Overview

• The Juzgado Contencioso Administrativo nº3 de Barcelona authorized the company to restart works in Gelida as part of its €180 million Agroparc project.
• A prior order on July 30 halted activity until the company and the municipality demonstrated safeguards for a local pair of endangered águilas perdiceras.
• Environmental groups Stop Agroparc and Naturalistes de Gelida protested in early August and accused the firm of continuing earthworks, prompting a temporary pause while awaiting the ruling.
• The court’s clarification states that the urbanization works are expressly allowed by the Declaración Ambiental Estratégica issued by the Generalitat’s wildlife service.
• Ametller says compensatory habitat measures for the águila perdicera are underway on nearby land, including creating hunting spaces and fauna-attraction points, with the project projected to generate more than 3,100 jobs.