Environment/Nature news & information for Costa del Sol

ELEPHANTS being born in the middle of Spain's third-largest city is not something that happens every day. In fact, until this month, it had never happened before.

CLEAN AIR is an underrated commodity, but one that keeps rural tourism en vogue and goes hand in hand with the war on climate change – as well as CO2 and NOx emissions trapping heat into the earth's atmosphere,...

SEVEN towns on the Costa del Sol are due to set up 'low-emissions zones' thanks to European Union funding.

WATCHING new births every single day, see courting dances and vibrant colours are part of a standard visit to a Costa del Sol theme park that has just been chosen for a Remarkable Venue Award.

WET-WIPES wrongly flushed down the toilet are an expensive environmental headache, causing fatbergs and backflowing from drains, ending up in rivers, the sea, and coating beaches – but a team of researchers at Málaga...

THIS week is 'Green Week' in Marbella, and a chance to earn free gifts for recycling old electronics and appliances that no longer work or which have been upgraded with newer versions.

ANDALUCÍA has just acquired another National Park – a status that could dramatically increase tourism income and job creation, vital in the holiday industry's post-pandemic recovery.

THERE'S no such thing as too many flowers – at least, Estepona doesn't think so, although it has decided to stop at around 400,000 just in case.

CREATING a circular economy through upcycling and recycling is becoming – and not before time – a trend in just about every industry and household; plastic waste fished from the sea and turned into clothing and home...

YOU would expect a beach to be pale gold, or white, with blue or turquoise waters – or perhaps black with navy-blue waters if it's a volcanic zone like some of the Canary Islands' shores – but a...

ESTEPONA'S brand-new public park is now open in the west end of the Costa del Sol town's outskirts, complete with picnic tables, footpaths, and a botanical garden.

FIGHTING plastic pollution off Costa del Sol shores, over 80 volunteers rolled their sleeves up and gave Fuengirola beach a good clean on Saturday.