UK Wetlands highlights the crucial role and current state of wetlands in the UK, noting a significant reduction over the past century.
‘Like the flip of a switch, it’s gone’: has the ecosystem of the UK’s largest lake collapsed?, theguardian.com (Feb 19, 2024)
The UK has lost 90% of its wetlands over the last 100 years.[1]
Unlocking The Severn[edit | edit source]
- Unlocking The Severn, conservation and river engagement project led by Canal & River Trust, and partners: the Severn Rivers Trust, the Environment Agency and Natural England. It is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the European Union LIFE Nature Programme.[2]added 14:47, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
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News and comment[edit | edit source]
2023
- Plans approved to transform Lincolnshire golf course into wildlife haven, birdguides.com/news (Dec 30, 2023)
2022
- Britain’s wetlands are the key to saving us from drought, wildfires and even floods, The Guardian (Aug 12, 2022)
- Hot cities and cool wetlands, wwt.org.uk (Aug 03, 2022)
- Britain’s first wetland ‘super reserve’ offers boost to nature-based solutions to climate change, The Conversation (Jun 07, 2022)
See also[edit | edit source]
- Environment quality UK
- Biodiversity UK
- Climate action UK
- Open spaces UK
- Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle UK
- Rural sustainability UK
- Trees, woodland and forest UK
- Urban sustainability UK
local information can be found, or shared, via our many UK location pages
References
- ↑ www.scotlandbigpicture.com
- ↑ Press release, Jul 28, 2021, unlockingthesevern.co.uk
