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fire prevention and extinction services in municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants. Therefore, they have begun to develop policies for sustainable forest management and strategic prevention of forest fires with concrete measures. This type of action had never been done before. Deputy Josep Bort emphasised the idea that you have to change the way you look at nature. He stated that “nature is not a museum, our mountains and our forests are not a museum. They are living ecosystems, and we must also see them as an economic resource. In the same way that this resource serves to enrich our heritage, it also serves to work in guaranteeing opportunities for the people who live in our inland towns “. From:El diario.es New traffic control in Cala Barraca and new parking zone for Granadella shuttle service during summer Xàbia has been preparing the popular coves for the busy summer season, work to try and alleviate the huge traffic problems that plague the areas as the temperatures rise and the tourists arrive. These measures implemented by the Department of Services headed by councillor Kika Mata include remodelling of the end of the road in Cala Barraca to improve traffic flow and the transfer of the parking zone for the Granadella free shuttle service. After the numerous complaints from residents in response to the chaos caused by the pilot of the Granadella shuttle service last summer, the parking zone has been moved to the municipal area at La Guardia, a reception area for visitors who can park their