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La Laguna collected 849 tonnes of glass between January and June 2026, a 3.8% increase from the previous year. Councillor Fran Hernández highlights citizen commitment to recycling.
The brown bin in Santa Cruz de Tenerife collected 999,700 kilos of organic waste from January to June 2026, an 11.2% increase from last year.
The Cabildo of La Gomera continues fire prevention efforts with a three-year controlled burning plan and safety cordons in strategic areas.
Lanzarote's council raised environmental fines by 22% in 2025, with 305 cases, and has already recorded 130 complaints in 2026.
A ULL study reveals that the Majorera limpet has vanished from nearly all of Fuerteventura, surviving only in Jandía despite its protection since 2015.
The Cabildo of Lanzarote strengthens environmental control: 130 complaints in 2026 and fines of up to €4,500 for tourist buggies in protected areas.
The Forest of the Adelantado, in La Esperanza (El Rosario), is the only laurisilva remnant within an urban area in the Canary Islands, covering 25,397 m².
Noé Hernández Armas elected youth representative of La Gomera's Biosphere Reserve at the II Meeting 'Young Gomeros in Action'.
The IGN records three earthquakes in the Canary Islands: two northwest of Fuerteventura (magnitude 3.2 and 2.1) and one in Frontera, El Hierro (magnitude 2.0). No damage.
The Salinetas platform celebrates the cancellation of the gas plant in their area but warns they will oppose if it moves elsewhere in Telde.
The Ministry starts on August 4 the expropriation of over 150 plots in Tías and Yaiza to expand the treatment plant, expected capacity of 12,000 m³/day by 2029.
The Lanzarote Cabildo tenders a new water pipeline for La Graciosa, with a €3.9 million investment and a twelve-month timeframe, following cuts in 2022 and 2023.