The trees chosen are wild species
found locally such as oak, juniper,
wild olive, strawberry and carob
trees. Pines are conspicuous by
their absence. The idea behind
the planting is to minimise the impact of the fire on the landscape
and encourage the regeneration
of a fire resistant woodland. The
two areas planted are near the
lookout on the Cabo de San Antonio, and a gully in the Camí de la
Cova Tallada where terrace walls
were also repaired. The work was
done by the specialist Serveis Medioambientals de la Marina Alta
with input from the town’s forestry
brigade (set up under the Social
employment programme). XAD:
Climate change to hit Júcar
water resources A study by researchers of the Institute of Water
Engineering and Environment of
the Polytechnic University of Valencia warns of a possible decline
of up to 20% in the water resources of the Júcar river basin over the
next 30 years. The study, based
on climate scenarios developed by
the Spanish Met office (AEMET) predicts extremes of weather with
frequent droughts alternating with
torrential rainfall, more evaporation due to elevated temperatures
and less water seeping into the
aquifers. Other effects would be
a reduction in water quality and
increase in forest fires They propose the development of appropriate water management schemes
such as drip irrigation, use of recycled water for irrigation (e.g. of
Golf courses), and improved management of dams. From: Iagua.es
and Las Provincias print edition.
Benitatxell’s Biomoscatell wine
presented in Valencia Benitatxell’s Biomoscatell “Moraig” was invited to be tasted at the closing of
the 11thth edition of the “Tastavis”
quality wine tasting cou