Reset Rebel hears the story of the Wildfires of Ibiza for Earth Day
Episode 114, Apr 22, 2022, 04:15 AM
In 2010 a fire swept through Benirras, forcing more than 1500 people to be rescued by land and sea from the beach on a hot August Sunday when the drumming was underway. Cars blew up, scorching flames could be seen 30 feet in the air and people fled in terror, some losing everything they posessed in the blaze.
Yoga Teacher Anna McColl was one of those people and tells us her story in todays episode of the time when she had literally just arrived from England with all her worldly goods.
She left the island but came back after the shock of the baptism of fire wore off and still lives and teaches here.
Less then One year after the islands largest fire began, another blaze started which was even larger.
The San Juan wildfire ignited when a beekeeper created a spark with his tools and the next thing, more than 1000 people were forced to flee the area, which raged all the way down to Cala San Vincente.
We also hear from Toby Clarke from Walking Ibiza who bore witness to the flames and tells us how she Beekeeper´s arrest caused a mass protest accross the island, plus Peter Lehner of Blacknose Wines, reveals how he arrived from his Swiss home to find embers still smoking by his front door and parts of his land completely destroyed.
But how disastrous is Fire for nature and can it be prevented?
We end our podcast with a chat to fire fighting hero Oriol Carre from IBANAT - The Institut Balear De la Natura in Mallorca who piloted a plane to play his part in putting out the fire on ibiza 11 years ago and we finish with a conversation with Ana Digon - Preseident of the Regenerative Agriculture Association of Spain on how live stock can clear the forrest and keep wildfire at bay, as well as enhance the quality of the soil as they graze.
www.theresetrebel.com
To donate to our new Ibiza Regenerative Agriculture Podcast find our crowdfunding page here : https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ibizaregenerationpodcast
Yoga Teacher Anna McColl was one of those people and tells us her story in todays episode of the time when she had literally just arrived from England with all her worldly goods.
She left the island but came back after the shock of the baptism of fire wore off and still lives and teaches here.
Less then One year after the islands largest fire began, another blaze started which was even larger.
The San Juan wildfire ignited when a beekeeper created a spark with his tools and the next thing, more than 1000 people were forced to flee the area, which raged all the way down to Cala San Vincente.
We also hear from Toby Clarke from Walking Ibiza who bore witness to the flames and tells us how she Beekeeper´s arrest caused a mass protest accross the island, plus Peter Lehner of Blacknose Wines, reveals how he arrived from his Swiss home to find embers still smoking by his front door and parts of his land completely destroyed.
But how disastrous is Fire for nature and can it be prevented?
We end our podcast with a chat to fire fighting hero Oriol Carre from IBANAT - The Institut Balear De la Natura in Mallorca who piloted a plane to play his part in putting out the fire on ibiza 11 years ago and we finish with a conversation with Ana Digon - Preseident of the Regenerative Agriculture Association of Spain on how live stock can clear the forrest and keep wildfire at bay, as well as enhance the quality of the soil as they graze.
www.theresetrebel.com
To donate to our new Ibiza Regenerative Agriculture Podcast find our crowdfunding page here : https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ibizaregenerationpodcast