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General information
General Information About Spain
News
· Only in Spanish, but ABC is Spain’s largest news outlet, so their science page often has recent environmental news
Environmental Initiatives
Overview of Environmental Initiatives
Spain Low Carbon Emission Goals
Government Information and Agencies
· Although this website does provide a good overview, further research shows that a lot of the information
is biased by ignoring some of Spain’s problems
Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE)
Nongovernmental organizations
International Institute for Law and the Environment
Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development
Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO)
United Cities and Local Governments
· In Spanish only
International Agreements
Overview of Spain's Success with International Agreements-OECD Environment Programme
Environmental law
Spain Environment and Climate Change Law Explained
Climate change
Overall Strategy to Handle Climate Change and Clean Energy-London School of Economics
Climate Change and Tourism Policies
Vulnerability to Climate Change
· Use the interactive map to click on Spain and learn about why they are readily adapting to
the adverse effects of climate change
Air Quality
Water Resources
Water Resource Adaption Program
Climate Change Effects on Water Resources
Potential Desert from the Lack of Water
· Click on URL link for article; the posting of this article by inforMEA helps to solidify its validity.
Biodiversity
Facts About why Spain is a Biodiversity Hotspot
Spain's Past Success and Why it Will Continue
National Biodiversity Strategy 2020
· Use Google Chrome so that it is automatically translated into English. Although lengthy, the preamble gives a good overview.
Waste Management
Information on How Waste is Handled
Interactive Map Related to Recycling Efforts
· Click on “Find out more about statistics” to find more in-depth numbers about recycling
Forests
Forest Sciences Center of Catalonia (CFTC)
Canary Islands
Melissa Rothenberg
of Brandeis University developed this page in 2018.
Spain
Also see the Country data sources page.