Between 2010 and 2021 the percentage of bathing areas rated as “excellent” drops from 100% to 50% Ibiza, 14-06-22 – The IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory, in the process of preparing its annual sustainability report 2021, has just released data on the quality of bathing water on the island of Ibiza and the results are not encouraging....
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Despite huge improvements in recycling, Ibiza continues to fall short of minimum recycling targets
On the World Day of Recycling, the Ibiza Sustainability Observatory emphasises the need to continue to improve in terms of waste prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse Ibiza, 17-05-22 – In 2021, the percentage of waste selectively collected for recycling in Ibiza reached 27.55% (27,422.62t) of total domestic waste, the highest proportion recorded so far, but...
Ibiza’s average temperature rises by more than 1 degree Celsius as the island approaches a dangerous tipping point
The IbizaPreservation Sustainability Observatory and the state Sustainability Observatory warn that the island is approaching temperature rises considered high risk Ibiza, 26-03-22 – On World Climate Day, an analysis of the increase in temperatures on the island by IbizaPreservation’s Sustainability Observatory in collaboration with the statewide Sustainability Observatory has concluded that there has been a...
Ibiza’s renewable energy production falls for another consecutive year
On World Energy Efficiency Day, IbizaPreservation’s Sustainability Observatory warns of setbacks Ibiza, 05-03-22 – The low production of renewable energies in Ibiza continues to represent, for yet another year, a major difficulty on the road to energy self-sufficiency and the penetration of renewable energies in the island’s energy model. This is one of the conclusions...
Itziar Arratibel: “Sustainability data helps us to identify our responsibility individually and as a community”.
The new technical coordinator of IbizaPreservation’s Sustainability Observatory joins with her sights set on improving its indicators 14/02/2022 IBIZA – Following the appointment of the former coordinator of the Ibiza Sustainability Observatory, Inma Saranova, as the new executive director of IbizaPreservation, Itziar Arratibel has taken the reins of this project of the environmental foundation with,...
The pandemic impacted sustainability in Ibiza in 2020, but did not lead to significant environmental improvements
The Ibiza Sustainability Observatory makes public its 2020 report and announces collaboration agreement with the Consell of Ibiza 30/11/2021 IBIZA – IbizaPreservation’s Sustainability Observatory has made available all the data collected in its 2020 Ibiza Sustainability Report to local administrations and social, environmental and business entities, as well as the general public. Although the Observatory...
Anchoring on Posidonia increased in 2020 compared to the previous year despite the decrease in boats
In 2020, 10 fewer low-impact buoys were managed than in 2018 Ibiza, 04-08-21 – The Sustainable Development Goal No 14 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda seeks careful management of the oceans as the key to a sustainable future, especially at a time when there is a continuous deterioration of coastal waters due to pollution...
Covid-19 caused Ibiza’s human pressure index to drop to levels last recorded in 1999
In August 2020, a total amount of 252,689 people were recorded on the island, 23.6% less than the previous year Ibiza 11.03.21 – As part of its 2020 report, the Sustainability Observatory of Ibiza has been compiling the latest data relating to the island’s de jure population – i.e., the number of people who reside...
The quality of bathing waters in Ibiza drastically decreases despite the coronavirus crisis
During 2020 in 25.5% of the point samples of Ibiza, at least one fecal contamination was registered, double that in 2019 Ibiza, 21-07-21 – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission has recently suggested that the temporary stoppage of activity, as well as the reduction in human movements and resource demands due to the COVID-19...
Ibiza recorded environmental improvements in 2019 but is still far from meeting UN targets
New report from Sustainability Observatory studies for the first time the fulfilment of 2030 Sustainable Development Goals on the island Ibiza, 09-07-20 – IbizaPreservation’s Sustainability Observatory has finished drawing up its 2019 report, the main conclusions of which were made public this Thursday at the Consell of Ibiza. The presentation, delivered by the Observatory’s Technical...