Group Balear d'Ornitologia i Defensa de la Naturalesa
The Grup Balear d'Ornitologia i Defensa de la Naturalesa (GOB) is an environmental organization for the preservation of the natural heritage of the Balearic Islands . The environmental association was founded in 1973 and today has around 7,000 members. The GOB is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources .
He is represented in local groups and offices in Mallorca , Menorca , Ibiza and Formentera . The environmental work is financed through membership fees, donations and projects that are funded by state or private institutions. The environmental association publishes scientific publications and is represented in more than 40 political and administrative bodies.
aims
In order to achieve a sustainable development of the Balearic Islands, the GOB tries to influence the development with various measures. There is a demand to adapt the tourist land use to the ecological possibilities. In addition to actions against planned major construction projects, this also includes calls for the further development of local public transport and the rail network. An expansion of the already existing nature reserves as well as the designation of new areas are among the goals of the GOB such as measures to preserve the Balearic cultural landscape and biodiversity as well as the promotion of ecological agriculture. In addition, the GOB provides public relations work in the areas of schools, adult education and tourism.
Projects
The GOB primarily drives the following projects:
Environmental education
Environmental education for children, adolescents and adults is an important work area . The GOB publishes teaching and information material in order to raise awareness of environmentally relevant topics such as avoiding waste or saving water.
Species protection
The GOB campaigns for the protection of endangered animal and plant species, especially the red kite , the black vulture and the Greek tortoise .
Finca La Trapa
In 1980 the GOB bought the 81 hectare La Trapa property in the Serra de Tramuntana from donations in order to prevent the construction of major tourist projects on the area. In the area you can find numerous rare plant and animal species such as the Balearic Shearwater and the Balearic Warbler . The aim is to restore the old monastery in cooperation with the island council of Mallorca and to reforest the surrounding fallow land and use it for agriculture. After completion, the building will be used as a refuge on the GR 221 long-distance hiking trail .
Previous successes
Successful activities of the GOB in the Balearic Islands were the protection of the island of Sa Dragonera , the beach of Es Trenc in the municipality of Campos , the establishment of the Parc natural de Mondragó and the Parc natural de s'Albufera de Mallorca as well as the campaign to establish the Cabrera National Marine Park .
literature
- Brochure: The environmental association GOB - advocate for nature in the Balearic Islands. GOB 2007.
Individual evidence
- ^ The environmental association GOB. (No longer available online.) Gobmallorca.com, archived from the original on June 27, 2009 ; accessed on February 28, 2010 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Members. (No longer available online.) Iucn.org, archived from the original on April 21, 2010 ; accessed on February 28, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ La Trapa. (PDF; 1.1 MB) gobmallorca.com, archived from the original on June 17, 2012 ; accessed on February 28, 2010 (German).
