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World heritage wetland site threatened by strawberry farming

imagen de Flamencos al atardecer en la Laguna Dulce (Parque Nacional de Doñana). / Jorge Monje

 Flamencos al atardecer en la Laguna Dulce (Parque Nacional de Doñana). / Jorge Monje

 The artcile 'How Europe’s most iconic wetland could be finished off by a strawberry farming bill' has been published today  in Nature Water.

In the article, Luis Santamaría (EBD-CSIIC) and Julia Martín Ortega, a Professor in Environmental Economics from the University of Leeds, say that urgent protection is needed for the fragile Doñana wetlands, as the result of the bill which sanctions illegal strawberry production in its immediate vicinity.

Here you can see the press release prepared by University of Leeds:

World heritage wetland site threatened by strawberry farming