The President of El Hierro, Tomas Padron, is not a happy man. The smallest of the 7 Canary Islands is a magnet for deep sea divers who love to explore the Mar de Las Calmas marine reserve, it’s one of the islands biggest tourist attractions. Iberia Airways have upset the President by charging up to [...]

As ecological projects go, El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands, is chasing a really ambitious dream, to be 100% self sufficient in clean renewable energy  by 2010. They are turning the entire 278 square kilometres of the island into a vast experiment costing 54 million euros and producing a saving of 18,700 tons [...]

At just 277 square metres, El Hierro is the smallest of the seven Canary Islands, but it punches well above its weight in the fight to preserve its natural heritage. Declared as a World Biosphere site by UNESCO in 2000, the most south easterly island has a project to preserve a native village and breed [...]

The 7 Canary Islands sum up all our thoughts about holiday islands, relaxing, laid back and welcoming, but a delicate balancing act is going on. The very qualities that attract so many visitors, are also in danger of being over exploited and destroyed by too much development. But there are plenty of forward looking business’s [...]