https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In the Catalan Pyrenees, women shepherds and cattle ranchers try to valorise the ancestral agropastoral culture to save the mountains from climate change. https://www.thelocal.es/20190920/taking-back-the-hills-a-tale-of-women-rights-and-lands-in-the-catalan-pyrenees Fri, 20 Sep 2019 14:21:58 +0200 taking-back-the-hills-a-tale-of-women-rights-and-lands-in-the-catalan-pyrenees Suddenly everyone is talking about the depopulation of rural Spain. Matthew Bennett explains why it's the hot topic of this general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20190405/analysis-why-spains-emptying-countryside-is-key-to-election Fri, 05 Apr 2019 18:30:20 +0200 analysis-why-spains-emptying-countryside-is-key-to-election At least 50,000 people took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday to draw attention to the emptying of the countryside, a growing issue for rural voters with less than a month to go before general elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20190401/with-spain-vote-looming-50000-march-over-emptying-countryside Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:24:07 +0200 with-spain-vote-looming-50000-march-over-emptying-countryside