2011-06-28 -
Serra de Tramuntana declared World Heritage
Serra de Tramuntana inscribed on list of UNESCO sites as a cultural landscape for its landscape, cultural, historical and ethnological wealth. Consell de Mallorca expresses satisfaction with UNESCO decision to include the Serra de Tramuntana as one of 878 World Heritage sites.
2011-06-22 -
Guide to the cultural landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
The guide, created by the writer Gaspar Valero, retraces the natural, historical and ethnological pathways of the Serra, including maps and references for enhanced knowledge of the area’s cultural landscape.
2011-06-14 -
Lluís Vives elementary school backs the Serra
The boys and girls of the Palma school have collected nearly 8,000 signatures in support of the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status.
2011-05-18 -
Agreement with the Robert Graves Foundation
Consell de Mallorca, through Department of Territorial Planning, and Robert Graves Foundation sign agreement to carry out activities to foster land stewardship in the Serra de Tramuntana.
2011-05-17 -
30,000 signatures for the candidacy
The Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage distinction, to be decided in June, reaches milestone of 30,000 endorsements.
2011-04-29 -
Photography exhibit on the Serra
Consell de Mallorca President Francina Armengol attends opening of exhibit hosted by El Corte Inglés, territorial delegate for Balearic Islands endorses proposed Serra declaration.
2011-04-20 -
More backing for the Serra
The companies of Grup Disbal join the signature-gathering campaign in support of the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status.
2011-04-15 -
Serra presented to UNESCO Committee
Francina Armengol gives presentation to UNESCO representatives on Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status.
2011-04-11 -
Parliament support for the Serra
President of the Balearic Islands Parliament endorses Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status.
2011-04-06 -
Poetry for the Serra
Mallorcan writers recite poems about the Serra de Tramuntana at the 13th Mediterranean Poetry Festival.
2011-04-01 -
More support from municipalities
Alcúdia, Manacor and Santa Eugènia become latest towns to endorse the proposed World Heritage declaration; in all, over 30 municipalities are now backing the Serra de Tramuntana.
2011-03-31 -
Lawyers association endorses the Serra
Head of Balearic Islands lawyers association, Joan M. Font, endorses Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status during ceremony presided over by Consell de Mallorca President Francina Armengol.
2011-03-30 -
More backing for the Serra
Campaign to gather support for the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy continues to earn support from organizations and citizen associations.
2011-03-28 -
The Mountains and the Poet. Joan Alcover
Consell de Mallorca President Francina Armengol attends presentation of the documentary "La muntanya i el poeta. Joan Alcover" ("The Mountains and the Poet. Joan Alcover") as part of ongoing efforts to promote the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status.
2011-03-28 -
Bàsquet Mallorca backs the Serra
Mallorca basketball team dedicates game to Serra de Tramuntana candidacy.
2011-03-28 -
La Caixa backs the candidacy
The banking institution in the Balearic Islands endorsed the World Heritage candidacy during a ceremony in which the Consell de Mallorca and Obra Social La Caixa signed a collaboration agreement to promote efforts in support of the proposed declaration.
2011-03-23 -
More investments for the Serra
Consell de Mallorca to invest 2.6 million euros of statutory funds on 12 environmental projects for Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, including rehabilitation of Trapa estate.
2011-03-17 -
Architects back the candidacy
Spanish Council of Architectural Associations pledges its support for the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage.
2011-03-15 -
Teranyines collective endorses the Serra
The group Teranyines de Sant Joan pledges support for the Serra candidacy.
2011-03-15 -
Mercedes Bresso backs the candidacy
The President of the EU Committee of the Regions, Mercedes Bresso, endorses the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status.
2011-03-15 -
More support for the candidacy
Francina Armengol presides over endorsement event for the President of the Balearic Islands Football Federation, Miquel Bestard, in support of the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status. The event was also attended by Tomeu Riera, President of the Balearic Islands Referees’ Committee.
2011-03-10 -
Andreu Claret backs the candidacy
The journalist and director of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures endorses the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status.
2011-03-07 -
Conference series on the Serra
Sóller and Pollença host a series of conferences about the cultural landscape, planning and management of the Serra de Tramuntana.
2011-03-02 -
Banco Santander endorses the candidacy
Financial institution joins campaign to support Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status under the Cultural Landscape category.
2011-03-02 -
Conferences on the Serra de Tramuntana in Sóller and Pollença
Both municipalities to host a series of conferences on the cultural landscape, planning and management of the Serra de Tramuntana, presenting conclusions from the International Master of Urban Planning organized by the UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia) and the Consell de Mallorca.
2011-02-25 -
Sami Naïr backs the Serra candidacy
The philosopher and former member of the European Parliament endorses the Serra candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status.
2011-02-22 -
Congress of Deputies backs the Serra candidacy
The Culture Commitee of the Spanish Congress passes a motion to support the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status under the Cultural Landscape category.
2011-02-17 -
President Antich endorses the Serra
Armengol, Antich announce an agreement to allocate 8 million euros of statutory investments to various tourism infrastructures for enhancing the Mallorcan landscape. The announcement coincides with the endorsement of the Serra candidacy by the president of the Balearic Islands Government.
2011-02-16 -
Andreu Ripoll endorses the candidacy
The engineer and member of the International Academy of Astronautics signs in favor of the Serra de Tramuntana campaign for World Heritage status in the Cultural Landscape category, at a ceremony presided over by Consell de Mallorca President Francina Armengol.
2011-02-14 -
Serra gains more supporters
Consell de Menorca and the Cities of Bunyola and Eivissa (Ibiza) endorse the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy.
2011-02-11 -
Joan Mesquida endorses the Serra
State tourism secretary endorses the candidacy at the Consell headquarters, in a ceremony presided over by Francina Armengol.
2011-02-08 -
Eduard Punset endorses the candidacy
Catalan economist and science popularizer Eduard Punset endorses the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status at a ceremony presided over by Francina Armengol.
2011-02-04 -
Ramon Socias endorses the Serra
Government delegate Ramon Socias pledges support for the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy.
2011-02-03 -
Pedro Duque backs the candidacy
The astronaut endorses the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status at a ceremony presided over by Francina Armengol.
2011-01-31 -
Menorca Bàsquet backs the Serra
The team and its players endorse the Serra candidacy and display a banner on the court at the ACB League game against DKV Joventut.
2011-01-27 -
Xavi Torres endorses the candidacy
The Mallorcan swimmer signs in support of the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status.
2011-01-25 -
Maria del Mar Bonet endorses the Serra
The Mallorcan singer endorses the candidacy for declaration this year as World Heritage.
2011-01-14 -
Public television broadcasters endorse the Serra de Tramuntana
The general managers of TV Mallorca and IB3, Marisa Goñi and Pere Terrassa, endorse the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for addition to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
2011-01-12 -
UIB backs the candidacy
The vice chancellor of the University of the Balearic Islands, Montserrat Casas, signs the official guest book of the Serra de Tramuntana in support of its designation as World Heritage in 2011.
2011-01-11 -
Capellà and Colomer back the Serra
Catalina Capellà and Eusebi Colomer, the two Mallorcan cyclists that embarked on an around-the-world journey, endorse the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status at a ceremony presided over by Francina Armengol.
2011-01-10 -
RCD Mallorca promotes the Serra on the playing field
The team’s players show their support for the proposed World Heritage declaration by holding up a banner on the field to promote the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy.
2011-01-07 -
RCD Mallorca soccer team endorses Serra World Heritage bid
Francina Armengol presided over the event with the president of RCD Mallorca, Jaume Cladera, who signed in support of the Serra de Tramuntana designation as UNESCO World Heritage.
2011-01-07 -
Búger, Banyalbufar and Pollença also endorse the candidacy
The three municipal councils became the latest to endorse the Serra de Tramuntana in its quest to be declared World Heritage in the Cultural Landscape category, further expanding the list of island municipalities that support the candidacy.
2011-01-07 -
More signatures for the Serra
Francina Armengol presided over the endorsement event for the President of the Balearic Islands association of gardening companies (ABEJA), Amed Zamrik, in support of the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status.
2010-12-29 -
Jorge Lorenzo endorses the Serra candidacy
The MotoGP world champion signs the official guest book of the Serra de Tramuntana in the presence of Francina Armengol.
2010-12-29 -
Sa Pobla and Marratxí back the Serra
The Mallorcan city councils of Sa Pobla and Marratxí have given their endorsement to the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status.
2010-12-22 -
2nd Serra de Tramuntana Christmas tournament
Consell de Mallorca, Esporles Bàsquet Club and FBIB jointly organize a youth basketball tourney.
2010-12-21 -
More than 25,000 signatures for the Serra
The candidacy continues to gain the support of thousands of people who would like to see the Serra de Tramuntana declared World Heritage.
2010-12-20 -
Bibi tour for the Serra reaches Palma
The Councilor of the Presidency, Cosme Bonet, and the Director of Community Relations for the Balearic Islands, Tolo Aguilar, visit Bibi's booth at Carrer de Sant Miquel to promote the World Heritage candidacy and trade a caricature for each signature of support for the Serra declaration.
2010-12-17 -
Rafael Nadal wants recognition for the Serra
The tennis star from the Mallorcan town of Manacor, currently the world's top-ranked player, endorses the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status at a ceremony presided over by Francina Armengol.
2010-12-15 -
More athletes back the Serra
Athletes of different sports from Mallorca and abroad endorse the Serra de Tramuntana World Heritage candidacy.
2010-12-14 -
Javier Hoyos backs the Serra
The journalist and director of the Spanish sports radio program Carrusel Deportivo endorses the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status during a ceremony presided over by Cosme Bonet.
2010-12-13 -
Es Puig of Sóller endorses the Serra
The public school Es Puig of Sóller decides to back the Serra candidacy.
2010-12-10 -
More towns behind the Serra
Santa Maria, Valldemossa and Santa Margalida endorse the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy.
2010-12-09 -
Bibi tour for the Serra
The Councilor of the Presidency, Cosme Bonet, and the caricaturist Bibi present the 25-hour marathon “Una caricatura, una firma” (“One caricature, one signature”) aimed at raising awareness about the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage designation. The event will take place December 15-18 in the municipalities of Sóller, Andratx, Pollença and Palma de Mallorca.
2010-11-26 -
Agenda 21 Forum of social organizations back the Serra
The endorsement was given this evening during the meeting of the Forum at the Consell de Mallorca headquarters.
2010-11-26 -
Amics del Patrimoni foundation endorses the candidacy
Amics del Patrimoni foundation backs the popular support for the Serra de Tramuntana campaign for UNESCO World Heritage status under the category of Cultural Landscape.
2010-11-23 -
Edurne Pasaban backs the Serra
Basque mountain climber Edurne Pasaban endorses the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and cites its invaluable natural landscape.
2010-11-22 -
Premsa Forana de Mallorca backs the Serra
The President of the Consell de Mallorca attended the 3rd Congress of Premsa Forana de Mallorca, where the association announced its support for the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status.
2010-11-19 -
Milestone of 20,000 reached
The World Heritage candidacy earns its 20,000th signature of support with the endorsement of José María Sevilla, owner of the Miramar manor.
2010-11-16 -
ARCA backs the Serra
ARCA endorses the Serra candidacy during tribute to English poet Robert Graves.
2010-11-15 -
More backing for the Serra de Tramuntana
María Novo, Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Environmental Education and Sustainable Development, formally endorses the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status.
2010-11-12 -
Tòfol Castanyer endorses the Serra
Francina Armengol meets with mountain racing world champion Tòfol Castanyer.
2010-11-12 -
Agreement reached for demolition of Llucalcari housing
Balearic Islands Government, Consell de Mallorca and Municipal Council of Deià sign collaboration deal to undertake demolition of the housing structures, two of which will be knocked down in 2010.
2010-11-10 -
Six more municipalities back the Serra declaration
A total of 16 Mallorcan cities have already endorsed the candidacy through their plenary councils, publicly announcing their support for the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range designation as UNESCO World Heritage.
2010-11-09 -
RCD Mallorca backs the Serra de Tramuntana
The Spanish League club endorses the Serra's campaign for World Heritage status.
2010-11-05 -
Colonya Caixa Pollença endorses the Serra
Company President Josep A. Cifre endorses candidacy during visit from Consell de Mallorca President Francina Armengol in Pollença.
2010-11-03 -
Palma also endorses the candidacy
Consell de Mallorca President meets with mayor of Palma, who signs official Serra de Tramuntana guest book in support of UNESCO World Heritage candidacy in Cultural Landscape category.
2010-10-29 -
Serra de Tramuntana presentation in Menorca
Councilor for Territorial Planning outlines Serra de Tramuntana candidacy during conference of the Economic and Social Council in Menorca.
2010-10-26 -
Senate President endorses Serra de Tramuntana
Spanish Senate leader Javier Rojo becomes latest supporter of Serra candidacy for World Heritage status by signing official Serra de Tramuntana guest book.
2010-10-26 -
Gemma Nierga endorses the Serra de Tramuntana
Gemma Nierga, journalist and director of La Ventana on Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, signs in support of the Serra World Heritage candidacy.
2010-10-22 -
Joventut Mariana backs the Serra
Consell President Francina Armengol meets with players and team president Alfredo Mainzer, who endorse the candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status in the Cultural Landscape category.
2010-10-21 -
Presentation of the Serra de Tramuntana consortium
Serra de Tramuntana municipal councils introduced to Consortium project led by Consell de Mallorca and Balearic Islands Government to promote Serra candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status.
2010-10-18 -
International experts in flora endorse the Serra
The members of the seed banks of both the larger Mediterranean islands and the Kew Millennium Seed Bank (London), an international organization devoted to plant conservation, give their support to the Serra.
2010-10-14 -
Serra de Tramuntana gets landscape protection agreement
Consell de Mallorca and Balearic Islands Government sign collaboration agreement to promote the Serra's agricultural wealth.
2010-10-07 -
Spanish Senate endorses the Serra candidacy
Councilor for Territorial Planning Maria-Lluïsa Dubon attends session of the Upper House, where constituent groups unanimously pass a motion in favor of the proposed Serra de Tramuntana declaration as UNESCO World Heritage in 2011.
2010-10-04 -
Spanish Royal Family endorses the Serra
Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain and Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Asturias endorse the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy.
2010-10-03 -
Serra de Tramuntana travels to Oslo
Mallorca Tourism Foundation hosts a highly attended photo exhibit in Oslo on the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, currently a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status in the Cultural Landscape category.
2010-09-28 -
European educators familiarized with the Serra de Tramuntana project
Consell de Mallorca President Francina Armengol gives detailed presentation to European educators participating in an international project on landscape, regarding the proposed declaration of the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range as UNESCO World Heritage.
2010-09-22 -
Sóller endorses Serra de Tramuntana candidacy
Sóller become the first of the Serra de Tramuntana municipalities to show its endorsement of the candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status by placing informational signage at each entrance.
2010-09-16 -
More artists backing the Serra
Internationally renowned photographer Alberto García-Alix becomes the latest supporter of the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy.
2010-09-15 -
Representatives of the literary world support the Serra
A number of writers at the Formentor Literary Conversations series have endorsed the Serra’s candidacy for World Heritage status.
2010-09-14 -
Aranjuez a reference point for Serra de Tramuntana
Mayor of Aranjuez gives speech about the management of a site, the city of Aranjuez, declared World Heritage under the Cultural Landscape category.
2010-09-14 -
Ana Curra backs the Serra
The musician signs her name in support of the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status.
2010-09-09 -
Serra de Tramuntana World Heritage Consortium founded
Consell de Mallorca Plenary Assembly approves founding of Serra de Tramuntana World Heritage Consortium through agreement between Consell de Mallorca and Balearic Islands Government to promote Serra candidacy.
2010-08-31 -
Prince and Princess of Asturias back the Serra candidacy
The President of the Consell de Mallorca and the Councilor for Territorial Planning present the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy as UNESCO World Heritage site to the Prince and Princess of Asturias.
2010-07-26 -
Elliot the clown backs the Serra declaration
Belgian clown Elliot endorses the Serra candidacy during the third edition of the Quarterada Teatral de Santa Eugènia.
2010-07-26 -
Palma City Council officially backs the Serra de Tramuntana
The Plenary Assembly of the City Council has pledged its unanimous support to the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for the UNESCO declaration as World Heritage.
2010-07-21 -
IDEA-DEIÀ Festival backs the Serra
The Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status UNESCO had a presence at the IDEA-DEIÀ Festival, earning the endorsement of over 150 people.
2010-07-20 -
Patti Smith wants UNESCO declaration for Serra de Tramuntana
Singer Patti Smith and her band are also “Rallying for the Serra.” The campaign, promoted by the Consell de Mallorca, aims to win popular support for the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range in its quest to obtain UNESCO World Heritage status.
2010-07-14 -
Michael Douglas promotes the Serra candidacy
The actor becomes an advocate of the Serra de Tramuntana campaign for UNESCO World Heritage status, in the Cultural Landscape category.
2010-07-08 -
The Serra at the Ibero-American Forum on World Heritage
Consell de Mallorca President meets with Jaume Melis, the young man from the secondary school IES Port de Pollença who presented the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy to the students of the Ibero-American countries participating in the Aranjuez forum.
2010-07-05 -
Retired teachers of the Balearic Islands back the Serra
Balearic Islands retired teachers association endorses Serra de Tramuntana campaign to become a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the Cultural Landscape category.
2010-06-29 -
Unió de Pagesos also backs Serra declaration
Rural association endorses Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status at ceremony presided over by Francina Armengol
2010-06-25 -
OCB endorses the Serra de Tramuntana
Obra Cultural Balear backs the popular support for the Serra candidacy at an event featuring members of the cultural and musical scene reciting the poem “La Serra” by Joan Alcover.
2010-06-25 -
Spanish geographers endorse Serra de Tramuntana
Official Geographical Association of Spain officially backs the Consell de Mallorca proposal for international recognition of the Serra.
2010-06-22 -
Minister of Culture visits Raixa estate
Ángeles González-Sinde has walked around the grounds and gardens of the possessió
2010-06-21 -
The Serra takes center stage for “Ei tu! Tresca per Mallorca” 2010
This year’s edition of “Ei tu! Tresca per Mallorca” (“Hey, you! Explore Mallorca”), a youth program in Mallorca, will focus on the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range, a candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status in the Cultural Landscape category.
2010-06-16 -
Mallorcan students showcase the Serra’s qualities
Students from around the island participated in the contest launched by the Consell de Mallorca “Treballam perquè la serra sigui patrimoni mundial” [“Let’s work to have the Serra declared World Heritage”].
2010-06-08 -
Architectural Association joins list of Serra supporters
The President of the Consell de Mallorca, Francina Armengol, presided over this event in which the Official Architectural Association of the Balearic Islands (COAIB) endorsed the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status.
2010-05-26 -
Mander and Tompkins back the Serra
Jerry Mander and Douglas Tompkins, noted ideologists and advocates of sustainable economy, endorse the Serra campaign for recognition as World Heritage cultural landscape.
2010-05-25 -
Fundació +O2 backs the Serra de Tramuntana
The President of the Consell de Mallorca, Francina Armengol, presides over event with representatives of Fundació +O2
2010-05-23 -
John Mayall endorses the Serra candidacy
The British guitarist and composer becomes an advocate of the Serra de Tramuntana declaration as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2011
2010-05-17 -
Growing support for the Serra de Tramuntana
The candidacy has more than 8,000 fans on Facebook and over 7,000 people have joined the “Rallying for the Serra” campaign.
2010-05-17 -
Atlético Baleares endorses the Serra
The president of the Consell de Mallorca attended the game against Club Deportivo Tudelano at the Balearic Islands Stadium. The team is pledging its support to the Serra de Tramuntana campaign for UNESCO World Heritage status under the category of Cultural Landscape.
2010-05-17 -
European recognition of the exceptional Serra de Tramuntana landscape
The General Assembly of RECEP-ENELC, the European network of local and regional authorities, has passed a resolution supporting the Consell de Mallorca’s proposal for declaration of the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range as UNESCO World Heritage.
2010-05-10 -
Santiago Auserón becomes a supporter
Singer Juan Perro (née Santiago Auserón) becomes a supporter of the Serra de Tramuntana’s candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status under the category of Cultural Landscape.
2010-05-04 -
Franz Ferdinand, fan of the Serra
Franz Ferdinand musicians pledge their support for the Serra de Tramuntana being declared UNESCO World Heritage.
2010-05-04 -
Mallorcan Culinary Fair backs Serra candidacy
Francina Armengol attends closing dinner for 26th Culinary Fair of Mallorca at Can Arabí restaurant in Binissalem.
2010-04-27 -
Vall de Sóller mountain race
Mallorca’s Councilor of the Presidency, Cosme Bonet, along with the mayor of Sóller, Josep Lluís Colom, and the event’s organizers, officially presented the 11th edition of the race, which is once again supported by the Consell de Mallorca.
2010-04-26 -
Raising awareness about the candidacy
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, explained the process being followed by the Serra de Tramuntana in its campaign to be declared as a World Heritage site. Dubon took part in a conference to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Balearic Islands Educational Camps held at Raixa.
2010-04-22 -
Festival Alternatilla backs the Serra
The Festival Alternatilla of Mallorca lends its support for the candidacy of the Serra de Tramuntana as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Those attending this cultural event will be able to add their signatures in favor of the Serra receiving that status, through the campaign “Mou un dit per la Serra”(“Rallying for the Serra”), which is being promoted by the Consell de Mallorca.
2010-04-19 -
Serra de Tramuntana at Mallorcan Culinary Fair
Each of the 52 restaurants from 23 Mallorcan municipalities participating in the Fair will be providing information about the candidacy and collecting signatures in support of the Serra de Tramuntana’s potential declaration as a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the Cultural Landscape category
2010-04-16 -
Digital Newsletter to Publicize the Serra Candidacy
Consell de Mallorca launches digital newsletter for Serra de Tramuntana World Heritage candidacy
2010-04-14 -
Roadwork funding for the Serra de Tramuntana
Consell de Mallorca President Francina Armengol and Balearic Islands President Francesc Antich sign pact to allocate 10 million euros to improving roads in the Serra de Tramuntana area
2010-03-24 -
The Serra de Tramuntana at the University
An agreement has been signed between the Consell de Mallorca’s Department of Territorial Planning and the University of the Balearic Islands, to offer practical training for students of the Master’s program in Cultural Heritage: Research and Management at the UIB (University of the Balearic Islands). Two students will selected to provide administrative support for the candidacy being promoted by the Consell de Mallorca for the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range to be declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, under the category of Cultural Landscape.
2010-03-20 -
Rallying for the Serra
The Consell de Mallorca has kicked off an awareness campaign throughout Mallorca to make the Serra de Tramuntana heritage for all. The island institution is seeking support from the entire population, a requisite for UNESCO to declare the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range a World Heritage site.
2010-03-19 -
Future-Oriented Vision of the Serra de Tramuntana
The president of the Consell de Mallorca, the councilor for Territorial Planning and the head of the Official Architectural Association of the Balearic Islands (COAIB) inaugurated the exhibition for the students of the European Master of Urban Planning at the UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia), titled “Serra de Tramuntana. A Territorial Project.” The exhibit offers a future-oriented vision of the Serra de Tramuntana, a candidate for designation as World Heritage, which combines protection of the landscape in synergy with economic development.
2010-03-16 -
Serra de Tramuntana: A Territorial Model
On Friday, March 19, the Consell de Mallorca and the Official Architectural Association of the Balearic Islands (COAIB) will inaugurate a public exhibition entitled “Serra de Tramuntana: A Territorial Project.” The exhibit includes papers presented by nearly two dozen students from the European Master of Urban Planning, offering a future-oriented vision of the UNESCO World Heritage candidate Serra de Tramuntana that combines protection of the landscape in synergy with its present uses and economic activities.
2010-03-10 -
Solid Step Forward for the Serra Candidacy
UNESCO has confirmed the continuity of the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for World Heritage status by accepting the documentation submitted by the Consell de Mallorca, which included a comprehensive review of the site’s characteristics.
2010-02-25 -
The Serra de Tramuntana on the Web
The Consell de Mallorca has launched the website www.serradetramuntana.net to promote and distribute the documentation and information related to the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage status
2010-02-22 -
Promoting the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy among youths
The new program Iniciatives als Instituts is the latest effort from the Consell de Mallorca to promote the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy among schoolchildren
2010-02-19 -
Call for proposals in support of the Serra de Tramuntana and La Sibil•la
The Consell de Mallorca has created an Interdepartmental Commission to monitor the UNESCO World Heritage Site candidacies of the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range and El Cant de la Sibil·la. The departments of Territorial Planning, Environment, Culture and Heritage, and Economy and Tourism are joining forces to coordinate the candidates’ promotional campaign.
2010-02-01 -
Serra candidacy delivered to UNESCO
The Consell de Mallorca has announced a school contest about the cultural heritage of the Serra de Tramuntana, aimed at primary, secondary, high school, and special education students around the island. The launch of the new educational program coincides with the delivery of the Serra de Tramuntana candidacy to UNESCO
2010-01-26 -
The Serra de Tramuntana Proposal in Madrid
The proposal to have the Serra de Tramuntana declared World Heritage has reached the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, accompanied by the Director of Territorial Planning of the Balearic Islands, Jaume Mateu, has delivered the 4 volumes comprising the Consell de Mallorca’s proposal.
2010-01-23 -
Serra de Tramuntana Management Plan
The Consell de Mallorca, along with 50 entities and citizen associations, takes another step towards the Serra de Tramuntana’s being declared a World Heritage Site. A consensus was reached on the future Serra de Tramuntana Management Plan, a document that includes a great many proposals on initiatives to conserve, enhance and ensure appreciation of the Serra area.
2010-01-17 -
Together We Can Do It
More than three thousand people have expressed their support to the Serra de Tramuntana’s candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage in the category of Cultural Landscape through the Facebook social networking site.
2009-12-22 -
Over a Thousand Admirers of the Serra de Tramuntana
In the mere week since the launching of the campaign to make the Serra’s special characteristics known, over a thousand people have already become Facebook admirers of the Serra de Tramuntana’s candidacy as a World Heritage Site.
2009-12-21 -
Occupational Workshop at the Raixa Estate
The Consell de Mallorca and the Government of the Balearic Islands launch a year-long training program for eleven unemployed people at the Raixa Estate that will create new specialists on restoring Mallorca’s landscape. This is yet another initiative to boost the Serra de Tramuntana’s candidacy as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2009-12-14 -
The Serra’s Heart Beats
The Consell de Mallorca launches an awareness campaign to promote the exceptional nature of the Serra de Tramuntana and the effort to earn recognition for the site as UNESCO World Heritage under the category of Cultural Landscape
2009-12-12 -
Organizations and Groups in Support of the Serra
Over 50 entities and associations participated in the debate session held at the Raixa Estate to foster the Serra de Tramuntana’s candidacy as a World Heritage Site. President Armengol thanked them for their participation and encouraged them to make all the proposals they felt should be included in the future Serra Management Plan
2009-12-07 -
More Voices for the Serra de Tramuntana
A great number of organizations and individuals have taken part in the Serra de Tramuntana citizen participation workshops organized by the Department of Territorial Planning. During the workshops, many different proposals were gathered for inclusion in the future Serra Management Plan being drawn up to strengthen the Serra’s candidacy for World Heritage status.
2009-11-22 -
Serra de Tramuntana Participation Workshops
The Consell de Mallorca, through the Balearic Council for Mobility and Territorial Planning, has organized a series of citizen participation workshops to foster debate and gather people’s proposals for adding value to the Serra de Tramuntana, proposals which will be included in the Management Plan being drawn up by the Council for the Serra’s declaration as a World Heritage Site.
2009-11-20 -
Educational Field Trips to the Serra de Tramuntana
The educational project presented by Francina Armengol is designed for primary and secondary school students to get to know the exceptional values of this natural area. The project is part of the Consell de Mallorca’s initiative to promote the Serra de Tramuntana’s candidacy as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the category of Cultural Landscape.
2009-11-06 -
The Serra de Tramuntana, a World Heritage Site
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, delivered an informative speech on the proposal for the declaration of the Serra as a World Heritage Site at the town of Estellencs.
2009-10-06 -
The Serra de Tramuntana
The Councilor for Territorial Planning will make a presentation of the Serra’s World Heritage values during the National Conference on Sensitive Natural Areas to be held in Montpellier on October 7-9 as part of Latin Arc activities.
2009-09-21 -
Occupational Workshop at the Raixa Estate
The Consell de Mallorca has organized a workshop to train people as specialists in the restoration of Mallorcan landscape. The workshop will provide jobs for eleven individuals over the course of a year at the Raixa Estate.
2009-07-17 -
The Serra de Tramuntana and La Sibil•la, Candidates for World Heritage Status
The two proposals put forth by the Consell de Mallorca have been selected today as Spain’s candidates for UNESCO World Heritage as Cultural Landscape and Immaterial Cultural Heritage, respectively.
2009-07-15 -
The Serra de Tramuntana, a Cultural Landscape
The Historic Heritage Council of Spain to decide whether the Consell de Mallorca’s Serra de Tramuntana proposal will be selected as Spain’s candidate for UNESCO’s consideration.
2009-07-06 -
The Future of the Serra de Tramuntana
Palma closes the round of presentations on this natural area’s candidacy for World Heritage
2009-06-19 -
A Presentation about the Serra de Tramuntana
Mancor de la Vall will host a presentation to explain the proposal of the Serra’s candidacy as World Heritage Site being promoted by the Consell de Mallorca
2009-06-17 -
The Serra de Tramuntana Mountain Range
The Councilor for Territorial Planning visits Selva to continue with the presentations on the proposal of the Serra as candidate for World Heritage
2009-06-10 -
The Serra de Tramuntana, a Cultural Landscape
The Councilor for Territorial Planning visits the town of Bunyola to explain the proposal of the Serra as a candidate for World Heritage
2009-06-09 -
A Presentation about the Serra de Tramuntana at Deià
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, continues with the informative talks on the proposal to have the Serra de Tramuntana declared a World Heritage Site.
2009-06-02 -
The Serra de Tramuntana Mountain Range
The Department of Territorial Planning continues with the informative talks on the Serra de Tramuntana’s candidacy as a World Heritage Site.
2009-05-29 -
Closing of the 1st International Seminar on Cultural Landscapes
The Councilor of Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, closed the three-day event, which served as a forum for dialogue on the candidacy of the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range as World Heritage Site
2009-05-27 -
The Case of the Serra de Tramuntana
The President of the Consell de Mallorca, Francina Armengol, inaugurates the 1st International Seminar on Cultural Landscapes, held in Palma and lasting until Friday.
2009-05-25 -
1st International Seminar on Cultural Landscapes
The event is scheduled for May 27-29, and will offer discussion on Mallorca’s most valuable asset: the Serra de Tramuntana, candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status
2009-05-20 -
Informative speech in Campanet
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, was in the town of Campanet to give an informative talk on the proposed declaration of the Serra de Tramuntana as a World Heritage Site
2009-05-19 -
The Serra de Tramuntana
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, visited the town of Lloseta to continue the series of informative talks on the proposed declaration of the Serra de Tramuntana as a World Heritage Site
2009-05-13 -
Informative speech in Fornalutx
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, went to the town of Fornalutx to continue the series of informative talks on the proposed declaration of the Serra de Tramuntana as a World Heritage Site
2009-05-10 -
Conference on the Serra de Tramuntana
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, is hosting more citizen participation forums. The Consell de Mallorca is promoting the declaration of the Serra de Tramuntana as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
2009-05-06 -
A Presentation about the Serra de Tramuntana
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, was in Calvià to give an informative speech on the proposed addition the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites
2009-04-21 -
The Serra de Tramuntana, a World Heritage Site
Today the Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, visited the town of Andratx to continue her tour of informative talks on the candidacy of the Serra de Tramuntana for World Heritage site
2009-04-15 -
Informative talk on the Serra de Tramuntana
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, is once again delivering speeches in different municipalities to explain the proposal launched by the Consell de Mallorca to have the Serra de Tramuntana declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
2009-03-21 -
The Serra de Tramuntana, a Unique Landscape
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, resumes discussions with associations and entities within the various municipalities regarding the declaration of the Serra de Tramuntana as a World Heritage site
2009-03-09 -
European Master of Urban Planning
The Serra de Tramuntana was the central focus of a four-day study for one of the modules of this International Master being taught at UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia)
2009-03-07 -
Conferences on the Serra de Tramuntana
The Serra de Tramuntana mountain range is the focus of the International Master of Urban Planning at UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia), which began more than 14 years ago and is currently taking place in Mallorca
2008-11-20 -
The Serra de Tramuntana and Sustainable Tourism
The Councilor for Territorial Planning makes a presentation on the Serra de Tramuntana during the 7th Tour Guide Congress at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB).
2008-10-30 -
Campaign for Citizen Participation in the Serra de Tramuntana Candidacy
The Balearic Islands Council for Mobility and Territorial Planning will launch a campaign for citizen participation to strengthen the Serra de Tramuntana’s candidacy as a World Heritage Site.
2008-10-29 -
Declaration of the Serra de Tramuntana as World Heritage
The Historic Heritage Council of Spain recognizes the landscape beauty and cultural wealth of the Serra de Tramuntana.
2008-10-23 -
Landscape and the Serra de Tramuntana at the Seminar at La Real
As part of the Landscape Week, a seminar was held at Santa Maria La Real monastery on the European Landscape Convention and the declaration of the Serra de Tramuntana as World Heritage
2008-10-22 -
Seminar on the European Landscape Convention and the Serra de Tramuntana Mountain Range
The seminar will take place tomorrow at the Santa Maria de La Real monastery as part of Landscape Week
2008-10-02 -
Serra de Tramuntana Mountain Range, Everyone’s Heritage
The Councilor for Territorial Planning continues delivering speeches on the campaign to have the Serra de Tramuntana declared a World Heritage site
2008-09-27 -
Serra de Tramuntana, a Cultural Landscape
Councilor Dubon continues to make presentations on the Consell de Mallorca’s project to have the Serra de Tramuntana declared World Heritage
2008-09-26 -
Recognition of the Serra de Tramuntana
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, and UNESCO representative Àngel Morillas delivered speeches yesterday on the process begun by the Consell de Mallorca to have the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range declared World Heritage
2008-09-23 -
Protecting the Serra de Tramuntana Mountain Range
The Councilor for Territorial Planning launches a series of presentations on the measures being undertaken by the Consell de Mallorca to have the Serra de Tramuntana declared a World Heritage Site
2008-07-15 -
Long-Term Territorial Planning Policies
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, participated in the 7th Culture and Nature Forum at the Menéndez Pelayo International University in Santander
2008-04-23 -
A Presentation about the Serra de Tramuntana at Pollença
The Councilor for Territorial Planning, Maria-Lluïsa Dubon, was in the municipality of Pollença to talk about the proposal to declare the Serra de Tramuntana a World Heritage site







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