Cabildo wages intense clearing battle in Betancuria’s ravines

Since the beginning of the year, work has been carried out in 14 ravines along more than six linear kilometres of streams, removing 220 m³ of waste.

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura, through its Works and Machinery Service and in coordination with the Island Water Council of Fuerteventura (CIAF), is carrying out an intensive brush‑clearing and stream‑cleaning campaign in the municipality’s ravines. The crews also use the intervention to perform additional improvement works in the area. So far this year, the teams have worked on 14 watercourses.

This massive effort is part of the “Fuerteventura, Beautiful by Nature” programme and aims primarily to ensure the natural flow of water through its streams by removing vegetation and objects that could cause uncontrolled blockages, and consequently, hazards such as floods and sudden water surges.

Beyond the main goal of clearing the channels, the crews’ interventions have included other actions: general cleaning, brush‑clearing, targeted pruning, rehabilitation of dry‑stone walls, and the conditioning of paths to improve pedestrian access, preserve the traditional landscape, and promote native ecosystems against invasive species.

To date, the “Fuerteventura, Beautiful by Nature” crews have worked on more than six linear kilometres of streams, removed 220 cubic metres of waste (litter and debris from brush‑clearing and pruning), and rehabilitated almost 1,700 metres of dry‑stone walls.

The operation, centred mainly in the natural heart of Betancuria but also extending to neighbouring municipalities, has been carried out (and continues) in the following ravines:

• Barranco del Valle
• Barranco de Las Peñitas
• Majada Tenemuyaca
• Majada Larga
• Suerte del Riego
• Barranco La Fuente
• Barranco Los Aceitunes
• Palomares
• Cortijo del Peñón
• Barranco de Mal Paso (Ajuy)
• Barranco del Mudo (Tiscamanita)
• Barranco de Garabato
• Barranco de Manitaga
• Barranco del Convento