Ecologist by profession. Minister for Education, Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Heritage, Technical Services, Transport and relations with Morocco
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Honoured to represent Gibraltar at the Service of Remembrance tomorrow Sunday in the Church of St Andrew’s, Tangier, together with HM Ambassador to Morocco Alex Pinfield, remembering in particular officers of the Gibraltar Defence Police interred here.
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Marismas de #doñana un lugar mágico donde los sueños se cumplen
Carlos Romero 📽
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Back in Tangier, to continue my work on relations with Morocco and supporting our Moroccan Community in Gibraltar 🇬🇮 🇲🇦
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Conservation work to begin at Devil’s Tongue Battery chronicle.gi/conservation-wo…
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Lighting illuminates Moorish Castle walls as Northern Defences works progress chronicle.gi/lighting-illumi…
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El Castillo Moro estrena una iluminación que lo reconecta con las Defensas del Norte
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#Gibraltar #Patrimonio #Historia
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Lighting forms part of the wider programme of works centred on the Moorish Castle and Northern Defences
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**El #CastillodelMoro #Gibraltar estrena una iluminación que lo reconecta con las #DefensasDelNorte
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Chiclana plantará más de 17.000 árboles en los dos próximos años diariodecadiz.es/chiclana/ch… vía @diariocadiz
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St Joseph’s pupils visit Customs for educational open day
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Bat research initiative MaghreBats completes first scientific expedition across Morocco
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Nuevo artículo en mi blog " Andalucía bella y salvaje " 💚 lo podéis ver en este link ℹ️👇👇:
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Espero que os guste 😉
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Why don't farmers join the chorus of support for lynx reintroduction in Britain?
A return of lynx would be a big win for most farmers.
For arable farmers, deer control is much needed. Lynx would save a fortune in avoided crop damage and unneeded deer fencing.
Dairy and beef farmers would have fewer badgers around, as well as fewer deer, thereby reducing wildlife-cattle TB transmission. (Lynx don't eat cows, obviously.)
Foresters would save money as a result of reduced deer pressure on young trees.
Sheep in open pasture are not targeted by lynx, which like to stay well hidden in woodland.
The only loser may be a handful of sheep kept in actual woodland, but in Britain we don't tend to farm sheep in this way, except perhaps in some straths in the Highlands of Scotland.
Farmers really should get on board with lynx reintroduction!
Apart from anything, just imagine the unforgettable magic of actually glimpsing one. Which is of course why millions of Brits want Britain to join every other European country in restoring these beautiful secretive, harmless creatures to our landscapes where they belong.
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One of Europe's most iconic trees tells a story of human migration.
The sweet chestnut spread across much of Europe through centuries of cultivation, trade and settlement.
From Galicia to the Balkans, what we now consider local heritage is also part of a shared European history. 🌰
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Nuevo artículo en mi blog
Andalucía bella y salvaje 💚
Lo podéis ver en este link👇
carlosphotonature.com/es/and…
Espero que os guste 😉
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How will the GCSE in Natural History be organised? Some thoughts with the fab @urbanbirder #nature #GCSENaturalHistory
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Buckingham Palace Honours Sir Patrick Stewart (1940–2026) with Star Trek Theme Tune 🕊️
The Band of the Grenadier Guards performs the iconic Star Trek theme at Buckingham Palace in honour of Sir Patrick Stewart, following the sad news of his passing.
Queen Elizabeth II knighted Sir Patrick Stewart in 2010, recognising his outstanding contribution to drama and the arts 🇬🇧
🎥 @KingsGuardTours
📆 30 October 2026
📍 Buckingham Palace
#SirPatrickStewart #StarTrek #GrenadierGuards #BuckinghamPalace #BritishArmyMusic
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Gibraltar Sustainable Awards recognise environmental initiatives chronicle.gi/gibraltar-susta…
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