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The participation of partners, volunteers and sympathisers on one hand and the communication, on the other, are key to the success of our everyday work. We gather people to fulfil a change that no one of us could achieve on his/her own and you can be part of this.

Ecology organisations vote against the proposed distribution of proceeds from the ‘tourism tax’

As set out by the Sustainable Tourism Tax Commission's plenary meeting rules, GOB and Amics de la Terra Mallorca will present their 'no' vote in writing within a 72-hour period after the meeting is held. GOB and Amics de la Terra Mallorca will vote against the proposal presented by the government for the distribution of funds from the tourism tax. Apart from formal questions relating to the money's distribution, GOB and Amics de la Terra do not agree with the tax proceeds being Read more...

The Balearics already exceed the ozone pollution legal limit for all of 2017 – before the end of the summer

The Balearic government still hasn't created the Air Quality Improvement Plans to reduce traffic and power station emissions, and doesn't even recognise the problem, all the while driving projects that will make it worse. Using the data published on the Environment Ministry's air quality website, Amics de la Terra and Ecologistes en Acció have been able to confirm that 12 of the 18 atmospheric pollution control stations located in the Balearics have already exceeded the ozone target set Read more...

Reporting the effects of saturating, mass tourism and the intensification of cruise-ship tourism

Amics de la Terra, Comitato No Grandi Navi de Venècia, Assemblea de Barris per un Turisme Sostenible, Entre Barris de València, Morar em Lisboa, Ciutat per qui l'habita and GOB have come together in Palma to speak out against the impact of mass tourism and its saturation of towns and regions, and the intensification of cruise-ship tourism in Mediterranean ports. On Saturday 1 July 2017, we met up in Palma in front of the port to specifically address the effects of cruise-ship tourism Read more...

`Tots donam una mà (We All Lend a Hand)’, this August with Amics de la Terra Balears

28/07/2016 The radio station IB3 y Amics de la Terra Balears have signed a collaborative agreement for its campaign of corporate social responsibility "Tots donam una mà (We All Lend a Hand)” that gives voice to issues affecting the islanders and publicizes the tasks carried out by different entities. During the month of August "Tots donam una mà" will show the work of Amics de la Terra in Mallorca and Ibiza and discuss the environmental problems that we are working on. During Read more...

Five activities to mark World Environment Day. Join us!

As every year, Amics de la Terra will take part in activities to mark World Environment Day. You already know that we remember to care for the planet every day and carry out related activities, but this day encompasses the work and actions of many organisations and administrations in the fight to protect the environment. The date of 5 June was set by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in Resolution 2994 (XXVII) on 15 December 1972. It marked the opening of the Stockholm Read more...

Mark the ‘X Solidaria’ on your tax return

The 'X Solidaria' ('Supporting X') is a cross that supports social and environmental organisations. You can mark it whenever you fill out your annual income tax return: it's the box called 'Fines Sociales' ('Social Purposes'). Find out more about the XSolidaria campaign. By marking the 'X Solidaria', you: By NOT crossing the box, you leave the fate of your taxes to the State to decide!

Activity report 2015

You can now read our report on the activities we carried out throughout 2015. We did loads! Memoria de actividades 2015 (Spanish, PDF, 4.12MB) Huge thanks to all the people and organisations who made it possible.
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