Plans to extend Bilbao Guggenheim near to protected nature reserve dropped
Plans to expand the Guggenheim Museum from the northern Spanish city of Bilbao into a nearby protected nature reserve have been abandoned following sustained opposition...
Environment
Spain’s Guardia Civil seize illegal ivory carvings, worth over €226k
Spanish authorities have confiscated dozens of ivory carvings believed to have been crafted from the tusks of endangered African and Asian elephants, as part of...
Spain’s Aena gets green light for €3.2bn expansion of Barcelona-El Prat airport
The Catalan government has given approval for Spain’s airport operator Aena to carry out a 3.2 billion euro expansion of Barcelona airport – officially the...
Spain’s opposition parties blame PM’s renewable energy policies for blackout
Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. As the fallout from the power outage on Monday in Spain continues, the minority...
EU countries to allow more wolf hunting after protection status lowered
European nations approved plans on Tuesday to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over environmentalists. The 49 member states of...
Flood ‘catastrophe’ should serve as a warning, EU says at nature summit
ALSO READ: Spanish royals, PM and regional president pelted with mud by flood survivors. European officials have pointed to the devastating flooding in Spain as...
Spain sets target of 81% ‘green electricity’ by end of 2030
Spain has adopted a target for 81% of its electricity to come from renewable sources by the end of 2030 to meet its climate goals,...
Iberian Lynx species rebounds from brink of extinction, due to conservation efforts
A species of lynx found in remote areas of Spain and Portugal has rebounded from near extinction, with its adult population growing more than tenfold...
Spain warns smaller vessels of orca run-ins near Strait of Gibraltar over summer
Following the ramming of a small boat by an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar, authorities in Spain have issued recommendations that small vessels stick...
Thousands protest in Canary Islands against ‘unsustainable’ mass tourism model
Tens of thousands of demonstrators hit the streets of Spain’s Canary Islands on Saturday to demand changes to the model of mass tourism that they say...
