Tenerife’s Plants Could Hold the Secret to New Medicines
Tenerife’s extraordinary plant life is being studied for naturally occurring compounds that could eventually contribute to the development of new medicines and other valuable products....
Category: Nature & Environment
Las Caletillas Beach Regeneration Finally Moves Forward
Las Caletillas beach is finally getting the investment residents have been asking for, with Tenerife’s Cabildo awarding a €1.2 million regeneration project to construction company...
Tenerife Discovers Geothermal Energy at 2,300 Metres Depth with High Potential for Renewable Conversion
Tenerife may have just found something rather interesting beneath its feet. Deep drilling near Vilaflor has uncovered evidence of heat, water above 150°C and permeable...
Anaga’s Biosphere Reserve Gains More Than One Square Kilometre After High-Precision Mapping Update
The Anaga Massif has been given a more accurate map, and the result is that the Anaga Biosphere Reserve is more than one square kilometre...
A Night Under the Stars: The XXI Ruta Nocturna to the Hermano Pedro Eres
There’s something rather special about walking through Tenerife after dark, particularly when there’s a bit of history involved. On 11 September, Granadilla de Abona will...
Puerto de la Cruz Reopens Two Beaches After Pollution Closure
Playa Grande and Charcón in Playa Jardín have been closed to swimmers after water tests found elevated levels of E. coli. The bathing areas at...
A Large Amount of Magma Is Accumulating Beneath Tenerife at Depths of Between 10 and 30 Kilometres
The finding could correspond to the anomalous seismic activity detected beneath the island since 2016 A study led by the Volcanological Institute of the Canary...
Tenerife Tests New Ways to Tackle the Banana Whitefly Threat
Tenerife’s banana growers are dealing with another unwelcome visitor. The spiral whitefly, a small invasive insect that can cause serious damage to crops, is now...
SUNA 2000: The Tenerife Company Turning Waste Into Something Useful
Some ideas look slightly mad when you first suggest them. Back in 1998, SUNA 2000 started working on one of them: taking plant waste and...
Bajamar Beach Reopens for Swimming After Water Quality Improves
Bajamar beach in La Laguna is safe for swimming again after a temporary bathing ban was lifted following a significant improvement in water quality. The...