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The turtle carries a satellite transmitter that will allow its route to be known in real time and expand knowledge about the biology of the species.

The City Council will create 90,000 square metres of new green areas over the next few years and plant more than 15,000 trees. The number of professionals assigned to the service will double, going from 59 to 113, while the number of vehicles and machinery will triple, from 25 to 68 units. The contract covers the maintenance of 362 public spaces, including parks, gardens, squares, sports areas and play areas, totaling more than 2 million square metres, which represents an increase of 800,000 square metres compared to the areas currently maintained, which amount to 1.2 million square metres.

Attendees must take responsibility for any damage that may be caused, not make electrical connections to public lighting and respect the Ordinance Regulating Green Zones, Natural Areas and Street Trees

The city of Torrevieja will join Earth Hour next Saturday, March 22nd, with the switching off of public lighting in five iconic squares: Plaza de la Constitución, Plaza Miguel Hernández, Plaza del Centro Cultural Virgen del Carmen, Plaza de Oriente, and Plaza de Encarnación Puchol de La Mata. All lights in these squares will remain off from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The award ceremony will take place on Saturday, March 8, at 12:00 noon, at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Center, at the Gala held on the occasion of International Women's Day.

Nearly 1,000 4th grade students from all schools in Torrevieja and ALPE have participated in this environmental reforestation activity from January 27 to 31

Experts in the different disciplines will teach four programs starting next October after the inauguration of the new 2024-2025 academic year. The Open University is a teaching initiative resulting from the existing collaboration between the UNED and the Torrevieja City Council in terms of training.

Through the acronym “Occupation”, “Leadership” and “Accompaniment”, the OLA Program in Torrevieja has served 18 people, with a participant profile associated with that of a woman, between 31 and 45 years old.

On May 22, 23 and 24, the Recycling Challenge team will visit Torrevieja. An initiative in which, in addition to Ecoembes, the Department of Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Territory and the Vega Baja Sostenible Consortium of the province of Alicante participate

In addition, the beaches of Torrevieja have received recognition from the Jury for the Special Mention in “Environmental Education”

The Torrevieja City Council will carry out an exhaustive analysis of the solar energy potential in all buildings in the city with the help of the Valencian technology company ImpactE, and will launch the Local Energy Community project together with the also Valencian consulting firm Smart To People.

Concha Sala informs that to continue with the processing of the file and the construction of the municipal shelter in accordance with the content of this new law for the protection of the rights and welfare of animals, it is necessary to suspend the execution of the work for a period of approximately three months and readjust the work program