WASTE MANAGEMENT IN: LA PALMA

The island of La Palma is in a privileged situation if we consider it as a whole. It has a series of aspects, values and natural, economic and social resources, such as its extraordinary natural landscape of great beauty and with a wealth of bio-diversity that underpin its privileged position. It also has a pleasant climate that supports a highly productive agricultural sector, although there are question marks about its future. This is important because …

…held (April 1887), in which the authors of the PLAN, among others, spent a week explaining the contents to the people of La Palma. The conference, organised by the Island Cabildo, attracted large numbers of the local population and enabled the authorities to disseminate the objectives and how these were to be achieved, and to start informing the general public and involving them in the management of the serious problem of waste that the island has.