The Prosecutor's Office of the Balearic Islands has filed a lawsuit following the complaint filed by the Association of Navigators ADN Mediterrani regarding the management of buoy fields by Ports de les Illes Balears (PortsIB). The procedure has already been assigned to the Investigation Section of the Palma Court of Instance, where it has been registered as preliminary proceedings.

The release of Nura, a sea turtle that has spent several months recovering at the Palma Aquarium Marine Fauna Recovery Centre, served this Wednesday to present the 'Aquí Salvam Tortugues' campaign, an initiative that aims to raise awareness about how to act when an specimen or nest is found on the coast.

Let's start with the conclusion: the protection of the Balearic lizard has failed; the snake invasion – first detected in Ibiza in 2003 – has been fatal for the most emblematic animal species of the Pitiusas Islands. In Ibiza, the lizard has disappeared from 90% of the territory; it has "two or three years left", according to Dr. Antònia Maria Cirer, a pioneer in the study of this reptile and a leading critic of the protection policies adopted by the Government. On the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List, the Balearic lizard currently appears as a species "in danger of extinction" and in rapid decline, with a "marginal" and "fragmented" population distribution. On the ground, almost any farmer in Ibiza will tell you that for years they haven't seen any of the lizards that, in the past, populated the traditional dry stone walls, a centuries-old symbiosis between humans and these animals.

Oceanic seagrass meadows are experiencing an "accelerated decline". This is determined by a study carried out by the Institute of Interdisciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (IFISC-CSIC-UIB), the Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia). The research has shown that prolonged warming degrades oceanic seagrass meadows even when temperatures remain below lethal limits.

The first time Marco Magazzu (Rome, 1990) swam in Thailand next to giant manta rays, he almost drowned. “Seriously, I started crying. I would do the same if I had the luck to find sharks in their natural habitat, in the open sea. I would do it out of emotion, not fear!”, he confesses. A marine biologist with a master's degree in Aquatic Ecology, he is part of the technical team of the Palma Aquarium Foundation, responsible for the Balearic Islands' cetacean stranding network. He also takes care of and rehabilitates turtles, but today he is here to debunk Spielberg and correct the bad reputation of sharks.

The Trenc in the background, dressed in shorts, a t-shirt, and a hat, more like a tourist than a resident, with his feet in the water. This has been the video made by the Minister of Agriculture of the Government, Joan Simonet, to defend himself against accusations of neglecting the Trenc Natural Park. The video begins with a phrase that is repeated over and over again: "Don't be fooled".

The meeting in Petra to report on the Son Brau chicken mega-farm project in Manacor became a call for unity of "all the municipalities of Mallorca" against this project that the promoting company wanted to launch in Sineu and has now moved to the capital of Llevant, as well as against other similar initiatives that may be promoted on the island's rural land.

The entity Arrels Marines has received a citizen complaint within the framework of the #LaMarNoÉsTeva campaign, in which a user has recorded the daily overcrowding in a protected area of the Bay of Palma, near Cap Enderrocat, a space declared a marine reserve and integrated into the Natura 2000 Network as a Site of Community Importance (SCI).

The Government's Marine Conservation Plan, which was intended to position the Balearic Islands as an "international benchmark in marine environmental protection", as stated by the Executive, was nothing more than "a declaration of intent", according to the Director General of Fisheries, Antoni M. Grau. The plan was conceived without any budget allocation and has not been made public, despite requests from parties such as the PSIB, which has repeatedly called for it without the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Environment, headed by Joan Simonet, facilitating access to the document. The Government, conservation organisations, and representatives of the fishing sector signed the plan on February 16, and little has been heard of it since President Marga Prohens presented it.

The population of ferreret, Alytes muletensis, an endemic frog of Europe and restricted to the Serra de Tramuntana, is growing slowly although it continues to be listed as an endangered species in the first Spanish Red List of Endangered Species, which the International Union for Conservation of Nature presented this Friday within the framework of World Biodiversity Day. According to the list, consulted by Europa Press, the population is approximately 500 to 1,500 adult pairs, although it is growing slowly thanks to coordinated recovery efforts after a long period of decline and near extinction. The current increase, which probably began around the time the first reintroductions were made in 1989, has been maintained even during years of drought, notably in 1999-2000.

The fig tree has been, for centuries, one of the icons of the landscape and pantry of Mallorca, but its survival does not depend solely on the climate, but on our purchasing decisions. With this conviction, the new initiative of the Association for the Recovery of Fig Cultivation, known as ARCUFI, is born, which has just presented in Lloret de Vistalegre the campaign titled with a slogan as direct as it is suggestive: “If you eat a fig, make it mine”. This proposal is not only a play on words with local varieties, but an urgent call to consumer responsibility and the self-esteem of the primary sector.

The Parliament has called on the Government to prepare and publish the Report on the State of the Environment of the Balearic Islands before the end of 2026, thanks to the approval of a Non-Law Proposal (PNL) by the PSIB in the Commission for Territorial Planning, Housing, Mobility, the Sea, and the Water Cycle. Although Vox was the only party to vote against it, the PP has maneuvered to avoid carrying out the study, which is mandatory by law, during this legislature. The Popular Party has presented an amendment to remove the deadline for submission that was included in the first point and, as the PSIB rejected it, they abstained (the Popular Party did vote in favor of the other points of the initiative).

The GOB has warned that the recent closure of the coastline of the l’Estalella estate may cause "irreversible impacts on habitats and species of high ecological value" included within protected areas of the Natura 2000 Network. The closure, carried out with wooden posts and game netting along the entire coastline bordering the estate, prevents passage along traditional paths previously used by hikers and cyclists between Racó de s’Arena (l’Estanyol) and Pas de Vallgornera. It should be remembered that this route had been authorized by the Llucmajor City Council as a hiking trail.

The felling and relocation of trees on the UIB campus, especially in the Can López car park (located behind the Guillem Cifre de Colonya and Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos buildings), has generated unease among part of the university community, who question the impact of the actions on the campus's landscape and natural heritage.

The tranquility in Sineu and the Son Venrell area has been disrupted once again. The Macrogranges No platform has reported a new manure spill to the Ministry of Agriculture on the property where the mega-farm was to be built. It occurred on Thursday, March 19th. According to the organization, the spill caused "strong odors" that spread throughout the municipality of Sineu and were clearly noticeable even to residents of Lloret de Vistalegre, generating considerable public concern. The incident was not only documented by local witnesses, but the Sineu Local Police and agents from the Seprona (Nature Protection Service of the Civil Guard) were also notified and carried out the necessary on-site investigations. The platform has expressed its "grave concern" about the environmental impact these practices could have in an area "considered vulnerable, especially due to the risk of nitrate contamination of the subsoil and groundwater."

Raíces Marines has asked Ports IB to halt the project to reorganize the Formentor Bay mooring field in order to assess its environmental impact and study alternatives with less impact on the seabed. The project involves installing 29 large concrete blocks (1.71 x 1.71 x 0.5 meters) to create a buoy field. According to the organization, the documentation analyzed does not include any environmental impact study or associated document that would allow determining whether the initiative has undergone the required assessment procedure. Raíces Marines also warns that the project does not include an adequate characterization of the seabed nor does it describe the benthic habitats present in the area. In this regard, it points out the presence of seagrass meadows. Cymodocea nodosa in the Bay of Formentor, which are neither mentioned nor mapped in the project.

Ninety-three percent of the Posidonia seagrass specimens planted in Pollença Bay since 2018 have survived, which experts consider a significant success for this type of regenerative practice. The project, promoted by Redeia and the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC), has consisted of the "active restoration of Posidonia oceanica in the Bay of Pollença,” as spokespeople from both institutions explained this morning in Esporles. According to the project's final report, the survival rate of the transplanted specimens confirms the initiative's strength and effectiveness.

Eduardo Maynau, delegate of Electrical Grid In the Balearic Islands, it was argued this Wednesday that the entry point of the second electrical cable connecting to the Peninsula via La Herradura is "undoubtedly the option with the least environmental impact on the Posidonia oceanica habitat," considered to be of European Community interest. According to the Red Eléctrica delegation in the Balearic Islands, all submarine electrical connection projects include "very detailed studies carried out by an independent third party" on geophysics, geotechnics, bathymetry, fishing, navigation, and seabed characterization before proposing any landing.

The presidents of the Ibiza and Formentera councils announced this Wednesday that they will request the use of funds from the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS)—formerly known as the ecotax—to cover the costs of transporting waste from the Pitiusas Islands to the TIRME plant in Mallorca, as part of a waste management pilot program. According to estimates, approximately 91% of the waste will come from Ibiza and 9% from Formentera, and the annual costs of the pilot program are estimated at around €10 million. During the summer, the population of Ibiza doubles and that of Formentera triples, which proportionally increases waste generation. Council officials believe it makes sense for the tourism sector to contribute, through the ITS, to solving this shared problem.