of Murcia and the rest of the Segura basin are facing one of the most serious droughts in recent..

Urgent warning for dog owners Be aware that the seed pods of the Stephanotis plant, also known as Madagascar Jasmine, are lethal for dogs. This is a stunning plant with waxy green leaves and a..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Cartagena plans piers this summer to allow bathers to avoid mud and algae along the shore The last week or so has seen something of an improvement in many of the key water quality..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Covid-19 travel restrictions have caused a shortfall in the number of migratory agricultural workers During the current state of emergency in Spain due to the Covid-19 pandemic..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Water quality data reflect a sharp deterioration in the parameters measured over the last year There is an understandable tendency at present for the coronavirus emergency to..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The closure of borders means migratory farmhands are not available to harvest crops through the coronavirus lockdown With the coronavirus emergency lockdown now in its third week..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Risks of flooding in coastal areas as the heaviest of the rain hits the Campo de Cartagena The rain which has characterized the weather in the Region of Murcia since the official..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Food supply and distribution networks are not under threat at present The regional government of Murcia is reinforcing the message that members of the public need not worry about..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The otter has returned to Murcia after becoming extinct in the city last century Recent observations in the Vega Baja area alongside the River Segura, including in and around..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Little change in the parameters measured at the end of February The latest water quality measurements in the Mar Menor this week show little change over the last ten days, with..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE 11 of the 21 baby turtles born in Calnegre are being reared at the marine aquiculture centre in San Pedro The baby loggerhead sea turtles which hatched last year at the beach..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE A threat to household pets and wild animals as well as to the pine trees in which they nest As another season of the annoying and potentially dangerous pine processionary caterpillar..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Jumsal are set to build ten new salt pans in the south of the Jumilla countryside A favourable environmental impact report has been issued by the regional government of Murcia..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The yellow dust is more than a nuisance for an increasing number of allergy sufferers Go to your doctor if you are struggling with allergic reactions to pollen, it's a common..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE José Vélez asks for patience on the part of the residents of Los Alcázares and other Mar Menor towns José Vélez, the new central government delegate to the Region of Murcia..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Demonstrations are scheduled in Villananitos this Sunday and in Los Urrutias in a fortnight’s time As frustration simmers not far beneath the among residents on the coast of..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Bacteria levels remain low in the lagoon although chlorophyll levels are rising The regional government published the results of the latest tests of water quality in the Mar..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE “Something is going wrong” says Mayoress Ana Belén Castejón  The latest meeting of the “inter-administrational forum of the Mar Menor”, in which representatives of..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Agrasa has been one of the leading employers in Águilas for decades Agrícola Aguileña SA, one of the most important agricultural concerns in the municipality of Águilas for..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE All parties unite in opposition to the project just off the beaches of Calnegre The project to create a huge fish farm just off the coastline of Lorca and the south-west of the..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Cartagena Town Hall takes steps to reduce the risk of a repeat of the problems of last year As the weather begins to warm up in the Costa Cálida following episodes of torrential..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Incomprehensible vandalism heightens calls for the molluscs to be taken into safe custody As if the marine flora and fauna of the Mar Menor were not facing enough problems at..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Escaped sea bass and bream bring market prices down and threaten other species Following the damage done to various of the fish farm enclosures off the coastline of Murcia in..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Columns will make their way to Murcia from the Campo de Cartagena and other areas during the morning Severe disruption is expected on the roads in and around the city of Murcia..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Antonio Luengo again calls for the Spanish government to take steps to protect the lagoon Antonio Luengo, the minister for Water, Agriculture and the Environment in the regional government..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE A 2-million-euro budget for increase drainage capacity in the centre of Los Alcázares The Town Hall of Los Alcázares continues to make the search for solutions to the problems..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The salt pans of Marchamalo are a perfect habitat for various wading birds including flamingos The naturalists’ association of ANSE, who campaign tirelessly to protect the natural..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Town Hall aims to double the number of trees in Murcia to 200,000 As part of the on-going initiative by the Town Hall of Murcia to plant more trees throughout the municipality..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE 23 million euros are included in the budget for the department of the Environment The department of Water, Agriculture, Farming, Fishing and the Environment in the regional government..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Climate change mitigation combines with urban renovation in numerous districts in the city In the face of the climate emergency one of the small actions which can contribute to..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The warm weather is causing a plague of the caterpillars which are potentially lethal for dogs and cats As alert dog and cat owners will doubtless be aware, the pine processionary..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Five of those identified were in Fortuna, Mula and Campos del Río 28 people have been placed under investigation by the Seprona wildlife protection wing of the Guardia Civil..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Plans are pending approval for 80 enclosures to be located under 2 kilometres from the coast Considerable opposition is being expressed in Lorca to plans to create a massive fish..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Algibicos farm is under construction in Baños y Mendigo A new solar power plant in Baños y Mendigo, on the southern side of the mountains which separate the city of Murcia..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Over 18 tons of glass were used to manufacture the eco-friendly court at the Príncipe de Asturias pavilion The first ever basketball court made from recycled glass in Murcia..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The two specimens are expected to be ready for their debut in public within a couple of months The Terra Natura wildlife park in the outskirts of the city of Murcia has welcomed..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The species joins the griffon vulture in the mountains of Lorca and the north-west An article published in regional newspaper La Verdad on Monday highlights the return to the..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The gastronomic delicacy is ideally suited to the climate of the Costa Cálida For a few years now various agriculturalists and chefs in the Region of Murcia have been extolling..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The lagoon will turn green again “sooner rather than later” if the national government don’t take action, says Javier Celdrán Murcia regional government minister Javier..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Since 2017 around 5,000 tons of biomass have been cleared from the shore of the Mar Menor Miriam Pérez, the head of the Mar Menor department in the regional government, visited..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Hundreds of fishermen are catching up to 50 kilos each after fish farm cages were damaged two weeks ago The destruction caused by Storm Gloria along the Mediterranean coast of..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The water supply is restored to 460 hectares of farmland in central Murcia Almost five months after the severe gota fría storm of September 2019, the heaviest to hit the Region..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Demonstrations planned as the supermarket price of broccoli exceeds 7 times the amount paid to farmers It sometimes seems that the crop farmers of the Region of Murcia are in..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE From May weather back to January on Wednesday in the Costa Cálida! The mini-heatwave of early February in the Costa Cálida and much of the rest of Spain is forecast to come..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Education and awareness among youngsters provides hope for the future at the beach of Villananitos It is often said that children are the future, and if that is the case then..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Over 100 people gathered in El Carmolí on Sunday to take part in the event Over 100 volunteers took part in an event organized by the Pacto por el Mar Menor platform group on..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Lower salinity after recent storms has led to a deadly parasite from the Mediterranean spreading to the lagoon The latest water quality measurements in the Mar Menor show that..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Cladophora algae have flourished after the heavy autumn and winter storms Workers have returned to the beaches of La Puntica and Villananitos in the municipality of San Pedro..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE La Manga stands to lose most of its beaches as the sea level rises In its battle to protect La Manga and the Mar Menor from the effects of the climate emergency Spain’s Ministry..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Town Hall of Águilas takes steps to mitigate climate change before 2030 This Wednesday Mari Carmen Moreno, the Mayoress of Águilas, visited the site where a 30,000-square..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Another meteorologist forecasts more frequent and intense storms in the Costa Cálida In recent years there has been a Good deal of concern over the possibility that the Region..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Poems and songs for the lagoon on the beach in San Pedro del Pinatar This Sunday 2nd March is World Wetlands Day, and to mark the occasion the following day 400 children will be walking..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Problems in the agriculture sector were exacerbated by flooding in September and December The results of the national government’s Active Population Survey for the fourth quarter..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Murcia Town Hall report a 3-ton decrease in CO2 emissions due to free public transport on Friday! The air quality alert which led to the Town Halls of Murcia and Cartagena establishing..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Air quality is classified as poor throughout Murcia as the Saharan dust cloud lingers As air quality measurements continue to cause concern in most of the Region of Murcia more..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Image: dead eels on the beach of San Pedro del Pinatar in October The eels appear to have survived the episode of anoxia in the lagoon in October The fishermen’s guild of..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE PM 10 particle levels dropped on Friday morning but are still in excess of the alert threshold After the air quality dropped dramatically on Wednesday and Thursday as a cloud..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Every effort is being made to encourage the use of public transport In the face of the soaring levels of PM10 particle air contamination in the city of Murcia the Town Hall has..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Lorca also activates emergency protocols as PM10 readings soar all over the Region of Murcia The cloud of mineral dust from north Africa which caused the city of Murcia to activate..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Lorries are being diverted away from the main motorway around the regional capital The level of PM10 particles in the municipality of Murcia shot up on Wednesday to almost 300..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Ministry for Ecological Transition plans its own strategies to protect and regenerate the lagoon It is only a couple of weeks since the new Spanish government was formed but..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE A dog died after swallowing poisoned bait in the municipality of Fortuna Five people have been placed under investigation by the Seprona wildlife protection unit of the Guardia..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE By extending the longevity of products Newfresh cardboard attracts the interest of exporters A team of researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) has developed..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE 107 people across Spain face charges for similar illegalities A total of 107 people across Spain face charges after a Guardia Civil investigation in which over 1,400 illegal wells..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Residents in the regional capital are urged to use public transport  For the third time in as many weeks the Town Hall of the city of Murcia has activated its Level 2 air contamination..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The platform group is critical of the regional government’s “insufficient” draft legislation With the proposed Mar Menor protection law drawn up by the regional government..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE An initiative seeks to support pollinating insects and reduce soil erosion on farmland in Murcia The naturalists’ association ANSE has been collaborating in Mazarrón with a..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The lighting of bonfires to burn garden waste requires a licence from the regional government As often happens in the city of Murcia the stable, cold weather which settled over..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Initially the vehicle will serve residents in the town centre and Calabardina In its continuing efforts to keep Águilas at the forefront of environmentally friendly measures..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The distinctive caterpillars pose a serious threat to curious animals and even small children The time of year has arrived where dog and cat owners begin to peer anxiously at..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Differences of opinion in the Murcia coalition government delay the implementation of the new protection law Fernando López Miras, the president of the regional government of..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The government prepares to implement a ban on fertilizers within 500 metres of the lagoon Over the festive season the regional government of Murcia at last proposed its draft..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE To widen the golas could spell the end of the Mar Menor as we know it Last week the political party Vox, which polled more votes than any other in the Region of Murcia in the..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Irrigation farmers threaten protests as anger grows over the refusal to send water via the Tajo-Segura canal Following the Ministry of Ecological Transition’s decision earlier..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Widespread rejection of the refusal to transfer irrigation water via the Tajo-Segura canal The announcement by the Ministry of Ecological Transition that no water is to be transferred..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The government has vetoed another transfer of water in the light of the situation in the Mar Menor Irrigation farmers in the Region of Murcia expressed outrage on Tuesday after..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE More details emerge of the Murcia government plans to protect the lagoon As the regional government of Murcia continues to draw up its proposed legislation to regenerate and protect..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The proposal meets strong criticism from scientists and ecologists As different groups put forward a variety of measures in order to protect and regenerate the marine environment..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE 25 proposals to protect the Mar Menor have been submitted to the Murcia government As the regional government of Murcia continues to work on drawing up the new legislation which..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Popular walking routes will remain open although areas near them will be out of bounds As occurred in the early part of 2019, the Nature Protection department of the regional..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Tests will determine whether the death of the molluscs was due to poor water quality in the Mar Menor Further concerns were raised over the deterioration in water quality in the..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Tons of soil and harmful substances washed into the already fragile marine environment As residents and council workers begin the clean-up operation in towns on the inland shore..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The recent deterioration in the lagoon has raised awareness of the problem enormously The drastic deterioration in the marine environment of the Mar Menor has raised awareness..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Conservationists call for more protection at the regional park near Cabo de Palos Salvemos Calblanque, a platform group for the protection of the regional park on the coastline..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE One company in Norway claims on its website that it has already been contracted As Murcianos await solutions and action to regenerate and protect the marine environment in the..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The projected green filter in the Rambla del Albujón would have treated the amount of water currently flowing into the lagoon Almost three and a half years after the regional..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Water quality in the lagoon improves marginally but the underlying problems remain unsolved Hoteliers and hostelers warn of job losses as the sector faces a collapse around the..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Applications to receive one of the 23 containers available should be made by 9th December The Town Hall of San Pedro del Pinatar is embarking on a new phase of a pilot scheme..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Contaminated soil and water have killed birds on plots of land just outside the city After years of campaigning by activists concerned about the presence of heavy metals in old..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Madres por el Clima campaigns on many environmental issues in the Region of Murcia A group called Madres por el Clima has succeeded in changing the practices in school dining..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Cloudy and cool in the Costa Cálida on Thursday and Friday The cloud cover which brought light showers to many central and northern parts of the Region of Murcia on Wednesday..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The barbary sheep has been allowed to remain in the Sierra Espuña after a decade-long debate The regional government of Murcia is planning to ask the Ministry of Ecological Transition..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Investigations continue into the runoff of harmful substances into the Mar Menor As the efforts to put an end to unauthorized irrigation farming and other illegal agricultural..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The Costa Cálida has gone from summer to winter in just three weeks! The weather in the Region of Murcia has gone quickly from summer to winter over the last few weeks, to the..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Chlorophyll levels in the lagoon drop but visibility in the water is extremely low A little over two months since the severe flooding caused by September’s “gota fría”..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Slow progress towards pumping harmful substances out of the Rambla del Albujón While the regional and national governments continue to disagree over who should do what in order..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Environmental education begins at an early age in Torre Pacheco The students at the primary school in San Cayetano, in the municipality of Torre Pacheco, welcomed the arrival..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE Further environmental studies are needed on the part of the company which lost 9,000 tuna during the September gota fría storm Ricardo Fuentes e Hijos, the major tuna farming..

ARCHIVED ARTICLE The pioneering clean energy scheme makes irrigation water cheaper for farmers A pioneering scheme in the Region of Murcia is coming into operation at the “Virgen del Milagro..