An ambitious project to add olive groves to the natural economy of the Canary Islands has grown steadily since it’s launch in 2005 and now another island government is taking it a stage further with the campaign Ecological Olives In Lanzarote. The climate in the Canary Islands is ideal for large scale olive oil growth [...]

It’s a perfect match, 122 unemployed people in Tenerife have been given rewarding and useful work that will benefit the entire Tenerife community. The Cabildo (government) have taken on the work force to clean and maintain key areas of protected natural spaces around the island. The project was started up in December 2010 through the [...]

The Office of Participation and Environmental Volunteers for the Tenerife government has looked back on the 2009 programme with some pride after 2,290 volunteers joined business backers to improve Tenerife. The biggest project was a reforestation programme involving 750 people, this covered Finca La Orilla in Anaga National Park, Las Calderetas in El Sauzal, plus [...]

Sometimes good intentions are thwarted by a lack of practical method, in Guia de Isora, Tenerife, a local farm is making a great success of producing bio compost. Lomo del Balo farm has made a name for making high quality bio compost, and now local councils are making tracks there to dispose of their bio [...]

It took collective talent and determination to take a self sufficient dream and turn it into a reality 14 years later. March 19th 2010 will go down as a landmark day for bioclimatic houses, the worlds first village, containing 25 CO2 free and totally self sufficient houses was inaugurated at ITER in Granadilla, Tenerife. The [...]

One of the biggest supermarket chains in Tenerife, Carrefour have banned plastic carrier bags, the first store to do so on the island. Saturday 14 November was the last day the old bags were being issued. Some 75,000  re-usable bags have been issued to customers for continued use, they can be used up to 15 [...]

There’s a recycling revolution going on in Arona, the southern municipality of Tenerife. The council has embraced sustainable principles by providing a wealth of collection points where paper, glass, plastics and other waste can be seperated for easy treatment. Arona includes the tourist hot spots of Los Cristianos and part of Las Americas, so produces lots [...]

There was a double shock along the east coast of Tenerife when 2 dead Sperm Whales (like the one pictured, from another incident) were found on the same day just a few miles apart. The discoveries happened at El Tablado in Guimar and Las Maretas in Arico. The Guimar whale was  7 metres long and [...]

Recycling is gaining in popularity in Tenerife, with more and more councils signing up to such a worthy cause. Leading the way in the north is Puerto de la Cruz with 25 kilos of glass recycled for each inhabitant last year, that’s double the average for the Canary Islands. It’s true that a lot of [...]

As the Canary Islands head towards the busiest part of their tourist season, the Gobierno (Island Government) has issued an updated guide called “Care For Whales And Dolphins” , aimed at the many boat operators that take people out to witness these remarkable creatures at close quarters. The Canary Islands is at the forefront of [...]