21 Jul

Posted at 23:19h in La Palma, Reconstruction, VolcanoStories by
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Tierra Bonita file complaint over INVOLCAN not publishing monitoring data - First microorganisms identified in the 2021 lava tubes - New civil protection planning guidelines - Positive results from CO2 extraction tests in Puerto Naos - The lava deltas as a living laboratory - Conflict over releasing list of volcano aid recipients - 32% of affected farms have been rebuilt - New tool to rack public housing development progress - Deadlines requested for school reconstructions - New tourism plan for Puerto Naos - The Pope receives "Las Otras Historias del Volcán" book

21 Jul

Posted at 22:22h in La Palma, Reconstruction, VolcanoStories by
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INVOLCAN refuses to publish real time monitoring data - More homes authorised for return in Puerto Naos and La Bombilla - New volcano public educational programme - Possible link between radon emissions and ground deformation - CO2 depressurisation system tested - Appeal to compensate those in the proposed protected area of the volcano - €3.4 million for affected businesses - New office for urban planning and reconstruction - Meeting to finalise agricultural recovery plans - Warning on lack of regulation in ash extraction

21 Jul

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New project to address volcanic risk - Granadilla offers talks on self-protection during volcanic eruptions - CO2 sensors to be installed in more homes - €111 million saved from income tax rebates - Alternatives proposed for the draft land protection bill - LP-2 works said to be legally well-founded - 100 new subsidised homes almost ready to begin construction - La Palma appears in lonely planet recommendations - Future university for La Palma announced, with one focus being geology

24 Apr

Posted at 09:58h in Opinion Piece, SustainableTourism, Tourism protests, VolcanoStories by
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“Cuna del Alma” es un hotel de lujo planeado para el Puertito de Adeje, en el sur de Tenerife, promocionado como un complejo turístico sostenible. Ha sido objeto de controversia desde que comenzaron las obras. Desde abril de 2024 se han producido protestas masivas contra este proyecto y el modelo económico que representa, lo que ha llamado la atención internacional. Esta controversia parece estar llegando a un punto de inflexión, ya que un juez ha reabierto una causa penal por presuntos delitos ambientales y prevaricación administrativa contra el alcalde de Adeje (quien declaró públicamente que no había nada que valiera la pena proteger en Puertito de Adeje y que este era el ejemplo de turismo sostenible que él desea para las Islas Canarias) y el promotor, Filip Hoste. La construcción se ha paralizado en una pequeña parte del proyecto, pero la maquinaria sigue trabajando a pocos metros de distancia. Para muchos observadores, esto plantea una cuestión más amplia y más incómoda: ¿qué significa realmente el “turismo sostenible” más allá de una etiqueta de marketing?

24 Apr

Posted at 09:04h in Opinion Piece, SustainableTourism, Tourism protests, VolcanoStories by
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“Cuna del Alma” is a planned luxury hotel in Puertito de Adeje, in southern Tenerife, selling itself as a sustainable resort. It has been at the centre of controversy since construction began. Mass protests against this project and the economic model it represents have been ongoing since April 2024, drawing international attention. This controversy seems to be reaching a tipping point, as a judge has reopened a criminal case for alleged criminal misconduct against the Mayor of Adeje (who publicly said there was nothing worth protecting in Puertito de Adeje and that this was the example of sustainable tourism he wants for the Canary Islands) and the developer, Filip Hoste. Construction has been halted in a small part of the project, but machinery is still at work a few metres away. For many observers, this raises a broader, more uncomfortable question: what does “sustainable tourism” actually mean beyond a marketing label?

19 Apr

Posted at 23:35h in La Palma, Reconstruction, VolcanoStories by
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Demand for more transparency from INVOLCAN - La Palma hosts new international volcanology course - More aid for self-employed works - €1.24 billion from the state in total so far - Aid extension for farmers affected by the volcano - More than half of second home payments processed - Reconstruction of CEIP La Laguna begins - Public consultation begins about National Park Expansion - Two-year extension for Tazacorte reconstruction projects - Las Manchas proposed as a tourist information site - Record tourist information visits on La Palma in 2025 - New films on the marine recovery and reconstruction projects