06 Mar La Palma’s recommendations to prepare Tenerife

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馃嚞馃嚙 馃嚭馃嚫 Resident advocacy groups representing people affected by the 2021 eruption in La Palma have released a statement which provides recommendations for measures to be implemented in Tenerife to prepare society for a potential eruption. The 8 groups point to the legal precedent of the newly enacted Volcano Law, which obliges the Canary Islands Government to implement an awareness plan on volcanic risk and measures to reduce material and personal damage. The recommendations are available to read here.

The statement was endorsed by:

  • The Platform of Those Affected by the Volcano in Cumbre Vieja 2021,

  • The Cumbre Vieja Volcano Social Association,

  • The La Laguna Neighbourhood Association,

  • The Citizen Initiative of Those Affected by the Volcano,

  • The Water for La Palma Association,

  • The Tierra Bonita Association,

  • The Benawara Animal and Plant Protection Association

  • The Animal Protection Unit Association (UPA-La Palma).

(Planeta Canario, 2026)

馃嚜馃嚫 馃嚠馃嚚 Los grupos de defensa de los residentes que representan a las personas afectadas por la erupci贸n de 2021 en La Palma han publicado una declaraci贸n en la que se recomiendan medidas que deben aplicarse en Tenerife para preparar a la sociedad ante una posible erupci贸n. Los ocho grupos se帽alan el precedente legal de la reci茅n promulgada Ley de Volcanes, que obliga al Gobierno de Canarias a poner en marcha un plan de sensibilizaci贸n sobre el riesgo volc谩nico y medidas para reducir los da帽os materiales y personales. Las recomendaciones pueden consultarse aqu铆.

La declaraci贸n ha sido respaldada por:

  • La Plataforma de Afectados por el Volc谩n de Cumbre Vieja 2021,

  • La Asociaci贸n Social Volc谩n Cumbre Vieja,

  • La Asociaci贸n de Vecinos de La Laguna,

  • La Iniciativa Ciudadana de Afectados por el Volc谩n,

  • La Asociaci贸n Agua para La Palma,

  • La Asociaci贸n Tierra Bonita,

  • La Asociaci贸n Benawara de Protecci贸n de Animales y Plantas

  • La Asociaci贸n Unidad Protectora de Animales (UPA-La Palma).

(Planeta Canario, 2026)

This interview with Maria Jos茅 Blanco (Head of IGN Spain in the Canary Islands) towards the end of November was fascinating. The interview took place in IGN鈥檚 commandeered headquarters in the basement of a church in El Paso with a good view towards the volcano. The place was awash with screens, field equipment, wires and boxes. Behind Maria Jos茅 was live feeds from the cameras set up around the volcanic cone and the seismometers close to the volcano. The day of the interview was one of a few days during the eruption with a very high number of earthquakes, and during the interview you could feel an earthquake through your feet and then see the signal simultaneously come through on the seismograph on the screen.

GeoTenerife interview with Maria Jos茅 Blanco (Head of IGN Spain in the Canary Islands) during the La Palma eruption

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