The Formentera Office of Environment is pleased to report it has begun developing the Municipal Action Plan on Noise, the Acoustic Map and the Local Zoning Plan for Noise with the aim of preventing and controlling noise pollution on the island.
Environment chief Antonio J. Sanz insisted the plan would be “a filip for quality of life and our local environment”, not to mention put the island on the right side of European, state and regional regulations on noise pollution.
Rollout of the plan is divided into three phases: preparation of the noise map and acoustic zoning; drafting of the Municipal Acoustic Action Plan; revision of the current Municipal Noise Ordinance and designation of Special Noise Protection Zones (ZPAE). The island’s singularity means maps will be differentiated for the high and low season.
Sanz called the map “an essential tool to understand how sound and noise work on Formentera” and “key to monitoring the levels our local population is exposed to”. Sanz added that the tool should be made available to the public, and that it could “help inform decision-making in urban planning and the economy, opening the door to new environmental sustainability policies”.
Field workers began parsing the Formentera Plan for Land this July to collect and analyse data on noise caused by rubbish pickup, road and beach cleaning, public transport and vehicle traffic, which was previously unmeasured.
The Acoustic Plan and Noise Map have been contracted out to UTE Mer Formentera for €36,481.50 and are on track for completion in 16 months.
2 September 2021
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera
The Formentera Office of Sports is pleased to announce a host of camps in areas like swimming, athletics, tennis, archery and sailing that will take place this October in municipal buildings. Designed to accompany young ones as they discover the world of sport or enhance their technical prowess, the camps exist thanks to partnership agreements between the Consell de Formentera and various hometown sports clubs.
The Formentera Office of Youth is pleased to announce the activities lined up at the Casal de Joves this September. At 5.00pm on Wednesday the first, youth can take part in a bracelet-making workshop. On Friday, it’s the end of the Casal’s course on manga illustration, and youngsters interested in Japanese comics and culture are encouraged to come out for an afternoon of videos and themed games. The week closes with a ping-pong tournament on Saturday the 4th.
This Friday, 3 September, artist Anna Ametller will unveil “Reconnectant”: a showcase of the Formentera-based and Catalonia-born creator’s takes on women, plants, landscapes, the seafloor, birds and other animals that conjure feelings of connection and communion with nature. The pieces are fashioned with varying materials: iron, wood, stones and other found objects.
The Formentera Office of Tourism is pleased to announce that from 24 to 26 September the seventh Formentera Zen will take place on the island. Dedicated to holistic wellness, the programme of master classes, workshops and talks focuses on dermatology, cosmetics, beauty, psychology, psychiatry, science and wellness, nutrition, batch cooking, wellness at home, exercise, yoga and more.