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Eating right
Fish and shellfish are popular options when dining out in Barcelona, but some species are paying a heavy price for our menu choices
Jan 1, 2012 by Lara Cummings in EATING AND DRINKING
Go Green
Max Bentley looks at how you can enjoy an eco-friendly Christmas in Barcelona
Nov 30, 2011 by Max Bentley in LIVING
Photo by Lucy Brzoska
Wild Barcelona: Spring senses
Montjuïc castle is showing signs of spring with flowers peaking through the cracks in the walls
Feb 28, 2011 by Lucy Brzoska in LIVING
Photo by Llorenç Sáez
Almost gone forever
Catalunya is home to some unique flora that is at serious risk of extinction
Feb 28, 2011 by Lucy Brzoska in LIVING
Photo by Marco Ansaloni
Saving turtles
From the archive: William Truni discovers that there are not a lot of large marine animals left alive in our part of the Mediterranean
Nov 15, 2010 by William Truini in THE ARCHIVE
Photo by Rafel Royes Lopez
Fisherman's tale
From the archive: Back in 2008, we asked 'What is the cost of Barcelona's new fishing port?'
Photo by Lee Woolcock
Barça vs Nature
A massive development project threatens one of Barcelona’s last remaining pockets of wetlands and wild beach
Apr 28, 2010 by William Truini in LIVING (5 Comments)
Photo by Stewart Weir
Free food
Bin diving is becoming increasingly popular in Barcelona as a way for people to get their food
Feb 1, 2010 by Andrew Gubb in THE ARCHIVE
By Arnau Miquel
Art remade
Back for another year is the Drap-Art Festival featuring green art
Dec 1, 2009 by Sara Blaylock in GOING OUT
Lee Woolcock
Julienne Dolphin Wilding
We talked to the environmental artist who now spends six months of the year here about her work and thoughts on Barcelona's 'green' profile
Dec 1, 2009 by Nicola Thornton in LIVING
Keeping it live
Controversy remains about the future of Barcelona’s music venues, but for the moment there are still plenty of places to hear bands
Aug 28, 2009 by Kati Krause in GOING OUT (1 Comments)
Drinking seawater
Officials hope to solve the city’s water worries by turning the Mediterranean into tap water
May 1, 2009 by David O'Connor in LIVING
A dead zone
Local fishermen often pull up more plastic than fish in their nets
May 1, 2009 by William Truini in LIVING
Photo by Lee Woolcock
A plague of plastic
The use of ‘free’ plastic bags is not as easy to curb as lawmakers had hoped
May 1, 2009 by Stefana Serafina in LIVING (1 Comments)
Pigeons: pests or pets?
Loved and loathed in almost equal measure, pigeons are a common fauna in Barcelona
Nov 1, 2008 by Galen Maloney in LIVING (1 Comments)
Photo by Jordi Casañas
Food sovereignty: co-operatives in Barcelona
The Xarxa de Consum Solidari in Barcelona connects food producers to consumers through fair prices and good quality
Oct 1, 2008 by Meritxell Diaz in EATING AND DRINKING (1 Comments)
Photo by Patricia Esteve
Local heroes: food produced close to Barcelona
There's lot of amazing locally-produced food in Barcelona, and here we explain how to recognise it
Jul 1, 2008 by Kirsten Foster in EATING AND DRINKING (1 Comments)
Urban pests
The tiger mosquito's arrival in Spain is recounted in this article
Jul 1, 2008 by Zoe Koumbouzi in LIVING
© WWF/Alfonso Rego
Fish fit to eat
Discover which fish are from a sustainable population and you can find in your local Barcelona market
May 1, 2008 by Kirsten Foster in EATING AND DRINKING
Green at heart: Imma Mayol
We spoke to Barcelona councillor for the environment, Imma Mayol
Mar 1, 2008 by Richard Schweid in LIVING
Agenda 21
Barcelona's 'Agenda 21' ecological plan for sustainable living explains its aims to provide local answers to global problems
Mar 1, 2007 by Emma Buckle in THE ARCHIVE
Photo by Marcus Henttonen and Pactrica Esteve
Is Catalunya's air fit to breathe?
From the archives: We look at the causes and affects of rising pollution levels in Barcelona and Catalunya
Jan 1, 2007 by Nick Mead in THE ARCHIVE