Mar de Mijas, or Sea of Mijas, is the name under which the awareness and marine clean-up days will be held this Thursday 6th of July throughout the afternoon in the Torre de Calahonda area. 

The initiative, which is part of the ZEC Calahonda Abraza el Mar de Mijas (Calahonda Embraces the Sea of Mijas) recovery project, is aimed at highlighting the environmental wealth of the Mijas coastline. The organisation Equilibrio Marino, in collaboration with Mijas Town Hall, the Cala Mijas Festival, the Regional Government of Andalusia and other organisations, is offering an extensive programme of activities which will include the screening of several documentaries, exhibitions on climate emergency and the coastline in Andalusia, a beach clean-up and snorkelling activity, as well as workshops on climate change and sustainability. 

The municipality continues to support measures to conserve the environmental wealth of this unique marine enclave in Europe. An initiative to which Cala Mijas is adhered as a festival committed to the 2030 Agenda, and to which the sustainable measures carried out by the festival are added, such as the option to return plastic glasses or waste management, among others, all based on the commitment of the organisation with the implementation of effective environmental actions that allow to build a community that takes better care of the Costa del Sol. 

Rich biodiversity

In this regard, and as Equilibrio Marino reminds us, the Calahonda Special Area of Conservation is a unique enclave that contains the greatest marine biodiversity in Europe, with emblematic Atlantic and Mediterranean species. This area, declared in 2015 by the European Commission, is currently subject to various environmental impacts, hence the need for the implementation of conservation measures focused on its recovery and enhancement that can provide greater protection. 

"Last Tour, as promoter of the Cala Mijas festival and BCorp company, continues this second edition committed to environmental and social actions that seek social transformation through culture and live music", explains Paloma Orte, Last Tour's Director of Sustainability. "The aim is to continue working in alliance with institutions, third sector organisations and private companies to offer the public a socially and environmentally committed festival".

The Cala Mijas festival joins Equilibrio Marino and the Mijas Town Hall in inviting residents and visitors to join this initiative and learn more about the environmental wealth of the area.

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