Ecological damage – Canary islands ecological deficit
#Ecología | Desde hoy España entra en 'déficit ecológico'. Esto es que la sociedad y todos sus sectores económicos han consumido los recursos naturales que le correspondían para este 2024
— Televisión Canaria Noticias (@RTVCCanarias) May 20, 2024
En el caso de #Canarias ya los habíamos consumido recién empezado el año#Tn1Canarias pic.twitter.com/hrDl2aM2TL
Adriana Espinosa González from the Friends of the Earth association discusses the resource use of the Canary Islands.
Pilot project for staff shuttle bus
“The initiative studies the feasibility of consolidating different public transport lines, in the form of shuttle buses, that complement public transport from the main residential centers in the south.The Hotel and Non-Hotel Association of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro (Ashotel) has launched a “smart mobility” pilot project to transport staff to their jobs in nine hotels in Costa Adeje, in the south from Tenerife.”
Hotel zone in Adeje, in the south of Tenerife (El Diario).
Political comment – Blanco expresses his rejection of expanding Corralejo’s dock
“The mayor of La Oliva and spokesperson for the Canary Coalition (CC), Isaí Blanco, has conveyed to the Government of the Canary Islands the “total rejection” of his political group to the expansion of the Corralejo dock through a project that he has labelled a “mega-construction”.
Infographic of the Corralejo dock extension project (Diario de Fuerteventura)
Water Scarcity – Tenerife introduces measures to address the water emergency
“The signing of the decree that formalizes the water emergency on the island begins the process to address the 75 measures provided for in the technical document of the island water council. These include ten emergency hydraulic works, desalination plants and treatment plants. In the short term, it will be possible to increase the flow of irrigation water by 27,000 cubic meters per day. This declaration will last six months and can be extended for another six months.”
Situation of the Valle Molina reservoir in Tenerife, which appears empty due to the drought (CARSTEN W. LAURITSEN)
Water Scarcity – Drago Tenerife comments that water emergency measures are not effective
Drago Tenerife spokesperson Carmen Peña explains, “one of the most serious issues that we have detected is the lack of will when it comes to prioritizing the consumption of the resident population over tourist use…since there are no mechanisms to make a real differentiation between urban use and tourist use”
Valle Molina reservoir in Tenerife (La Laguna Ahora)
Ecological damage – 2 protected species found near Tenerife Motor circuit
Three renowned biologists have recently demonstrated the presence of Heniaria canariensis and Plantago asphodeloides, two protected Canarian species, within the area where the Tenerife Motor Circuit is planned. Plantago asphodeliodes , a type of herb commonly known as fine plantain or mouse’s tail, and Herniaria canariensis , a small shrub commonly named Tenerife yarrow.
“The findings have been detailed in a document submitted as an expert report to the appeals of the Tenerife Association of Friends of Nature (ATAN) against the Circuito del Motor, according to sources consulted.”
“The scientists’ work dates back to March and April 2023. During those weeks, in which they explored both the territorial area of influence of the project and its immediate surroundings, they captured more than 90 species of vascular flora through surveys, many of them endemic to Macaronesia, the Canary Islands or the island of Tenerife.”
