PRESSURE groups have united behind the IU party to oppose a ‘crazy’ scheme which will see 22 houses and a hotel built on Ronda’s famous Tajo gorge. Ecologistas en Accion and the Plataforma en Defensa del Tajo are demanding a halt to the project, which has just been passed by the new PP mayor. The [...]

ECOLOGISTS in the Axarquia have gone head to head with the mayor of Competa over tree felling. The local branch of Ecologistas en Accion has submitted a denuncia against Jose Luis Torres for what it calls ‘a breach’ of the principles of sustainable tourism in ‘ordering several trees to be cut down in the few [...]

A DESPERATE battle is being waged in the high court to stop a developer from building a macroproject next to the Trafalgar lighthouse. Environmentalists insist that the plans to build the huge hotel complex next to one of Spain’s last virgin beaches on the Costa de la Luz have been passed illegally. They claim that [...]

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are up in arms over a new law that could allow golf courses and other urban developments in protected natural spaces. Both Greenpeace and Ecologistas en Accion fear that projects, like the controversial El Algarrobico hotel, could be legalized by the back-door with the new law. The Junta decree, which both groups have been [...]

IT is one of the most controversial developments in Andalucian history and for many has become synonymous with corruption and greed. By Wendy Williams and Jon Clarke Carved out of virgin woodland in stunning mountain scenery close to Ronda, developers behind the Los Merinos golf scheme became infamous around the world. Ignoring protection orders to [...]

MORE than 300 protesters have manned the ski lifts to protest against plans to ‘steal’ more water for artificial snow in the Sierra Nevada. By Jane Brooke Organised by Ecologistas en Accion, the group marched against a new dam being constructed high in the national park. The protesters insist that the project – which is [...]

  THE Olive Press newspaper in Andalucia has been handed an award for its environmental campaigning. The paper was singled out by Green group Ecologistas en Accion in Priego de Cordoba for its consistent reporting on issues affecting the environment. In particular, it singled out the paper’s plastic bag and walking campaigns, as well as [...]