XABIA EDUSI Definitive docs now available on : Fent Xàbia
The definitive documents of the EDUSI project are now online in PDF format to read and download . Most are in Castellano . EDUSI stands for “ Estrategias de Desarrollo Urbano Sostenible Integrado ” - Strategies for integrated sustainable urban development . For details about this project see : EDUSI Integrated sustainable Urban development . Xàbia ’ s application for funds will , hopefully be considered sometime in 2017 , now that Spain has a formal Government . ( Ed )
The University of Valencia to study Moraira marsh
The Senillar , a small marsh of 0.76 hectares next to the tourist beach of l ’ Ampolla de Moraira , is one of the most valuable coastal ecosystems of the Marina Alta .
Researchers from the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology , University of Valencia will analyze the lake-like characteristics of the marsh . They will focus on water quality and its evolution throughout a hydrological cycle ( from autumn 2016 to next summer ) and the communities of flora and fauna , among which is the “ fartet ”, a small endemic endangered fish . The study will complement the one carried out 2005-2006 . This wetland has been protected since 2004 , when the Environment Department declared it a Wildlife Reserve . From : Levante
Xabia crime rates below average
The crime rate in Xàbia remained below the national average in 2016 . During the year , there were 1,490 reported crimes which produced a rate of 37.7 per thousand