WWF urges Asturias to halt ‘open season’ on wolves
• WWF España calls on Asturias’ Socialist president to halt wolf hunting • NGO will appeal to EU over ‘disproportionate, clearly illegal’…
Environment & Sustainability
Sánchez says Trump impetus to renewed multilateralism
• PSOE leader re-elected to Socialist Internat’l VP post during meeting at UN • Sees rights, equality, environment as key to multilateral…
Greenpeace calls for coastal ‘protection at all costs’
• NGO says 53 Spanish coastline areas under threat from renewed construction • Coastal construction across Spain up 57% since 1993, 150%…
#VIDEO: Barcelona awakens to giant Greenpeace sun
• Activists roller 2,000 litres of biodegradable paint in busy traffic roundabout • Protest aimed at Spain’s reliance on fossil-fuels over renewable…
Greenpeace says plastic major Mediterranean pollutant
• Mediterranean Sea plastics pollution comparable to contamination in Pacific • 72 percent of garbage collected on Spain’s Mediterranean beaches is plastic…
Caixa rewards innovative approaches to social problems
• Projects tackle gender violence, poverty, social exclusion, hate speech & more • Social Innovation awards carry 15K euros prize money for…
Castilla-La Mancha mining halted to save bird species
• Regional environment ministry calls for precious metals mining to be blocked • Activists collect 14K local signatures to stop project, save…
Greenpeace calls on Rajoy to end ‘dirty’ energy subsidy
• Greenpeace España wants Rajoy gov’t to end ‘sun tax’, promote renewables • Spain begins gathering input for Law on Climate Change…
Solar investors line up against Spain at World Bank
• Total of 27 lawsuits over Spain renewables cuts at World Bank dispute agency • ICSID has ordered Spain to pay 128…
Environmental NGOs urge pesticide bans to save bees
• Greenpeace delivers 400,000 ‘Save the Bees’ signatures to gov’t ministry • Activists push for ban on Glysophate, most commonly used pesticide…
‘Rebels with a cause’ theme of 13th May fair-trade day
• NGOs call on Spanish consumers to support fair and sustainable commerce • CECJ, CONGDE urge swapping ‘slacktivism’ for active support of…
Oaks clear-cut by Aussie-owned uranium mine halted
• Activists, NGOs say oaks crucial to habitat of bird species in Natura 2000 zone • Open-pit uranium mining operation is subsidiary…
WWF wins Supreme Court victory on ‘Las Aletas’ marsh
• Plan for Cádiz industrial park ‘illegal’, would ‘irreversibly’ harm marshland • Court forced to rule second time, following Rajoy government decree…
#VIDEO: WWF gears up for ‘Earth Hour’ on Saturday
• Spanish TV & film actress Clara Lago helps WWF España promote Earth Hour • Millions to turn off lights to show…
Protesters call for protection of Spain’s Iberian Wolf
• Marchers in Madrid demand gov’t declare Iberian Wolf protected species • Organizers call for end to hunting and attacks on Spain’s native…
Greenpeace calls for action to save bee population
• Greenpeace wants a gov’t timetable for banning pesticides that are killing bees • NGO says pesticides to blame for decimation of…
Cádiz goes 100% renewables on electricity supply
• City’s utility to buy only power from renewable sources on wholesale market • Move means city will slash emissions of CO2…
Progressive Spain’s Top Ten Video Posts for 2016
Following are 2016’s ‘Top Ten Videos’ posted at Progressive Spain … for your viewing pleasure over the year-end holidays … See you…
#VIDEO: SEO/Birdlife calls for sustainable hunting
• Conservationist NGO begins debate over position on sustainable hunting • Environmentalist group highlights impact of hunting on bird populations SEO/Birdlife, Spain’s…
Spanish celebs urge gov’t to combat climate change
• Miguel Bosé joins drive to get Spain to up spending to fight climate change • Spanish celebrities are signing onto a campaign…
#VIDEO: Doñana river dredging placed on hold
• Spanish gov’t assures UNESCO that dredging of Guadalquivir will not proceed • WWF España calls for definitive proof, says Doñana wetlands…
Greenpeace blockades Fenosa gas plant in Andalucía
• Activists’ early-morning direct action blockades gas production, storage plant • Protesters say plant threatens Doñana wetlands, UNESCO World Heritage Site Some…
Protesters march to save Doñana wetlands preserve
• ‘Save Doñana’ coalition rejects Gas Natural Fenosa underground storage plans • Groups want new environmental impact studies of Fenosa’s projects in…
Millions of Spanish households risk energy cutoffs
• Grandmother’s death in apartment fire raises level of ire over energy poverty • Activists say utility companies emboldened by court ruling…
Adif brings Fair Trade to railway travelers this week
• Products from farmers, coops in Africa, Asia and Latin America available • Campaign to raise awareness about fair trade, development &…
Greenpeace petitions Fenosa to stop Doñana project
• Environmental NGO calls for immediate halt to Gas Natural Fenosa drilling • Petition launched to save UNESCO World-Heritage site from gas…
Activists: environment minister ‘bad news’ for Spain
• Groups say García Tejerina signals continued negative environmental policies • Activists call for immediate ratification of Paris Accord on greenhouse gases…
Spain’s wind-power sector shows signs of rebound
• Buoyed by exports, Spain’s wind-power producers appear poised for recovery • Deloitte report sees resilience, despite losses from PP-imposed renewables tax…
Wind-powered Rioja winery nets savings, cuts C02
• Pierola winery generates 250,000 KW from wind, double annual power needs • New turbine will cut 150,000 kilos of CO2 emissions…
#VIDEO: WWF urges Spain to save Doñana wetlands
• NGO says 4,000 species at risk due to dredging, farming and mining activities • UNESCO says World Heritage site in danger…
NGOFILE :: WWF España
• WWF España ~ WWF Spain – World Wildlife Fund for Nature • WWF España (WWF Spain – World Wildlife Fund for…