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Junta to Challenge Newly Published Doñana Marsh Boundary

The advisory council rejected the 118.7‑kilometer coastal boundary over studies it says wrongly treat the marsh as tidally influenced.

Overview

  • Spain’s environment ministry published in the BOE an order delineating 118,772 meters of maritime‑terrestrial public domain across Hinojos, Almonte and Aznalcázar.
  • The resolution sets a 6‑metre public transit strip from the shoreline and a 100‑metre protection zone along the entire stretch.
  • The Doñana Participation Council voted against the order, and the Andalusian government said its legal team is preparing an appeal.
  • The ministry bases the line on Tragsatec and Idyma studies finding tidal marsh morphologies, a conclusion disputed by the Estación Biológica de Doñana and WWF.
  • Secretary of State Hugo Morán said the delineation will not change ecological conditions but reinforces limits on private use and public ownership, and the order specifies the line no longer affects El Rocío.