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 [...]

It started as an open challenge 14 years ago from the Tenerife government to architects around the world, design a self sufficient dwelling that blends in and makes full use of its natural surroundings, with zero CO2 emissions. Some 397 applied for the project but that was whittled down to the best 25, they were [...]

After years of discussion, two large offshore wind farms have been given the green light for Cumbria and should be producing enough power to run 445,000 homes by the end of 2011. The farms will feature 130 of the latest turbines, and are being backed by major players in the alternative energy field, work will [...]

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 [...]

Thanks to some 470 volunteers and a strong lead from the Tenerife government, 800 kilos of rubbish was removed from beaches around the island during this summer. This is the third year of the “La Mar de Limpia” initiative, prompted by the Office of Participation and Voluntary Environmental Work. The teams picked the busiest tourism [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

It has taken a while but councils in Tenerife are waking up to the advantages and benefits of recycling, and they certainly have enough discarded rubbish to work with. Adeje council are one of the most progressive, and yesterday they inaugurated a new rubbish sorting depot to tackle the 120 tons produced daily in their [...]