the concept and research for the Genesis citizen science hub was presented by Ajay Wynne Jones on May 14th at EUSEA 2025. EUSEA is a conference for science communication and public engagement researchers, practitioners, and professionals....
After #20A, the Canary Islands Parliament voted on 24 April on the impacts of the mass-tourism model on the economy, environment and society. Only one of the proposals was approved (to ‘promote limitations on numbers and fees for non-residents to access protected natural areas, an...
The La Palma Island Water Council celebrated World Water Day on March 21st 2025, with a day with presentations from scientists and experts on the island and a moderated discussion regarding Water Management in La Palma in a Climate Change Scenario....
Volcanologists, Dr Geoff Kilgour and Dr Janine Kripner, travelled from New Zealand to visit La Palma to collaborate with GeoTenerife to research how the lava flows during the 2021 Tajogaite eruption impacted and destroyed thousands of homes. This research is essential to help inform...
Mónica María Riverol Cruz, family member of victims of the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma in 2021, discusses the Salvados program on November 24, 2024 and how it portrays the recovery of La Palma in an inaccurate and...
On Friday, November 15th, 2024, GeoTenerife attended the Science Week event at the Centro Cultural Andares in Villa de Mazo to. discuss the importance of the Hydrogeological system. Other key members of La Palma's scientific community attended the event: Iván Hernández Ríos Technical Engineer of...
Thank you! We are over 1,000 sponsors helping to highlight the geology of Puertito de Adeje in Tenerife. Thanks to the "Adopt a Rock" project by @igme1849 we are now a thousand voices helping to bring attention to its internationally valued geology. In Puertito, there...
After several field campaigns, in association with a variety of experts and students, GeoTenerife has highlighted the geological importance of the outcrops in Puertito de Adeje. The Puertito de Adeje ignimbrites record a type of volcanic activity rare in oceanic islands and have one...
Canarians are taking to the streets on 20 April to protest against a model of tourism that impoverishes them and their islands. This is not a “War on Tourism” - the Canary Islands cannot survive without tourism and they have been warmly welcoming tourists for...
Local activists are organising large-scale demonstrations across the Canary Islands on April 20th, to make their concerns heard over the impact of a rampant increase in tourism numbers and large-scale resorts planned in the islands. While the Canary Islands depend heavily on tourism for their...